no welder/forge weld ?

franklin

franklin

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Hey guys have a stub tang and wanted to make it longer.
And since i don't have a welder in that small of a weld would forge welding it be as strong or stronger?
I would do a bolt or other one of the many other ways but i want to add some beef to the knife and tang(not heat treated yet)
the second question is would forge welding hold better through the heat treat then just welding it?
Any help would be great or experience in this.
 
Thanks church. Thought i should add this in what i was worried about if there two different steels like 1020 and w-2 with the different hardening characteristics. Or would it be better to braze after heat treat with a heat paste?
 
I don't think forge welding after HT would be an option...unless you can figger out a way to keep the sharp end cool...
I would weld on the stub, hammer/file to submission, normalize a few times then edge quench...
In theory the weld should take a full quench, such as a Damascus weld but I've had welds tear themselves apart in the quench....
Plus, in my opinion, I like the tang/spline area softer than the working edge...

Brazing after HT SHOULD work with the cutting end kept cooler...silver solder brazes at about 450f...
really depends on how close the stub is to the HTed edge.
as always after HT, watch your steel colors and cool if necessary......

Frankin, my methods are primitive..I don't use electricity(yet) at the Redbud so my options are limited.
They work for me but there is also tons of info on this site from very knowledgeable makers in our very own
Heat Treating forum about more advanced methods...
 
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