[TheForge] raindrop damascus

Thu Feb 12 16:59:01 2004

Daniel,
The process you mentioned is one way to do the raindrop.  This gives you a
compressed circular form once you grind the surface.  You also need to keep
the thickness double so you can then do the same thing from the other side.
Another way is to drill the surface, forge it from the back to press the
circle raindrop out to the front and then do the same to the other side.
This gives you more of the visual raindrop that I think you are seeking.
Bill
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Kretchmar" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 9:15 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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one
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hoo.the
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