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Dillion G

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Ok so first off ive never forge welded before but I am planning to start my first attempt soon, amd I have quite a bit of old band saw blades(the long onews that are approximately 2 inches wide counting the teeth, anyways i know that they are good steel and was wondering if i clean these, and cut and forge weld these will it look like damascus or what idk if anybody has tried this before if so pictures of the outcome are apreciated
 
So if u only use multiple piece of the same metal the weld lines wont shkw up? Ok thanks in advance, is it ok if the 1084 is about 1/4 inch thick?
 
Well first off if i just use the blade will it show up as a forge weld? And also is it ok if the 1084 is about 1/4 inch thick and the bandsaw blad is super thin?
 
Are these used for wood cutting or metal? Some used for wood are made from 1075.

Hoss
 
Yeah its 15n20 but what do u mean as in
15n20
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1084
15n20
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15n20

Is that what ur meaning?
 
It's manageable, be good to get a buddy over with a 8 lb sledge as a striker.
When you think it's hot enough soak 10 more minutes, don't hit after red.
 
Can it be done if it is just me? Or in that case would it be beter if I forge weld the 15n20 together then forge weld the rest?
 
Depends on the person and their physical abilities. I forge weld by myself every week, but it would be much easier with two.
 
Dillion G said:
Will that still be managabke I plan to hand hammer all of this
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Dillion G said:
Can it be done if it is just me?
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I hope this doesn't offend you Dillion, but have you forged anything before? If so, then the answer to the question is how large of stock can you hand hammer? Whatever the largest stock you feel you can do, use as many layers that will make your billet that size.

If not, then I'd suggest forging a bit before trying to forge weld and make damascus.
 
It doesnt offend me at all to answer you yes I have approximately 4 years of forging experience anyrhing from hooks, to hearts to knives,most of my stock is about 1/2-3/4 inch thick but i have done some that was clost to 1 1/2 inch the reason wadnt my strength but because,I didnt have more than an hour to forge most days so didnt want to do big stuff tuat wpuld take a long time to do
 
Regarding your initial question as to whether your bandsaw blades will show lines, the answer is: that depends. If you know the saw blades are from different manufacturers then it's possible they used different enough steels to show a contrast. It's also possible that they are the same steel and you won't see contrast. However, depending on how solidly you forge weld, you may be able to see some faint lines after you finish the blade.
What you are seeing on the site are knives that are using different steels as stated above and other combinations.
 
Well, an hour isn't much time. Depending on how fast your forge heats up, you then have to get your steel up to a welding heat, then let it soak for about 10 min, do one heat of setting blows, re-heat, then do 3-4 welding heats, then you can start drawing out the billet, never working it below a bright orange heat.
 
Well all ive done is basically solid fuel forging besids when i get the time to go to a nc abana meeting, then i use propan but I am getting a propane forge towards the end of septemeber
 
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