Thanks for the video. It is great when talented gunsmiths share their knowledge. Question: were the bbls plugged when boiling them in the distilled water?
Either its not damascus barrels or u didnt have them polished good enough when u started blueing. If u cant see it before u blue u will not after and if u make the blue to dark u can male the finish sp dark it is hard to see or even cant see the damascus.
@@jeffreyburney6161 they were made before ww1 like that because we did not have the methods of making modern fluid steel barrels, steel was twisted and forged welded thus giving it that pattern, they are weaker than modern barrels hence why black powder loads, they also have issues of rust sometimes getting between the forge welds and further weakening them
Excellent video. What Steve did is actually a lot of hard work. He makes it look easy. A job like this also requires a lot of patience.
nice thanks. how do decide if a weld fix can survive being fired or not?
I've met Steve, and he's a very open guy, willing to share what he knows.
A great video with proper rust blueing.
I would love to see those TIG repairs!
Great video! What ratio do you use for your etching solution?
Thank Master. Your opinión its unvaluable. Greetings
Thanks for the video. It is great when talented gunsmiths share their knowledge. Question: were the bbls plugged when boiling them in the distilled water?
The plugs used during the boiling process were just there to provide a handle, not to prevent water from entering the bore.
stunning video :)
Nice work
I couldnt get mine to take. I pretty much did what you said. I have a beautiful rustic blue color but no Damascus. Help?
Either its not damascus barrels or u didnt have them polished good enough when u started blueing. If u cant see it before u blue u will not after and if u make the blue to dark u can male the finish sp dark it is hard to see or even cant see the damascus.
I have never seen a Damascus shotgun barrel. Would it be safe to fire, modern shotgun ammunition in those barrels?
generally no, you would only want to fire appropriate black powder loads
@ thank you for the information. I was just curious to know because I’ve never seen one.
@@jeffreyburney6161 they were made before ww1 like that because we did not have the methods of making modern fluid steel barrels, steel was twisted and forged welded thus giving it that pattern, they are weaker than modern barrels hence why black powder loads, they also have issues of rust sometimes getting between the forge welds and further weakening them
You can explain how to perform open heart surgery, but one shouldn't attempt to perform it at home! Great work!
Beautiful rifle
Sir , I have a set of damascus barrels that has a crack. Can you weld it for me? How can I contact you?
And, what about the parts that you TIG welded ?
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You lost me at the bench wire wheel. Im surprised you dont leave it outside for a week between steps for a nice rerusting
Why are you blueing Damascus barrels? They should be browned to enhance the pattern. "Blueing" or blacking as we call it is for modern steel.