Rafał Garbacik Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hello! Some time ago I have started the project of wolf teeth spearhead that Niels Provos had posted, and I discovered that in the middle of process So firstly, I want to show you ready spearhead, and then photos of process of forging step by step. Please enjoy and comment The spearhead's socket is 21cm long and blade is 45cm long and 7cm wide, socket is forge welded from old iron, blade is made of 50HF spring steel and low carbon S235 steel. Each teeth is welded from separate piece of tooth. Firstly , I drew the project in the 1:1 scale with every dimension: Then I cut the pieces from steel sheet for blades, twist and core. I used S235 and 50HF 2mm steel sheet. Billets ready for welding, 2 on the right are made of 20-layer only 50HF steel, next is made of 16 layer S235/50HF for twist and the last one on the left is made of 26-layer S235/50HF billet for the core. Now after the first welding, everything is ready for cleaning and cutting. The bar for blades was cut in 5 pieces, so after welding it has 100 layers, The billet for twist was cut into 2 pieces and there was added a solid piece of 50HF steel in the middle, and the bar for core was cut into 4 pieces, so after welding it has around 100 layers. the bars are ready and the longest one will be twisted into 4 separate pieces, on the left there is the test piece for socket to check the dimensions that i need for welding. Preparation of core, shorter pieces are made of s235, loger ones of 50HF steel for contrast. The bars for blades are cut into 3 pieces each, so now they will have 300 layers.. Core is ready and 2 billets are made of 2 pieces of twist There are 2 pieces of welded twist and a piece of bar made of old iron After cleaning and cutting I made a billet from old iron,and also I cut the twist and welded it on the core. The twist was welded with core, and old iron plate for socket is ready. I forged the blade bars into square, 2cmx2cm. Now i forge the shape of blades, after that I cut the teeth in it, and from the piece of round bar s235 I forged the bar, grinded it to shape that matches the teeth grooves, cut it into small pieces, placed it into the grooves and welded it to the blade. There you can see all of the pieces that were used for the welded spearhead. On the right there is the mandrel for welding the socket. Teeth welded into the blade bars. All of the pieces for the blade are welded and ready to forge, The plate for socket is cut and cleaned. And this is the blade after welding it into one piece. There is the plate after rolling it on the mandrel. And this is how it looks after welding process. I welded on the swage block, before welding I heated the mandrel up to the orange temperature, and when socket reached welding temperature, I placed the mandrel inside it and welded it on the swage block, after each welding I removed the mandrel, heated up the socket and so on. Then I welded the socket into the rest of the spearhead, grinded it and heat treated. This is how it looks after the heat treating. And ready for etching the spearhead. Regards, Rafał Garbacik. 7 http://picasaweb.google.com/117577970697720653989 Photos of my works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Wow! Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michal Plezia Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Amazing skill I like how you forge welded all those teeth separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Detrick Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Holy crap, that is awesome work! Beautiful spear! “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Provos Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 That's a great looking spearhead. Well done! and thanks for sharing all your process. It's always really nice to see how others approach projects like these. Niels Provos The Serpent in the Sword Videos - Sword Resource Search Listen to my Activ8te EDM music releases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafał Garbacik Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thanks all of You 1 hour ago, nprovos said: That's a great looking spearhead. Well done! and thanks for sharing all your process. It's always really nice to see how others approach projects like these. Well, I like making photostories of my most challenging projects It will be great if it helps anyone with their own project http://picasaweb.google.com/117577970697720653989 Photos of my works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles dP Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thanks Rafal. One day (when I have a lot more skill) it will help "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...
Pieter-Paul Derks Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 That is amazing! Unbelievable how much work and how much different pieces are needed to make such a spearhead. One Day I will be brave (and crazy) enough to try a project like this myself http://mefecit.nl/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C-S Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 @Rafał Garbacik Just stunning. Thanks so much for sharing your WIP. Talented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Amazing work, this must be the finest super spear point i have seen thus far. Thanks for posting ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Lipinski Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 It is really amazing! I admire your skills! Very clean and precise work. Probably straight lines are the most difficult to achieve. Congratualtions! lipinskimetalart.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Wow, that's some very impressive work! 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...
Alan Longmire Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 8 hours ago, GEzell said: Wow, that's some very impressive work! Impressive enough to set fire to a beard, would you say? I do! All Fiery Beards in favor say aye. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emiliano Carrillo Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Impressive enough indeed! Seconded 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michal Plezia Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Third! No doubts about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Pierce Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Thanks for sharing, very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Then it shall be done! Rafal, you have permission to ignite your beard. Or you can send me a photo of you and I'll make an attempt myself, Photoshop willing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 This is fantastic. Thank you for sharing the WIP so generously. -----------------------------------------------"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...
Caleb Harris Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I haven't seem something like this in a while. This is amazing! Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Lipinski Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Congratulations! lipinskimetalart.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dougherty Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Man, that is fantastic. Thank you for such a detailed WIP. You and Niels are making me want to try this... -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafał Garbacik Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Thanks all of you for appreciating my work, Your support is meaningful for me, also thank You for letting me join Your fire beard group, I wasn't even expecting that. It's a great honour. I promise I will keep working on interesting, demanding projects. Regards, Rafał Garbacik. 1 http://picasaweb.google.com/117577970697720653989 Photos of my works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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