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Gransfors French Trade Ax
If instead of a French style trade ax you'd like a British style I highly recommend Jymm Hoffman - just google for Hoffman's Forge, Ambridge Pa. Jymm does excellent period work and produces a mild steel body ax with a high carbon bit forge welded in for the cutting edge. I'm certain he'd also be...- Kevin H
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Lead Poisoning From Casting Bullets?
The inexpensive respirators available at the hardware store will do absolutely nothing to protect you from lead fume exposure. If you want protection, you'll need to buy a good level respirator with the appropriate cannister. Melting outdoors, with the wind blowing away from you is a good way...- Kevin H
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Lead/pewter bolsters...?
One quick correction - the author for Steelmaking Before Bessemer is K. C. Barraclough, not R.F. Tylecote. Tylecote has authored a number of books on metallurgy and archaeology, just not the ones in question. New wrought iron is to the best of my knowledge no longer being made commercially...- Kevin H
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Lead/pewter bolsters...?
Blister steel was made by carburizing wrought iron for an extended period of time at realtively high temperatures - 1600 F +. The preferred raw material for carburizing in England was Swedish wrought iron. Factories existed in the 1600's to produce blister or shear steel. They ran into at least...- Kevin H
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