I also did some work.
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A damascus project I spent 2 days on, only to hammer the final billet flat IN THE WRONG DIRECTION!!!!
Which was a real @#$% moment but shit happens. It'll still look like something. Just not what I had in mind.
The next 3 are a multibar damascus: 4 bars of 18 layers. 2 twisted clockwise, the others counter clockwise. 1 razor was made from the bar, the other two are from the same bar, but I twisted the entire bar backwards a couple of times.
No idea yet what it will look like, but should be decent. This was basically a 'goofing off with damascus' project, all done by hand.
The next one is a simple 45 layer damascus razor I made from a piece I brought with me (an offcut).
The final one was made by Howard during a different meet. Randy gave it to me. I am going to finish it, and then do something with it as discussed with Randy ;)
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To help me with all the twisting, I used Charlie's scrap pile to make the Cyberdyne systems Twistinator T-800 ;)
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I also forged a bunch of razors in W2 steel. These are for experimenting with Daniel O Connor's heat treatment products for making a hamon. I learned a lot from Daniel in a short time and gave me some valuable tips.
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And I forged a couple of kitchen knives as well. The bigger ones are all W1. The little one is from W2. I forged them basically because at several times the weather was pretty cold, and the shop is unheated. The forge is an excellent space heater. :) Plus forging is just tons of fun. And during most of these forgings, someone was overlooking the process to see how one gets from a 3/8 thick bar to a 1/8 thick blade without waste or having to correct things.
To summarize most of the days: I lit the forge in the morning, I turned it off in the evening, and in between I spent as much time forging as I could, because I could :D
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I also made a twisted damascus paring knife for Tim, with a piece of his personal damascus billet. I took the damascus, twisted it, forged a knife, and ground it. Daniel did the heat treatment with his no-scale clay. I don't have any pics of this. Tim could you post a pic?