WIP Wootz bowie "brute de forge" and Sambar

[j.louis]

Preparing the fusion for have 1.2% C and 0.8% Chr

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The fusion...

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Hopen...

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The baby is a little over 3 kg!

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[j.louis]

after cutting and diffusion of heating (4 hours at 1100 ° C)

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And forging, forging.. forging....forging...........forging....................forging................................forging.................................

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Many many day of hard work have elapsed .....

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[Doug C]

Bravo.
Subscribed.

Doug

 

[RogerP]

I'm in. Looking forward to the rest!

 

[coldsteelburns]

Oh sweet! Please do take as many pictures of the entire process as humanly possible.

Thanks for taking the time to share all of this here. Can't wait to see it all come together! :thumbup:

~Paul

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[Dawkind]

Fantastic!!!!! I'm sure it's going to be spectacular!

 

[JParanee]

Tagged in

Rarely like wootz steel

 

[Matthew Gregory]

I love how all guys that work around hot steel wear flip-flops.

Makes me miss Ray Richards...


Excellent project!!! Love the progress photos, so far. Can't wait to see more!

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

I will be learning Wootz from Ric Furrer after ICCE - so I am paying CLOSE attention.
I love this stuff.

 

[parfums95]

Impressionnant ,Jean Louis .

 

[j.louis]

Thank you! ;-)

Following...
After heat treatment of the blade is started the guard...

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Sanding finished...

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[Kevin Jones]

I'm tuned-in and looking forward to following. Thanks for sharing this with us!

 

[boshi74]

Great work!:thumbup:

 

[Dragons Breath Knives]

This is a great thread!

 

[mwschilling]

Cool WIP. Looking forward to more.

 

[Shawn Hatcher]

Wow. Fascinating WIP!

 

[ht-china]

Great work!

 

[SharpByCoop]

I was proud that I recognized one or two of JL's Mastermith knives as wootz at Blade. He flattered me with acknowledging I knew and others missed that.

As if wootz alone wasn't masterful. This:

Forehead palm slap!

Good thread!

Coop

 

[j.louis]

Thank you Coop! I was delighted to meet you in Atlanta.
Here, work of different elements.
Materials is warthog ivory and stainless steel.

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[j.louis]

After the work....

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I wanted to change a little and out of the ordinary in travailllant ivory with more volume.
I very like the result!