Steve Sells Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 1095/meteorite Kris 11 inches long, needs more work about 80 layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerMonkey Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Oops, I just posted in the gallery. Very nice kris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Far as I know it's ok to do so Monkey. I agree. If I ever get a double edge blade successfully done I'd like to try a curvy blade. Oh Steve? A new book in the works? Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyO Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Steve Sells said: needs more work about 80 layers Would you please explain, Steve? More work...are you going to do some more folding/welding to get there after forging out the shape? Thanks as always peace and love billyO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Did you wave it back and forth in the quench, how fast how hard? Looks good Steve, I'll be watching it while you finish it up. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Dang, I wish I was a spider on the wall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 13 hours ago, Daswulf said: Oh Steve? A new book in the works? Keep us posted. Book 2 is mostly written. I am working on fine tuning and getting the photos taken now, it covers advanced things that didnt really belong in the Introduction to knifemaking book, like working advanced steels, lost wax casting, smelting an iron bloom from ore, making a few styles of some folding knives and other things I left out of the first book. I got 21 chapters so far. maybe ready for Christmas this year, no promises. I am now going through the instructional sections making sure I can follow my own directions and didnt leave anything out. 12 hours ago, billyO said: Would you please explain, Steve? More work...are you going to do some more folding/welding to get there after forging out the shape? It doesnt work that way, I still need to mount it and make the scabbard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Dangerous curves ahead! That's beautiful, Steve. Thanks for showing us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Looking forward to it Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I guess I'll have to HINT to Deb harder Christmas this year, didn't work for your first book. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Cool! I like the pattern. Do you know what the chemistry of the meteorite is? Just curious is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 this is from a 1# bag of chips and small pieces of trimmings I bought from a jeweller it is from 4 different falls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Impressive! When I think about what goes into making wavy blades like this, I feel less tempted to try one, but I truly respect those that make them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedCustoms Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Beautiful blade Steve! Gerald Gardner was convinced that powerful magic was employed in the forging of the Keris blades. I think meteoric iron would qualify as "magic ingredients"! Whether or not you had a Jinn to work the bellows those blades take skill and that one would make any Malay Warrior proud. Kudos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Steve Sells said: this is from a 1# bag of chips and small pieces of trimmings I bought from a jeweller it is from 4 different falls Interesting. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfeile Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Very nice Steve. I have enough struggle with a straight blade shaped object, I can't imagine doing a nice even pair of bevels on a wavy piece. And it looks like the pattern was started at the spine and worked out towards the edges too. Adds a very nice visual. I have a question about it though. Is the tang welded on? Or is that just a trick of the light in the photo? I can't make out if that is a weld, shadows, or the etching right at the junction of the blade and tang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 blade actual tang is 0.5 inch long the rest is mild steel welded on, I did not etch the tang so that is actually what is showing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfeile Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Gotcha. Thanks for the answer Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 5/15/2018 at 12:02 PM, Frosty said: I guess I'll have to HINT to Deb harder Christmas this year, didn't work for your first book. there have been 3 Christmases since I released the first book, try harder Anyone have any requests or suggestions as to something I should include on the new book ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Well, I would enjoy reading about the intricacies of iron smelting and steel making. Not just ore to bloom, but crucible steel, tamahagane/orishagane, blister steel, weight ratios for charges, identification and differences between ores, e.g. magnetite, hematite, geothite, maghemite, etc, different types of furnaces e.g. bloomery, tatara, catalan, etc. But i guess thats sort of an entire book on its own, isnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 that is a set of books,. and I am not qualified to write most of that either I am doing a straight forward tamahogany type bloom. I do not know enough about the various different types of smelters to discuss those. there is a chapter on how to make modern Woots, IE crucible steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Actually Will; that's not so much another book as another set of Volumes (Just "Steelmaking Before Bessemer" has two volumes: Blister Steel and Crucible Steel and it's UK focused and doesn't go into the fiddly bits like charge sizes that I recall) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Steelmaking Before Bessemer is actually on my "need to buy" list, Thomas. Seems like a good set. I believe it was your recommendation (among *many* others) that brought it to my attention, so thank you, i suppose. Crucible steel is very interesting, Steve. I look forward to reading about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhitee93 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Cool The pattern reminds me of the lines in the enamel of the megalodon tooth I have sitting on my desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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