Welcome everybody!
Well, the cat is officially out of the bag. I had hoped to have some more content here before releasing the site to the masses, but I think it’s more important to start passing some information along while the site grows.
I will be working on the site a bit every night, so check back to see what else I fill in.
Please feel free to comment or email me with any questions, sugestions, etc. I’ll do my best to respond as quickly as possible.
Hello, Thanks for taking the time to make this great website. Even though it is only in the “works” there is a wonderful amount of information on it. I am eagerly awaiting more!
DEKER– Appreciate what you are doing. I will be checking back regularly. Lots of work but needed.
chuck
Really a nice page for those of us who are just starting out on forging steel patterns.
Keep adding here, you are going a great job.
Great site Deker. Thanks for putting this together!
Eric
Fantastic stuff! Do you know anyone in Grants Pass/Medford Oregon area into forging? At 65, may not have two decades to experiment and would appreciate a demonstration or two. Want to experience making tools the traditional way. xxx-xxx-xxxx…leave a message or email…thanks Don.
The devil is truely nickel the only site that gave me some bit sane answers to the nickel in my billets , You should write a book on this devil
thankyou
Dave
BUD RICHARDS GAVE ME YOUR NAME. (ARKANSAS) CAN I ORDER SMALL QUAN. OF 1084 AND 15N20 FROM THIS SITE OR JUST CALL?
BUD IS DOING REALLY WELL. WORKED ALL THRU HOLIDAYS.
THANKS JOHN JONES
Johnny,
I’d suggest you get in touch with one of the guys listed in the suppliers section.
Thanks,
-d
what do you suggest as a block for decorative etching? I have heard that acrylic paint will work. True?
Well, I usually don’t use any resist as the patterns here are in the steel. That said, some nice secondary patterning has been accomplished by painting on a resist while etching. What I always use when I have to mask something off (guards, etc) is just simple nail polish. Clear or colored, it’s your choice. I use clear personally…
-d
Thanks. By the way, terrific site. I appreciate all the good info.