JMJones Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I know very little about stainless steels in general and was wondering what mix of steels would show contrast for stainless Damascus jewelry? It would not have to be harden-able like a blade. I also already have 416 on hand.ThanksJohn www.jmjonesknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Use google to search the forum. There were some threads on this. There was an Argentinian smith (I forget his name now), that used to post all the time that had a few stainless PW tutorials. In Google enter site:bladesmithsforum.com "you search phrase" I keep waiting for Jul to post one (hint, hint, Jul). I've welded 440c to 1095 before. It was a pain in the ass, but it worked. Luck -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrod Miller Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 440C to 1095!!! I knew you were a little nuts Dave (in the best possible firey beard kind of way), but that is just down right crazy! JLoose.com says he uses 304L and 316L. The L stands for "low carbon", 0.03% max instead of 0.08%. This is for carbide reduction, and I imagine that carbides would make things trickier, so I would stick with the L version of those. Just a guess though, never forge welded stainless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerrell Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 you might reach out to Karl Anderson he makes some wonderful 416 and 1095 knives. http://andersenforge.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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