At our hammer in weekend before last I watched J D Smith weld several billets with NO flux or carbon adding fuel on billets I prepped and using my for...

I like "records or the medieval sword" and "the sword in the age chivalry", earlier styles I like "the sword in Anglo-Saxon England" by Davidson and...

MSC has small amounts of several bronzes as well as copper and a number of brass alloys McMaster-carr also sell small quantity's MP

J A loose had been forced to back out , JD Smith has agreed to take over his slot.

you can paint it with a torch that works I have tempered many swords this way and I built an oven due to messing up 1 out of 5 or so and needing to re...

Still subject to change but here is the preliminary schedule for the hammer in. Saturday Beginning at 9AM in the out side demonstra...

We need a few more people signed up to be able to run this event. If we do not get another 5 people signed up by the 18th of Oct we will be forced to ...

I have found little protection from wd40, try johnsons paste wax, I heat the blade carefully with a heat gun until all moisture is gone (about 200 deg...

I have found (even with my 300 amp delta weld MIG) MIGs can give a low penetration weld in a number of different situations IE oily or dirty stock imp...

mig= easy to use short learning curve, limited in materials it can weld easily, prone to spatter and shallow welds at times if unit is to small or imp...

I would think that using a resistance style spot welding unit would work better for bolsters, or you could braze them on with an induction unit brazin...

I have had ok luck welding 5160 with the right flux, the 20 mule team just can't break up the chrome oxides with out help. I was using the anti-borax,...

most of the really interesting papers on swords end up printed in the park lane arms fair catalogue, re prints are available from the organizer. MP

I haven't had any luck welding billets in my induction but it works great for welding things like welding the eye of hawks or steeling the edge. I hav...

I don't know if this will help you with the rapiers (I don't make them) but I wrote this paper on good sword design.also check out some of the papers ...