what an interesting and fun pursuit - the perfecting of wootz steel! eventually i look forward to embarking on the journey myself and i am already thankful for the pioneers and trailblazers like you who have learned through painful experience and multiple attempts both failed and successful at making wootz. i especially appreciate the fact that you are sharing this super valuable information with others who will also go down into the wootz rabbit hole!
Thanks for sharing what you've learned so far. The science can be a bit difficult for some of us, but clearly one must understand, or at least have familiarity, with the theories behind a given melt. I'd hate to go to all that trouble only to learn I shouldn't have had too much of a particular element in my melt.
Great video as ever. Love the fact you won’t be drawn into all the conjecture and will speak on what you know and have learned. As for the phosphorescent ingot day, be sure and have your asbestos knickers on I reckon. 😉
Wow! Thank you for the informative science lesson. There is so much precise processes that goes into the different types of Smithing. Kudos to you for giving a deep dive into this area!
Wow. Never judge a book by its cover . No fckin clue what your talking about but it sure is interesting. Been watching you off an on since the start at it’s such a different outlook when your making your own wootz. Not bad for a Heavy equipment mechanic all the way up in alaska that started forging with scrap metal off of machinery . Thanks for the videos and knowledge brother.
Right on!! There is SO much to learn! But since joining Tim has been a huge help. I’ll only give out so much info some things I’ll keep within the society.
i don't know if i've seen such an informative video on wootz such as this. awesome stuff man. also i'm loving watching your subscriber count go up and up! i remember the triple digit days 😂
The carbide forming elements locking in a dendritic pattern is quite interesting as there is this russian guy who has been making wootz for decades his name is Ivan Kirpichev(Диего Сан on RUclips) and he has made stainless wootz with a very watered pattern the steel he used is a 95x18 which is essentially 0.95-1% carbon,0.6 nickel,18% chromium and 0.8% manganese. Still will keep my carbide forming elements levels low in my next melt (5 grams of D2 in 600 grams of iron) Anyway thanks for the cool videos I enjoy them very much!
I’m am very familiar with his work! He definitely achieves some interesting patterns. It’s not that you can’t achieve a watered pattern with higher CFE levels but it definitely makes it harder but to many and it’s pretty much inevitable. Thanks for the input and thanks for watching!
@Heavy_Forge That's so cool that you know his work! His patterns are indeed interesting, I guess most people into wootz know the work of other wootz-makers as this is such an obscure subject and you search everywhere and anywhere for info on it haha. Oh btw you mentioned in your "Wootz with addition of alloying elements" video about your burner using a number 35 drill bit hole for the jet hole,that's 2.7mm that is a huge jet! What kind of a gas consumption do you get per say per hour at a melting heat ? Thanks for the attention!
Thanks for the interesting video! You may have seen this before, but "A New Method for Making Crucible Damascus Steel Blades" by Hynninen et al. is an interesting metallurgical analysis of this process. The references also contain other interesting papers.
Oh yeah. I read that paper about 6 times before I understood it. Niko is the man when it comes to Wootz. He’s given me some great advice and I actually purchased some iron/phosphorus powder from him.
I can see why you’ve gotten into this so much…. The knives are freaking beautiful!!! I didn’t even know this was a thing 😮 hats off to you good sir!
what an interesting and fun pursuit - the perfecting of wootz steel! eventually i look forward to embarking on the journey myself and i am already thankful for the pioneers and trailblazers like you who have learned through painful experience and multiple attempts both failed and successful at making wootz. i especially appreciate the fact that you are sharing this super valuable information with others who will also go down into the wootz rabbit hole!
What a great video! So much information! Thanks again!
Great info!
Awesome video my brother! It's so informative, I'm going to have to watch it a few times, and take notes! Thanks for sharing! 😎👍🏻🔨🔥🔪
i look forward to the phosphorus ingot. it’s good to hear from you again.
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Thanks for sharing what you've learned so far. The science can be a bit difficult for some of us, but clearly one must understand, or at least have familiarity, with the theories behind a given melt. I'd hate to go to all that trouble only to learn I shouldn't have had too much of a particular element in my melt.
Great video as ever. Love the fact you won’t be drawn into all the conjecture and will speak on what you know and have learned. As for the phosphorescent ingot day, be sure and have your asbestos knickers on I reckon. 😉
Very good info trying to learn how to make my own mix of steel for some of the knives I make thanks for the info
Great attempt. Thanks for sharing the info.
Wow! Thank you for the informative science lesson. There is so much precise processes that goes into the different types of Smithing. Kudos to you for giving a deep dive into this area!
Pretty good for a dumb heavy equipment mechanic!😂
@@HeavyForge lol. On the real though, I always knew you were a talented soul; in many ways. Keep it up brother!
Wow. Never judge a book by its cover . No fckin clue what your talking about but it sure is interesting. Been watching you off an on since the start at it’s such a different outlook when your making your own wootz. Not bad for a Heavy equipment mechanic all the way up in alaska that started forging with scrap metal off of machinery . Thanks for the videos and knowledge brother.
Pretty dang cool video, I really like that watered
A year ago we had our 2nd girl! Celebrated her 1st bday today! Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching!
Awesome video, I also joined the I.W.S , I've been following your conversations and am glad you're helping to educate.
Right on!! There is SO much to learn! But since joining Tim has been a huge help. I’ll only give out so much info some things I’ll keep within the society.
Thanks, bro. 🍻 Cheers 🍻
i don't know if i've seen such an informative video on wootz such as this. awesome stuff man. also i'm loving watching your subscriber count go up and up! i remember the triple digit days 😂
Me too! I owe that to the challenges! Thanks for watching!
The carbide forming elements locking in a dendritic pattern is quite interesting as there is this russian guy who has been making wootz for decades his name is Ivan Kirpichev(Диего Сан on RUclips) and he has made stainless wootz with a very watered pattern the steel he used is a 95x18 which is essentially 0.95-1% carbon,0.6 nickel,18% chromium and 0.8% manganese.
Still will keep my carbide forming elements levels low in my next melt (5 grams of D2 in 600 grams of iron)
Anyway thanks for the cool videos I enjoy them very much!
I’m am very familiar with his work! He definitely achieves some interesting patterns. It’s not that you can’t achieve a watered pattern with higher CFE levels but it definitely makes it harder but to many and it’s pretty much inevitable. Thanks for the input and thanks for watching!
@Heavy_Forge That's so cool that you know his work! His patterns are indeed interesting, I guess most people into wootz know the work of other wootz-makers as this is such an obscure subject and you search everywhere and anywhere for info on it haha.
Oh btw you mentioned in your "Wootz with addition of alloying elements" video about your burner using a number 35 drill bit hole for the jet hole,that's 2.7mm that is a huge jet!
What kind of a gas consumption do you get per say per hour at a melting heat ?
Thanks for the attention!
Thanks for the interesting video! You may have seen this before, but "A New Method for Making Crucible Damascus Steel Blades" by Hynninen et al. is an interesting metallurgical analysis of this process. The references also contain other interesting papers.
Oh yeah. I read that paper about 6 times before I understood it. Niko is the man when it comes to Wootz. He’s given me some great advice and I actually purchased some iron/phosphorus powder from him.