midnight 657 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 well iv been reading about cable damascus for ages and never found any , then on a walk the other week i was some sticking out a soil bank in an old quarry . quick look and yep its what i needed . i tried to cut it with a hack saw and 4 blades later and an hours sold sawing and it was hardly cut at all so , quick ebay session sees me with a cordless angle grinder and 1mm cutting disc . its weird stuff must have been a crane or winch drot in there 100 years ago or something ? anyway i got a meter and half of it and set to . pics say it all really . my beautiful lady helped me twist it and burned her hair eye brows and eye lashes off helping me !! dont worry she is still beautiful !! well i rushed it abit and its now been normalised x3 and sat in the forge anealing off for the proper grind and some holes . i was pleased to see some patternation as is , i did think that it would probably be invisable until heat treated !! weird little miniature bowie /clip point hunter thing . its not strictly "easier" than normal damascus but its deffo faster . just eats flux!!!! i had fun any way even if the mrs looks like the fantom of the opera , not really . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sjt657 191 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Nice one matt looks good as always !!!! Got mine yesterday many thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 nice that mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Very nice Midnight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnight 657 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 good pattern int it ? bit snake skin like , good new is is faster to make than normal masucs so cheaper ha ha but i dont have much and when its gone its gone bit like aldi . if any of you ever find this stuff let me know please , it cant have any sort of galvernised finnish or zinc there all toxic as f**k so i cant use them , but anything with bitchamin or rust is good . any old files would be good to or wood saw like the hand held ones from B&Q . iv got 20 od kilos of knickel steel on its way so need the carbon dark contrast steel now . all the best , matt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Great work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 ive seen some of that stuff somewhere its going to bug me to death now untill i remember where Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,322 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 i work in agriculture and come across a lot of old metal machinery. . we have an old bench with asorted old files and misc. stuff lying around. do you ever travel up around mid scotland? and what other old stuff is usefull. yis. cs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,322 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 and what about buck rake tynes. we use them in work for digging bars they are strong and have a little spring to em? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginga john 268 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 pm sent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnight 657 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 they all sound usful !! i have no idea what a buck rake tine is tho ? i think its called shear steel for that sort of thing !! i never travel ha ha . to on my arse and the car is not the best !! maybe other ways to get it tho ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gin 496 Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Another great topic and photos Matt. Very interesting stuff. A very nice knife. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the big chief 3,099 Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 nice matt l like it buddy grate work as all ways Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnight 657 Posted May 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 thanks fellas , iv just heat treated it with a couple of bushcrafters im doing , and it needs more normalising in future its warped a bit but nothing i cant fix . all the those twists want to undo at critical heat , and because they cant the metal gets super stressed and warps . alot of grinding and a destress/ sensative temper will sort that out . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnight 657 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 all done no warps , and reckon it looks great !! its pissing sharp to . no warps now and its got a really good grind , and superb temper , i really do like it , its not easy to photo . any one that bought it would see what i mean its a 3d effect you need to see in your own hands !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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