Why, Mr. Blue, are you implying that those two steels might not be so easy to weld up? :shrug:;)
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Try welding 52100 or the equivalent to L6 sometime. I suspect that the steels used here will demonstrate some of the same interesting surprises. Obviously Gabor and Co. figured out the solution and my hat's off to them.
Thanks you a lot of the flowers. But the talentet and highly skilled black smith, that forged this damascus steel for me is Michael Schick: Home | massiv-schick.de-2014
Actually he is the only source I know, for this steel combination. And you are right, is it not the easiest job to bring this two steels together. Because of the high wastage in the forging he had to raise the price for the blanks 30 % now. Luckily I have two more in stock ;)
Every bit if it looks great together. A fantastic effort and it seems to have paid off.
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Wow! I was taken aback when I saw this one and then went to your page to see the other works of art! It's so great to see true talent exercised. This among some others that I've been seeing at SRP is the kind of work that inspires me to push myself harder to learn more and work towards improvement! Right on man! Two thumbs up.
Not usually a fan of razors with the tang covered in some other material. Seems "gimmicky" to me. You have changed my mind, sir. The flow of the weld lines into the tang, and the then the (not quite) white of the ivory . . . magnificent. I have always liked ironwood for scales.
This is a lovely piece of functional art. My compliments.