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Nick Winley
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 Posted: Sat 02 Jun, 2007 4:41 am Post subject: Ford Leaf Dagger |
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One of my as yet unfinished projects. This one inspired by the Edward III dagger which was discussed recently. The blade is one half of a leaf spring from a Model T Ford. The grip is again Ironbark. There will eventually be a steel plate at the pommel end, however I'm not sure how to finish it off. I don't think the die I have will stand up to threading this steel and I'm wary of peening the end for fear of cracking the grip. I may try something unusual which might horrify purists... we'll see.
Anyway on with the photos. Any comments/suggestions are welcome please.
Nick.
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Justin King
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Nice work! A mapp gas torch (availible at hardware stores as a plumber's torch) is hot enough to anneal the end of your tang and allow you to thread it. Heat the last couple of inches of tang until it is a nice cherry red (or until a magnet no longer sticks) and then stick it in a pile of wood ashes or other non-flammable insulating material to cool slowly. This may take a few hours, with big pieces it takes overnight at least. You may want to pre-heat the insulating material for something this small. This same method is what I would recommend if you plan to peen it also.
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Nick Winley
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| Posted: Sun 03 Jun, 2007 12:29 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Justin for the advice.
There's the excuse I needed to fork out on a MAP Gas torch.
"The Riddle of Steel. Yes! You know what it is, don't you boy."
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Chad Arnow
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| Posted: Sun 03 Jun, 2007 7:47 am Post subject: Re: Ford Leaf Dagger |
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| Nick Winley wrote: | One of my as yet unfinished projects. This one inspired by the Edward III dagger which was discussed recently. The blade is one half of a leaf spring from a Model T Ford. The grip is again Ironbark. There will eventually be a steel plate at the pommel end, however I'm not sure how to finish it off. I don't think the die I have will stand up to threading this steel and I'm wary of peening the end for fear of cracking the grip. I may try something unusual which might horrify purists... we'll see.
Anyway on with the photos. Any comments/suggestions are welcome please.
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Nick,
Not bad! I should point out, though, that this dagger is not the one attributed to Edward III. It's the other one. 
ChadA
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Nick Winley
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Thank's Chad, I stand corrected.
That's what you get for skimming through the posts just looking at the pictures.
Nick.
"The Riddle of Steel. Yes! You know what it is, don't you boy."
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Chad Arnow
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| Nick Winley wrote: | Thank's Chad, I stand corrected.
That's what you get for skimming through the posts just looking at the pictures.
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I thought it was that one, too, at first, but later found some stuff in the text that pointed to the other one pretty definitively.
ChadA
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Greyson Brown
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Nice work. I made a dagger from a leaf spring once myself. I was asked this weekend if I would every make another one, and my reponse was, "not without a power hammer." These kinds of projects take a lot of patience, and that material fights back pretty good. I peened the end on my dagger without any trouble, but my pommel was also wedged in place (purely by accident, I can't take any credit for that part).
Threading may still be the way to go. I look forwar to seeing it completed.
-Grey
"So long as I can keep the path of honor I am well content."
-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The White Company
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Tim Harris
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Location: Melbourne, Australia Joined: 06 Sep 2006
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| Greyson Brown wrote: | | Nice work. I made a dagger from a leaf spring once myself. I was asked this weekend if I would every make another one, and my reponse was, "not without a power hammer." These kinds of projects take a lot of patience, and that material fights back pretty good. |
I made my first forged swords from used car spring, and I agree, it's hard going at any less than bright red/orange heat. That's not the ideal temp for the material, which gives a better result at cherry red or below.
Cheers
Tim
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Nick Winley
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Ok here it is finished. As you can see, the blade is less than perfect. I had a little trouble polishing it but there comes a time when you just have to put it down and call it finished before you start hating it.
Anyway...
Nick.
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