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    Mokume delamination?

    in Mokume Gane

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    Just for grins, and because I hadn't tried the quarter thing in a while I spent a dollar on making this little guy yesterday for my wife.  Took the time to sand the quarters flat & smooth to 220 grit before doing the usual cleaning, I used a little borax paste for flux and a slightly rich adjustment to the gas forge, worked a treat.

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    Mokume delamination?

    in Mokume Gane

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    Can you post some pictures of the de lamination  ?   A couple things that help me are cleaning the stock really really well, to remove all oxidation I scrub with dawn dish soap/ hot water with a white 3m scotchbrite pad then wearing nirtile gloves I wash again with acetone before stacking the billet. The other thing is to make sure all  the pieces are cut clean and square with no waves or fish-hooks at the edges, any voids in the edges tend to be a spot for a de-lam failure to begin. I did try the stacked coin thing a few times with some success but have better luck with new, clean nickle silver, copper & brass. I haven't been brave or rich enough to try gold or silver yet.

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    Forge welding help!!

    in Blacksmithing, General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by oakwoodforge

    Some things that helped me learn to forge weld:

    Deep clean charcoal fire , slow & low on the air
    Just a touch of flux - flux ain't glue
    Don't Rush the heat but tap it quickly when its ready
    It's easier to weld 2 pieces of 1/2 X1/2 than 1/4 x 1/4
    Do a minimum of 1 weld EVERY TIME you Light a fire ( or at least attempt one )

    Jens

    metal shipping strap

    in Knife Making

    Posted

    Yes !


    Pallet banding material layered with bandsaw blade works beautifully for me ...

    That being said all salvage materials are not made the same - Spark check and be prepared for possible * FAIL! * until you get used to your new material.

    My $0.02


    Jens

    scrap bandsaw blade problem

    in Knife Making

    Posted

    Bi-metal Bandsaw blade is NOT what you want for billet material- What you want is the mono steel blades. It is important to remove the black coating on the pallet strapping, as well as grind off the saw blade teeth - they attract crud and can start cold-shuts. I have the best luck with billets that are uniform, clean, tight and smooth sided. Pattern welding with mystery steel can be frustrating as heck! I'm Lucky enough to have a machinist friend that brings me all of his shops broken blades. And since he works in the tool maintenance department and is responsible for ordering new blades I have the luxury of knowing for sure what they are.

    Jens

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