dimenickel Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 here is my latest sword it is made of wootz crucible steel, 36.5" long, with distal taper etched in dilute nitric acid to reveal the pattern 1.6% carbon steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimenickel Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 here is a close up of the hilt http://www.northshoreforge.com/page2/photos-3/files/page5-1015-full.html sort of work in progress http://www.northshoreforge.com/page2/photos-3/index.html Close ups of the pattern http://www.northshoreforge.com/page2/photos-3/photos-7/files/page10-1002-full.html http://www.northshoreforge.com/page2/photos-3/photos-7/index.html it is a difficult material to work with, and occasionally you are rewarded with a nice pattern Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 That's an awesome blade, very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.85 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Very nice! Craftsmanship at its best. When making your crucible steel do you mix the carbon and iron to the percentage you want by weight? Like for every 5lbs of iron you would have .05lbs of carbon for a 1% carbon content? Sorry if that's not a question that can be answered as easily as it was asked :) I was just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.85 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Just found your paper on the Replication of Wootz! reading now, maybe it will answer that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimenickel Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 thanks for the kind comments Daniel, i did a tutorial on it long time ago... its on primal fires http://primalfires.yuku.com/topic/1950/Tutorial-on-making-wootz-crucible-steel the process has evolved a little but still it should give you a good idea of steel making - if you have more questions..... fire away ! i can talk all day about steel making Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chance Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Very nice blade some day just maybe i can put a sword next to one of yours and not be kicked out for the trash i brought in .lol love the look of that steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinbo Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Exquisitely designed. Looks very sharp! I will not go anywhere near this thing. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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