For welding solid wear plates, a low-hydrogen E70XX or E80XX can be used, but it requires the preheating and slow cooling of the wear plate to prevent cracking. Stainless steel electrodes also can be ...

Meriden resident Steve Culver deftly wipes the oil from the dagger's blade before immersing it in a ferric chloride solution. After placing the dagger in a vice on his work table, he and fellow knife ...

Bladesmith David Singer creates custom culinary knives, specializing in Japanese styles and pattern welded steel at his Acton forge. Gary Higgins / Boston Business Journal Preview this article 1 min ...