Glenn Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 HERE IS THE BIGGEST DAMASCUS BILLET EVER DONE !!!!!!!!!!! 63 CM X30 CM X 140 CM WEIGHT 2.4 METRIC TONS EVERY LAYER 1.5 MM X 300 MM X 1400 MM ALL TOGETHER 420 LAYERS OF 3 DIFFERENT STEELS. FORGED ON SEPTEMBER 06 AT THE LOHMANN STEELWORKS BY ACHIM WIRTZ MATTIAS ZWISSLER ANDNORBERT BAHLS. UNDER A 1000 TON HYDRAULIC PREES TO THE LENGTH OF 340 CM I am not sure if this is blacksmithing or bladesmithing. Posted here so please tell the knife makers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Patrick Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 HOLY COW!!!!!! Well,, that should make a pretty big knife. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysmith Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Glenn, Do you have a url for the write up? I'd like to see if I can translate it to English. Thanks, Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomMegow Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Alittle more infoSeven Knife Dwarfs - Achim Wirtz: The Monster - A Huge Damascus Bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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