Subdeacon Joe Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 It only looks like Damascus steel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 What a process! Pretty cool, thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Wow! I've seen him before on u-tube, but I never get tired. A true artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 That is a neat process. Very interesting. I sent the video to my SIL and Grandson. They’ll get a kick out of this. My Grandson goes through bicycle tires like crazy. Thanks Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 11 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I knew a man not all that long ago (Longline Charley Glackman maybe. I don't remember for sure.) who made Damascus-looking knife blades from elevator cable. Not as pretty as these but spectacular anyway and stronger than any I've seen. I wish I'd have kept the three I got from him. Did you notice this Ukranian doesn't wear gloves while handling the hot steel? He tougher than I am. And braver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Did you notice this Ukranian doesn't wear gloves while handling the hot steel? I did notice. Was amazed at how long he could grind/sand just holding the blade like that against the power tool. But then I thought back to my days as an assistant in the Palomar JC art department loading, firing, and unloading kilns. Could easily handle things that were just below the "ping" stage (when they are hot they will ping if there is too much temperature difference when you take them out of the kiln, if they don't ping it is safe to bring them out). People would grab their wares and instantly set them down as too hot to hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 9 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: It only looks like Damascus steel Hmm..that sent me scrambling for more information. Seems that the "real" Damascus formula and process is lost; so nobody makes "real Damascus" anymore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_steel LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: 12 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I knew a man not all that long ago (Longline Charley Glackman maybe. I don't remember for sure.) who made Damascus-looking knife blades from elevator cable. Not as pretty as these but spectacular anyway and stronger than any I've seen. I wish I'd have kept the three I got from him This one was made from cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 7 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: Hmm..that sent me scrambling for more information. Seems that the "real" Damascus formula and process is lost; so nobody makes "real Damascus" anymore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_steel LL There's a guy up in Minnesota who figured out the process and made a beautiful Viking sword from it. It was the subject a documentary I saw (PBS?). I posted it a year or two ago, but can't find it on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 15 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: There's a guy up in Minnesota who figured out the process and made a beautiful Viking sword from it. It was the subject a documentary I saw (PBS?). I posted it a year or two ago, but can't find it on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Interesting process, but don't get the white out and food seasoning in the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Food seasoning is for show. I would be very surprised it it was left in the can as it could cause an oclusion in the metal. The Zinc Oxide in the white out makes it easier to seperate the can from the contents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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