Slinging.org Forum - Full Metal Razor Dart

Welcome, Guest. Please Login

Slinging.org Forum › General › Other Primitive Weapons › Full Metal Razor Dart

(Moderators: Bill Skinner, Mauro Fiorentini, Masiakasaurus, Curious Aardvark, Rat Man, Chris, David Morningstar)

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Pages: 1

Full Metal Razor Dart (Read 1187 times)

LKH9 Funditor Offline Posts: 824 Malaysia Gender:	Full Metal Razor Dart Jul 4^th, 2023 at 7:02am Just figured this out, seems to be working as intended. Work hardened soft steel wire, great for single use. No power tools needed, all done simply by common hand tools. Fully one piece steel build! Solid! Can be further improved by thicker wire though https://youtu.be/l0l9sJ5b3Uw
Back to top	« Last Edit: Jul 5^th, 2023 at 3:04pm by Rat Man » Dart_001.jpg (204 KB \| 47 ) IP Logged

Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13994 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Full Metal Razor Dart Reply #1 - Jul 5^th, 2023 at 3:10pm Pretty cool. Good for small game.
Back to top	IP Logged

LKH9 Funditor Offline Posts: 824 Malaysia Gender:	Re: Full Metal Razor Dart Reply #2 - Jul 6^th, 2023 at 12:00am Rat Man wrote on Jul 5^th, 2023 at 3:10pm: Pretty cool. Good for small game. The corrugated cardboard dulls the edge instantly though, you will need to resharpen it for a second shot. Single use only! I now realize how a dull edge won't cut through the clothing. Be sure to keep them razor sharp for a humane kill.
Back to top	slinging_org_use.png (887 KB \| 51 ) IP Logged

joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 3412 PA, USA	Re: Full Metal Razor Dart Reply #3 - Jul 6^th, 2023 at 10:36pm Wow! That's awesome! Very dangerous (to anything on the receiving end). But yeah, the wire is going to be very malleable. Which is what allows it to bend and move without breaking. But that characteristic means it's not going to hold an edge very well at all.
Back to top	IP Logged

LKH9

Funditor

Offline

Posts: 824
Malaysia
Gender: male

Re: Full Metal Razor Dart
Reply #4 - Jul 7^th, 2023 at 6:08am

joe_meadmaker wrote on Jul 6^th, 2023 at 10:36pm:

Wow! That's awesome! Thumbs Up

Very dangerous (to anything on the receiving end).

But yeah, the wire is going to be very malleable. Which is what allows it to bend and move without breaking. But that characteristic means it's not going to hold an edge very well at all.

I think that will be similar to Bronze Age knives hardness. Sharpens easily, stress hardened, but won't hold an edge long.

IP Logged

Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: Full Metal Razor Dart Reply #5 - Jul 9^th, 2023 at 4:30pm I wonder if you could temper it?
Back to top	IP Logged

LKH9 Funditor Offline Posts: 824 Malaysia Gender:	Re: Full Metal Razor Dart Reply #6 - Jul 9^th, 2023 at 5:21pm Morphy wrote on Jul 9^th, 2023 at 4:30pm: I wonder if you could temper it? Low carbon steel, impossible
Back to top	IP Logged

lobohunter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline where be a rock and a string there be a sling Posts: 1982 Cottage Grove or Gender:	Re: Full Metal Razor Dart Reply #7 - Jul 23^rd, 2023 at 10:38pm Not impossible One would just have to case harden it first in fact case hardening might be quite fun with a blade of this size! Lol I might make a couple of these and give it a try
Back to top	IP Logged

Pages: 1

Slinging.org Forum › General › Other Primitive Weapons

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

(Moderators: Bill Skinner, Mauro Fiorentini, Masiakasaurus, Curious Aardvark, Rat Man, Chris, David Morningstar)