Thread: 9/8s Lopper

Beautiful work, Charlie!

Please excuse what is perhaps a stupid question but what is a welded blade?

Originally Posted by tedh75

Please excuse what is perhaps a stupid question but what is a welded blade?

The blade is made up from layers of two types of steel that are welded together. It is not welding in the traditional sense with a welder, but the metal blanks were stacked on each other then heated in a forge, then squashed till they are in full contact, then heated till the pieces of metal stick/or weld themselves together. After the layers turn into one homogeneous chunk, it is then hammered out and folded in on itself to double the number of layers. It is also called damascus steel.

Mike Blue could give a better description, he is the one who made this pattern welded steel.

Here is a good thread, it explains better than I could.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/forge...ike-blues.html

Charlie

It reminds of a huge ferocious beast, Charlie! You have a gift to make them seem 'alive'! Nice work!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

It reminds of a huge ferocious beast, Charlie! You have a gift to make them seem 'alive'! Nice work!

I was staring at a Lewis Razor one day.....my wife found me 3 hrs later, cowering in a corner muttering "it was looking right at me....right at me!"

Definitely a cool combo on this razor Charlie. A grand, old world look me thinks. Nice!