Forgin a Wootz blade
Hi allHere is a small wootz blade that i'm working onI forged 3 knives today and this last one is from some wootz barstock...-- the bar was heated up and hot cut ....-- the rough shape was...
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I've stopped by all day to watch the progress on this. Its not the tools but the craftsman using them that does the job!Randy
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im with randy ive been droping by all day too there looking better
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Thanks allI'll work on it today...aswell.. .. little bit of sanding, filing, heat treat... maybe a quick etch to see whats in there. hopefully by supper time it'll be done... (then its off to work in...
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Cant wait to see the pattern!What do you use to etch with?Randy
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the pattern seems to be amazing i'm now quite used to see wootz blades and those ones are more than promisingps: your package is coming( tomorrow in the postalbox)take carehell was full so i came back...
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thanks allheres a bunch more1- first we have to square the shoulders up on the blade tang junction... this is so the blade sit's flat to the guard later on... first i put a tape to protect the blade...
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Hi againHeat treatment 1- lets fire up the forge.... and normalize the blade and get rid of some grinding stress-- now lets heat up the tang and ricasso of the knife, first-- once it is hot and close...
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Ofcourse if you know wootz... you know that you need to etch it to see the 2 phases of the steel... The Etch-- i use a dilute nitric... but you can use many types of acid to get your pattern.. ... --...
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I tried my best to photo the pattern... its so difficult... tried many camera angles and different lights..... i have some pictures...not a bad pattern at all... Thank you for looking.... this will...
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That looks fantastic! The ladder pattern shows up great, I thought you might be using nitric to etch. I had been told it was the best etchant to use for wootz.. . Now I cant wait to see it all dressed...
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Greg,You are such a tease. Total knife porn. Finish that bad girl up and lets see what she looks like with a a grip. Thanks for sharing it's a great tutorial. Mac.Porcupine Cactus...
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Great tutorial Greg! Making a blade from start to finish is challenging but photo documenting along the is even more challenging. Thanks for taking the time!
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wonderfull greg, can you give us more about the components of your ingot? Cr? Vanadium? wolfram?diffusion length ?thank youhell was full so i came back to forge HERE
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Hi allthank you for the kind comments Hi FabianI melted this one almost 2 years ago... it was just a plain carbon wootz with a starting charge of 1.5% carbon.. and just a little vanadium..-- i cooled...
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Greg, that is a great series of pics and comment. That pattern ended up real nice too.Good work!!You sure have a bit of chain around that anvil, I found that wraping a chain around the horn and...
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thanks Timyou got it.......i'd like to do the tensioned thing.... soon as i get some decent springs.. using old grinding belts to sling up some weighted pails... at each end is just an ugly quick...
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This is a really cool thread Greg. That's gonna be a seriously cool looking blade when you get it finished.-- Mike P. --
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