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High-Performance Blades Sharing ideas for getting the most out of our steel. |
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Greg, how many hours would you say you have in this blade so far? Not counting the years it must have taken to learn the skills... I'm curious how long from start to finish it takes someone who knows what they are doing, assuming nothing goes wrong, to get this far with a wootz blade.
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Hi Michael
-- usually i make a day of firing ingots and get 3 or more... it takes about 2 days to hand forge down the 3.5lbs ingot to barstock... and a bag of coal..... - the blade is nothing special to forge out... by this time the wootz moves very nicely under the hammer... ... then the rest is all standard stuff... yes i know what your thinking.....its not a very cost effective steel... and you end up losing your shirt when you sell it.. .. but its a very nice metal to look at... and very unique.. if you love the material... thats all the justification you need Greg |
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Thanks Greg. I've never thought of Wootz as cost-effective, but you're certainly right about it being unique. One of these years I intend to give it a try, so I appreciate folks like you who are willing to share what you have learned.
Michael |
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Looking good.
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Great Job!!
__________________ Sauda??es Pantaneiras O Mato Grosso do Sul tamb?m est? por aqui. Costa Marques {Carcar?.BR} "Ver?s que um filho teu n?o foge a luta" MVB: 1781 |
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Any info greg in the make up of the cake and the forging of that cake into barstock?
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Hi
theres my old tutorial http://primalfires.yuku.com/topic/1950 i believe that cake was just a plain wootz.. with just 1.5% carbon ... it was made with pig iron and mild iron.. in a crucible & propane furnace forging is not so easy... basically i save the bottom of the ingot for the blade edge and the top for the spine... .. square it up... and keep the corners knocked in.. then draw it out to large barstock.. becareful of any fish lipping of the bar... these alway lead to some kind of cracking... and becareful of your heats... .. as wootz has a narrow forge window.... too high and it'll crack..too low and it'll crack..... i should do a tutorial on the forging of it... hopefully i'll have some time in awhile take care and glad you like the post Greg |
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I love the internet yes it has a downside, but I've gained so so much from from kind people like you on forums!
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