jlpservicesinc Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Knife started out as some wagon tire I had found. I just welded about a 2ft long section together and through it in the water tub.. It hardened and a file wouldn't touch it. Turns out it was high carbon so I just started welding things together.. I added 15n20 and wrought iron to the wagon tire and then welded this into a layered billet.. I then welded this to both sides of some 5160.. This was the first welded blade done in nearly 15 years.. It ended up having a few delams but it's ok.. Few rookie mistakes.. I started with a 25% vinegar etch and was looking for a little more contrast.. (I should have left it alone).. I then went to hydrocloric acid and it was to strong.. It eat the wagon tire like it was going out of style.. I then wanted to do something different so inset the blade into the wrought iron guard and forged up the skull with lanyard loop which is also wrought iron but it was over refined and has no pattern what so ever. (over refined by me as it started life as a tapered 3/4 to point and this was welded back on itself and then upset to over 2" and forged down to the skull.. Ideally it was the side profile which i wanted to be outstanding.. Still need to make the nut.. Spallted Maple handle I will be making a different pommel for it as well.. First few are after the vinegar etch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 was the wagon tyre high Carbon wrought iron or just HC steel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ds99 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 love the whole thing but the guard and the skull are just awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MastaStan Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Really great work! The pattern on the blade is lovely. The guard really makes it for me. You're right, the side view of the skull is amazing! The only one thing I have to say is; the handle (as great as it is) doesn't stand out as being spalted. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 On 9/3/2017 at 9:09 PM, ThomasPowers said: was the wagon tyre high Carbon wrought iron or just HC steel? I'm pretty sure it was just high carbon steel.. It was very well refined and if it was/is carbonized wrought iron it was wasted on the knife.. It welded as typical of old steels I didn't test it though as it started life with me as a section of light buggy tire that was rusted to about 2ft long section.. To make it useful I faggotted it and started welding it together assuming it was wrought iron (it welded as such) and it was till I threw it into the slack tub and retreaved it that it had a nice pearlesque color and tested it was skating the file.. I have another section which came from the same place so I might test it to see further.. From a surface look with knocking the rust off there were no silica, iron boundary lines.. On 9/4/2017 at 1:20 PM, ds99 said: love the whole thing but the guard and the skull are just awesome Thanks.. It took on a life of it's own. Got the nut done at the demo yesterday or just about done.. Still need to inset the nostrils more and make the wrench to remove it.. On 9/5/2017 at 5:16 AM, MastaStan said: Really great work! The pattern on the blade is lovely. The guard really makes it for me. You're right, the side view of the skull is amazing! The only one thing I have to say is; the handle (as great as it is) doesn't stand out as being spalted. Well done. Thanks, I hear yah on the spalting.. It has a few artifacts as spalted but not a lot.. Sadly where the spalting shows the most is under the guard.. Would have loved to see the nut to skull portion a little cleaner but not bad overall for no drill press and the holes were punched while hot.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benton Frisse Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Killin' it! Awesome stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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