Re: make - forge? - wedge for feathers-and-wedge rock-split

On 29/03/2024 18:33, Joe Gwinn wrote:

What about S7 steel:

.<https://www.mcmaster.com/products/metals/steel~/oversized-shock-resistant-s7-tool-steel-bars/>

1/2" x 3" x 18" - $131.30 (but also 1/2 x 4" at $7.82 per inch, wot?)

Or 1045 steel:
 .<https://www.mcmaster.com/products/metals/steel~/high-strength-1045-carbon-steel-sheets-and-bars/>

10mm x 60mm x 12" - $57.65

Or 4340 steel:
 .<https://www.mcmaster.com/products/metals/steel~/high-strength-4340-alloy-steel-rods/>

Round bars only.
Hmmm, £40 for 80x12x500mm seems not that bad..
Peter Fairbrother