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Stainless damascus making - 304 and 420 MV


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This one is a small tutorial as I was alone and taking the pictures myself. I'll have another one with a fully stainless san mai up in the near future, so stay tuned!

 

After making the canister, I put some kitchen paper soaked in WD40 inside. This will burn and consume the O2 inside the can, creating the reduced atmosphere needed for the welding of stainless steels.

 

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Can filled with alternated sheets of 304 (0.3mm) and 420 MV -420 with added Molibdenum Vanadium- (0.7mm)

 

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Then I gotta weld it closed so no extra O2 gets inside.

 

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After pressing it.

 

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Blue print of the desired claw shape.

 

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Bear claw mirror polished, ready for the acid etch.

 

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About to to etch it in the acid for 15 minutes.

 

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Out of the acid bath, just washed with water and baking soda. Note how black the 420 MV gets!

 

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After a little polishing.

 

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And that's it, I'll get cooler pics of the claw on the weekend, before it goes up North for its new owner.

 

 

 

And since we're at it, a knife I'm about to finish for another customer.

 

San mai damascus from 1010/1070 with a 5160 core.

7 1/4" overall length, 3 3/4" from tip of the blade to bolster. 3/16" thickness. Halloween micarta handles with mokume bolsters.

 

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Ariel

Edited by Ariel Salaverria

Ariel Salaverria

 

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Ariel,

 

Great tutorial! Those teeth came out great. I have been looking for a stainless with a lot of Molibdenum in it for a while now. I've heard of the 420M before, but have never been able to find a supplier of it. May I ask how you acquired your 420mv?

 

Thanks

Zach

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That is some amazing work. The contrast between light and dark really makes for a great finished product.

Have you ever thought about the life of steel? It's interesting to think that you can control the fate of a piece of metal.

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