Dean O Riordan Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Well today i forge out a bigger blade, out of the bigger half of the billet i made.so iv one more knife to make out of the twisted piece of Damascus steel i have left. any way here are some pic's of my new knife i am making. All comment's are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad J Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Did you hammer the blade or stock removal? Looks real good anyway! Chad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean O Riordan Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 Did you hammer the blade or stock removal? Looks real good anyway! Chad Thanks, I forge out the shape of the blade then grand down the profile of the blade to exposes the layers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Real nice job!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonjic Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Nice looking blade have you heat treated yet? the black line near the edge would make me a bit nervous though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean O Riordan Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 Nice looking blade have you heat treated yet? the black line near the edge would make me a bit nervous though! Thank you, yes iv heat treated it and all is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Hi, Firstly i'd like to say that i really like what you've done, with both knives. I'm very impressed. But i'm also a bit naive when it comes to forge welding and the like, and very keen to learn. So could someone explain to me what's that darker line near the edge, and why dean should be nervous about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean O Riordan Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Hi, Firstly i'd like to say that i really like what you've done, with both knives. I'm very impressed. But i'm also a bit naive when it comes to forge welding and the like, and very keen to learn. So could someone explain to me what's that darker line near the edge, and why dean should be nervous about it? Thanks, Well i think i already know what that darker line is and i am not surprised that it's there, it's a failed weld. this will be ok because i am not going to use this knife because i am going to hang it on my wall. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonjic Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 It will still be plenty strong enough to use! I said it would make me nervous if it wasnt heat treated already, as sometimes a weld that looks a bit suspect can open right up (split) when you quench the blade! This holds especially true if you use steels with very different levels of alloying elements. (the carbon will disapate evenly throughout the billet after a few folds) Great looking blade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake3330 Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 what exactly did u do to get that pattern like as far as twists and folds go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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