First forge welding attempt

[Biker Bo]

 Cable and band mill blade San Mai. Muriatic acid etch. The brass button came from the peddle of an old piano. The sheath is hand stitched 8/9 oz vegetable tan with a full deer skin lining. This was my first attempt at Forge welding ,really enjoyed it and learned a lot.

[JHCC]

That's some kind of crazy awesome. Nice job.

[Biker Bo]

Thanks . This really set the hook in me to do more. I picked up a bigger regulator so that should help with the open welds. 

[Bearded Guy]

That looks awesome, I'm diggin the recycled piano parts. Great lookin blade for a 1st attempt. I got over 300ft of cable to play with and I'm still trying to figure it out, sometimes it works, sometimes it dont.....

[Will W.]

On 4/6/2017 at 4:46 PM, JHCC said:

That's some kind of crazy awesome. Nice job.

I think that pretty much sums up what I was thinking. Well done, Bo.

[D.IVO]

Truly a work of art , the butt cap is very ingenious and the blade etch resembles me of flesh or something organic. Thanks for sharing

What is the blue piece made of?acrilic?

[Biker Bo]

Thanks guys. The blue is turquoise . You can order it from Jantz of Gun and Knife . I tried forging another piece of cable . And could only get to 2045° . I had to lengthen my forge out For the longer cable. Im using a brick pile forge so it's easier to adjust for size. 

I'm using a 3/4" Frosty T burner I built ....... So I picked up the parts to build a second one . I'm going to run it on its own propane tank . This gives me a lot of flexibility.