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Like big circular saw blades? Neighbor gave me a couple big band saw blades from his portable mill. Might be able to do a filet out of a piece, but too thin otherwise.I figure they’re meat for either a damascus stack or canister.

no we make them in the shop were i work . 3/4" 7/8" and 1" ar400 steel plate . cut it to size and machine the cutting edge. they bolt to the tractor that cuts down the trees for loggers . I cut strips with a track torch about 3/16 wide then heat & hammer to shape . pm me a phone# if you want a pic. of the material

All you guys, are sure producing some great stuff !

Interesting look. Looks like another hobby that I'd enjoy, but don't presently have the gear.

Finished my second canister welded knife tonight. This one is chainsaw chain and powdered 1084. These knives are starting to pile up around here. 😁

Very nice work especially for your first attempt at canister damascus and impressive that you did most of it the old fashioned way with a hammer. Hydraulic log splitter rams dual action cylinders work well for building a blacksmithing press. Be very careful in designing the press frame as these presses can be very dangerous should they come apart under stress. I'm still in the process of putting my shop together since moving to another state a couple years ago and plan on building both a press and a tire power hammer.

Finished this one up tonight. A buddy’s wife ordered it as a Christmas present for him. The pics make the finish look worse than it is. One of these days I’ll figure out how to take a decent pic. The blade is high carbon steel fish hooks and powdered 1084, and you can see the eye of a hook near the choil on one side. The scales are box elder burl/epoxy hybrids. Pretty happy with how this one turned out.









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Really cool!

You have been watching Shurap again!

That is terrific.

Thanks guys. That Shurap guy is nuts, I can't get [bleep] to stick together like he does when I use an arc welder.

Maybe you don't add enough pepper or hot peppers!

Ha!

I Like it!

Nice job!

What are the dimensions of the square tube you’re using?

ETA: are you adding flux to the powdered steel?

I’m using 1 1/4” thin wall tubing. No press or power hammer, and I’m not tough enough to go any bigger. 😀. No flux in the can. Sometimes I’ll put a couple scraps of paper inside before I weld the can shut. In theory, the paper burns and consumes the oxygen. I can’t tell if it makes any difference or not.

Thanks. I guess if using plain untreated paper like brown craft paper, it can’t hurt and likely help consume O2.

Fire assay for gold often uses flour as a reductant.