Metallurgy Monday #1: Heat treating different steels in the same blade
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2024
- How is it that two different steels in a pattern welded Damascus blade are both properly heat treated? Is that possible?
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You’re clearly very knowledgeable and always have good content, I just don’t think most people are gonna pay to watch it, there’s just so much free content out there these days. Great looking knifes 👍
Yes, it would seem you are correct
Might be a good idea to layer in some compelling visuals of forging, quenching, cold treatment, etc. while maintaining your narrative.
I believe one reason lots of us make patterned steel out of 1084 and 15n20 is that the HT temps and times are essentially the same for both steels, which simplifies the process. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
You bet, thanks for watching
This is officially now the "Good Eats" show equivalent in the forging world and that would make you the "Alton Brown" equivalent host.
Thanks for the video. Amazing as always!
The amount of information and knowledge about steels has always amazed me, I'll be watching :) thanks for the video.
Yes, it's a fascinating subject, thanks for watching!
Even though the technique is as old as the hills, differential hardening even with modernized blade-making steels yields some incredible results. Claying the spine and core is how the katana masters did most of their magic (not to include the methods and steel chemistry itself, just in regards to heat treat here). If you're looking for one of the finest sources on the method and more than you'd ever want to know, scoop around for a book by Yoshindo Yoshihara and curated/translated by the Kapps. Adapt what you like and bear in mind that crucible steel wasn't around in the modern sense of the word in this application, but it's one of my favorite books on the topic.
I enjoy listening to you go more in depth with your metallurgy knowledge. I mainly forge damascus and use it as outer layers for san mai or forge welding a different steel into a canister billet axe head. I always liked that look of a single solid piece of steel for the cutting edge. It would be very cool to do an extremely dissimilar damascus blade to get a kind of serrated blade just because of the different steels like your damascus yakut. Keep it up Elijah! We all like learning from you
I am a beginner knife maker and this is very interesting.
Fantastic information, thank you! Looking forward to this series.
You are starting to make me wish I had a heat treating kiln......Not so much for knives but I can make better tools with better heat treatment and better suited steels
THanks for sharing
Yep heat treat kilns are great for consistent and repeatable results. It takes some of the operator error component out also. Thanks for watching!
Fantastic video, thank you.
You do beautiful work, have you ever thought of doing giveaways? Timothy Dyck and some other guys I follow will do that periodically, get a free entry with every online purchase or sometimes just pick a random person that subscribes and comments. Seems to be a good way to draw attention to your channel and gain some more followers. Just a thought 👍
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Very technical info, I see why you’re calling it metallurgical Monday. Agree with other comments that most people don’t want to pay for something they can find for free. It’s good content, just not going to drive viewership. Most people just recommend Dr Larrin Thomas’ book and then hammer away. Most of the people watching these videos, myself included, don’t have a heat treating kiln so it’s a gamble to play with specialty steels. I know it’s your livelihood and what helps feed your family so giveaways wouldn’t be an option but how about a raffle? You’re a great knife maker and a lot of us would like to have one of your knives but as usual cost is an issue. You could do a whole series on a “special” knife and then hold a raffle for it. Even at $10 if you get 100 people it would cover costs. I personally make my own knives but have and would buy more raffle tickets for a chance to own a well known smiths blade. I just bought tickets in two other smiths raffles last week. It lets me know where my work stands as well, if I won. Just my 2 cents but I like the older content better. Thanks for years of videos, I’ve learned from you.
Thanks for the input. My main problem is having time to do all the ideas or possibilities. I have other content planned that's more like the older videos. I just seem to be perpetually behind, haha. Thanks for watching
geesh, when I was taught how to make knivesm40myears ago we didn't have fancy dohickies so we learned y color of the metal. pair of cheap sunglass and your good to go ,nor did we have all the fancy stills back then, but a good go to was any spring steel . you could San mai 1095 and wrought iron then toss that into an acid and get a cool looking blade. At 70 years old I still don't have much fancy stuff..I did break down on my 63 birthday after having a heart attack and get a medium sized hammer press. Other then that it's my WWII lath . belt grinder's I made myself and hammers.