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You can hope that the nasty bits will scale away by the time you're done building up the billet. And you can erase the rest grinding to profile. It's only a few thousandths of tooth. You could be...

I would not recommend those blades for pattern welding unless you are willing to do some preliminary work in the setup. They are most likely metal cutting blades and will most likely be of a backing...

That reduction is well within the norm. If you had a rope core to burn out it could be up to a third of the original diameter. There are folks who would now twist several of the reduced cable...

Nobody has yet mentioned all that flux boriding the billet and changing the mix. Another variable to pay attention to.

Each of these ideas has been done, even nickel wire. They all produce interesting contrasty billets that more than makeup for the loss of material in the core.

Why is leaving carbon less risky than glass?

You've had some good teachers.

Okay, given the idea of the thin carbon layer, how does it work in your mind? Leaving any thing behind in the weld boundary will potentially mean an inclusion...

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This puzzle may have been posted before. If so, I'm guilty of a little pride. Please forgive me. A friend of mine and I worked out this billet as a follow-on project to one Daryl showed...

I know a fellow who is probably the original source of the kerosene story. But, that information, like so much information in bladesmithing, is subject to drifting over time. He keeps his bare...

I would have said borax. I use anhydrous borax, but the washing soap will work. The video specifically states boric acid. The demonstrator implies that the acid "cleans" the steel, implying that...

I use different heat and tools but the main piece of great advice comes when he says "twist" it tighter. That alone can bring the gaps between the wires to near minimal and I've had cable weld...

The basic answer is yes. Most cable has to be of sufficient quality that it will make good blades. But the steels can vary so you have to know the specs of what you have, or be willing to make a...