damascus knife

making damascus

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• damascus
• forge
• coal
• blacksmith
• fire
• knife

[GoatLord66]

if u weld together two rods of iron and start forging them, will the metal from the welding rod make any pattern?

[StevenSagal]

yes i made it in 10th grade shop class i have a much better setup these days.

[Yoona1991]

That gotta be some hard work without a powerhammer. And thats a nice forge you have, did you make it yourself? I just started with damascus my self to. :)

[StevenSagal]

i typed in the wrong blank if the 2 rods have diferent amonts of carbon

[calmackie]

Yeah like people have said before that anvil needs a better mount, like a tree stump. Your hammer shoud bounce off the anvil not with the anvil.

[StevenSagal]

I have a much beter set up these days

[BOBAbladeMAR]

i wish you have a wooden block under that anvil

[Brasilikilt]

Borax straight from the box tends to just sit on top of the metal.

If you melt it into a metal dish or tray, and then break it up before fluxing your metal with it, the hot metal just sucks it up into every nook and cranny and makes for a better weld.

Try it and you'll see what I mean.

[micmoable]

banging around on anvils and steel can really screw your elbows up over time--or that's what I've heard a blacksmith/knifemaker say

[abradras]

hilarious :D

[firelord3377]

u wish u had a power hammer? try it with a bigger anvil, a base where the anvil is locked and stone ground for the basement.

this could help u very much. each jumping of the anvil, shout down the power of the hammer pounch.

[howshawthebrave]

WOOOOOD!

[savageknives1]

it must be a real pain in the ass with all that light. i would have waited till dark to weld in the open.

[aduntoridas80]

Hahahahahahaha!!!!

[TheStyxWolf]

lolz yeah, its all loose n shaky xP

[whittleddownbattery]

Haha, good ol' borax.