I must say I only found you now. I really cant express how refreshing it is to see the real problems and issues that can arise.Way to many channels with High dollar workshops and power hammers that cost more than a small house..You have a new subscriber. Please keep it coming.
I had a lot of problems with my Damascus billets having flaws and delamination till I upgraded to a forced air double burner setup I made and I let the billet soak in the heat turning it for even heating ever few mins for about 10mins before trying to forge weld it together. my old venturi style burners just didn't get hot enough and the inside of the billet wasn't getting up to an even forge welding temp causing the delams
Jusmyname Adkins I had an oxy-acetylene cutting torch set up which you can see in the background. I didn't have a rose bud tip to use so I gave up on it thinking I might damage the anvil. I wasn't sure how critical it would be. 😕 I might have to look into a weed burner... good idea. 👍
@@WJBlades don't use acetylene you called internal cracks on the Anvil the propane with the weed burner is a slower and wider area of heat acetylene Rosebud is to direct plus it cost too much when I was building train cars the process called for propane weed burner to join cast metal to 1/2 inch thick plate steel ... the welds were X-ray inspection and all of mine passed ... the temp for it to not Crack was 250 ... I'd heat the opposite side you work from so about 150 and that should sustain for a good 35 40 minutes once the core reaches 80 degrees the surface area you are pounding on should not call delamination or crack the Anvil
@@jusmynameadkins8474 Acetylene can definitely be more direct. If I had a rose bud I wouldn't have heated the top. I would've heated it carefully from the base letting it soak up to the hardened steel plate. With that said, I agree that propane would be a less direct more economical opinion. In the future I'll probably just use a mild steel striker that I'm not worried about damaging. I already have a few chunks picked out.
@@jusmynameadkins8474 Don't get me wrong, I'd like money to put back into this craft. Lord knows it's getting pricey to do this. The problem is I don't have the tools to be efficient at this. Unless someone really appreciates the fact that I'm making one of a kind pieces by hand, they aren't willing to pay enough to justify my time. I wouldn't be able to let any work go out unless the balance between fit and finish and forged by hand look is just right. I don't need that pressure added to my life atm. However, if you want to send me the design and it seems like a interesting project, I might make it at my leisure. If you end up liking it, I'd give you first crack at giving me a fair price for said piece.
Great CONTENT....love the outcome, heirloom piece. WJ Blades....our honest Knife smith!
Your sense of humor is great. Well done.
Thanks.
I must say I only found you now. I really cant express how refreshing it is to see the real problems and issues that can arise.Way to many channels with High dollar workshops and power hammers that cost more than a small house..You have a new subscriber. Please keep it coming.
I had a lot of problems with my Damascus billets having flaws and delamination till I upgraded to a forced air double burner setup I made and I let the billet soak in the heat turning it for even heating ever few mins for about 10mins before trying to forge weld it together. my old venturi style burners just didn't get hot enough and the inside of the billet wasn't getting up to an even forge welding temp causing the delams
Thanks for the educational vid!Love the curve platen!
Thanks
Regardless of the flaws it still looks good
Thanks.
OH WOW... I think it looks Awesome!
Man still turned out really cool!
Evans Leblanc Thanks.
Nice progress. keep hammering bud your doing well.
Ohms Anonymous Thanks! I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit disappointed. Fail or not though, I learn a bunch every time.
@@WJBlades that's what is important.
Keep doing what your doing brother, it's all a learning process. I just found your channel and sub'd very good content and information.
God bless.
That knife is flawed bad,just send it to me and I'll dispose of it for yah.
good jog
😁
What steels did you use for your Damascus?
If you watch the video from before this one you can watch me make the damascus steel. Old lumber-mill bandsaw blades and old files.
Propane weed burner.... cheap way to heat up that anvil
Jusmyname Adkins I had an oxy-acetylene cutting torch set up which you can see in the background. I didn't have a rose bud tip to use so I gave up on it thinking I might damage the anvil. I wasn't sure how critical it would be. 😕 I might have to look into a weed burner... good idea. 👍
@@WJBlades don't use acetylene you called internal cracks on the Anvil the propane with the weed burner is a slower and wider area of heat acetylene Rosebud is to direct plus it cost too much when I was building train cars the process called for propane weed burner to join cast metal to 1/2 inch thick plate steel ... the welds were X-ray inspection and all of mine passed ... the temp for it to not Crack was 250 ... I'd heat the opposite side you work from so about 150 and that should sustain for a good 35 40 minutes once the core reaches 80 degrees the surface area you are pounding on should not call delamination or crack the Anvil
@@jusmynameadkins8474 Acetylene can definitely be more direct. If I had a rose bud I wouldn't have heated the top. I would've heated it carefully from the base letting it soak up to the hardened steel plate. With that said, I agree that propane would be a less direct more economical opinion. In the future I'll probably just use a mild steel striker that I'm not worried about damaging. I already have a few chunks picked out.
@@WJBlades when you're ready to build 1 for sale I have a design that I would like made out of the spring steel you're using, if you're interested...
@@jusmynameadkins8474 Don't get me wrong, I'd like money to put back into this craft. Lord knows it's getting pricey to do this. The problem is I don't have the tools to be efficient at this. Unless someone really appreciates the fact that I'm making one of a kind pieces by hand, they aren't willing to pay enough to justify my time. I wouldn't be able to let any work go out unless the balance between fit and finish and forged by hand look is just right. I don't need that pressure added to my life atm. However, if you want to send me the design and it seems like a interesting project, I might make it at my leisure. If you end up liking it, I'd give you first crack at giving me a fair price for said piece.
Shame on you
Never forge a knife with cold shuts
Lol... how did I just now see this comment. I gotta learn somehow and the final product came out interesting.