bryson489

Awesome pattern. Nicely done

Thanks guys. I usually try to keep the sheaths simple, unless requested otherwise. He showed a pic of what he wanted for a sheath and it was a pretty plain design with the fringe. It was my first time doing the fringe so i decided to add the skull to try dressing it up. Its definitely a fun process. As long as you have patience. That's why i stick to small peicess haha

Thankyou. All i can say is do it! It'll kick xxxx xxxx  but it's so worth it getting that billet together. I wish i had some presses or power hammers so i could do larger billets. But until then i can usually get a knife and a bottle opener out of one billet. 

Finally finished this one up and off to its new owner. It's about 220 layers of 15n20 and 1095. 

 I'm pretty new to doing damascus, but the few billets that I did were manageable. I've been using .125" 1095 and .065" 15n20. I've been stacking them between 1.25 to 1.5 inches tall. Getting me about 13-15 layers at 3 inches long. Stacking to make over a hundred will usually get me just enough to get a decent sized 6-8" full tang blade. With maybe enough to squeeze a bottle opener or pendant out of the left over cut off. I've tried up to 21 layers, that was tiresome and a one time thing. Others have said it though. If you need the a large chunk make a couple billets and once they start getting small you can put them together. Just did one over the weekend with some 5160 sandwiched between a couple smaller billets, so far so good. Its not something I'm going to do all the time (until I get something with some power), but it helps beef ur arm up and every swing gets you a little better at control. The hours def add up but it's still a blast. 

Just finally got one out together. Probably way overkill but that's the bonus of had having plenty of scrap laying around work. Now to start making the dies 

Got it all welded up, but it won't let me load the finished pic. I believe i have to take a lower resolution pic. 

Amazing work! I love seeing people build every nook and cranny just the way they need it. You've got a xxxx of a set up there. 

So I've been thinking of attempting this design for over a year now. Was really hoping someone would've came up with the plans for it by now but still no luck. My fear is there's no plans due to the design not holding up to the beating a treadle hammer will take.  We shall see. I'm starting this 1/4 scale model to make sure it'll work and so far so good. I have been acquiring the materials for this for some time now and finally have enough to get started on it soon. It'll prob be a long build but its gonna happen. 

It's not letting me put the picture in so heres a little video

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On 5/19/2017 at 9:12 PM, cma68 said:

Thanks, will do. I am surprised at how difficult it has been to locate blacksmith related information and resources in my area.

I feel your frustration. Dont rush, things will turn up. I was lucky enough to score a nice chunk of train rail in the beginning. Made a decent burner after reading Ron Reils website over and over. I wish i would've found IFI at the beginning, so you're already off to a good start. Be careful what you bite into, this trade will consume you. 

Btw, there's the IBA conference June 2nd-4th coming up. Little closer and sooner than the quad state

Making some progress on this hunk of metal. Wanted a fixture table to do scroll work and other work with hardy tools. Most holes are gonna be 1" for the tools, and a couple other sizes for drifting holes. This is the final pass on the bottom. Just have to do a second round on the top, finish the sides, then level it off on the mill.

I still have to make a new seal for the regular/ slow close, but I had to test out the rapid close.

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Made my first tripod. Needs a little adjusting 

Thanks Tom. Noticed your prob the only member on this post thats still active. To bad they're not still having them there still. Almost be worth the road trip to look it over. Can't find much anywhere else. 

Has anyone had any luck finding info on these Studebaker? Trying a rebuild now. 

Yeah I'm pretty pumped about it. I just wish I could find more information on them. I found a little mention of them on IFI and just Google searching, can't seem to find much though. 

A wagon vise. Been wondering what it was used for. Just knew i needed it. haha

Got to do some digging through a friend's from works barn. Picked up some stock, some more hammers, and a couple vices. Very excited to get this vise back up and going. 

Thank-you. Still getting the hang of how the metal moves. So addicting

Been making some punches lately to try and build up tooling. Been wanting to try out skulls so I made a nice nose punch, now on to finding a good rhythm so I can knock these out quicker. 

12 hours ago, Andy98 said:

Are you sure your regulator(s) don't have excess flow protection? Some of the regulators designed for fryers/boilers have a excess flow protection mechanism built into them. The reset on those is to shutoff the propane at the tank, disconnect the valves, the put it all together again. 

That's what I though with the first one. The second regulator is a bare bones one from work. Shouldn't have it but I can't garrantee that. 

I've had this same problem. Am sorry to say I don't have an answer though, but look forward to someone else's input. Similar set up. I've got one 100lb and a couple 20s. It's happened on both sizes and with a couple regulators. Once it cleared up after switching tanks and cleaning everything I could take apart on the line from the tank to the burner. But the second time it did it, it just went away after turning the gas off then relighting the forge. So I have no idea what's causes it. I feel your pain though, very frustrating. 

Big thanks to Jerry Carroll for today. Got some shop time in today with Jerry this afternoon. First time on a coal forge, first time using a power hammer, and did my first faggot weld. All in all it was an awesome day. Only downfall is it may have fueled the fire a bit more for this slight blacksmithing obsession... like that's really a problem. Jerry's a great guy of many many skills and am grateful to of met him, and his wife. Now I just need to get in gear making more tools for tools, to make some more tools so this fire keeps burning. Now to go tinker with the gas forge to get it hotter, now that I've witnessed that white heat. Thanks again Jerry!

I've had a few of these nails laying around for years and after seeing this post had to jump on the wagon. These are so simple yet so cool. I gave it a try with a couple sized nails. Gotta love this forum. 

22 hours ago, Mikey98118 said:

As long at you know what size burners you are going to use, nothing is stopping you from adding the ceramic wool insulation; that will in turn, help you to decide how your burners are doing. Until you inslulate the forge, there is nothing to help your burners to work at their best.

The inside is coated with refractory cement. Next gas one in going with some kaowool instead. And three burners...

8 hours ago, WayneCoeArtistBlacksmith said:

 It looks like you already have a good start on that design.

Let me know if I can help you.

Wayne

Thanks Wayne, I see room for improvement already. It's decent for knives and bottle openers and such, next one will be able to open up more if needed. 

Decided to try a new twist today. Think I'm gonna turn these into some door handles.