Jclonts82 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Latest work. Still need to elecrto-etch mark. 26? Layer, 5 bar alternating twist about 10 twists each, some more, some less. Wanted to see how different twist counts played out. Stabilized (cactus juice) and dyed birdseye maple handle with brass spacer. 1084 and 15n20. 9 inch blade measured as straight line from heel to tip 14.25 overall length 8.2 oz weight. ... huh it wont let me upload pictures, gives me an error... I put em on imgur... will try again in a reply I guess The images are 37 inches x 37 inches and 21 megs in size. The reworked images are less than 50 kB in size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Most likely you need to downsize the pictures to get them to upload here. It's a common issue after the latest update to the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThomasPowers Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Very elegant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Now that's a good looking pattern and overall knife. Can ya tell I like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Great job, I like how the pattern stands out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momatt Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Very nice. I am curious how thick are the bars you are forge welding together? I have been messing around with this technique and any thinner than a scant 1/2 inch is hard to weld. I end up grinding off a lot because if I try to forge thin welds start cutting loose. Love to hear about your technique and observations. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jclonts82 Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 They were about 5/8” square-ish.. and about 5” long. 5 total bars. Mig welded the ends with a handle. At Welding heats forged down to anout 1.75 inches tall. Generally 5-6 light taps (88# anyang) compressing the stack then one hit on each side to keep it flat. Forged it to about 1/4 inch wide and generally to length/shape. 1/2 way forged bevels until edge was a bit over 1/8” width. Ground until edge was a touch over 1/16” then did full heat treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Very nice, I like it a lot. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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