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Hey all, I just wanted to show the progression of my work. Some of you expressed interest in it, so I thought I would post some pictures.
The picture below is my first attempt at pattern welding different types of metal. This blade is 1095 and pure nickel. It was supposed to be a ladder pattern, pretty damn ugly if you ask me. This one was drawn and folded by hand. Tons of cold shuts.
<img border="0" src="http://www.chartermi.net/~laredo7mm/First.jpg" width="600" height="450">
The next picture is of my second attempt at a ladder pattern. It is 1095 and pure nickel sheet with 198 layers. Not too bad looking. No cold shuts, but I really screwed up the grind on this one. The major difference between this one and my first one was the use of the power hammer. It made a huge difference, as you can see.
<img border="0" src="http://www.chartermi.net/~laredo7mm/Second.jpg" width="600" height="450">
The next one is my first attempt at a twist pattern. It was going to be a chevron twist, but I got carried away with the power hammer and it ended up being a three bar twist. I had to add the two shims between the bars because nickel will not stick to nickel. There are 99 layers of 1095 pure nickel in each bar. 40 HRC
<img border="0" src="http://www.chartermi.net/~laredo7mm/Third.jpg" width="600" height="450">
The next picture may look familiar to some of you. It is from my first completed knife. Chevron twist of 51 layers of 1095 and 15N20. 60HRC
<img border="0" src="http://www.chartermi.net/~laredo7mm/Dsc01388a.jpg" width="600" height="450">
And last but not least, my work in process. This one is a six bar Persian Twist. Each bar has 34 layers of 1095 and 15N20. By far the most material consuming so far. I lost about 75% of the original billet through welding, drawing, cutting, and grinding.
<img border="0" src="http://www.chartermi.net/~laredo7mm/latest13.jpg" width="600" height="450">
Whats next? I dont know. I need to do some single edged knives to pay off some favors I owe to people who have helped me set up my little basement shop. What pattern do you all think will look the best in a Bowie style knife?
The picture below is my first attempt at pattern welding different types of metal. This blade is 1095 and pure nickel. It was supposed to be a ladder pattern, pretty damn ugly if you ask me. This one was drawn and folded by hand. Tons of cold shuts.
<img border="0" src="http://www.chartermi.net/~laredo7mm/First.jpg" width="600" height="450">
The next picture is of my second attempt at a ladder pattern. It is 1095 and pure nickel sheet with 198 layers. Not too bad looking. No cold shuts, but I really screwed up the grind on this one. The major difference between this one and my first one was the use of the power hammer. It made a huge difference, as you can see.
<img border="0" src="http://www.chartermi.net/~laredo7mm/Second.jpg" width="600" height="450">
The next one is my first attempt at a twist pattern. It was going to be a chevron twist, but I got carried away with the power hammer and it ended up being a three bar twist. I had to add the two shims between the bars because nickel will not stick to nickel. There are 99 layers of 1095 pure nickel in each bar. 40 HRC
<img border="0" src="http://www.chartermi.net/~laredo7mm/Third.jpg" width="600" height="450">
The next picture may look familiar to some of you. It is from my first completed knife. Chevron twist of 51 layers of 1095 and 15N20. 60HRC
<img border="0" src="http://www.chartermi.net/~laredo7mm/Dsc01388a.jpg" width="600" height="450">
And last but not least, my work in process. This one is a six bar Persian Twist. Each bar has 34 layers of 1095 and 15N20. By far the most material consuming so far. I lost about 75% of the original billet through welding, drawing, cutting, and grinding.
<img border="0" src="http://www.chartermi.net/~laredo7mm/latest13.jpg" width="600" height="450">
Whats next? I dont know. I need to do some single edged knives to pay off some favors I owe to people who have helped me set up my little basement shop. What pattern do you all think will look the best in a Bowie style knife?
