Benona blacksmith Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I started this project last December and just picked it up again today. It Started with several different grades of wrought iron. Some of which had a fair amount of carbon. forg welded into a solid billet. cut into three pieces. Added some wrought iron wagon tire between layers. Welded and forged to ¾ inch square and twisted. Here is a test etch. I then wrapped this around a wrought iron core. For the steel edge I chose to use railroad track. I wrapped this around the core and had troubles getting the tip to weld up. My solution was to cut a section from the tip and do a fish mouth weld. And here it is as of this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 That is some serious forge welding! Looks like it will have a really cool pattern, I look forward to seeing it along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 It looks like you spot welded the wrap before forge welding, that is part of your problem. Use wire ties to allow it to slip as you weld. the spot weld wont allow any slippage, forcing it to bunch up and leave gaps, and remember always start at the tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benona blacksmith Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Thank you Frazer I'm excited for this one. That makes perfect sense....thank you for that Steve. I used wire on the main billet and should have used it throughout the whole process! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Hows the carbon content looking? (Spark test during grinding.) Some blades from that era were pretty low---hence the descriptions in the sagas of having to straighten a bent blade when someone substituted a low grade one for a "good" one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benona blacksmith Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 We will see how the carbon content is looking here in a bit. I'm going to grind and test etch to make sure the spot welds are ground out before I continue forging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Grind them out before they get pounded in? Good deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benona blacksmith Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Carbon content at the edge bar is looking really good. There is more forging to be done so hopefully the carbon doesn't migrate much more and hopefully the carbon content in the wrought will mitigate the migration some. One thing I wish I would have done is do a counter twist on the twisted bar but there is no turning back now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 *NEXT* one...Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benona blacksmith Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 There is a few areas of concern but I am going to push forward and hope for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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