Ian Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 A cable pattern welded (damascus) knife. This was made from a piece of roughly 50mm (inch 1/2) steel rope. Forged down to shape then surface was linished to current state, only needed a little sanding. Still to have heat treatment and final edge ground. It's a vegetable knife around 25 cm (eight inches?) long. By the way it's my first ever knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenchcrack Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Ian, nice job! I wish my little Whimper Baby forge got hot enough to forge weld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysmith Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Ian, That is a great 1st attempt at a knife! Far better than my 1st try. I love the snake skin look of cable damascus. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Ian, thats a magnificent one, I like the pattern, did y fluxed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 Yes Victor, I just used quartz/silica sand as a flux, the Smithy I'm working in had a big tub full of used (black) foundry sand to hand :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Fester, this is good work ( even if you are my brother ).....keep it up mate. Gomez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Cool Ian, cable is fun to work with right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted T Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Ian, Nice knife! My first attempt to make a knife made it to my pile of shame (scrap pile). Your knife would have made it to my hall of fame. Be safe, be safe! Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I don't want to sound crude...but after all this time.....no damascus..no pattern?...no good beer??... what;'s uip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 30, 2006 Author Share Posted December 30, 2006 eh? Me? Well, yes I could quite probably have made a 'pattern welded' blade, maybe even a bit of 'mosaic damascus', but I had a bit of time waiting for somthing else to get warm (and that was what I was actually supposed to be doing) so I was playing around and this was the result. Next time I make a knife Richard I'll make somthing a bit more interesting. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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