Topic: Home made / Is it possible ?

[Liam]

Just thinking, how would we get the curve in the blade?

[Lloydie]

Just thinking, how would we get the curve in the blade?

  The curve in the blade is achieved by the forging/quenching process, the quenching "bends" the blade because of the differential properties of the steel.

checkout: forging katana

[Liam]

Brilliant find Dave!

[Liam]

I think I might give making a Tanto a go first!

[Lloydie]

I think I might give making a Tanto a go first!

Let us know when you are going for it, it'd be good to go 4 it together

[Liam]

Will do, im going to go for a wonder on wednesday and see if anyone local stocks the kind of steel we need!

[Hong Kong Cheungy]

wow making sword sound super fun

i told my mate to make me these wolferine claws and my design sounds like it is going to work, but i havent got the money for it yet, how are you thinking of making the sword??

[Liam]

It will be made how they have always been made in a forge! Im quite lucky in the sense that my dad is a blacksmith and so I have all the tools and equipment we need!