Chalk Talks: Steel!

[@brysonalden5414]

This video should be required watching for every new smith!

[@dogboneknives7938]

Great talk Professor Towns. I really enjoy all your classes, keep it up.

[@krissteel4074]

Been chewing through all of these chalk talks and while you might consider them 'long' they're pretty on the money when it comes to explaining each point in detail. I'm finding this useful as my local kitchen shop cornered me and are fixing to have me do an in-store talk about knives to some customers of theirs and it's helped a lot in terms of prioritising what I think will suit people on that really base-level of user needs to know when it comes to their most important knives. Otherwise if I'm not succinct and disciplined about it I'll just revert back to 'enginerd mode' and start spewing crap out about carbides, alloying elements and metallurgy they really don't need to know in detail! So thanks for that mate

[@justin_ray]

Great talk as always. Would love to hear more about tool steels.

[@timothymoore7890]

Nice overview, I do enjoy the chalk talks! If you'll take a suggestion, if be curious to see a chalk talk on carbon migration in laminated tools/pattern welded tools

[@GaryForgingOn]

Thanks Sam for the great detail. I had to rewind and rewatch some. That is a lot to take in. I can see why you have to limit it but it helped a novice like me out a great deal. Much appreciated.

[@SpeargrassForge]

Great way to dip a toe into steel knowledge mate well done

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Very nicely explained video Sam towns. Hopefully you had a merry Christmas. Here's to a great new year's ahead of you my friends. Can't wait to see more videos on this great year ahead. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work Sam. Forge on. Keep making. God bless.

[@wayneheitz8390]

Chalk talks, Happy new year. 🙂👏👏👏

[@bencook8492]

Thank you Sam, definitely interested in this topic would love to learn more. Definitely a beginner but usually forge 80crv2 or 5160. Would like to see more on uses,wear resistance edge retention. Comparisons of such, if you've already done videos like that maybe guide me in that direction please.

[@lawrenwimberly7311]

Chromium carbide alloys make excellent for wear resistance, hardness, but tend to be brittle... and if you intend to forge weld, avoid chromium steels, unless you intend to weld a simple carbon steel (no chromium) to it

[@gordonkirk2201]

Bit late to the party with this one. Great video, useful information. 🍻

[@rogerbeverly2415]

A lot of makers seem to be recommending 80Crv2. Is that basically 1084 with a little more wear resistance from Cr and Vanadium?

[@herscheltaylor7919]

Thank you for the information I have just subscribed. I am studying about hamons. Can you explain witch steels work best and why. I would greatly appreciate this information.☺️

[@lescargo1159]

Merci ! Joyeux Noël Sam et bonne année !

[@lawrenwimberly7311]

Sim2n is an excellent example... it works, much like 5160, but it is missing the chromium content... it is the chinese equivalent to 5160 spring steel, just killd the chromium in favor of manganese... Rail clips in the US (new stock) tend to made from this

[@paulorchard7960]

One question Sam, where would you put shear steel in the equation? I understand the simple explanation is it is hard enable wrought iron and do you have anything to add to that! I did watch the gathering a few months ago and realised I think I have some. Forging a knife from it now and will let you know my result.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Shear steel is about as simple carbon steel as they come, depending on the alloy content of the wrought when it was made. It can sometimes have quite a bit of sulphur/phosphorus unfortunately, but each piece is different! I look forward to hearing how you went

[@billwoehl3051]

Sam, is it possible to melt cast iron, add mild steel and get a good tool steel? Thinking cast iron has way to much carbon, adding mild steel which has very little carbon, and come up with any combination of carbon and iron for your own specific alloy🤔 and if I want chromium in the mix, could I add stainless? I have a bunch of old window counter weights, cast iron, and a truckload of stainless sheets from restaurant equipment I salvaged.

[@johnnymotley6468]

Great video man! Quick question… I found a copy of the knife engendering book on Amazon for prettt cheap. Would you say it’s a smart investment to buy and read it?

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Hey mate, absolutely! Larrin did an awesome job compiling the info into a fairly digestible format that takes some of the ambiguity out of steel

[@paulwheeler4893]

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[@ed.sol.crafts]

W1, 52100, o1