Recent content by kennyh

WOW! I thought it was a simple question! Thanks for the metalurgical lesson Torchman!!! Seriously! I dabbled in knifemaking a few years ago and understood the theories of compounds but didn't know the specifics! Thanks again for all the replies. Later, Kenny

Thanks for the answers! The guy I am talking about died 10-12 years ago so I cant ask him anymore question. Could he have been using something else and thought it was nickel? Something like a pot metal part/parts? Could that have been done in a home type shop? Dude was pretty crude in the way he...

Some back story is needed here. I talked with a guy that made old style muzzleloaders by hand and for the fancy parts on them he said that he used nickel from "old car parts". He wouldnt give up the info on what parts or what years of "old cars" that he got them from. He said he melted the parts...