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Offline Scott Roush

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Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« on: June 24, 2011, 09:19:00 PM »
I was in the mood to try something else other than wrought so I did a quick twist of some 1095 cable and laminated it to 1075. I wasn't sure how much contrast I would get between the cable and the core since they were both high carbon so I ground it to almost finish and then clayed the cable layer as well as keeping my critical heat to where the layers separate.  And got this.. pretty cool eh??

Obviously the blade isn't done yet.. I just took it to a fine grit on the machine and ran to the etch tank...

 
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Offline 4est trekker

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2011, 09:43:00 PM »
:thumbsup:   Love it, Scott!  Looking forward to the finished shots.
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Offline mater

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2011, 10:04:00 AM »
Very cool, as are all your blades. I have a piece of cable already welded into a strip to try something similar. Now I cant wait.
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Offline gudspelr

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2011, 11:44:00 AM »
Really looking forward to the finished knife. I can't hardly wait to try San Mai...  Great job.


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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2011, 09:30:00 PM »
Scott, that is very cool!

I need to see that finished photo soon!!!

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Offline johnis

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2011, 05:50:00 AM »
Wow good job.Finish it and please show to us!!
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Offline larry

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2011, 06:31:00 PM »
cool, looking at that makes me think of a thunder storm.
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Offline swp

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2011, 08:57:00 PM »
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline Scott Roush

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2011, 01:00:00 PM »
here it is with working/machine finish... it will get a hand rubbing soon...

redwood burl handle, with copper liner between the morticed slabs.  Primitive filework between the wrought iron ferrules.


 

 
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Offline gudspelr

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2011, 04:22:00 PM »
:clapper:    I sure do like that.  Great job.


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Offline larry

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2011, 07:45:00 PM »
another great looking knife! sure do like your style
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Offline Toecutter

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2011, 12:19:00 AM »
Beautiful!!  Love your stuff!! Had this Idea on my bench for quite a while now but didnt want to make the jump on the only piece of cable I had drawn up, so I followed your lead and did a wrought Iron San-mai to get the process sorta ironed out in my head.  So far it looks even through the core(1084 and nickel).  Surface ground and waiting for a design to enter my head as we speak!  ;)   Thanks!

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Offline Scott Roush

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2011, 03:15:00 AM »
Cool.... Did you dry weld the billet or use flux?
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Offline Toecutter

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2011, 10:19:00 AM »
I welded the stack on all four sides and then into to forge it went. I am admittedly a terrible stick welder, but I think I may have hit my stride on this one. Learned to tig weld the week before and carried over that motion on this one and I dAre say it looked good. My rebar even stayed strong!!  For a guy whose welds are commonly referred to as gorilla turfs, this is a big deal!     :goldtooth:   On the edge it looks like I may have gotten a few  cracks in the core. Might be weld that got pushed in but either way I think I have enough material to grind through it.
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Offline Margly

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #14 on: July 15, 2011, 08:19:00 PM »
Wow   :clapper:
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Offline L. Harris

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Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
« Reply #15 on: July 18, 2011, 01:22:00 PM »
That is gorgeous!!!
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