Hey guys its DM here and im very interested in forge welding if anybody knows and has any advice or tips on how to do it please share it with me as i want to become a Damascus maker 4 a living whilst doing small engerneering.thanx Mike.

There's a lot of good help available via this forum, search it thoroughly (no doubt you already have) and read all you can. Then try all sorts of things. And find Mick Maxen - I don't personally know anyone better than him at it. I'm not sure if he's a member of this forum, but I know he can be found on British Blades :: Custom Knife Making (Mods, if it's not ok to post links, please delete it?).

Forge welding tips that I know:
Make sure your fire is clean (i.e. no clinker)
Get it HOT! juuust sparking white if welding mild, or a bit less for carbon steels
Tap firmly, don't welly it at first, to set the weld. Make sure you start at one end & work to the other. This squeezes rubbish out on the way, & helps avoid cold shuts.
Once you've set the weld, then hammer on it harder.

Good luck, it's a lot of fun when it goes right! :)

There is a lot of information of forge welding on this site..but remember that is not a first step in learnig to forge,,I do nto know how much experience you have at the forge but get sound fundimentals down as a first step.

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Matt

thanx guys ill try my best

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Matt

great article thanks for sharing your knowledge !!!

Try to get in touch with a really cool dude here named Mark Aspery. Hes magic at forge welding. He has helped me greatly before. But like Rich said, work on easier projects first...to get the hang of stuff.