That "spoon technique" was mind-blowing. I think I will try to use that technique to make bar die so I can finally melt through my aluminum and brass and copper.
I am really enjoying your videos. They are very insightful and you explain things nicely. I am an aspiring blacksmith and once I get the forge up and running, I'll be sure to watch your videos to help me out.
Good evening Sir. I am new to blacksmithing and have been watching your channel every spare second that I have. I am very impressed with your skill and the work you do. Will you please do a video on making a knife with your spoon Damascus. Thank you. Please keep the videos coming. This is such a great art and should never be forgotten.
@@df-intheshop330 Понял, спасибо! У нас шароструйные установки используют чугунные окатыши (они дешевле стальных) .. думаю, их не получится сварить со сталью :(
The pattern ( a bunch of circles sitting next to each other) is barely visible because it is just one type of steel so there isn't anything to give it any definition.
Question: you state that you trimmed the edges of the chisel away so that there was no mild steel on the cutting edge. What about the original steel that formed the bottom of the spoon. Is that mixed with the shot during welding? It looks like it holds an edge really well.
There is two layers to this chisel. The spoon become the top of the chisel and the shot inside the spoon gets welded into a solid mass and makes up the cutting edge. The two layers never really mix together totally. They remain two different pieces of steel with a very thin transition area between them that is the weld.
I am very interested to see what other metals can be forge welded this way... for instance, can you use stainless steel powder in place or mixed in with the shot?
damaskus is mixed.....it became damascus when mixed with high carbon steel and mild steel.....as long as high carbon is the cutting edge.........what is regular....?
Hi DF, Yet another interesting and unique type of video, whose name will go down in history as the first of making this type of Damascus. I think it might be difficult, though it would be really interesting to see what could be done with large balls of maybe 3 mm or larger and maybe even larger, and see what they look like after etching, and folding several times is, from me as a total ignoramus’ point of view one was to catch most if not all those balls that do not get welded initially? Will you be trying that in something like a serving spoon size?
If you're talking about something like ball bearing damascus, people have done it. Mostly it seems to have been done in a canister with steel powder as a filler, but if you didn't do it in a canister and were able to fold and weld several times over, you would probably be able to remove most inclusions. That's kind of how the Japanese made their steel from the ore which was still rather porous: constant welding and folding. Wootz steel also needs it.
the shot is made from a higher carbon steel so that provides the cutting edge. Borax is used for welding. It keeps any oxygen from contaminating the weld. We had no idea how hard the shot was so i did this as a test
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Bravo, my mentor. I really learn from your demonstrations. You are a fabulous teacher deserving of praise. Thank you.
That "spoon technique" was mind-blowing. I think I will try to use that technique to make bar die so I can finally melt through my aluminum and brass and copper.
Now that was pretty impressive, that chisel is holding the edge nicely!
I am really enjoying your videos. They are very insightful and you explain things nicely. I am an aspiring blacksmith and once I get the forge up and running, I'll be sure to watch your videos to help me out.
If you have any questions - let me know
Good evening Sir. I am new to blacksmithing and have been watching your channel every spare second that I have. I am very impressed with your skill and the work you do. Will you please do a video on making a knife with your spoon Damascus. Thank you. Please keep the videos coming. This is such a great art and should never be forgotten.
Really enjoyed this video, your other video's are just as informative, thank you !
Cool thanks for sharing your experience 🙂
Amazing what a blacksmith can do with some floor sweepings....especially if there is a bit known about them first
Из какой стали изготовлены эти шарики? Это остатки подшипников, или что-то другое?
These are steel balls that are used the same same way sand is used to remove rust & paint from metal.
@@df-intheshop330 Понял, спасибо! У нас шароструйные установки используют чугунные окатыши (они дешевле стальных) .. думаю, их не получится сварить со сталью :(
you could cut stone easy with that.....and it looks pretty damned amazing.
So, what does it look like etched?
The pattern ( a bunch of circles sitting next to each other) is barely visible because it is just one type of steel so there isn't anything to give it any definition.
So the blasting medium is high carbon steel?
Yes but we couldn't find anything on the bags to tell us exactly what it is.
Question: you state that you trimmed the edges of the chisel away so that there was no mild steel on the cutting edge. What about the original steel that formed the bottom of the spoon. Is that mixed with the shot during welding? It looks like it holds an edge really well.
There is two layers to this chisel. The spoon become the top of the chisel and the shot inside the spoon gets welded into a solid mass and makes up the cutting edge. The two layers never really mix together totally. They remain two different pieces of steel with a very thin transition area between them that is the weld.
I am very interested to see what other metals can be forge welded this way... for instance, can you use stainless steel powder in place or mixed in with the shot?
I've never forge welded stainless but from what I've read the chrome content needs a more aggressive flux so regular borax won't work.
looked like the edge held up just fine,I like that,but is there any advantage to using that particular type of "damascus" compared to "regular steel?
Hi Joe - No advantage - it was just an experiment to see how it would weld up with all that junk mixed in.
Really enjoyed your "experiment",may even try it myself...again,thanks for teaching us
damaskus is mixed.....it became damascus when mixed with high carbon steel and mild steel.....as long as high carbon is the cutting edge.........what is regular....?
Very interesting
Hi DF,
Yet another interesting and unique type of video, whose name will go down in history as the first of making this type of Damascus. I think it might be difficult, though it would be really interesting to see what could be done with large balls of maybe 3 mm or larger and maybe even larger, and see what they look like after etching, and folding several times is, from me as a total ignoramus’ point of view one was to catch most if not all those balls that do not get welded initially? Will you be trying that in something like a serving spoon size?
Well ... no one has actually measured me up for a monument yet but I'll keep you posted. LOL
Cheers!
If you're talking about something like ball bearing damascus, people have done it. Mostly it seems to have been done in a canister with steel powder as a filler, but if you didn't do it in a canister and were able to fold and weld several times over, you would probably be able to remove most inclusions. That's kind of how the Japanese made their steel from the ore which was still rather porous: constant welding and folding. Wootz steel also needs it.
anyone else get anxious when he started hitting the face of that hammer or is that just me?
mmmmmmmmman I cannot wait to try this.
Hi, what did you put on steel? Sand, I do not know English, greetings from Argentina
They are tiny steel balls from a large blasting cabinet used to remove paint & rust from metal.
Hi, thank you, they would use saw blades to do the same. regards
he didnt put sand he put flux :)
i dont understand why uou uesd shot, what does it do and how does it do it. ... borax same ???
the shot is made from a higher carbon steel so that provides the cutting edge. Borax is used for welding. It keeps any oxygen from contaminating the weld. We had no idea how hard the shot was so i did this as a test