forging titanium into a knife

[BossDog]

I had never seen titanium forged before. Pretty interesting how it acts under the hammer...

YouTube - Blacksmith Forged Titanium Knife

[Böse Messer]

I had actually never realized that forging Ti was that easy. Pretty tough end product!

[deker]

Randy is a great guy and an excellent 'smith. I took a class taugfht by him in non-ferrous forging a few years back and can say that forging Ti by hand is no picnic. It's fun, is challenging, but it's hard work. I also managed to prove to Randy that you can indeed burn Ti in a coal fire. :)

-d

[JAWilliams]

Amazing, I wonder how it holds an edge? Forgive me I have never worked with Ti.

[B Finnigan]

It does not grind to a very fine edge or hold it. But I have forged a few Ti oyster knives that really only need to pry. Ti also does not hold the heat very long so you have to forge fast and heat often.

[bubba-san]

good post , I knew it could be forged , I had read some literature on it but, never seen it done . thanks ..... bubba

[Frstr8]

WOW! I knew titanium was strong, but dang! :eek:

Very kewl video.

[SPAknives]

Dang! That is some tuff stuff! I assumed it would be a pain in the ass to forge just by the way it grinds.

[stabber]

Nice vid

[TKC]

That was fascinating to watch!!! Thanks for posting that!!

[Bladewarrior]

Very cool thanks for sharing