3 "ALCHEMY" by Jensen Knives
3: That’s me working the hot steel in the press to develop the W’s pattern. You can check out another of Rick Dunkerly’s articles, this time on Damascus Pattern Development, here:
www.blademag.com/forum/topics/how-to-create-damascus
Here is an Excerpt from the above link, specifically on
“How to Make the "W's" Pattern”:
“One of the more advanced patterns includes the “W’s” pattern. The initial billet is stacked just like a flat-layered billet, and welded. Then, during the drawing process, the billet is rotated 90 degrees and forged into a rectangular bar with vertical layers. This bar is then ground free of scale, cut into pieces and re-stacked.
When the second weld sequence is complete, the layers remain vertical. This bar is then cut again and restacked for the third weld sequence. If the ends of these pieces are etched, they will reveal vertical layers that are distorted and starting to form the “W’s.” The third weld sequence will distort the layers even more and make the “W’s” much more dramatic. Any layer count works well on this pattern, and any of the other patterning techniques, including twists, ladders, raindrops and even accordions, help to further expose the pattern.”
Do check out the aforementioned link to learn more about pattern development…
Once my W’s pattern is developed, I draw the bar out and cut it into 2 equal sections. From there I’m going to twist the 2 sections in opposite directions…
3 "ALCHEMY" by Jensen Knives
3: That’s me working the hot steel in the press to develop the W’s pattern. You can check out another of Rick Dunkerly’s articles, this time on Damascus Pattern Development, here:
www.blademag.com/forum/topics/how-to-create-damascus
Here is an Excerpt from the above link, specifically on
“How to Make the "W's" Pattern”:
“One of the more advanced patterns includes the “W’s” pattern. The initial billet is stacked just like a flat-layered billet, and welded. Then, during the drawing process, the billet is rotated 90 degrees and forged into a rectangular bar with vertical layers. This bar is then ground free of scale, cut into pieces and re-stacked.
When the second weld sequence is complete, the layers remain vertical. This bar is then cut again and restacked for the third weld sequence. If the ends of these pieces are etched, they will reveal vertical layers that are distorted and starting to form the “W’s.” The third weld sequence will distort the layers even more and make the “W’s” much more dramatic. Any layer count works well on this pattern, and any of the other patterning techniques, including twists, ladders, raindrops and even accordions, help to further expose the pattern.”
Do check out the aforementioned link to learn more about pattern development…
Once my W’s pattern is developed, I draw the bar out and cut it into 2 equal sections. From there I’m going to twist the 2 sections in opposite directions…