milesofalaska
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2010
- Messages
- 514
I'm done playing with Meteorite for now, on a break, moving back to how to work copper into Damascus steel. This is my last batch of 5. Just the blades
Oh also had an idea to acid etch using stencils, and patterns. One you might see is a dragonfly. For now crude. Working out how it can be done. Not perfect enough to pass on vast knowledge. Anyone interested can ask how I got here. One huge 'must,' for me is to do my own hardening. I find it works best to do all the steel work while hot, not let it cool below about 900, from beginning to end, and go right from all the work into the harden and temper. It would not work to have to normalize or remove a lot of stress. How to get the steel to critical, (for hardening) which is above the melting point of the copper was important to solve. The rest is less important. Just showing to give ideas to others. I love to go off in different directions, explore the unknown, see what is possible. Here is what the finished can look like
Aligator pattern mammoth ivory handle, lost wax cast guard.
Below an ulu knife Alaska river birch burl I cut and stabilize myself, ice age elk antler stand, find my own fossils (mammoth ivory and bones) I like to do it all myself and have a story, something unique and personal one of a kind.
Oh also had an idea to acid etch using stencils, and patterns. One you might see is a dragonfly. For now crude. Working out how it can be done. Not perfect enough to pass on vast knowledge. Anyone interested can ask how I got here. One huge 'must,' for me is to do my own hardening. I find it works best to do all the steel work while hot, not let it cool below about 900, from beginning to end, and go right from all the work into the harden and temper. It would not work to have to normalize or remove a lot of stress. How to get the steel to critical, (for hardening) which is above the melting point of the copper was important to solve. The rest is less important. Just showing to give ideas to others. I love to go off in different directions, explore the unknown, see what is possible. Here is what the finished can look like
Aligator pattern mammoth ivory handle, lost wax cast guard.
Below an ulu knife Alaska river birch burl I cut and stabilize myself, ice age elk antler stand, find my own fossils (mammoth ivory and bones) I like to do it all myself and have a story, something unique and personal one of a kind.
