Question for the canister damascus folks

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weo

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Hello all. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.

I've been doing a lot of hand filing and cutting (with a hacksaw) of my 1080/15N20 blanks lately and wondering if it makes sense to fab a bin to catch my shavings/swarf to save for future canister use? Or does this stuff not look good in a canister pattern? Thanks
 
I dont know about the random saw dust but I do know people keep the scraps to pack back into a can call it scrapmascus.
 
JTknives said:
I dont know about the random saw dust but I do know people keep the scraps to pack back into a can call it scrapmascus.
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Scrapmascus ...... i like that :)And i think you give me excellent idea for my first damaskus-scrapmaskus :thumbsup:
 
Thanks guys. I've already got a scrapmascus bin. I'm wondering about this mix of 1080 and 15N20 powder, filings, saw swarf and such. This is like a handful of sand and I'm not sure how this will look in a final blade when etched. It won't be dark like the 1080, and it probably won't look as bright as a 15N20 layer. I'm afraid it will just look 'muddy' and not look good on a finished knife.
 
You could mix some nickle powder with it to fill the voids between the grains of sawdust.
 
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