Making a folder blade with a chainsaw / 5160 / bronze blade

Interesting. I would think that if you use olive oil in the quench tank you could eat that potato while your blade is tempering.
Hey somebody had to say it. :)
 
You are my HERO!!! I have to be honest though, if I saw you on the street I would probably make sure that I did not stare at your girlfriend or piss you off in any way because you look like you could probably turn me into a folder!

You are one heck of a guy to teach so many people how to do what your doing, I am happy to learn from you. What an awesome blade.
 
Wow glad someone bumped this up very very very

cool guys

like you are who i aspire to be like in 10 years!


Im convinced that knifemakers are the most inventive people in the world
everytime i say that i see something even greater done lol its amazing
 
That potato looks pretty tasty though. Anyone have any sour cream?? A knife making chef!

You do fantastic work with steel man. I have so many old chainsaw blades but do not have a forge hot enough to weld nor do I think I will any time soon. Where do you get your blades? would you need extras? I know that you may have all the steel you need but I have them if you could use them.
 
first id like to say WAY COOL!!!! i havent made any type of damascus or other types of forge welded steel. but when i read about it they always used borax flux.do you put flux on it before you put it in the canister?or isn't it nessary because of the canister?forgive my stupid question but im still verry new to all this. thanks,willy ps, again WAY COOL!!!:D
 
Thanks for the offer, but I'm good with what I have now :)
I get them from friends of friends and sometimes from places that recycle metals.

No flux needed on the can :)

Regards,


Ariel
 
WOW, that is sweet. Few questions though.

Do you have any problems with delamination between the metal layers?
Do you ever have problems with bubbles or pockets of air in the blades?

Dumb questions prolly but I'm curious?

Again, sweet blades and awesome proccess.
 
orrey,

No delamination, I first forge the steels and then melt the bronze (or other similar metals) on top of it, to get into the spaces left on the steel surface.

Sometimes there are air bubbles as the melted metal didn't fully go in. When I discover those while grinding, I use a torch to melt added material to cover those.

Regards,

Ariel
 
I would hate to have dial up with all of your great pics! One thing that I have been meaning to ask you is about your grinders. I went to your website.. Awesome by the way!! But all I saw was a bench grinder with an expandable drum. It this all you use to hollow grind? I found a 6.5 inch drum with belts for 23 bucks and planned to buy it because I saw that you use one but I am unsure if you use it to grind the knives or if you use a 2x72. Thanks for any advice Ariel, Keith
 
Keith,

That's what I use indeed. First I use the 6-8" rotative stone (grain 80) and then I switch to the grinder you mention. That's all I use :)

For flat grinds I also use a rotative disk.

Ariel
 
Well. I guess this answere the question as to wether they work well or not! I am placing the order asap. Thanks for the reply. Is there any advice on where to get belts for them or where you get the drum itself? I cannot wait to see your letest project, I love what you do with billet. It would be awesome to hang out at your shop for a day or two!
 
Thank gentlemen!

I'm sure a knifemaker from the US would be much more qualified to answer where to get stuff there :)

Ariel
 
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