bobasaurus Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I forged this pattern-welded damascus fork out of bandsaw blades and pallet strapping. It's just a simple twist pattern, but I think it came out well. My first attempt at making one failed, as I managed to snap off the tips after heat treatment when trying to un-bend them from a warp. So this is the second fork from the remainder of the billet. I didn't bother heat treating this one, I don't think it will need it (and the pallet strapping is mild steel anyways). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedgemon Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 WOW !! That's some really good work !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Oh that is gorgeous Bob! Have you thought of making matching (sort of) sets? Make your billet rectangular an saw your fork, spoon, butter knife, etc. blanks from the same billet. They won't be exact matches but you might get enough similarities to make a set. Like cutting lumber, you can get mirror grain patterns if you do it right. Hmmmm? Super well done Bob, Kudos! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forgingforfun Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melw45 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 That is very nice! Now to do the spoon and knife. Oh and 3 more settings,. Good work! Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Very nice. You will eat in style. As others have said, you can't stop there. Making a set is the next logical step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 After the welding carbon migration has probably equalized a whole lot---some pallet strapping is NOT mild; do a quench and break and save the higher C stuff for projects tnhat do require heat treat, (BTW why did you harden a fork; or were you hoping to make the pattern etch better?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Very cool fork! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobasaurus Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 15 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: After the welding carbon migration has probably equalized a whole lot---some pallet strapping is NOT mild; do a quench and break and save the higher C stuff for projects tnhat do require heat treat, (BTW why did you harden a fork; or were you hoping to make the pattern etch better?) This is mild strapping, I have the original box and looked up the part number. But maybe it did have some carbon migration. The heat treat on the original was to try and make the etch cleaner and strengthen the thin prongs (which backfired on me). This one I left soft, and it seems plenty stiff enough to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I had a Titanium fork issue before. The longer Ti is exposed to exhaust gasses the more brittle it becomes. I have a lovely knife and spoon but my fork broke and I had to forge another out of a smaller piece and so out of scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlasterJoe Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Always love you Damascus bob. I can't wait to see a spoon. I bet the pattern would be awesome if you ground in the dishing for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForgedinFive Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Absolutely beautiful. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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