Thank you all for compliments
I am delighted to give something back to the forum in the form of knowledge
I take so much from the forum on a weekly basis that to return information is a real privilege for me.
I did not reply to my original thread as my project did not seem to strike up much interest or debate and I felt it right to start again. Sorry about this if it goes against rules.
Vandoo you asked about the springs, they were actully the easiest part to make
I cut a hacksaw blade into approx 60 MM lengths
Pre heated a beaker of sand to around 300 celcius
Then heated the blades to red hot and immersed them into the sand and allowed the whole lot to cool down slowly,
This de anealed the blades and made the steel mailable and I ground and bent them into shape of the springs
Them I drilled and ground the slit in the spring to allow the "tang" to go through
Once I was happy with the shape I then heated red hot and quenched in cold water, this then hardened the spring steel but it would be too brittle at this time to use as a spring so I polished the steel, important to do this as you need to see the colour of the metal for the next stage.
Once polished I heated up to blue hot, i.e. The steel was a blue colour and then quenched in engine oil,
Then I had tempered springs,
I made two as I wanted a nice snappy sissors.
There is a lot of debate as to what these weapons were used for, show pieces or parrying weapons. The shell that capture the inside blade are very pointy and if trust forward in the open position I am sure it would do some damage.
Best regards and if anyone wants to pass on a katar in similar condition I will gladly take it off your hands
Ken