Steve Sells Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 At this stage it is not too vibrant contrast for the pattern, I just finished welding the bars into one. Some have asked to see what I have so far, so here it is. I only rough ground to120 grit and a fast test etch. I have a commission for 5 blades to a client in Norway. so he can mount them. He requested my serpentine multi cores blades; twisted bars of 1084fg/L6, a center core of 15 layers of 1084fg/L6 for the wavy serpent, and about 200 layers of O1/L6 for the edge. Currently the billet is 1cm thick, will draw out to proper thickness and make the blades, and then heat treat, and I will post finished polish and etch after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalsmith21 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Would love to see the finished blades! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Great steel! When you draw then cut up for each blade, will you bend or bevel the cutting edge to produce that extreme-ish curve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 toward the tip I will reduce the cross sections, making the bars smaller as I go, not going to grind them away. I dont draw too well, forgive the drawing I included in the pic to show what the client wanted. here are two of his blades... these will be about the same when he finishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandgforge Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Those Knives are almost to purity to use.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aden Cassidy Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 That second one has a really nice and interesting pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 Since people in the chat have been asking to see what is going on, here is another photo. They just came out of the quench oil, and in the tempering oven. Lucky for me wife is at work, and she doesn't read this forum. Client wants 5 blades. I always make extra material to cover for mistakes. So far no mistakes or cracks, so I have 6 blades. I have found that the best way to make matching blades is to make them all from same billet of pattern welded material, Its very hard to make an extra one to match the rest. So when I dont have errors, I get another blade to put on the table for general sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefflus Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'll be following this on the edge of my seat, then :) Did the client want parallell tangs, or are you planning on grinding a taper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Here they are all heat treated and etched. I have 6 finished, and will send the client the best five, and mount and sell the remaining one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Classy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Beautiful! How thick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 They are about 1/8 inch thick at base, tapering to 1/16 inch near tip, one of them bit me a little when polising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loneforge Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Cool patterns........Nice work Steve. Will we get to see finished blades???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 I have no idea, I wont hold my breath. depends on if the client sends me any photos or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastRonin Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 At least the one you finish please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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