Sam Salvati Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 got some inspiration, and decided to do some forge welding. I got some cruforgeV from my buddy Steve and got to thinking what would be cool to make a san mai with it. It was 1/4"x1" and all I had was A36 and some pure iron "double 00" in the same dimensions. With such an exotic material as the cruforgeV (ahh something new young and hip ) I figured it would be coolest to go with the double 00. It worked!!!!! My second successful san mai!!!! I have to say my NC knifemaker forge performed most excellent, and welded at 7-8 PSI no problem. The billet seems solid, no color differentials when heating and cooling, no black seams, and seemed fine with being forged into a blade. I wish I could have used the powerhammer to draw the billet out, but it was only 3/4"x1" when welded and it drew out by hand just fine. Quote
Pault17 Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 many congrats Sam. Be sure to post the oft-asked for pics paul Quote
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