Cable Damascus Billet

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Cable damascus billet. Img 0155 jpgi forged my first real cable damascus blade today with mystery cable most likely improved plow steel it is a triple core blade but i didn t get the defined herringbone pattern i wanted. This is the billet 2 pc cable compress welded into a square. These will range from high carbon damascus to stainless steel damascus and even some san mai billets. Alabama damascus flame pattern billet ads9997 flm 0 125 255 00.

What gives cable damascus its pattern is the pattern of the decarbed outer part of the cable strands but some of the cables on the outside of the billet will likely be totaly burnt. Alabama damascus flame pattern billet ads9996 flm 0 135 182 00. Proper forge welding will create a homogeneous billet. The handle is cut off at and angle starting the process of making a clipped point.

What gives you the contrast in cable damascus is the decarburisation of the individual strands. I am currently using a ferric chloride solution that is cut approx 5 to 1. A 4 minute video on turning n old piece of 1 cable into a solid billet. He told me i was welcome to it if i welded it up and made him something out of damascus.

I like to let it soak for at least 30 minutes after the temp has normalized inside the forge. The modern connotation of damascus steel is different from the original damascus of the past. A couple months ago a friend stopped by on his way to the scrap yard and dropped off 12 feet of high carbon braided steel cable. I use a sledge to flatten the billet.

When making cable damascus do you typically just forge it into a billet or do you restack a few times. I have a billet of cable damascus that is not etching very well. Now just get it hot like a normal billet of damascus. Making cable damascus ferrous metals damascus steel.

Note the handle that makes it much easier to handle the piece. The pattern that is shown is the result of acid reacting to the different carbon contents of the former wires that experienced carbon migration before being welded. And custom work prices will be determined on a piece by piece basis. I thanked him tossed the cable into my small but growing treasure trove aka.

Alabama damascus frenzy billet ads9995 frz 0 100 167 00. After you get rid of any burned steel flatten it out at your leisure though i still like to work at high heat like i would wrought iron.