2011年10月5日 · I want to harden some small things with a lot of surface detail. Probably made from W2. Can you guess what I'm thinking of? I guess that avoiding decarb would be greated …

2005年1月26日 · My quenchant has been olive oil, I recently switched to "Goddards goop" at about 40 parrafin to 60 oil with about a Tbsp of dishwashing detergent thrown in for good …

2012年10月29日 · You would have gotten a similar effect without the clay. 5160 will show a straight hardening line if edge-quenched in either oil or Goddard's Goop. If you want hamon, …

2016年4月26日 · You do not want to quench the handle tangs, so an edge quench in the goop with the handle tangs hanging down might work. IF you use a steel that hardens well in goop, …

2023年8月17日 · That does make sense! And that waterproofing goop recipe is what I and many others use as a finish on ornamental ironwork. I love the smell, especially when applied to hot …

2022年3月15日 · Just an aside- tung oil is in the same boat. Most of what is available is mixed with BLO and has drying agents. You can still get raw tung, you just need to search it out. So …

2014年1月24日 · Speaking from experience, you're not going to get a traditional polish with modern abrasives. There's just something about tojiru goop, and fingerstones that does things …

2023年11月2日 · I found an old thread (Tai Goo is part of it, that's how old) about cutlers resin recipe's, but I'm wondering if there is any new info around. I have a piece of some sort of …

2024年6月15日 · I want to do proper medieval leather dyeing sometime, but that's another project. I first finished the sheath end and thong more neatly, and then applied the leather dye. I …

2008年10月29日 · The multiple hardening lines are the end result of a multiple edge quench in goop: no magic, just luck with a first blade and remembered what happened ("went wrong") …