February 2, 20179 yr I'd like to try my hand at some pattern welded steel. Nothing fancy or overly strange (yet!), just a couple of chunks of file/bandsaw blade/scrap, just to see if I can do it. I don't intend to use it for a blade, maybe some crosses or pendants or something. My question is, if I'm not using it for a blade, I don't need to heat treat it, right? Does the heat treat have any affect on the "visualness" of the pattern, or is that all in the steel types and etch? Thanks!
February 2, 20179 yr 9 minutes ago, Chris Comtois said: My question is, if I'm not using it for a blade, I don't need to heat treat it, right? If strength is not otherwise an issue, then no, you don't. 9 minutes ago, Chris Comtois said: Does the heat treat have any affect on the "visualness" of the pattern, or is that all in the steel types and etch? My understanding (and I am WAY outside of my knowledge base, here) is that hardening can have an effect (such as one finds in a hamon), but that it depends on the alloy. I really don't know, though, and I'm more than ready to be corrected on this.
February 2, 20179 yr Author Cool thanks. I'm not that concerned about alloys since I'm just doing this with mystery scrap. I admit I mostly just want to see the pretty lines in the finished product
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