Damascus and Twisted Wrought Iron

[Karl B. Andersen]

Well, I had given it some thought and came to the conclusion that I could not recall ever seeing anyone twist wrought iron for their fittings.
I really wanted something different for this, being my first Damascus offering of Andersen Forge Damascus.
So, I twisted a bar of wrought iron for the guard, heavily etched it, hot-blued it, and high-lighted it by lightly sanding some of the bluing off of the high spots that results from the etching.
As well, the 405 layers of 1084/15N20 were hot-blued and high-lighted.
A solid piece of Ebony was used for the take-down handle work.
A LOT of black going on here, but she just DANCES in the sunlight!
It's a true pleasure to post it here.

I thought I might also post it showing the guard prior to hot-bluing.

 

[Keith_H]

Real nice, Karl! I am surprised that twisting wrought iron is not common, because it looks great.

 

[indian george]

Damn!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[gixxer]

That knife is sick!!!!

 

[Dan Pierson]

Way cool and really pretty. Wish I could see it in the sunlight in person.

 

[John M Cohea]

She's a beauty Karl:thumbup:

 

[Stuart Willis]

Wow!! That is nice

 

[happycat]

Beautiful work! I like the idea of the twisted guard. I also like the deep etch and highlight treatment. Great ideas and execution!
Ed

 

[Burton Harruff]

Very nice use of materials Karl. Done good on this one for sure.

 

[Mace]

Very nice Karl!:thumbup:
Mace

 

[Will Leavitt]

Karl, any problems with delamination (not sure if that's the right term) while you were twisting it up?

 

[B Finnigan]

That turned out real nice. Last summer I twisted some wagon rim wrought for a guard. I hammered the 1/2" rim into a 3/4" square rod, twisted it and then hammered it back out flat.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/BrentFinnigan/wagonaxleguard2.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/BrentFinnigan/wroughtguard10-web.jpg

 

[sunshadow]

Nice!

The whole knife works together beautifully!

-Page

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Why is twisted WI not common???.....Because it isn't an easy process.

I made a sword D-guard recently in hand forged and twisted wrought iron. It has to be done at near welding heat or it will tear apart.

The effect is stunning when you make the effort, though.

Beautiful knife )as always) Karl.
Stacy

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Karl, any problems with delamination (not sure if that's the right term) while you were twisting it up?

Not really, Will.
Guess I got lucky. Maybe I shouldn't say lucky.
I've worked with a lot of it and knew what to expect.
Just get it HOT!
I had some 1 inch round stuff and forged to square ends on a 6 inch long piece.
Welded a rod for a handle.
Got it yellow and twisted.
Nice stuff there, Brent.
Habe I seen that knife?

 

[Will Leavitt]

I know I haven't used much WI and made the mistake of not getting it hot enough Thanks for explaining it to me

 

[B Finnigan]

.......
Nice stuff there, Brent.
Habe I seen that knife?

Tnx!
I didn't post it here, it was a spear point that I forged from real old buggy steel that has a fine pattern.

 

[Sweany]

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: KEWL!

 

[Rick Baum]

Sick, Phat, Rad, Sweet, Awesome, Cool, Neat... But then I digress!

Seriously, that's the best looking use of WI that I've seen. Who needs damascus... just sandwich some high carbon steel in the middle of some of that and you'll have the next trend!

Rick

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Sick, Phat, Rad, Sweet, Awesome, Cool, Neat... But then I digress!

Seriously, that's the best looking use of WI that I've seen. Who needs damascus... just sandwich some high carbon steel in the middle of some of that and you'll have the next trend!

Rick

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