My first Multi bar blade

steelshaper

steelshaper

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Well its probably not as exciting as I think it is but this is my first multi bar blade. I used cable damascus and mild steel in the center. The three bars were about 3/8 square. I tried to make a dagger with the cable coming together at the point but it came out lopsided. So I forged the tip up and ground in a clip. The blade is 5 and 5/8 long and is going to get a scandinavian styled handle.
I got some O-1, in 5/8 round and have some L-6, also in 5/8 round on the way. I plan on trying three bars again and again until I can get the point even. What do you guys think about the three bars of L-6 and O-1? What about O-1 with a mild steel center?

Thanks for looking.
 
i like the way you have the hard-soft-hard facing up rather than the soft-hard-soft san mai style. O1 and L6 sounds good.
 
Jared Stenoien said:
looks nice :thumbup: but why the mild steel?
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The contrast, it etches very light. 15N20 does not come in thick enough stock. It was there.:) Mostly though I had allready made up the cable damascus and I needed to do some other forge welding so I wanted to do this experiment before I wasted time with wrecking the project I was suposed to be working on. This was kinda a warm up.:D The project I was suposed to be working on I had to redo twice:eek: But this turned out pretty good.
 
looks good, nothin wrong with doing experimental blades, great way to learn stuff!

-Page
 
Page I have to admit that 70 % of the knives I make are experimental. If it wasnt for that I dont know if I would make knives at all. This may sound stupid but I am glad I am far from being a master:)
 
I wanted to go do something similar since i saw the cable blades in 50 dollar knifeshop
 
How are the different steels attached to each other like that? I didn't even know that was possible.
 
AfterTFD said:
How are the different steels attached to each other like that? I didn't even know that was possible.
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google search "forge welding"

I honestly dont what happens on a microscopic level in forge welding :foot:

i had no idea you could laminate a W2 blade with 420 stainless sides! (who was that again)
 
first its fitted and welded together in most cases

then its heated,
fluxed,
reheated and stuck while the surface of the steel is litterally liquid metal making a complete weld

it sounds simple but is quite the process and it can be done in many many different ways

I would suggest buying a book on the subject
 
Thanks guys! This was not as hard as I thought it would be. Obviosly getting the point even was hard as I messed that up. I still dont have my press up and running. I have to save up for a motor. I think it will be alot easier to keep things strait with a press.
I got the L-6 friday, 12 feet of 5/8 round. If any body wants some L-6 I can get it for about $8.00 a foot. I am lucky my supplier will deliver it free. Of course I have to buy it in 12 foot sections and I have to buy alot of steel to get a good price but I can get L-6, O-1, and most others for a good price. Their steel is either Latrobe or from Slovenia depending on di. The down side is I cant get small stuff or 1095, 15N20 from them.

thanks again
 
bryce said:
first its fitted and welded together in most cases

then its heated,
fluxed,
reheated and stuck while the surface of the steel is litterally liquid metal making a complete weld

it sounds simple but is quite the process and it can be done in many many different ways

I would suggest buying a book on the subject
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You're forging way too hot if you're getting liquid steel :eek::eek:


edit: From what I understand forge welding is what happens when you put two surfaces together and excite the electrons enough to gave them cross the gap and connect to the other side. Hopefully someone who knows more like mete or kevin will be along shortly :).
 
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