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They are all hand forged of 5160 and L6, with a lot of sweat and blisters :D
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~Veitsen Dec 6, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
beautyfull! *o* :heart:
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~s55781 Sep 2, 2012
how do you forge the tangs im just starting and im trying to work out how to forge the tangs on some knives
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~hellize Sep 2, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Sometimes I forge it on the horn and sometimes on the edge of the anvil.
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~DS-Dasher Aug 28, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
i feel your pain. i do all my damascus with colonial technics so therefor no power hammers are allowed. im never had enough time to make a piece of damascus big enough. XD
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~hellize Aug 28, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Almost the same here, but I do cheat a little. Instead of bellows I use a vacuum cleaner. :D
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~DS-Dasher Aug 29, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
can i buy a knife blank of the stuff form you? like just a bar of damascus? id looove to work with a full peice but...i only can for 3 hours a month at a forge thats actually capable of weilding :\
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~hellize Aug 29, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Well... unfortunately I don't really sell just bars. You know, the thing is, that till the heat treating of a finished blade, I don't actually know that it is good or not. Because the hand forging, there is the possibility of weld flaws, which shows itself only at the quench. If there is a weld flaw, it rips open the blade immediately, making the blade useless :( and letting you with a long face.
I can't allow this to happen anywhere else out of my shop. Hope you understand.
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~DS-Dasher Aug 29, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
well... id honnestly prefer the risk but i understand. the little true damascus ive made had been for rings. and turning the wagon rim and lawn mower blade into that has proven to never leave a solid piece. theres always a crack where it didnt weld and by the time i finish expanding the finger hole it... well... its pretty obvious and i dont even quench them. i havnt posted pictures for a reason. also, i can make do with a crack, ive only made a few knifes that even are worthy of being compaired to yours. i have one steel cable knife and then like 5 rebar knifes that are half decent (no cracks or burn marks.) visitors come and go asking questions so its not the ideal environment for fine quality work... :\
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~hellize Aug 30, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Thanks :)
They say that repeating is the mother of knowledge ;) Just gather a little more experience and I'm sure you will achieve what you want!
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Try using leaf spring and some old file. They are welding together magnificently and give a very good blade ;)
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~DS-Dasher Aug 30, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
but theyre both high carbon? i though it worked and looked best if it was high carbon steel and iron?
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