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  1. kayakersteve
    Here is shop view with KMG in place - Working on 6 layer Damascus kitchen knife. Having tons of fun!!
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    thanks for responses
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    Any thoughts on worth? He didnt list a price
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    On craigslist - Just dont know much about it and there is no listed price!
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    That's great - How are you doing the chain loop?
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    Well, I have been tinkering with making knives for a little over a year and have outgrown my 6x48 belt sander. It just can't do what I want ( or, at least I can't get it to). Since I have some spare money to feed my hobby this was my missing link. Chomping at the bit waiting for it now . Have gotten my pattern welds down and feel real confident in the billets I am making. Now, just need to get better at the grinds and this should help.
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    That is very nice - Great detail!
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    One more - then gotta get back to knives:
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    @vapremac - No - I am in the medical field as a physician assistant - This is just what I like to do for fun!
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    Here is another leftover piece of Damascus that I ground a cross figure into then finished flattening to bring to lower Damascus layers into the cross. Really cool learning how to influence the steel to make specific shapes.
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    @vapremac - Funny you stated that - I have since done that and it does soften the lines - Thanks
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    Wow - great information.....thanks!
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    Thanks Dave!
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    Here is a pendant that I made from a small piece of leftover billet - It is a 66 layer billet made from 1095, 1084 and 15n20.
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    Here is a sample billet from this damascus piece - 66 Layers and has great definition. I am real happy:
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    Yahoo - Thanks for reply. Your response was great because in my initial post for this thread, that was my main question. Do you have any photos that show the die as you descibe it? In the video link below it shows the billet from start to finish. At 13:30, you can see, I added a large flat piece of steel to help, but I do think further mods are needed. Would love to see what 'real dies' look like for welding and drawing out. Thanks for input!
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    @yahoo2 - what do you mean in your final sentence about mk2 dies? Thanks
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    Here is billet at 66 layers with light sanding to check for defects - Am real happy with how it turned out. Will likely draw out to shape today rather than fold anymore to leave with a larger pattern.
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    Thanks Crazy Ivan - I will draw the billet out to length tommorrow - Hope to get enough for a few knives. That's the last of my knife steel until I can order some more.
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    The press is doing well - Here is a photo of my first biullet with it. At 33 layers so far with excellent welds and easy shaping with the log splitter press. I dont think the rail will bend as previously predicted by some - I have placed maximum press stress without a bend. Fingers crossed.
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    Here is first time trying hot steel - found things to tighten up and is now even better. More to come
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    @brian -- will do - thanks for info.
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    Here is first dry dun of press:
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    no - Its just on there while working on it so I dont catch wood table on fire. Got the die on the splitter wedge done and bolted on - will work on other side after spaghetti dinner
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    Jeremy - I am not discounting your advice and I hope you don't think I was. I will certainly keep you posted. If they begin to bend, I will stop and weld in some braces. You may be right...Heck, maybe even speaking from experience for all I know. I will keep you posted and will put up pics if it does or does not bend. May be several days before I can get out to buy some more wire to finish welding up the brackets to secure to splitter.
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