Conan Dunlap Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Joshua States said: You took the billet up to too many layers before turning 90 degrees (called forging on the bias) and stacking. You need to forge on the bias after the initial billet is welded together. Then forge it out flat, cut and stack, lather, rinse, repeat. Thanks, I will try that next time, appreciate the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Dunlap Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, Joshua States said: If you forge what you have out flat, you will distort the pattern and stretch it out. It will still look pretty good, but it's probably going to end up looking more like random Damascus than anything else. That is what I did with this block, and not only does it look random, I am afraid the joints will be obvious. Oh well, every mistake is learning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 52 minutes ago, Conan Dunlap said: every mistake is learning There are a lot of pinned topics in the Beginner's Place forum boards. They are pinned for good reason. Reading them, and following the guidance provided, will lessen the learning curve considerably. “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Dunlap Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Thanks, I just saw your pattern manipulation post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Gerber Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Attended a new market Saturday morning, shared a stall with my "neigbour" Mike who had a small forge & anvil setup, he spent the day forging nails to the great amusement of some people, and I actually sold a cleaver, almost 2 cleavers! Somehow managed to make myself light the forge later that afternoon, need to get making because my stock is very low. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyO Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) Not really knife related, but I'll call it forging practice and hammer control. (OK, not knife related at all...) Anyway, a fellow artist at the space I rent asked if I could help trick out a bike for his kid, and have it finished in a week. Here's what we came up with. I wish I had more time to plan and forge, would have done it in fewer pieces so as to avoid having to weld and grind the joints. Edited March 16, 2022 by billyO 7 RIP Bear....be free! as always peace and love billyO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 That is pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Price Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 No picture yet, but I forged a damascus screwdriver last night, just to see if I could. I think it'll turn out pretty neat when it's finished. 2 The Tidewater Forge Christopher Price, Bladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Middleton Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 47 minutes ago, Christopher Price said: I forged a damascus screwdriver last night, just to see if I could. Sounds like we have a new entry into this year's KITH! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 Today I took a piece of 1095 flat bar, 19" long, 1.5" wide, and .25" thick. I forged 3 kitchen knives. Rough ground them to 220 grit (after dismantling part of my surface grinder and fixing it) and clayed them for hamon. Then I quenched them and cleaned them off. Edge is over 64 HRC according to my testing chisels. They are in the temper now. 8 hours ago, Christopher Price said: I forged a damascus screwdriver last night, Awesome! Can't wait to see the finished product. 2 “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles dP Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 17 hours ago, Joshua States said: On 3/16/2022 at 4:39 PM, Christopher Price said: I forged a damascus screwdriver last night, Awesome! Can't wait to see the finished product. Ditto on both "The way we win matters" (Ender Wiggins) Orson Scott Card Nos qui libertate donati nescimus quid constat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Abbott Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 This is gonna be cool. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Middleton Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Ran an 80 acre grass fire at a deer farm this evening. The property manager was grateful for the help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Basket hilts roasting on an open forge..... This is the kid I'm helping with his project. You may remember the sword blade from last fall. We did HT last weekend, and we did the basket today. Smart guy made a 2-D paper pattern, adjusted for fit, and had it laser cut. All we did was heat and scroll/bend/form over stakes. He's going to fit the hollow spherical pommel during the next week and we'll put it all together after that. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 I got bored. This is the first thing I've forged in well over a year. This stump anvil is one of the last things I forged before my little break. I might get it out of the stump and forge weld a high carbon face on it and it might become my KITH project for this year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert McCann Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Hopefully I'll do some twisting tomorrow. It will be my second time with multi bars. Groceries and chores first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I got a wild hair and decided to make a bit. The knife maker in me messed it up and made it super straight, thin, and light. My horse said the mouth piece needs some slight adjustment too. I lost count of how many times I sanded the shanks and mouth peice and then soldered or welded something to it and had to resand. Or I melted the copper inlays out and had to redo those. I had to make the shanks twice too. Learning new processes is always fun. It makes me appreciate making knives. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Very cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyO Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) OK, here's a knife post of a recent completion (just got pics back from my neighbor). 6" Chef's knife with 225 layer (maybe 300?) raindrop pattern in 1084/15N20 with stabilized Big Leaf Maple burl handle and African Blackwood bolster. Edited March 22, 2022 by billyO 7 RIP Bear....be free! as always peace and love billyO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 22 hours ago, Faye said: I got a wild hair That's an understatement..... Nice work. 9 hours ago, billyO said: 6" Chef's knife with 225 layer (maybe 300?) raindrop pattern in 1084/15N20 with stabilized Big Leaf Maple burl handle and African Blackwood bolster. That looks mighty handy 1 “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary LT Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 @billyO……the handle and blade compliment each other. Really nice work! @Faye…….this bit is something else Faye, most impressive work. Gary LT 1 "I Never Met A Knife I Didn't Like", (Will Rogers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Gastellu Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/21/2022 at 7:25 PM, Faye said: I got a wild hair and decided to make a bit Wow that is so cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Gerber Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Mighty nice @billyO, pattern in the steel and the wood matches beautifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeroen Zuiderwijk Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) Well, since it's steel related Last couple of weeks I've been busy re-restoring my antique cargo tricycle. Stripping down all the bits, and hopefully doing a better paint job this time. I restored it befor 10 years ago, when I didn't have a clue what I was doing and very much learning as I went. Coincidentally, similar leafsprings have been my main source of steel during the years I was actively forging. Though those leafsprings were even older, of the hand carts that predate these cargo tricycles. And the mud guard brackets were made in my force 10 years ago Edited March 23, 2022 by Jeroen Zuiderwijk 3 Jeroen Zuiderwijk Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/barbarianmetalworking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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