Sam Salvati Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 I DID IT! Laminated steel, FINALLY a successful COMPLETE weld! I started with 1 inch wide 1/4 inch thick mild steel and 1075, and laminated the 1075 successfully between them! NO GAPS, NO COLD SHUTS, NO INCLUSIONS, a complete and utter solid weld. i'll have some pictures tonight, if I can etch it. WHEW, i am exhausted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipolarandy Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Aint you the guy thats been making these $2000 ninja swords? I thought you would have learned how to forge weld by now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc_cooter Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Congratulations. I haven't even tried welding. Still working on the forging part.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Congrats App Man- I also havent even tried forgewelding yet- will try it soon though!Cool! Bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acier Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I did my first few bits of very basic forge welding the other day.....with mixed success, so yep i am impressed! Bet you're feeling seriously pleased with yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphy Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Congrats, man! I haven't mastered forge welding yet, I look forward to seeing your finnished work! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 thanks! it will be fun, an interestign peice when it is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 very cool ApprenticeMan , i've been looking at a few examples on ebay of old laminated hewing hatchets and the like. good carbon steel must have been something in those days., most of these old tools have a piece of high carbon laid on to softer steel so to speak on one side , not actually sandwiched between. learning by doing is the way. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 MB; once when digging in some books I found a cite that said even as late as the American Civil War that carbon steel could cost 5 times that of wrought iron so if you had something hefty to forge the cost would go way up. Also it was believed that wrought iron had more shock resistance than steel and so by steeling a wrought iron body you had a better tool than a pure steel one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRon_FOrgerI22 Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Wait let me get this straight ninja swords are 2000 bucks???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainsFire Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 ^^more actually.. for the bueno ones. Katana's will go from 20$-20k+ depending on what your shooting for. I want to see it, what forge do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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