Crushed W's laddering question.

jdm61

jdm61

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Im my experience, the minimum layer count for a normal ladder pattern is like 180 and you really don't start seeing that "chatoyance" until you get over 300. But I have no idea how many "layers" of crushed W's you need to get a good looking pattern. Say I start with 40 layers when I flip to do the first W's. How many "layers" would I need after that to get a good looking ladder pattern? Also, do crushed W's look better when pressed or cut?
 
If you fold in half each time, you double your layers each time. So 40, 80, 160, 320, ...

If you fold in thirds each time, you triple your layers each time. So 40, 120, 360, 1080, ...
 
jdm61 said:
Im my experience, the minimum layer count for a normal ladder pattern is like 180 and you really don't start seeing that "chatoyance" until you get over 300. But I have no idea how many "layers" of crushed W's you need to get a good looking pattern. Say I start with 40 layers when I flip to do the first W's. How many "layers" would I need after that to get a good looking ladder pattern? Also, do crushed W's look better when pressed or cut?
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You need some where between 30x30 to 40x40. I’ve done lower and higher counts also.

It will depend on how you make your w’s, how wide the blade, how thick the bar, how deep you press the pattern, and how good your eyesight is. (the older you get the bolder the pattern)

Hoss
 
Thanks Hoss. Do you mean 30-40 original layers and then 30-40 layers of the first single crush? This would be for a kitchen knife so 2 inches wide by no less than 1/4 thick.
 
I'll do 48 initial layers, then flip, crush and 4 x 4 for 16 layers of crushed.

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Randy3000 said:
If you fold in half each time, you double your layers each time. So 40, 80, 160, 320, ...

If you fold in thirds each time, you triple your layers each time. So 40, 120, 360, 1080, ...
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LOL, he was asking how many layers he needs. Not how to do math.
 
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