Primitive Archer

Information and Resources => Trading Post => Topic started by: PrimitiveTim on April 27, 2013, 02:59:20 pm

Title: Lawn Mower Blades
Post by: PrimitiveTim on April 27, 2013, 02:59:20 pm: Anyone make anything from them? My dad was about to throw some away but I stopped him cause I though maybe some of you fellas could make a knife or something out of them. Let me know and we can set up a trade.
Title: Re: Lawn Mower Blades
Post by: Danzn Bar on April 27, 2013, 04:25:50 pm: My experience with them is there soft and not real good steel. But I'm just talking about blades on craftsman type mowers.
DBar
Title: Re: Lawn Mower Blades
Post by: wildman on April 27, 2013, 06:33:43 pm: May make good throwing blades.
Title: Re: Lawn Mower Blades
Post by: Squirrelslayer on April 27, 2013, 07:29:35 pm: Someone at my club made a draw knife from one. Used a file to sharpen it and then wrapped some cord for the handles. SS
Title: Re: Lawn Mower Blades
Post by: Thesquirrelslinger on April 27, 2013, 08:10:03 pm: Ill take some. They are a useable steel if you hot-flatten and point it, then cold-forge the edges. The older ones I have experiance with are medium carbon. It work hardens if cold forged. then grind edges, your done.
I can make you a short sword-style thing. Sort of like a short roman Gladius. Send me 2, you'll get back one(it'll pay labor costs:P)
or we can work out a trade.
Title: Re: Lawn Mower Blades
Post by: PrimitiveTim on April 28, 2013, 12:30:33 am: Quote from: Thesquirrelslinger on April 27, 2013, 08:10:03 pm
Ill take some. we can work out a trade.

Yeah I'd rather trade. What do you got?
Title: Re: Lawn Mower Blades
Post by: Thesquirrelslinger on April 28, 2013, 01:22:47 pm: Quote from: PrimitiveTim on April 28, 2013, 12:30:33 am
Quote from: Thesquirrelslinger on April 27, 2013, 08:10:03 pm
Ill take some. we can work out a trade.

Yeah I'd rather trade. What do you got?
TV glass, slings, old files- those things are huge, and some elm staves....
I also have... trade points of mild steel.