November 10, 20178 yr I forged this kitchen knife out of bicycle chain with a 1080 steel backer. It is hollow ground and has a single bevel edge (for left handed use). The cutting edge is entirely 1080 steel, the chain is just for looks. Redheart wood handle.
November 10, 20178 yr That looks pretty amazing. I haven't seen much chain Damascus that retains as much of the chain's original look.
November 10, 20178 yr OH MY GOD!!! Im absolutely blown away, this is one of the coolest patterns i have ever seen. Beautiful. Very well done.
November 10, 20178 yr Author Thanks Will and bnewberry. I try to tessellate the chain evenly and tack weld it in place before forge welding. It is a crappy material to work with but looks neat in the end.
November 10, 20178 yr The pattern has an almost industrial look to it. Or like the scales of a mechanized lizard. So cool.
November 10, 20178 yr Author Just now, jeremy k said: Do I see gaps that can trap food? Not really, it's pretty solid.
November 10, 20178 yr The clearness of the pattern is mind blowing, usually all I see are bladesmiths incorporating chains on the blade and beat on it so much the pattern becomes very faded. Great work!!
November 11, 20178 yr 8 hours ago, bnewberry said: I haven't seen much chain Damascus that retains as much of the chain's original look. Neither have I......and I never saw it as two layers......beautiful!
November 12, 20178 yr Wow Bob, I don't really know what to say, that's such a striking pattern beautiful just falls too short to apply. Frosty The Lucky.
November 17, 20178 yr Thats amazing. I can say this is a big reason why ive wanted to get into knife making. What kind of etching did you use?
November 19, 20178 yr Very cool. That’s the most steam punk knife I’ve ever seen! I’ll have to give that a try!
November 19, 20178 yr Author On 11/17/2017 at 4:45 AM, ZachNiedjalski said: Thats amazing. I can say this is a big reason why ive wanted to get into knife making. What kind of etching did you use? Thanks a lot. I did a few quick wipes with a diluted mix of ferric chloride and white vinegar.
November 21, 20178 yr Don't know how I missed this one, but....WOAH!!!! The pattern is so clear it almost looks face. Double points for left-handed.
December 23, 20178 yr Absolutely amazing. The chain pattern is incredible. And the Trex logo. I had to look at that a few times. Really great work
December 23, 20178 yr It is visually striking. does the billet shown on the anvil having been partially forged, above the tack welded chain in prep for forging, have anything to do with the knife shown?
December 23, 20178 yr Author 7 hours ago, DavidF said: Absolutely amazing. The chain pattern is incredible. And the Trex logo. I had to look at that a few times. Really great work Thanks a lot, it ended up pretty unique. Chain is a to work with, though. 5 hours ago, MotoMike said: It is visually striking. does the billet shown on the anvil having been partially forged, above the tack welded chain in prep for forging, have anything to do with the knife shown? The upper billet was an earlier attempt, with chain on both sides of a 1080 bar to make a san mai billet. Unfortunately, I tried to do a fluxless weld which did not work at all... it basically fell apart. I did make one ugly little knife from about 2 inches of it that pseudo-welded (the small knife in the rough ground photo above). Here is a pic of it finished, I'm not too happy with the result:
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