My Canister Damascus Experiment

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woodie
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My Canister Damascus Experiment

#1 Post by woodie » Tue Oct 24, 2017 4:53 pm

Hi all how is it going?
As you know I have been having a play making knives, as most of us do.
Well I LOVE Damascus so I thought I would have a go. I made a little rope blade, worked out ok, but all other attempts have failed. Untill now. I had a go at canister Damascus, that is where you add different steels together in a steel tub, heat it up in the forge and hit it to make a steel billet.
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This is steel shot from the blasting chamber and some spring steel.
Grind off the canister and forge out the blade.
This is what I got about 50mm blade length.
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may your arrows fly straight and true and your limbs return.

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Re: My Canister Damascus Experiment

#2 Post by archerark » Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:29 am

looks interesting

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Re: My Canister Damascus Experiment

#3 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:54 am

That looks a chunky little blade mate. The patterns in the steel should look great once the blade is polished up.

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Re: My Canister Damascus Experiment

#4 Post by woodie » Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:37 am

It was polished and then been in ettch to bring out the pattern.
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#5 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:12 pm

woodie wrote:It was polished and then been in ettch to bring out the pattern.
Oh righto mate; I don't know much about knife making. :smile:

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Re: My Canister Damascus Experiment

#6 Post by woodie » Wed Oct 25, 2017 7:46 pm

That is ok, I was just saying what I had done.
I polished the blade, harden and temper, repolish then etch in ferric chloride.
This is what it was like before hardening.
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Re: My Canister Damascus Experiment

#7 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:16 am

Very interesting; I look forward to seeing it finished.

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Re: My Canister Damascus Experiment

#8 Post by jindydiver » Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:33 am

Awesome work
You will be doing little aussie flags next
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Re: My Canister Damascus Experiment

#9 Post by Gringa Bows » Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:58 am

looks good

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Re: My Canister Damascus Experiment

#10 Post by rodlonq » Mon May 14, 2018 9:10 am

Nice solid little blade Woodie.

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