forging katana from car parts

Forging recycled steel katana from Jeep Patriot shock absorber.
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[@vladimirkovacevic1656]

thats awesome katana

[@thicc_bladesmith662]

I wouldn't have expected Chrysler steel to do that well

[@jarkkovanska6681]

Best steel

[@leppicknives9830]

Mayby not the best blade steel, some leaf spring will work better for swords if want to use recycled steel.

[@thiagocarvalho2928]

Liked that you made a kabutowari test on the blade. Beautiful work man.

[@leppicknives9830]

Thanks

[@glebtcheslavski1085]

Nice job indeed! I'm curious what steel it was. Someone said it might be 4130 or similar. Looking for your new work!

[@leppicknives9830]

No idea about the steel. Only way i got it to harden was water quench. Probably doesn't have lot of carbon in it.

[@glebtcheslavski1085]

@@leppicknives9830 this makes perfect sense. If it is something like 4130, it is only 0.3% carbon. Thank you for sharing - I am planning to make something knife-like out of an old strut too. :-) Best!

[@woodsmanforlife1677]

Nice! Where is the MRS

[@leppicknives9830]

She's got her own channel.

[@SmittyTutDesigns]

NICE!!! 😃

[@EvilJ069]

That's a strut, not a shock

[@mlatvala535]

uskaltaako kysyä ees noin hinta arviota jos myintiin moisen tekisit?

[@leppicknives9830]

Näihin miekkoihin uppoaa tosi paljon työtunteja ja sen takia hinta tuppaa nousemaan aika korkealle. Karkeasti jos ajattelet että työtä menisi vaikka 3päivää + materiaalit siihen päälle niin antaa jotain suuntaa hintaluokasta.

[@luqmanrashid1651]

how long is the blade? i wanna see some more katanas being forged..or maybe a nodachi..❤

[@leppicknives9830]

Cutting edge on this one is 62cm.

[@luqmanrashid1651]

nice

[@jarkkovanska6681]

Huomenta 👋 perskele ku tuli upea 👍

[@jarkkovanska6681]

😳😳 eipä ollu kypärästä vastusta

[@leppicknives9830]

Yllättävän sitkeä kuitenkin oli, ajattelin että olisi mennyt vielä helpommin halki. Kyllä tollanen työmaapotta aika hyvin suojaa, varsinkin jos on vähänkin tylpempi esine jota vaikka putoaa päähän.

[@jarkkovanska6681]

​@@leppicknives9830juu näin on... eihän ne turhia turvavarusteta ole

[@williamavery9185]

Mmm silly me but i thought katana had a shinogi,yokota, hamon, some nie ? Go back to making boot scrapers.

[@leppicknives9830]

Thank you for watching. 🙏