Welding Rod Damascus Knife, Forging Electrodes Blacksmithing and Knifemaking Project
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- Forge welding a knife with 7018E welding electrodes. These welding rods are commonly used for mild steel arc welding applications. Today I'm going to incorporate a bunch of these rods into a super cool knife. The edge steel is 80CrV2 high carbon steel.
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As a retired welder/steamfitter I always wondered about the stubs in my stub bucket. Tig wire has a coating of copper on all the carbon rods up to chrome rod and stainless rods. Stubs in a canister of 6010-5p+ and 7018 would give a nice pattern without the powder I'd think because 7018 is lighter in color and more malleable and your 5p+ is darker. Plus stubs are just going in the scrap barrel so why not.
I’m pretty sure the wire is all the same it’s the flux composition that makes the difference and adds the different compounds in the puddle.
@@cameronlamb7274 you are correct the core electrode is trash steel loaded with impurities the flux contains deoxidizers slag formers and alloying elements to give the “as welded” mechanical properties noted in the classification 60xx 70xx etc
@@joelhoughton2593 "Trash steel" ? It's apparent you don't know much about welding rod. The flux is a deoxidizer and protects during fusion and cool down. That is by far it's main function. Yes you can have alloying agents in the flux but I would wager there is next to none in 7018. All the alloying agents are in the steel rod itself, which throws out your assertion of "trash"
@@xenuno try knocking the flux off and using it as a tig rod… it is rim steel
@@joelhoughton2593 It is mild steel of high quality. The flux does more than I gave it credit for as the core rod for 6010 and 7018 apparently are the same composition.
I can honestly say: I have seen a lot of bladesmith videos, starting with Forged In Fire, and others, and I was a welder when I served in the Navy, but not once did I ever think that welding rods could be forged into a blade! that's one of the reasons I love watching these videos; the creativity and artistry that goes into bladesmithing!
Finally , someones videos who are simple,imformative , and enjoyable. No ad derailing is so appreciated
I’m so glad you actually forged the tip, not cut the tip in like all these other TH-cam crap blademakers. They don’t know the “why” you should forge not cut on the tips and the entire blade and tang. They don’t realize they are putting stress risers in the grain. Bunch of ignorant copycats or wannabe’s is all they are. A forged tip and tang will ALWAYS be stronger than any cut in.
Coat hangers and welding rod are one and the same material. That's a dirty little secret that could have saved you a lot of time and money.
World needs more man like you. God bless you. Keep up the good work!
I have watched a lot of forging videos and this one is by far the most detailed, great job 👍
i would definitely buy it for my wife!
Awesome and I love the Appeal to Heaven Flag!
Honestly this has a pretty good example of why edge geometry matters.better than most anyway
Ok I'll have to come back but the drill trick at beginning is cool I can already see it coming in handy, thanks
3:50 the welded billet is literally loose inside of the cannister! That white paint never ceases to amaze me.
Love the olive drab handle that screams jungle blade!
I like the pattern it's very clear and too forging. good kitchen knife tnx
In many cases, the core in 7018 is a low carbon iron rather than mild steel. I believe Carbon in a 7018 deposit is on the order of 0.07% max. Also, in addition to the deoxidizers in the coating the manganese content is picked up from the coating. Most stick rods get the alloy content from the coating. Basically, the electrode really only provided bulk to the mix and dilution of the 1084. E70S-6 tig rod would contribute a little more Carbon and 1+% manganese to the alloy. This would slightly improve hardenability to the body of the blade and a little extra toughness. E70S rod is available without copper coating. INE and Midalloy should have it available. Working from memory on this since I retired a few years ago, but confident in being generally correct.
Im a welder, when I saw this I was definitely intrigued. Great work man.
Thanks I appreciate it!
The pattern turned out beautiful. I really like the looks of this knife! That's for sharing Elijah!
Nice Damascus pattern!
Awesome job, I have lots of knives and one Damascus knife that I rarely use. I like that knife, I think it's art I should get a case for it 😂.
Beautiful knife and beautiful beard
Better lookn than I expected. . Thanks for the vid
Learn something new everyday, I didn't even know what kind of metal welding rods were made from.
That turned out really really nice. Thanks for another great video.
Nice.
Too close to 100K. 👏👏👏
Super nice pattern on this one! I really appreciate you providing tips as you go such as how to forge the San mai core around the tip and how to fix the edge geometry when it didn’t pass the first test before thinking the heat treat failed. Great video!
Need to get some big old beefy 2024 rods in there mixed in with some 6010 along with those 7018!!!!🍻
Bet making a smaller diameter dowel making jig would have ripped that flux right off. Just attach a drill to the end and run it through a couple times.
I put mine in a drill, then run them against a wire wheel on a bench grinder.
All the way from South Africa I really enjoy your builds thanks for sharing!
Thank you sir!
If you line the canister with burnt stainless foil it will pop off even easier. But the paint worked great.
(Burnt stainless foil is just regular stainless foil oxidized with a torch or forge)
I've used the foil in the past, but I prefer the paint
@@FireCreekForge good stuff, whatever works best for you!
A beautiful knife without a beautiful sheath is just an addition to the scrapmetals in your shop.
That turned out really nice! Im a big fan of the san mai edge with damascus patterns! Very cool!
as a welder, i clicked onto this video and my initial thought was "what a waste of 7018's'' but by god was i wrong...
Awesome! Next up... USE the rods. Build up a huge pile of weld. Then use that pile of weld, as your starting block...
Watched another creator do this recently but he welded the cleaned electrodes together and went hammer happy with the flux
still love your work and the way you explain what you are doing and why you did it.
Awesome work
Ok. I’m only like 5 minutes into this video….I’ve seen several forging/blacksmithing videos, and let me just say…I really appreciate the explanation of what you’re doing. The process is very interesting but most of these videos just show the forging and don’t actually explain anything. This is great.
The laddering really did add to creating a nice pattern.
Absolutely beautiful work I love Damascus knives and axes great to see such good forge work good 💯💯💯
Excellent forging skills!
Thank you very much!
Very nice pattern, and ditto knife. 👍
Knife came out great, Elijah! Really enjoy watching your videos! Thanks for sharing my brother! 😎👍🏻🔨🔥🔪
Thank you for shielding your welding
you are the king of canister.
In the future, stick them in the oven at 550° for an hour. The flux dries out and comes off more easily.
It doesn't work like that for 7018,if it did my flux would have fallen off ages ago,my 7018 rods stay in the oven.
@@dolphincliffs8864 yeah, only been welding for 20 years. You put them in a heater at between 150-200°f to keep them dry. When you crank the heat up, it hardens the flux making it easier to knock off.
@@NOTSOSLIMJIM Yep,sure as heck wouldn't set the oven to 550!
I kept all the half burnt rods from school too,kids love wasting consumables. Went to welding school last year in January at age 51. Wanted to learn smaw.
I really appreciate the explanation as your video plays... thx, excellent job and beautiful knife !!!
Great pattern! That's quite the choppa you got there, well done 👍🏽
the beard id majestic
Another job well done, looks amazing. I wanted to buy it, but I got a chance at getting on your books today. Someone else will get to enjoy it.
That's a beautiful knife! Thanks for sharing with us.
loved it, and thanks for the tips.
very cool, the etch difference is amazing.
That was a great Knife Project, thanks for sharing! Nice to see it done right instead of those channels that fake it
Very good work, beautiful Damascus steel knife. I am fascinated by the creation of forged knives. I send you a big hug and blessings for you and your family from Buenos Aires Argentina
Looks Great !!
The pattern in the steel looks almost like a cross between a Cable Damascus and a rain drop pattern. Looks good.
Thank you
That came out beautiful!
Now that's a knoif!
Clean the rods with a wire wheel, cleans them super fast
Beautiful knife
That turned out awesome!
I've seen this done with a rods in a vise and twisted/folded
I like the subtlety of the pattern
That turned out really nice.
That came out looking awesome!! Btw love the grinding room! I need to that.
Love the final results!
That turned out great 👍.
That turned out so dope! This may sound controversial, but I'm not a huge fan of pattern welded steel blades, however, I love how the pattern turned out on this blade. Nicely done, Elijah!!!!
I think you did a great job with the knife, and the video.
Great video. I'd like to see a video where you make a good, heavy base that will hold your vise so it is solid, instead of moving all over the place when using it.
just get a big truck rim. weld in riser, fill with concrete. problem is you cant move it around
Interesting, came out almost like a raindrop pattern damascus. well done
Me and my friends are wasted because we had to drink every time you said the word ubiquitous
Beautiful work!!
Marvelous work !! Congratulations !!
Nice work!
I've seen people asking about keeping the flux on the rods to help with the forge welding. Definitely a no no.
The flux on welding rods will result in glass like inclusions in the weld. Flux has to be removed prior to making another pass when building up welds in structural settings. If the flux is not removed, you get inclusions and your weld could very well fail inspection.
Would not make a good blade.
Once again u killed thanks for sharing it with us all
Very unique looking pattern, I like it!
Great idea thanks
Wow when u use metal u do it with amazing creativity and damn nice to look at and very functional you truely are a master of your craft
That's a beautiful chopper
Another awesome knife!
Well done
Great work
😊
i wonder if its possible to get a geometric pattern on damascus by filling a canister with a bunch of small steel tetrahedrons. I know little to nothing about forging, but i think a geometric damascus blade would be awesome.
San mai steel for life!
Cool idea and beautiful work!
Great video as always!
Absolutely love the shape to this blade, looks a classic shape (if it ain’t broke don’t fix it kind of thing) and brilliant choice of handle material. Can really see this being used in the bush.
BRILLIANT!!!
I bet a stoody hard facing welding rod would be some good rods to do this with. They do air harden very easy the the material they are made of us hardenable. Maybe something to think of. Love your videos!!
Thanks for sharing subscribed
Cool project,,, as usual 😎
WOWED again It’s a Beautiful knife
nice looking blade, good job man.
As always a great video and a very commendable end product. Fantastic work!
Cool. Great skills
I've got a few pounds of some old black rods. From what I remember half was a high nickel rod for hard surfacing. Remembered it was hell to grind even with a hard stone, hardly and spark and just scratches on the bead. I beared down hatd on the hand grinder n it was bogging. Not a cheap 1 either. Think was marked atlas on some of them. Got some old bluish green coated rods, heavy flux on them to. Ill have to get out to garage n take a look. Got a few chrome molly rods and sure some for stainless. Been some years since I looked at these. They'd need to be ovened before used to weld wonder how they would work
Nice work!
Sehr schönes Messer & danke für das schöne Video 👍
Nice work! Beautiful knife. I subd after watching this. Keep them coming!
If drill a hole in a piece of steel the same size as the welding rod steel then just chuck the bear end in a drill and push it through the hole you drilled and all the flux comes off leaving clean rod