TOBY Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 (edited) Having been bitten by the folder bug, and inspired by Mr Fisk's "Old thorny" folder (No# 4 of his 2007 pieces) http://www.fisk-knives.com/MICRO_INVITATIONAL_SHOW.html So i thought i would have a go at making something similar, first off the steel.... not a complicated pattern (but i did have to scratch my head once or twice before i started ) and this is how i did it first off start off with 13 layers of steel, 20c and 15n20, i doubled up on the 15n20 to get and even thickness in the layers this was then welded up and drawn out into one bar 15mm (or) 1/2" square. and then cut up into eight pieces and restacked now tack welded and ready for welding billet welded up ready for drawing out (note - be sure to keep dimentions similar to avoid making the "squares" of the weave dissimilar) billet drawn out to 14" and cut up into 7 pieces ready for a restack all stacked up and ready for welding welded up - next cut off handle and weld to end so the billet can be trued up and made neat and tidy all trued up and given a quick grind and etch to see if we have messed up:rolleyes: now i just have to take a slice off and see if i can make it into something sharp thanks for looking - i will post update when i get a chance to make it into a knife;) Edited October 6, 2008 by TOBY Regards TOBY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 That is a lovely piece of steel! Very nice to see the step by step making of it... Will you be forging in the point, or grinding it? Looks like Jerry ground his, it would be interesting to see how the pattern would look forged out into a blade. George Ezell, bladesmith" How much useful knowledge is lost by the scattered forms in which it is ushered to the world! How many solitary students spend half their lives in making discoveries which had been perfected a century before their time, for want of a condensed exhibition of what is known."Buffonview some of my work RelicForge on facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Potter Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Very nice, thanks for the tutorial Ben Potter Bladesmith It's not that I would trade my lot Or any other man's, Nor that I will be ashamed Of my work torn hands- For I have chosen the path I tread Knowing it would be steep, And I will take the joys thereof And the consequences reap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D. Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 That is so cool... Amazing work! I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend" J.R.R. Tolkien www.CedarloreForge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFogg Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Nice job Toby. Thanks for taking the time to photograph and share the construction. Don Fogg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ouellette Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Looks good Toby. That must be some funky steel if it turns purple Bob O "When I raise my flashing sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will take vengeance upon mine enemies, and I will repay those who haze me. Oh, Lord, raise me to Thy right hand and count me among Thy saints." My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Knowles Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Nice job! Great way to maximize your material. Loaf is good , Accordian is Bad Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Stokes Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 That is awesome work! Thank you for taking the time to document all of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Your basket weave is beautiful !!!!! but I keep looking at the pictures and I can't figure out how you exposed the pattern without accordianin cutting..I know it's somewhere in the restacking, but you lost me....I'd really appreciate it if you can explain a little more....Thanks "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Murch Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Great job. What power hammer is that you have? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOBY Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 Your basket weave is beautiful !!!!! but I keep looking at the pictures and I can't figure out how you exposed the pattern without accordianin cutting..I know it's somewhere in the restacking, but you lost me....I'd really appreciate it if you can explain a little more....Thanks Thanks Arthur, and if you imagine a finished billet ready to be accordian cut - then cut it up into small tablets, turn these through 90deg and carefully weld together - you now have the face end of the previous billet showing multiple times down the length of your newley welded billet, hope this helps, easy to show in person but not so easy to explane with words Great job. What power hammer is that you have? Its a 40kg Massey Anyang Regards TOBY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeze Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 HI TOBY,GOOOOOD JOB!AND GOOD TUTORIAL,IF YOU WILL MAKE A KNIFE HOW THE FEATHER DAMASCUS IT WILL BE SUPER.CIAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I love this pattern, would I be able to make a hammer out of this??? Because I think that if I double up the 1/2" bars in a 2" square, then draw out and stack again, I could get a 2" Sqaure hammer that is like 3-3.5" long. Nice 3.5-4lb hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B McKenzie Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Well I've got this one figured, but I still haven't figured out that feather pattern yet. The way you stacked that billet for the final weld just showed me yet another reason me buying a new air hammer was such a good idea. The long stroke makes it perfect for this type of work. Nice job Toby, and thanks again for showing us how it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle o'donnell Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 HI TOBY,GOOOOOD JOB!AND GOOD TUTORIAL,IF YOU WILL MAKE A KNIFE HOW THE FEATHER DAMASCUS IT WILL BE SUPER.CIAO LOOK AT HOW EXCITED HE IS!!!!!! there is a fine line between creation and destruction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Leonard Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 LOOK AT HOW EXCITED HE IS!!!!!! LOL! I pictured this "Pour Bien Desirer" Alpha Tester for "Chivalry: Medieval Warfare" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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