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I had to get these done by today to ship out. Well, I made it, and with 15 min. to spare! It's a pair of knives ordered by an old friend for him and his stepdad for xmas. I took a lot of pics along the way, with captions, enough to make hopefully an enjoyable build-along, if not a truly proper WIP.
Here goes.
These are the first knives to be made in my new shop. We moved all last month, during which time I was also setting up shop here. There's a lot left to be ironed out, but I'm reasonably set up now. So, check out the new digs in the background as we go.
Setting up the first stack. 7 layers of 15n20 and CruForgeV steels. My friend, being an enjoyer of cannabis, requested 420 layer steel, so I had to do a little math.
Tack welding.
Handle welded on.
Getting some heat.
Welding on the little giant.
Drawing out.
All drawn out and ready to cut and grind.
Grinding scale off of cut pieces. I like a masonry wheel, much more aggressive on scale.
The ends are tack welded again. This is five pieces of 7 layer steel, for a total of 35 layers when welded.
Adding a little borax at a low heat.
Heatin'.
Welding again. Sideways on the mild drawing dies the first few blows, to drive flux out.
35 layers welded and drawn out.
35 layer bar cut into 4 pieces and restacked for a total of 140 layers.
You get the point by now with the welding and drawing. Here the 140 layer bar has been welded, drawn, and cut into 3 pieces and restacked for a total of 420 layers.
420 layer damascus steel bar welded and drawn out.
Two blades forged. Surface texture hammered in to affect the damascus pattern for a "wood grain" look.
That's it for now, concluding the hot work until HT. Stay tuned!
Here goes.
These are the first knives to be made in my new shop. We moved all last month, during which time I was also setting up shop here. There's a lot left to be ironed out, but I'm reasonably set up now. So, check out the new digs in the background as we go.
Setting up the first stack. 7 layers of 15n20 and CruForgeV steels. My friend, being an enjoyer of cannabis, requested 420 layer steel, so I had to do a little math.
Tack welding.
Handle welded on.
Getting some heat.
Welding on the little giant.
Drawing out.
All drawn out and ready to cut and grind.
Grinding scale off of cut pieces. I like a masonry wheel, much more aggressive on scale.
The ends are tack welded again. This is five pieces of 7 layer steel, for a total of 35 layers when welded.
Adding a little borax at a low heat.
Heatin'.
Welding again. Sideways on the mild drawing dies the first few blows, to drive flux out.
35 layers welded and drawn out.
35 layer bar cut into 4 pieces and restacked for a total of 140 layers.
You get the point by now with the welding and drawing. Here the 140 layer bar has been welded, drawn, and cut into 3 pieces and restacked for a total of 420 layers.
420 layer damascus steel bar welded and drawn out.
Two blades forged. Surface texture hammered in to affect the damascus pattern for a "wood grain" look.
That's it for now, concluding the hot work until HT. Stay tuned!
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