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Old 02-01-10, 23:43
Michael Hughes Michael Hughes is offline
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You will find it difficult to harden a rivet due to the stock they are made from.
If you keep the rivet head cold i.e. quenching as you go you should have no problems making the tools. The trick is to keep the tool steel red hot when forming it over the rivet.
Then there is a trick to hardening the tools as you need to quench at the correct temp for the tool steel you are using. You can easily make it too brittle.
If you contact a local Blacksmith Guild they should be able to help you in making the tools.
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