Damascus Cable knife update and mill sheet

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So I work for a drilling company and have 1.125" drill line readily available to me and requested a mill sheet on it. I know some people are interested in making cable Damascus and I am as well. I thought this info might come in handy to some. I picked up a few pieces so I'm going to try it in the near future. Looks like a fairly simple medium-high carbon steel??

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So I spent some time today forge welding the cable together and trying to get a knife out of it.

https://vimeo.com/182254243

I turned my forge up with both burners running as high as it will go which is 20 psi. The steel just won't get any hotter than this. I feel like it's barely got enough to forge weld. Although this is basically my first time so I could be wrong. I did get it to weld together some but welding cable isn't the easiest it doesn't seem.

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https://vimeo.com/182254375

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The edges were very hard to try to weld. Basically they wouldnt weld together and I cut the piece off into a rectangle.

https://vimeo.com/182254426

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This is how far I got.


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Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
Did you twist it as you heated it? That is important in welding cable,
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Yes sir. Before hammering I twisted it as much as I could. I welded the ends together with a mug gun and I found that I had to flatten and spread the ends before I could hit the cable. I tried hitting the cable first and they would try to pop loose or out.


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Seems the core welded ok-ish together. Here pictures after I cut it.
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So here is the knife from this. I know all the welds didn't set but most did and I still think it will be functional so I'm going to finish it. This was and still is my most successful fully forged blade; not that I've forged a ton lol. I etched in vinegar and it's kind of hard to see but you can see the pattern. Going to do a small brass guard and some type of wood handle.

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https://vimeo.com/198063013


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