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This is an updated version of the Tutorial #10 I made a couple of years ago:
http://www.aescustomknives.com/docs/tutorial10.htm
In that one, I've used an anvil and a hammer. Since nowadays I'm using a hydraulic press, and I've been making a number of these type of knives lately, I thought I'd make a new tutorial, showing how these were done.
Welding one end of the cable.
I tighten it with wire so it stays as compact as posible.
Then I place about 10" of the cable inside the over, til it reaches 800C, in order to burn residues.
Then I place the cable inside a stainless pipe.
Then I weld the cable and the pipe together.
Then I place this inside the oven, again, til it reaches 800C.
Then, while the cable is elastic, I twist it, to make it very tight.
Then I cut the package and weld the other end.
These are the dies I've made to be able to press the blade and tang, while leaving the bolster untouched.
Here's the package at 1300C, positioned in place and ready to be pressed.
And here it is being pressed.
First pressing is done and the package looks like this.
Forging to shape.
Now it's time to get rid of the stainless enclosure.
Chalk drawing of the desired blade so I can cut the metal to shape.
Rough blade.
And finally, the ground blade (and 4 cable neckers), ready to be placed on acid.
For more info in how I do this, take a look here (different maker's mark, same exact process):
http://www.aescustomknives.com/docs/tutorial13.htm
The resulting knife!
And the neckers (heat colored)
My website:
http://www.aescustomknives.com/
Sign up for my Newsletter:
http://yourwebapps.com/WebApps/mail-list-subscribe.cgi?list=79955
Thanks for looking!
Ariel
http://www.aescustomknives.com/docs/tutorial10.htm
In that one, I've used an anvil and a hammer. Since nowadays I'm using a hydraulic press, and I've been making a number of these type of knives lately, I thought I'd make a new tutorial, showing how these were done.
Welding one end of the cable.
I tighten it with wire so it stays as compact as posible.
Then I place about 10" of the cable inside the over, til it reaches 800C, in order to burn residues.
Then I place the cable inside a stainless pipe.
Then I weld the cable and the pipe together.
Then I place this inside the oven, again, til it reaches 800C.
Then, while the cable is elastic, I twist it, to make it very tight.
Then I cut the package and weld the other end.
These are the dies I've made to be able to press the blade and tang, while leaving the bolster untouched.
Here's the package at 1300C, positioned in place and ready to be pressed.
And here it is being pressed.
First pressing is done and the package looks like this.
Forging to shape.
Now it's time to get rid of the stainless enclosure.
Chalk drawing of the desired blade so I can cut the metal to shape.
Rough blade.
And finally, the ground blade (and 4 cable neckers), ready to be placed on acid.
For more info in how I do this, take a look here (different maker's mark, same exact process):
http://www.aescustomknives.com/docs/tutorial13.htm
The resulting knife!
And the neckers (heat colored)
My website:
http://www.aescustomknives.com/
Sign up for my Newsletter:
http://yourwebapps.com/WebApps/mail-list-subscribe.cgi?list=79955
Thanks for looking!
Ariel
How many tons is your press?
