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I've seen a good many damascus art knives hot blued, but from what I understand the temps used to blue causes a little edge holding loss. Not sure how much exactly.
I've used Birchwood Casey super blue and like it for some damascus, realy improves the contrast, and no heat. -
Good tip, I'm working on one tonight and probably most of tomorrow and will try it. I made a steel one to use for soildering, but like the tube idea as I try for a soilderless fit now.
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foiled again, that's rite in the middle of my 14 days on the water. Seems like everytime there's a show or hammerin I'm stuck in the middle of the gulf.:mad:
Thanks for the update. At this rate I'm beginning to think I'll be better off waiting on a set of plans. -
Thanks, that was what I was needing to hear. I would apreciate the photo's also. Like I said, I was going to one but it got canncelled. I realy like the idea and design, but I work 14 days on and 14 off offshore. It seems everytime there's a class within driving distance I'm on the rig. I want one pretty bad as a rebuilt little giant down here will run 4+ grand, if you can find one that is. I would love to attend a class, like I said, I'm not an engineer. If it came down to it I could make it from detailed plans but would take longer with the minimal welding and cutting tools I have.
I have been playing with the press but can see myself going back and forth, some things the press excells at, others a hammer.
Is there a class schedule anywhere out there?
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I sent Clay an email a couple of days ago but haven't heard back yet.
There was going to be a class at Mike's shop back in November? but it got canncelled because only six of us signed up for it.
I realy like the idea behind the tire hammer, and could probably build one just from the pictures and taking a tape measure to a little giant. But I realy don't have time to "aw xxxx, lets try a little more here and a little less there" till I get it rite. I am getting by pretty well with a hydrolic press and a rocking beam hammer but the press is excellent for damascus it's slow and a hammer on the last drawing heat smooths the metal out and beats a lot of the scale off that I would have to grind off. Also a press is not as handy for low temp forging straight carbon steels. The hammer I built is similar to "Rusty", but is a little slow, hits a little soft, and is under powered and likes to trip breakers. Not to mention the plans left a lot to be desired. It went through several incarnations to be as functional as it is now and I have no desire to repeat the process. I'm a roughneck, sometime bladesmith, not an enginere!:eek: -
Anybody have one or plans for one? Anybody used one? I was going to attend one of Clay Spencer's tire hammer workshops but it got canncelled. Any info would be greatly apreciated.
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Hello, glad I found this site. I'm a part time knifemaker, I work offshore the other two weeks.
I primarily forge carbon and damascus steels, though I do a few stainless knives and have an intrest in decorative ironwork though I need lots of schooling before atempting that!
Will
gun blueing a knife
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Very nice work! Last time I looked into hot blueing it was in the 400+ deg. range, under 300 deg. would be perfect.
Thanks