2005年1月26日 · I've used this steel before, hardened it, file tested the edge and broken a couple blades. So I know that this stuff is supposed to do what I'm asking it to. 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 measure.

2012年10月29日 · One other suggestion. Get rid of the Goddard's goop unless spilling is a problem. That's the reason that Wayne Goddard formulated it, so he could carry it in the trunk of his car to demonstrations without spilling it all over the place. If you can't afford a commercial quenchant go with something like canola or peanut oil.

2016年4月26日 · This is one of the VERY rare instances I'd suggest using a semisolid quenchant like Goddard's Goop (roughly equal parts paraffin wax and bacon grease/Crisco with a bit of ATF thrown in, mixed warm and allowed to set) in a shallow pan long enough for the blade but short enough for the handles to project over the ends.

2023年8月17日 · The backside carvings is based on 204. The blade part of the front side I filled in myself. I've left the color natural. I want to experiment with dyeing recipes on future sheaths. It's made it waterproof using a goop recipe recommended to me (beeswax/boiled lineseed oil/gum turpentine). I happened to already have those ingredients.

2022年3月15日 · The raw oil takes forever to dry, but if you're into oil painting you can refine it to use as the carrier for dry pigments.

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 that nothing else will. My theory is that modern abrasives are too uniform and too hard to break down properly. Also, don't forget to make or buy decent nugui.

2023年11月2日 · They say hide glue also adheres well to horn. If you get a good goop in the inside, it will never come off. Apparently they had glue like that in the Bronze age. It can get wet, but if you let it soak, it will come apart. The Japanese use it for various sword parts (gluing on the kurikata and kojiri, sometimes also gluing on the fuchi and kashira).

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 picked dark red, emulating madder dye, of which I've seen examples getting this dark if well done. The sheath was then sealed with goop (beeswax, lineseed oil, turpentine).

2009年10月1日 · Tandy's Leather Co. sells a tool for about $15 that they call a Super Skiver. It gives a little more control over using a knife for skiving and uses inexpensive, replaceable blades.

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") with that quench. I don't know if it works as well on most carbon steels