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    "Then thermo cycle it (take it non magnetic, let it air cool x3)" Is that cherry red and air cool x3? Only did it once last time. Will also try the hot salty water. Tried cold water once but too brittle & cracked so hence the oil. Also got a couple of of HSS planer blades might give one of them a go too. Thanks again Midnight for the advise.
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    Yes i found most of the stailess got ground off.
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    Good shine on that, whats your finish?
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    Cheers Midnight appreciate your positive comments and experience as well as the history. Think i will give another one a go and try forging after welding. Also give a bronze/ straw temper at the cutting edge.
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    Looking good, a lot of elbow grease gone into sanding that. I have Black & Decker power file/ filing sander for sale, beeen used twice, perfect for shaping cattie's knife handles etc.
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    No offence taken! Thats what it is all about bouncing ideas off each other and learning from those with more experience. I was probabally using the wrong termanology in saying heat treated. The blade was heated cherry red and dipped in oil then tempered to peacock blue. Probabally not as scientific as heat treating but works well for cutting tools made from high carbon scrap steel of unknown carbon content.
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    How about a couple of old bikes and a pram ......with a dash of bedstead angle iron and an old fish-box into a garden trolley
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    Cheers, must admit it kind of finishes it off. Whats your blade made of?
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    Stainless weld on the surface is for decoration only, not saying that is heat treated, rather the carbon core. Takes an edge that you can shave with, good enough for me.
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    Nice, i like the shape of that handle,was thinking of that style for the blade i just posted up but already had a bit cut so fitted it.
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    Heat treated after welding so shouldn't be a problem, purposely kept the spine and the tang softer so they aren't brittle, unadulterated cutting edge to the blade is the important bit.
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    Had this idea a couple of days ago and had to give it a try. To put stainless steel weld on a high carbon blade for decorative purposes. Think it actually turned out pretty well. It all started as an old file annealed to start with, cut a piece off the end. Built up a bit of stainless steel weld with the mig welder, not pretty, think another time i would grind the file flat first but thought it would make a better pattern with the ribs left on, just made a dirty weld as it was not clean. Next, grind weld flat and rough out a shape. All done with angle grinder.
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    its f****d mate could do with another tbh will have to save my pennies up Got an old bench top 3 wheeled job you could have for the cost of postage, nothing fancy, but keep you going till you got something better. will have one in a couple of weeks anyway griff thanks though man Don't do yourself an injury in the meantime sawing up too many buffalo with the old hand-saw
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    its f****d mate could do with another tbh will have to save my pennies up Got an old bench top 3 wheeled job you could have for the cost of postage, nothing fancy, but keep you going till you got something better.
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    Looks about 3/4 the length of a pencil to me!
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    Get that bandsaw fixed gaff! Look forward to seeing pics of the finised article.
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    Cheers midnight, if any of your upcoming blanks are rw34 let me know.
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    Sorry for hyjacking the thread but Midnight is giving some good advice. Stainless steel, i never realy liked it in a blade, but mayby just not had the right stainless, prefer high carbon for keeping an edge, saying that thinking of a stainless blade for a sea fishing knife where it is in contact with salt water a lot. What flat stock should i look for or do i just stick with my carbon steel knives and clean/oil regularly.
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    Nice! That one with the burl is a bute!
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    Yeah don't suppose they would think much of a flattend out stainless steel washing machine drum being used for a grille! Might get round to making a more authentic looking one some day. feck em pal any one can bolt on manufactured parts not everyone has your ingenuity looks the nuts gruff Cheers lee. I suppose there arn't many about that look like a giant cheese grater on wheels!
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    Yeah don't suppose they would think much of a flattend out stainless steel washing machine drum being used for a grille! Might get round to making a more authentic looking one some day.
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    Likewise, thanks for the advise Midnight. Not really kitted out to forge weld my own Damascus blades so where best to buy a decent billet? Cheers P.S Just removed my bid on the ebay import!
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    I fancy making a Damascus blade Anyone tried those Damascus billets on ebay from Pakistan? Are they any good? Or where do you get a reasonable priced good quality decent size one? Cheers
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    Computer crashed so lost all the pics of work underway but hers a couple now. Been used for a season so not as pristine as it was when i finished.
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    30mtr shed so full of kit it is hard to to get room to work!
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