[TheForge] raindrop damascus

Thu Feb 12 10:53:00 2004

Why don't you try some of each to see how it comes out.
Remember to document what you did so you will know which is which.

What would happen if you drilled random holes then forged flat?

dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Kretchmar" <[email protected]>
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Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:15 AM
Subject: [TheForge] raindrop damascus

Hey all
   Could someone tell me how to make "raindrop damascus"  I saw the pattern
in
a knife magazine and I think I figured it out but I want to be sure before I
try it.
   I figure you make a regular billet and then use a round punch to make
indents on the surface and then grind it down. The ad said the knife had the
raindrop pattern on both sides which implies that you could have it on only
one
side.  Punch a pattern into the surface on both sides?  Did I guess right?

I suppose that if you hit too hard or grind too deep, the two patterns would
interfere with each other.

I have done parquet damascus but that pattern is all the way through.  My
parquet didn't look too smooth since all my welds didn't take but it was
still
pretty cool.

I am still having trouble making sure that no scale gets into the welds.
Any
suggestions for cleaner forge welds? How do I insure that the weld is clean
all
the way through?

Daniel Kretchmar
www.irontreeworks.com

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