I like the package openings. "Open the box with the flaps? Nah, cut it apart. Open the bag at the zipper? Nah, break it!" Exactly how I do it. I enjoy watching the channel and seeing the forgings. Keep it up.
Mom used to make a jelly roll cake. It was made out of sponge cake with raspberry jam between the layers. She'd soak it in rum and frost it with chocolate. She'd decorate it so it looked like a wooden log. Sometimes she'd make little mushrooms out of frosting..This has nothing to do with your video- which reminded me of Mom.
My Mom used to do the same thing, I wonder if it's a regional thing or just a Mom thing. Moms are fun and forging is fun so I guess they have that in common. Anyway thanks for watching take care.
I remember now- it was a Julia Child recipe. Your Mom and my Mom must have seen it on TV njbrown.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/julias-buche-de-noel-recipe-with-improved-directions/
Holy Moly man I haven't seen that in what seems like 100 years. But you're absolutely right my mom used to love Julia Child and the Galloping Gourmet. Thanks for the walk down memory lane man that's awesome. Take care of yourself.
We call those Yule Logs. They're very common in the Rural Midwest, especially predominantly German areas. Every family has their own version. Sometimes you forgo the chocolate and use brandy in the icing and set them on fire. There are all sorts of fillings from raisins simmered until soft with brown sugar, to coconut, to brown sugar and black walnuts, etc... You do the chocolate icing to make it look like you've found a log, or the flaming icing to make it look like it's in your hearth. It is traditional for eating between December 22nd-31st which is the Holiday of Yule or Jul. It is one of those old winter Solstice traditions that goes back a long way, like eating ham and decorating with evergreens. Making log-like cakes is at least as old as the 1300s CE, and is considered a symbol of good luck for the new year to follow... Just like the Yule Log in the fireplace that has to burn for 9 days without going out in order to have good luck afterwards.
thank-you for this one Tim and all your hard work love the bit of wiggle on the corners and the center core idea keep them coming they are a lot of help
Tim you make it look so easy! I watched both of the other two jelly roll videos and I like your approach the best. that self fluxing wrought iron in the middle is geniuses!
Not sure I've ever seen a solid iron core in a jelly roll before, but it creates an incredibly interesting pattern. That crystalline pattern is fantastic. And the bow in your form is going to make for amazing flow in the final product. Kudos to you sir. Imperfection is perfection.
Tim ,i`ve been studying metalurgy, welding and blade smithing for 4 years and I love your videos. I`ve learned a lot by watching you. You`re an awesome teacher. Keep up the great work. Karl K
Hi Tim, this is a general comment, not only about this particular video. I'm a knife enthusiast from Istanbul, Turkey. Not a knife maker. Being 50 and living in the heart of a city with a population of 15 mil. I have neither the place (space) nor the means to start forging. But I curb my enthusiasm with your videos. I do believe that you're doing a great job. Both in what you're doing and how you relate it to your subscribers. Thanks a lot and keep up the good work! Kind regards...
Thank you for all the kind words it means more that you know. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the subscribers on this channel they are a group of amazing people, and it's what keeps me going. So thanks again at thank you so much for taking the time to check out the videos. Take care.
I just wanted to say, thank you so much for sharing your art with the world, and yes, what you are doing is nothing short of art. For years and years I've pounded on horse shoes with my father whom spent 60 years of his life as a farrier as a side job for extra money. He has had me by his side since I cant remember when and it's all I knew of blacksmithing. Forged in Fire inspired me to greater things but it was artists and masters like yourself and Alec Steele and J. Neilson that I picked up finer points from on everything that had not a thing in this world to do with horseshoeing. I have to give props to my father though, Ronald "Whitie" Barg, for giving me a solid foundation in the basics as nothing stands without a good strong foundation. But I thanks you sir for all you've done to share what you know. I've never had the kind of cash it takes to buy a descent press/hammer but just got done watching your bit on making a press from a wood splitter and you've given me hope that by next year I'll have me a a sick power hammer by summer next year(such projects I save for the doldrums of winter out in the barn). Again, my thanks! :)
Cool man, really cool stuff. I like to make go-mi with wrought, 15n20 & w1. This is really something. Just getting to building a press, damascus coming soon. Thanks Tim.🇨🇦
I just knew amazing things were in the works when you built the press, and you didn't disappoint! I have most of the bits together that I need to get started on mine, now I just need to find the time.... I don't know how you find the time! Thanks for featuring the hammer, but I think it may be on hold until I finish my press. Thanks for another great video!
Hello Mike, I had to show off the hammer man it's one of the coolest designs I've seen so far, I think you'll be very happy with the press but when it comes to the finish work you're going to need your power hammer so don't put it on the back burner too long. Man sometimes I Sound like my father, sorry about that. Thanks for all the kind words Mike, good luck with the build on the press if there's any questions I can answer please don't hesitate to ask I'm more than happy to help. Thanks again take care and be safe
Thanks for the kind words Tim! From a fabrication standpoint I think the press will be quicker to finish, so I'm focusing on the press first.... The back burner isn't too far back on the hammer though, I see the need for both machines! Btw, I scored my hydraulic reservoir and a quarter sheet of 3/8 plate from Floyd's yesterday for 50 cents a pound! Happy forging and be safe out there in the shop!
Great job Tim! Not sure if I'm crazy about the look of the plug in the middle, but I love it when people try something new I haven't seen. I am excited to see the final product.
Hello Ryan, I agree it does look kind of funky and I will be using it in a mosaic design, but it was really just a test to see how it would come out so that I could do the next one with a mosaic peace in the center which should make a much better looking pattern, hopefully. Thanks for all the kind words I do appreciate it. Take care.
That was EPIC!!! I figured that if you did the wrought iron center, you would've been a lot smaller! Definitely a great choice to go bigger with the wrought, will definitely be a great look with the flower Damascus!!! It's going to make a beautiful piece of mosaic, can't wait to see it all come together! It's really cool seeing your artistic skills at work with building all of the different patterns that really no one has seen before. Watching Floyd go to work on that billet is amazing, I can watch that over and over lol... it's definitely something that has increased the amount of different types of Damascus you will be able to create!!! I'm sure sometime down the road you'll be making the "W's" mosaic Damascus! One Damascus pattern that you could possibly have some fun with is the "Wolf's tooth" pattern, could see a Big Dog pattern :) Thank you for making this, you know how much we've talked about this! The turnout is simply amazing workmanship and definitely the best jelly roll Damascus video on UA-cam! I did send you another jelly roll video that I found that an ABS knife maker made. You made making the roll without big gaps look so easy, the other videos all had some trouble with it. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us next video!!! Thanks again for another great video, another one I'll be watching multiple times! It's a great informative and inspiring video, really wish I could try making a Damascus knife! Thankfully, I get to watch your craftsmanship and you never disappoint! Take care my friend
Hello Phillip it's good to hear from you my friend I hope things are going well, I have some of the "W" pattern Damascus in the queue waiting to be put together which will probably be sooner than later, and you are correct a wolf's tooth pattern would look awesome. Floyd is definitely making this a lot easier and has opened up many new doors I'm really glad I got him put together. If you ever get to the point where you feel that you want to create a Damascus knife I would be more than happy to supply you with a billet of Damascus to create it from as a gift for all you've done for Big Dog Forge. Thank you for everything my friend I hope you're feeling well, take care and be safe.
Tim You will find you have to fill your angle iron squaring dies or you will have to continuously replace them. I find that rebar works well for that purpose. The inner core is an interesting idea, but perhaps a little large on this first time. You are a good source for all of us out here. Thanks. Ralph
Hello Ralph, I'm thinking about maybe putting some rebar inside the angle iron to support it I just need to find the right sizes. Thanks for all the kind words I do appreciate it and I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. Again thank you so much and take care.
This is looking like a great way to make some very interesting mosaic Damascus in the end. Mosaics made from combining all of your different styles into one piece would make (in my opinion) a very interesting knife. Have a great week, Tim.
Hello Philip it's good to hear from you, I'm not sure what it will turn out like in the end but it's sure been a lot of fun to produce. The plan is to put at least 2 more different types of Damascus in the bar and hopefully it doesn't turn out looking like a mass. Thanks for tuning in take care and have a good one.
bees wax with grafite in ot,will keep your dies from sticking to the billet...coating those dies with it...well thats on you lol. gorjus work my freind! love it!!!
Hello Greg, it has opened a lot of new doors. It'll be a couple of weeks but I'll be doing a video on the sender conversion, I'm just looking for one more part. Thanks for tuning in to take care.
That turned out amazing Tim. Yep, you pronounced "Turberville" exactly right. I didn't know you'd use the forge pictures I sent or else I would have staged it all better. I'm slowly piecing it all together. As always, thanks so much for the inspiration.
No worries GunPilot, thank you for the photos and I would love to see more when you get it all put together. Thanks for watching take care of yourself.
That Wrought Iron is the jam in your Jelly Roll. Like others I was thinking a cool center piece like that could be twisted Damascus core wrapped with the carbon and 15N20 nickel layers. Or maybe some Cable Damascus as the center piece... Or possibly cutting a slit in the round (wrought iron? or not) core, drifting it open to a Pac Man cross section, and insert the scarfed end of your billet :sandwiched into the Pac Man mouth to start the roll. Could you make a round recess die for your press to squeeze the "mouth" shut for a good forge weld? Like for making X size round stock? Just spitballing ideas since you seem to be rather adventurous. Rock on.
Hello Christopher, I do love your ideas they sound awesome. I'm definitely doing more jelly roll in the near future with a cable Damascus center, I'll have to give the PAC man that try sometime soon. Thanks for the awesome suggestion keep them coming, and thanks for watching take care.
Hello Luis, I hope things are going well in Ecuador I hear it's a beautiful country, thank you so much for the kind words, thanks for watching and take care.
I've got another jelly roll project coming up I like the idea of putting cable Damascus in the center, thanks for the awesome idea and thanks for watching. To
This is awesome Tim loving the iron insert and can't wait to see the mosaic damascus you will be able to achieve with it all. Awesome dude will find your mailing address too 😉
Hello David, thanks for checking out the video I do appreciate it. If you're looking for a mailing address for Big Dog Forge it is (Big Dog Forge Po Box 2188 Sumner Washington 98390) thanks for tuning in have a good one.
Great video, love watching you. very educational!!! You definitely keep it real!!!! Unlike some that try to act..Could a smaller round or square core work with this project?
Hey Tim, Yet another brilliant video full of info. Another cool pattern id like to see made is the wolf tooth. Very sweet pattern it is. The other is I think rose pattern were the Damascus billet is drilled part way threw than brought back to true if that makes since. When you mentioned twisted jellyroll I was hoping to see you twist a bar of Damascus. Then flatten it back out and finish it with a jellyroll. Hmm wonder what that would look like. Cant wait to see that touch mark you are going to be getting from Glen. Gonna be pretty sweet ya know. Fyi your power hammer my produce better if you design a better head instead of the RR track due to the fact that track is meant to act as a spring . Making it possible for the track to flex rather than break. Although that short of a piece may not have a lot of spring to it but it could be enough to disrupt its purpose. Either way just BSing fantastic job as always. Congrats on the roll she will be great no matter what you decide to do with her.... As always thanks for sharing looking forward to when you are able to get my package together, no hurry when you get a chance.. Sincerely, Martin Moldovan at M/S Blacksmithing and Blades.
Hello Shan, I agree I think a wolf tooth pattern is in the plan, as far as the twisted Damascus rolled into a jellyroll I think that sounds like an awesome idea, I'm actually going to use all of this Damascus as a multi bar mosaic and I've been contemplating the last bar to use I think this might be it, that's absolute genius thank you for the suggestion I really like it. I did hear back from the Glen about that touch mark he thinks some of the detail may be too fine and I may have to redesign slightly but that shouldn't be a big deal, I'll be at the junkyard this weekend and if they have something suitable I'll pick it up to replace the hammers on the power hammer, I've known for awhile now that those webs if are absorbing quite a bit of the energy from the hammer and it's about time I did something about it so thanks for lighting that fire its now on the junkyard list of things to buy. Thanks again for watching take care my friend.
Holy Moly Tim - really impressive - your press is such a beast helping to accelerate the whole process - if you could only one tool either your press or your power hammer - which one would you choose? Seems like the press is faster and more versatile with all the dies.
Hello Rick. Actually I do love the press it makes things very quick and easy the problem with it is things come out a little rough, some of that could be because I'm getting used to it but I've heard others say the same thing, on the other hand scrappy the power hammer refines things quite well so honestly if I had to choose between one or the other I would probably choose the power hammer, it's a little slower and takes more heats to get to where you want to go but it finishes the work piece off much better. But please don't make me choose because now I'm spoiled, Floyd gets their fast and scrappy finishes it off easily. Man this is starting to sound like some weird rock band. It's good to hear from you Rick it won't be long now. Take care my friend and be safe.
Tim you need to find a small refrigerator about 3 ft. tall it dose not need to work. Wire it so you have a 100 W bulb on all the time, it will keep the temp at about 140 deg. F. You may need a bigger bulb but it will drive out the moisture out of the flux and keep them dry.
Thanks John, that's an awesome suggestion we have and appliance recycle yard not too far from here and I know the guy that runs the place I'm sure I could get one for free, thanks for the awesome input I do appreciate it. Thanks for watching and take care.
BTW, if the wrought iron is highly carbon based (some of them have even 5% carbon in them which is really much) and is hard to weld together with a less carbon(ated?) steel. The electrodes used to "weld" wrought iron pieces together are actually made of nickel (about 98% or so) and when applied, works as a higher level of brazing the two brittle pieces together with the nickel sort of aquatically flowing into and between the pieces. Meaning no welding is actually done, it's just glue. In a sense.
awesome video Tim! do you have any of that bandsaw blade left that you were sending out? if you do, id be interested in getting some. all this pattern welding is getting me excited haha! i think ive got a couple more sessions left with my forge, i used it the other day to straighten a piece of metal out for a customer, and i noticed that i didnt have the A/F ratio right... ive probably been burning wrong all this time haha! i was able to get pretty good heat out of my forge. im hunting for a giant piece of round pipe for another forge im going to build. ill also be running a burner like the one you built like Alec's :) cheers Tim!
Hello analog56x, it's been awhile my friend I hope things are well. That's very cool to hear that your forge may be up and running again. I do have some of the saw blade material left I scraped some together for another viewer and ended up with more than I need. I'm not sure if I already have your mailing address or not but you could send me an e-mail two bigdogforging@Gmail.com And I'll try to send some out this weekend. Good luck with the burner build if there's any questions I can answer don't hesitate to ask. Thanks again man take care and be safe my friend.
BIG DOG FORGE thats awesome Tim, ill send you an email right now :) ive got a couple friends looking out for big pipe for me. ill build a round tube forge like what you've got once mine is totally unusable :) i cant wait to get out into the shop again, i finally got my back feelin pretty good! just gotta keep up with the stretches haha! take care Tim!
The hammer on your anvil at 11:24 is quite reminiscent of a Brian Brazeal style hammer. Did you make it yourself? It looks amazing and I am trying to gain inspiration into forging my first hammer. I have most of the top tools built but now comes the hard part. Just stumbled onto your channel and love your content. Greetings from Canada!
Nice job, man you are really on a Damascus 'roll'! (See what I did there? 😎). Adding the wrought iron core (jelly filling) was a neat touch. I'm pretty excited to see how you'll incorporate that with the flower pattern billet. FWIW, I personally think the distorted corners look pretty cool, I think they would only really become a problem if you were trying to making a very specific pattern, such as a multi billet Turkish twist etc. Something like this however you could easily find a solution to by asking on blade forums or the like. I know you have a bunch of Damascus already and are pretty backed up with projects, but sometime in a future project, I'd love to see you forge a 'firestorm' billet, which is basically a twisted 'W's', that when ground into deep enough gives a really neat pattern, known as 'firestorm'. It can even can look really cool with a fairly 'loose' or lazy twist. I gotta say that I really respect how interactive you are with all your subs, especially when it comes to taking subscriber requests as your projects, man I would honestly be completely overwhelmed trying to keep up with all this, plus tongs plus your day job etc lol. But I can tell that you really enjoy it, so I must say it is really cool to be a part of it all 🙂. As Always I hope you're doing good brother. Take care and I'll chat with ya soon. (Sorry for being late to comment btw)
Hello Paul, thank you so much for all the kind words I do appreciate it, I really like the idea of this firestorm that you talk about it sounds fairly simple and very interesting I've been looking for a way to incorporate a regular Damascus billet along the edge of my mosaic pattern I'm working on I'm wondering do you think the fire storm pattern would work that way? Anyway I have to say that the interaction with the viewers is half the fun for me and it's you guys than make it all worthwhile, so thanks for being their man, and by the way you're never late brother you're right on time. Thanks again take care of yourself my friend and I'll talk to you soon.
It would definitely work as an edge billet. In fact, I just recently say a bladesmith make a blade using a multi-bar billet made up of 6-8 bars of firestorm pattern twisted in alternating directions. You would also be able to get a pretty tight twist at size billet too (edge billet sized). The pattern in this type, or any type of twisted pattern for that matter, always shows up best when you get closer to the middle of the billet by grinding into it. If you do a quick google image search you can get an idea of various ways it can look, with more or less W's, less or tighter twist etc. I you haven't already, I think doing a small amount of research on how to form basic W's would be really beneficial. There are two general ways to make them, the first being to simply squash the billet down on it's edge and cutting and re-stacking, the second (faster) method is to forge the billet square, the using your squaring dies on the press, re-square the billet so the flats become new corners (basically making it a square diamond), then squeezing the billet flat on it's diamond/corners. It have to be flattened on the correct corners, otherwise instead of squishing the layers down more to create this effect: (((( )))) it will end up re-straightening the layers. It actually forms a 'ccc' instead of a (((, but my keyboard doesn't have mirrored c's.. This i so much easier to draw on paper than to try and explain in a comment lol. Anyway, I hope this makes a little bit of sense! Again, a quick search on google should show various links to forums discussing how to make W's and all the different neat patterns you can create using the W's as a base pattern. Take care and I'll chat with later :)
Making a chop saw out of a wood chopping saw, does it matter that the motor might get hit by metal particles? It's made to withstand sawdust which made me wonder...
Hello James, I'm working on it now I hope it turns out well, I guess we'll have to wait and see, I think I'm as anxious as everyone else. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for tuning and take care.
love your videos as your work you should try your hand on a masonry trowel w rose still forges there trowels ide like to see one made add I think you could do it
Hello MiKel, I had never thought of doing one but it sounds like an awesome challenge, I checked out their website and it's amazing how the stool forge their trowels, I will put it on the list of to do's, it may take some time to get to that point but it's definitely something I'm going to do. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching, take care.
BIG DOG FORGE thanks for the reply I'm a Mason by trade and do it for a living I love masonry tools and would love to see it made can't wait to watch keep up the good work
I love your videos. you mentioned Alec Steele earlier in the video and it got me thinking of some of the things he does. I noticed that your work was sticking to the press dies. Have you o thought of using the beeswax graphite mixture he uses when making a hole in his hammer blanks? Also, would capping one end of the bottom dies, filling them with sand and capping the top? Would that help with deformation? Any way, love the vids. I really appreciate the content you provide!
Hello Lloyd, I am going to try the graphite and beeswax mixture it was suggested by a couple of other viewers as well, I do appreciate the input every little bit helps. I'm still working on a way to reinforce the squaring dies but your idea sounds really awesome and very simple to accomplish, thank you so much for the suggestion. Thanks for watching I do appreciate it so much and take care.
Hello John, I hadn't planned on a ladder pattern but who knows I'm still working on what to do next with this it's kind of all up in the air at the moment. Thanks for tuning in and take care.
Hello Rich, it's actually foot operated I had to build a new valve lever to extend it just slightly so that it would interact with the linkage properly, I think I show how it works briefly in the video, once you've cannibalized your log splitter and you get to that point if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask I'm more than happy to help. Thanks for tuning in and take care.
Ok I have a question. But first an explantion. At the time of me watching this vid I've already seen the 1000 damascus challenge. I know that you found the pattern on the edge if the billet more interesting then the flat side with the thousand layers & I enjoyed watching everything Soo my question is. If you forge another billet with a more interesting edge then the flat side. Could you flattern out the billet on the boaring side a bit more & roll that up into a jelly roll ?
Yes actually, my hammer is made by Alec Steel and it is my preferred hammer of choice. I find it the most versatile and easy to use and at 3 1/2 pounds it's the perfect weight. Thanks for tuning in Jeddco66, take care.
17:45... To prevent the corners from squishing out, couldn't you run it through an in between size? That way you aren't trying to move as much metal each time. Or maybe just not go down as far at first. You would still get the pinch but it would be smaller. I'm sure there is a reason these are bad ideas. Just curious if you have tried this and why it doesn't work.
Hello Frank, sometimes it's a bit of a guessing game but in this case because of the wrought iron in the center I'll have to work it at the top end of the heat range just below welding temperature otherwise I can split or damage the wrought iron because wrought iron is best work just below welding temperature, I also use a little flux on the rest of the billet as I'm forging it to keep the higher carbon steel from scaling up or burning. Any way thanks for tuning in take care.
I used it in other Damascus projects and as a handle on a Jimmy Diresta ice pick ua-cam.com/video/L4Lj5GWy0mQ/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/ERPIW-LL60c/v-deo.html Thanks for watching.
Hello Bill. Actually that is part of the reason, because wrought iron is self flexing I had a better chance of making it work and it was really just a test to see how it would work and to prepare myself to put another piece of mosaic Damascus in the center of another jelly roll as part of a multilayer design. You might say it was a practice run. but I will be using it in a mosaic Damascus billet. Thanks for watching take care.
I'm kinda curious... What would it look like if you took that bar and rolled it against the pattern? Presumably once you stretched it back out, the steels would've mixed pretty funky like... Or, you'd have just buried most of the pattern under a single layer. Not sure.
Actually I think the layers would probably reveal themselves, this could be a very interesting way to go about it I'm going to have to do a test. I will definitely video that and post it. It should be very interesting and a lot of fun to do, keep your eye out for that video it may be coming very soon I'm looking for multiple bars to add to my multi bar mosaic Damascus. Thanks for the awesome suggestion, thanks for watching and take care.
Hello shepherds forge h, when I did a search on UA-cam I didn't see that video I'll have to go back and check it out, I typically catch all of chandler's videos and you are correct they can be a little long but they are usually pretty entertaining. Thanks for the information take care and thanks for watching.
im always watching my fav smiths man! you guys have funelled me into being a better smith and i am so thankful! if i can give back in any way info or other... i will do so! im just so pumped,that,some of you actually reply to coments questions! it makes me a better smith an im so damn greatful!!!
After watching your Log Splitter Forge press I was looking on craigslist last night for some cheap log splitters. several used, motorless ones on craigslist for 200-500. I look forward to when i'm getting ready to need one. And i suspect difficulty in burying you with that anvil. hopefully, you're on top lol.
I like the package openings. "Open the box with the flaps? Nah, cut it apart. Open the bag at the zipper? Nah, break it!" Exactly how I do it. I enjoy watching the channel and seeing the forgings. Keep it up.
That’s a nice tight roll making me hungry lol keep on forging way
Right on
Mom used to make a jelly roll cake. It was made out of sponge cake with raspberry jam between the layers. She'd soak it in rum and frost it with chocolate. She'd decorate it so it looked like a wooden log. Sometimes she'd make little mushrooms out of frosting..This has nothing to do with your video- which reminded me of Mom.
My Mom used to do the same thing, I wonder if it's a regional thing or just a Mom thing. Moms are fun and forging is fun so I guess they have that in common. Anyway thanks for watching take care.
I remember now- it was a Julia Child recipe. Your Mom and my Mom must have seen it on TV
njbrown.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/julias-buche-de-noel-recipe-with-improved-directions/
Holy Moly man I haven't seen that in what seems like 100 years. But you're absolutely right my mom used to love Julia Child and the Galloping Gourmet. Thanks for the walk down memory lane man that's awesome. Take care of yourself.
Frank B
We call those Yule Logs. They're very common in the Rural Midwest, especially predominantly German areas. Every family has their own version. Sometimes you forgo the chocolate and use brandy in the icing and set them on fire. There are all sorts of fillings from raisins simmered until soft with brown sugar, to coconut, to brown sugar and black walnuts, etc... You do the chocolate icing to make it look like you've found a log, or the flaming icing to make it look like it's in your hearth. It is traditional for eating between December 22nd-31st which is the Holiday of Yule or Jul. It is one of those old winter Solstice traditions that goes back a long way, like eating ham and decorating with evergreens. Making log-like cakes is at least as old as the 1300s CE, and is considered a symbol of good luck for the new year to follow... Just like the Yule Log in the fireplace that has to burn for 9 days without going out in order to have good luck afterwards.
Great, thanks for taking us along with you on these exotic excursions!
thank-you for this one Tim and all your hard work love the bit of wiggle on the corners and the center core idea keep them coming they are a lot of help
Thank you Rick, and thanks for checking out the video man I do appreciate it very much, take care and be safe.
I really enjoy listening to your commentary as I learn a new craft!
Tim you make it look so easy! I watched both of the other two jelly roll videos and I like your approach the best. that self fluxing wrought iron in the middle is geniuses!
Thanks Brandon and thanks for all the kind words I appreciate it. Take care.
Now that was neat! I've never seen jelly roll damascus made before. Nice job!
The Bob Ross of metal working.
you know what to do with those old rods. flower in a jelly role. sounds tasty. can't wait to see it Tim
Thanks Jibran, and thanks for tuning in.
Another great video. Can't wait to see more. Great job on the roll and forging
Thanks for the kind words Ron, and thanks for tuning in have a good one.
Not sure I've ever seen a solid iron core in a jelly roll before, but it creates an incredibly interesting pattern. That crystalline pattern is fantastic. And the bow in your form is going to make for amazing flow in the final product. Kudos to you sir. Imperfection is perfection.
Thank you so much and thanks for watching.
That press really did a gob job. Nice Damascus.
Thank you Tim. Lots of great info!!
Thank you sir I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Take care.
I am digging your goggles!
Hey, thanks... You are making my rainy day fly by.....
Tim ,i`ve been studying metalurgy, welding and blade smithing for 4 years and I love your videos. I`ve learned a lot by watching you. You`re an awesome teacher. Keep up the great work. Karl K
Thank you for the kind words Karl, and thanks for watching.
I just found your channel and I'm glad I did! I've learned a lot and the videos are very enjoyable to watch!
Awesome....can't wait to see something made from this.
Thanks DLB Knives, I've been doing so much Damascus lately I need to slow down and make some knives. Thanks for watching take care.
That was very very cool!
Thank you very much
great work again Tim, That press, floyd it works a treat what a fantastic build it is.
Thank you carlotta, and thanks for watching.
Great job on the jellyroll i love it 👍👍 Mark
Hi Tim, this is a general comment, not only about this particular video. I'm a knife enthusiast from Istanbul, Turkey. Not a knife maker. Being 50 and living in the heart of a city with a population of 15 mil. I have neither the place (space) nor the means to start forging. But I curb my enthusiasm with your videos. I do believe that you're doing a great job. Both in what you're doing and how you relate it to your subscribers. Thanks a lot and keep up the good work! Kind regards...
Thank you for all the kind words it means more that you know. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the subscribers on this channel they are a group of amazing people, and it's what keeps me going. So thanks again at thank you so much for taking the time to check out the videos. Take care.
Keep on rocking', sorry forging mate :)
I just wanted to say, thank you so much for sharing your art with the world, and yes, what you are doing is nothing short of art. For years and years I've pounded on horse shoes with my father whom spent 60 years of his life as a farrier as a side job for extra money. He has had me by his side since I cant remember when and it's all I knew of blacksmithing. Forged in Fire inspired me to greater things but it was artists and masters like yourself and Alec Steele and J. Neilson that I picked up finer points from on everything that had not a thing in this world to do with horseshoeing. I have to give props to my father though, Ronald "Whitie" Barg, for giving me a solid foundation in the basics as nothing stands without a good strong foundation. But I thanks you sir for all you've done to share what you know. I've never had the kind of cash it takes to buy a descent press/hammer but just got done watching your bit on making a press from a wood splitter and you've given me hope that by next year I'll have me a a sick power hammer by summer next year(such projects I save for the doldrums of winter out in the barn). Again, my thanks! :)
Very cool Tim. Thanks for the interesting vid.
Thanks Tim and thanks for watching I appreciate it take care.
Nice billet! Looking forward to whatever you make with it!
Thanks Euel, and thanks for tuning in.
Man, you are a very talented guy, Tim. Such cool, creative projects in a shop full of tools you built yourself. Great job.
Thank for all the kind words Curtis, and thank you so much for taking the time to check out the video to do appreciate it. Take care.
Wonderful end pattern, thank you for the time and sweat it took to make the video.
Thank you very much for the kind words Carl. Take care of yourself and be safe.
I can't wait to see the pattern mosaic when you're finished with it. well done
Me too I hope it turns out the way I've planned it, in any case it'll be a fun project to finish. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching.
Very cool.
Wrought iron filling sounds yummy
Fascinating........again!!!!!
Thanks Tom I appreciate the kind words. Take care.
Cool man, really cool stuff. I like to make go-mi with wrought, 15n20 & w1. This is really something. Just getting to building a press, damascus coming soon. Thanks Tim.🇨🇦
That is really cool
that is a beautiful jelly roll.
Thank you and thanks for watching.
Good job. Nice and tight.
Thanks Larry and thanks for watching.
I just knew amazing things were in the works when you built the press, and you didn't disappoint! I have most of the bits together that I need to get started on mine, now I just need to find the time.... I don't know how you find the time!
Thanks for featuring the hammer, but I think it may be on hold until I finish my press. Thanks for another great video!
Hello Mike, I had to show off the hammer man it's one of the coolest designs I've seen so far, I think you'll be very happy with the press but when it comes to the finish work you're going to need your power hammer so don't put it on the back burner too long.
Man sometimes I Sound like my father, sorry about that. Thanks for all the kind words Mike, good luck with the build on the press if there's any questions I can answer please don't hesitate to ask I'm more than happy to help. Thanks again take care and be safe
Thanks for the kind words Tim! From a fabrication standpoint I think the press will be quicker to finish, so I'm focusing on the press first.... The back burner isn't too far back on the hammer though, I see the need for both machines! Btw, I scored my hydraulic reservoir and a quarter sheet of 3/8 plate from Floyd's yesterday for 50 cents a pound! Happy forging and be safe out there in the shop!
That's a good lookin power hammer that guys building.
I agree a Shane it should work well. Thanks for tuning in .
Great job Tim! Not sure if I'm crazy about the look of the plug in the middle, but I love it when people try something new I haven't seen. I am excited to see the final product.
Hello Ryan, I agree it does look kind of funky and I will be using it in a mosaic design, but it was really just a test to see how it would come out so that I could do the next one with a mosaic peace in the center which should make a much better looking pattern, hopefully. Thanks for all the kind words I do appreciate it. Take care.
sweet jelly roll good job big dog
Thank you very much Gregory, and thanks for watching.
You only used your new scribe in one direction. It works in two directions. That thing is cool.
Good job
Very nice. yea the distorted corners will make the damascus look more interesting.
Thank Andres, thanks for checking out the video, take care and be safe.
Nice looking damscus
Thanks 👍
That was EPIC!!! I figured that if you did the wrought iron center, you would've been a lot smaller! Definitely a great choice to go bigger with the wrought, will definitely be a great look with the flower Damascus!!! It's going to make a beautiful piece of mosaic, can't wait to see it all come together! It's really cool seeing your artistic skills at work with building all of the different patterns that really no one has seen before.
Watching Floyd go to work on that billet is amazing, I can watch that over and over lol... it's definitely something that has increased the amount of different types of Damascus you will be able to create!!! I'm sure sometime down the road you'll be making the "W's" mosaic Damascus!
One Damascus pattern that you could possibly have some fun with is the "Wolf's tooth" pattern, could see a Big Dog pattern :)
Thank you for making this, you know how much we've talked about this! The turnout is simply amazing workmanship and definitely the best jelly roll Damascus video on UA-cam! I did send you another jelly roll video that I found that an ABS knife maker made. You made making the roll without big gaps look so easy, the other videos all had some trouble with it.
Can't wait to see what you have in store for us next video!!!
Thanks again for another great video, another one I'll be watching multiple times! It's a great informative and inspiring video, really wish I could try making a Damascus knife! Thankfully, I get to watch your craftsmanship and you never disappoint!
Take care my friend
Hello Phillip it's good to hear from you my friend I hope things are going well, I have some of the "W" pattern Damascus in the queue waiting to be put together which will probably be sooner than later, and you are correct a wolf's tooth pattern would look awesome.
Floyd is definitely making this a lot easier and has opened up many new doors I'm really glad I got him put together.
If you ever get to the point where you feel that you want to create a Damascus knife I would be more than happy to supply you with a billet of Damascus to create it from as a gift for all you've done for Big Dog Forge. Thank you for everything my friend I hope you're feeling well, take care and be safe.
BIG DOG FORGE Thanks for the offer! Maybe one day...
I sent you an email, would be to long for here lol
Nice work
Thank you Kelly, and thanks for watching.
Tim
You will find you have to fill your angle iron squaring dies or you will have to continuously replace them. I find that rebar works well for that purpose. The inner core is an interesting idea, but perhaps a little large on this first time. You are a good source for all of us out here. Thanks.
Ralph
Hello Ralph, I'm thinking about maybe putting some rebar inside the angle iron to support it I just need to find the right sizes. Thanks for all the kind words I do appreciate it and I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. Again thank you so much and take care.
MAESTRO!!!!
This is looking like a great way to make some very interesting mosaic Damascus in the end. Mosaics made from combining all of your different styles into one piece would make (in my opinion) a very interesting knife. Have a great week, Tim.
Hello Philip it's good to hear from you, I'm not sure what it will turn out like in the end but it's sure been a lot of fun to produce.
The plan is to put at least 2 more different types of Damascus in the bar and hopefully it doesn't turn out looking like a mass.
Thanks for tuning in take care and have a good one.
I discovered that I can reduce grinding by making the fuller marks shallower by touching them after fullering with the flat dyes.
bees wax with grafite in ot,will keep your dies from sticking to the billet...coating those dies with it...well thats on you lol. gorjus work my freind! love it!!!
Thanks you I appreciate the information I will give it a try. And thanks for checking out the video take care.
hi i just love your work and you are a very happy go lucky bloke
Thank you for the kind words Roy, and thank you so much for watching take care.
Wow the possibilities are endless!! Curious about turning that belt sander into a surface grinder
Hello Greg, it has opened a lot of new doors. It'll be a couple of weeks but I'll be doing a video on the sender conversion, I'm just looking for one more part. Thanks for tuning in to take care.
That turned out amazing Tim. Yep, you pronounced "Turberville" exactly right. I didn't know you'd use the forge pictures I sent or else I would have staged it all better. I'm slowly piecing it all together. As always, thanks so much for the inspiration.
No worries GunPilot, thank you for the photos and I would love to see more when you get it all put together. Thanks for watching take care of yourself.
That Wrought Iron is the jam in your Jelly Roll. Like others I was thinking a cool center piece like that could be twisted Damascus core wrapped with the carbon and 15N20 nickel layers. Or maybe some Cable Damascus as the center piece...
Or possibly cutting a slit in the round (wrought iron? or not) core, drifting it open to a Pac Man cross section, and insert the scarfed end of your billet :sandwiched into the Pac Man mouth to start the roll. Could you make a round recess die for your press to squeeze the "mouth" shut for a good forge weld? Like for making X size round stock?
Just spitballing ideas since you seem to be rather adventurous. Rock on.
Hello Christopher, I do love your ideas they sound awesome. I'm definitely doing more jelly roll in the near future with a cable Damascus center, I'll have to give the PAC man that try sometime soon. Thanks for the awesome suggestion keep them coming, and thanks for watching take care.
Snake and Jelly next to each other sounds good to me!
I love a jellyroll hart dsmascus.
Excelent work BigDog, From the lower side of the word (Ecuador) it's a very very beautiful damascus (y)
Hello Luis, I hope things are going well in Ecuador I hear it's a beautiful country, thank you so much for the kind words, thanks for watching and take care.
Very nice. I like your choice to use the iron dowel to form your center. I think your cable Damascus would look good in the center as well.
I've got another jelly roll project coming up I like the idea of putting cable Damascus in the center, thanks for the awesome idea and thanks for watching. To
HAVNT even seen a thing but I know that this is gonna be great nice job
Thank you and thanks for watching.
This is awesome Tim loving the iron insert and can't wait to see the mosaic damascus you will be able to achieve with it all. Awesome dude will find your mailing address too 😉
Hello David, thanks for checking out the video I do appreciate it. If you're looking for a mailing address for Big Dog Forge it is
(Big Dog Forge Po Box 2188 Sumner Washington 98390) thanks for tuning in have a good one.
BIG DOG FORGE I found very easily in the about section of your channel but thank you for answering and showing everyone :).
Great video, love watching you. very educational!!! You definitely keep it real!!!! Unlike some that try to act..Could a smaller round or square core work with this project?
Hey Tim, Yet another brilliant video full of info. Another cool pattern id like to see made is the wolf tooth. Very sweet pattern it is. The other is I think rose pattern were the Damascus billet is drilled part way threw than brought back to true if that makes since. When you mentioned twisted jellyroll I was hoping to see you twist a bar of Damascus. Then flatten it back out and finish it with a jellyroll. Hmm wonder what that would look like. Cant wait to see that touch mark you are going to be getting from Glen. Gonna be pretty sweet ya know. Fyi your power hammer my produce better if you design a better head instead of the RR track due to the fact that track is meant to act as a spring . Making it possible for the track to flex rather than break. Although that short of a piece may not have a lot of spring to it but it could be enough to disrupt its purpose. Either way just BSing fantastic job as always. Congrats on the roll she will be great no matter what you decide to do with her.... As always thanks for sharing looking forward to when you are able to get my package together, no hurry when you get a chance.. Sincerely, Martin Moldovan at M/S Blacksmithing and Blades.
Hello Shan, I agree I think a wolf tooth pattern is in the plan, as far as the twisted Damascus rolled into a jellyroll I think that sounds like an awesome idea, I'm actually going to use all of this Damascus as a multi bar mosaic and I've been contemplating the last bar to use I think this might be it, that's absolute genius thank you for the suggestion I really like it. I did hear back from the Glen about that touch mark he thinks some of the detail may be too fine and I may have to redesign slightly but that shouldn't be a big deal, I'll be at the junkyard this weekend and if they have something suitable I'll pick it up to replace the hammers on the power hammer, I've known for awhile now that those webs if are absorbing quite a bit of the energy from the hammer and it's about time I did something about it so thanks for lighting that fire its now on the junkyard list of things to buy.
Thanks again for watching take care my friend.
Holy Moly Tim - really impressive - your press is such a beast helping to accelerate the whole process - if you could only one tool either your press or your power hammer - which one would you choose? Seems like the press is faster and more versatile with all the dies.
Hello Rick. Actually I do love the press it makes things very quick and easy the problem with it is things come out a little rough, some of that could be because I'm getting used to it but I've heard others say the same thing, on the other hand scrappy the power hammer refines things quite well so honestly if I had to choose between one or the other I would probably choose the power hammer, it's a little slower and takes more heats to get to where you want to go but it finishes the work piece off much better. But please don't make me choose because now I'm spoiled, Floyd gets their fast and scrappy finishes it off easily. Man this is starting to sound like some weird rock band.
It's good to hear from you Rick it won't be long now. Take care my friend and be safe.
That is surprising but make sense - thanks mate Cheers!
i filled the angle iron with rebar to strengthen my squaring dies.
Excellent suggestion jason, I appreciate the input and I will give it a try. Thanks for tuning in have a good one.
no problem. i love your videos. SO many good ideas
Tim you need to find a small refrigerator about 3 ft. tall it dose not need to work.
Wire it so you have a 100 W bulb on all the time, it will keep the temp at about 140 deg. F.
You may need a bigger bulb but it will drive out the moisture out of the flux and keep them dry.
Thanks John, that's an awesome suggestion we have and appliance recycle yard not too far from here and I know the guy that runs the place I'm sure I could get one for free, thanks for the awesome input I do appreciate it. Thanks for watching and take care.
hi just watched you making a blacksmith knife i use an old farries rasp they turn out great
Thanks for tuning in Roy.
BTW, if the wrought iron is highly carbon based (some of them have even 5% carbon in them which is really much) and is hard to weld together with a less carbon(ated?) steel. The electrodes used to "weld" wrought iron pieces together are actually made of nickel (about 98% or so) and when applied, works as a higher level of brazing the two brittle pieces together with the nickel sort of aquatically flowing into and between the pieces. Meaning no welding is actually done, it's just glue. In a sense.
awesome video Tim! do you have any of that bandsaw blade left that you were sending out? if you do, id be interested in getting some. all this pattern welding is getting me excited haha! i think ive got a couple more sessions left with my forge, i used it the other day to straighten a piece of metal out for a customer, and i noticed that i didnt have the A/F ratio right... ive probably been burning wrong all this time haha! i was able to get pretty good heat out of my forge. im hunting for a giant piece of round pipe for another forge im going to build. ill also be running a burner like the one you built like Alec's :) cheers Tim!
Hello analog56x, it's been awhile my friend I hope things are well. That's very cool to hear that your forge may be up and running again. I do have some of the saw blade material left I scraped some together for another viewer and ended up with more than I need. I'm not sure if I already have your mailing address or not but you could send me an e-mail two bigdogforging@Gmail.com
And I'll try to send some out this weekend. Good luck with the burner build if there's any questions I can answer don't hesitate to ask. Thanks again man take care and be safe my friend.
BIG DOG FORGE thats awesome Tim, ill send you an email right now :) ive got a couple friends looking out for big pipe for me. ill build a round tube forge like what you've got once mine is totally unusable :)
i cant wait to get out into the shop again, i finally got my back feelin pretty good! just gotta keep up with the stretches haha!
take care Tim!
The hammer on your anvil at 11:24 is quite reminiscent of a Brian Brazeal style hammer. Did you make it yourself? It looks amazing and I am trying to gain inspiration into forging my first hammer. I have most of the top tools built but now comes the hard part. Just stumbled onto your channel and love your content. Greetings from Canada!
Nice job, man you are really on a Damascus 'roll'! (See what I did there? 😎). Adding the wrought iron core (jelly filling) was a neat touch. I'm pretty excited to see how you'll incorporate that with the flower pattern billet. FWIW, I personally think the distorted corners look pretty cool, I think they would only really become a problem if you were trying to making a very specific pattern, such as a multi billet Turkish twist etc. Something like this however you could easily find a solution to by asking on blade forums or the like. I know you have a bunch of Damascus already and are pretty backed up with projects, but sometime in a future project, I'd love to see you forge a 'firestorm' billet, which is basically a twisted 'W's', that when ground into deep enough gives a really neat pattern, known as 'firestorm'. It can even can look really cool with a fairly 'loose' or lazy twist.
I gotta say that I really respect how interactive you are with all your subs, especially when it comes to taking subscriber requests as your projects, man I would honestly be completely overwhelmed trying to keep up with all this, plus tongs plus your day job etc lol. But I can tell that you really enjoy it, so I must say it is really cool to be a part of it all 🙂. As Always I hope you're doing good brother. Take care and I'll chat with ya soon. (Sorry for being late to comment btw)
Hello Paul, thank you so much for all the kind words I do appreciate it, I really like the idea of this firestorm that you talk about it sounds fairly simple and very interesting I've been looking for a way to incorporate a regular Damascus billet along the edge of my mosaic pattern I'm working on I'm wondering do you think the fire storm pattern would work that way? Anyway I have to say that the interaction with the viewers is half the fun for me and it's you guys than make it all worthwhile, so thanks for being their man, and by the way you're never late brother you're right on time. Thanks again take care of yourself my friend and I'll talk to you soon.
It would definitely work as an edge billet. In fact, I just recently say a bladesmith make a blade using a multi-bar billet made up of 6-8 bars of firestorm pattern twisted in alternating directions.
You would also be able to get a pretty tight twist at size billet too (edge billet sized). The pattern in this type, or any type of twisted pattern for that matter, always shows up best when you get closer to the middle of the billet by grinding into it. If you do a quick google image search you can get an idea of various ways it can look, with more or less W's, less or tighter twist etc.
I you haven't already, I think doing a small amount of research on how to form basic W's would be really beneficial. There are two general ways to make them, the first being to simply squash the billet down on it's edge and cutting and re-stacking, the second (faster) method is to forge the billet square, the using your squaring dies on the press, re-square the billet so the flats become new corners (basically making it a square diamond), then squeezing the billet flat on it's diamond/corners. It have to be flattened on the correct corners, otherwise instead of squishing the layers down more to create this effect: (((( )))) it will end up re-straightening the layers. It actually forms a 'ccc' instead of a (((, but my keyboard doesn't have mirrored c's.. This i so much easier to draw on paper than to try and explain in a comment lol.
Anyway, I hope this makes a little bit of sense! Again, a quick search on google should show various links to forums discussing how to make W's and all the different neat patterns you can create using the W's as a base pattern. Take care and I'll chat with later :)
What would happen if you used round dies in your press?
Did you notice that if you turn that MWT-A2 scribe vertically, you can get marks at 1/8", 3/16", 1/4", 5/16" and 3/8"?
Making a chop saw out of a wood chopping saw, does it matter that the motor might get hit by metal particles? It's made to withstand sawdust which made me wonder...
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great video =)
but.. why wriggle & twist it to get it out of the press? a tap on the end of the handle will normally free it up easier =)
Holy cow, Tim...that really came out nice! I'm very interested to see how the flower pattern is going to look as the core.
Hello James, I'm working on it now I hope it turns out well, I guess we'll have to wait and see, I think I'm as anxious as everyone else. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for tuning and take care.
Where do we send you stuff to forge?
i can taste the jelly!
Yummyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Thanks for tuning in.
love your videos as your work you should try your hand on a masonry trowel w rose still forges there trowels ide like to see one made add I think you could do it
Hello MiKel, I had never thought of doing one but it sounds like an awesome challenge, I checked out their website and it's amazing how the stool forge their trowels, I will put it on the list of to do's, it may take some time to get to that point but it's definitely something I'm going to do. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching, take care.
BIG DOG FORGE thanks for the reply I'm a Mason by trade and do it for a living I love masonry tools and would love to see it made can't wait to watch keep up the good work
What do you use to etch the metal with?
ferric chloride. thanks for watching.
Perhaps this a repeat of another comment .... however .... what would happen if you fluxed the interior as you rolled the coil ?
I love your videos. you mentioned Alec Steele earlier in the video and it got me thinking of some of the things he does. I noticed that your work was sticking to the press dies. Have you o thought of using the beeswax graphite mixture he uses when making a hole in his hammer blanks?
Also, would capping one end of the bottom dies, filling them with sand and capping the top? Would that help with deformation? Any way, love the vids. I really appreciate the content you provide!
Hello Lloyd, I am going to try the graphite and beeswax mixture it was suggested by a couple of other viewers as well, I do appreciate the input every little bit helps. I'm still working on a way to reinforce the squaring dies but your idea sounds really awesome and very simple to accomplish, thank you so much for the suggestion. Thanks for watching I do appreciate it so much and take care.
inches? how much in millimetres?
with the new dies, is this now a ladder pattern jelly roll damascus?
Hello John, I hadn't planned on a ladder pattern but who knows I'm still working on what to do next with this it's kind of all up in the air at the moment. Thanks for tuning in and take care.
stupid question...why use the fullering dyes and not flat dyes from the start?
Turn the scribing tool 90 degrees to the left and it scribes smaller. The depth of the teeth are indexed. Look again.
Ok. So now I am going to cannibalize my log splitter to make a forging press. That is so cool Tim. Is it foot operated or do you have a hand lever ?
Hello Rich, it's actually foot operated I had to build a new valve lever to extend it just slightly so that it would interact with the linkage properly, I think I show how it works briefly in the video, once you've cannibalized your log splitter and you get to that point if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask I'm more than happy to help. Thanks for tuning in and take care.
Ok I have a question.
But first an explantion.
At the time of me watching this vid I've already seen the 1000 damascus challenge. I know that you found the pattern on the edge if the billet more interesting then the flat side with the thousand layers & I enjoyed watching everything
Soo my question is. If you forge another billet with a more interesting edge then the flat side. Could you flattern out the billet on the boaring side a bit more & roll that up into a jelly roll ?
Actually yes you could, that would be a great way of making a more interesting pattern.
great vid i notice you use a different hammer then others i s that by prefernces
Yes actually, my hammer is made by Alec Steel and it is my preferred hammer of choice. I find it the most versatile and easy to use and at 3 1/2 pounds it's the perfect weight. Thanks for tuning in Jeddco66, take care.
No worries , thought it might be handy for one handed marking . Sorry for the hand writing lol . Waiting for the next video: ]
I love the Alec steele videos.
17:45... To prevent the corners from squishing out, couldn't you run it through an in between size? That way you aren't trying to move as much metal each time.
Or maybe just not go down as far at first. You would still get the pinch but it would be smaller.
I'm sure there is a reason these are bad ideas. Just curious if you have tried this and why it doesn't work.
OK, you have the 15 N20, wrought iron and the leaf spring (?1065). How do you know what temperature you should work this at?
Hello Frank, sometimes it's a bit of a guessing game but in this case because of the wrought iron in the center I'll have to work it at the top end of the heat range just below welding temperature otherwise I can split or damage the wrought iron because wrought iron is best work just below welding temperature, I also use a little flux on the rest of the billet as I'm forging it to keep the higher carbon steel from scaling up or burning. Any way thanks for tuning in take care.
What was it used for. Education or practical use?
I used it in other Damascus projects and as a handle on a Jimmy Diresta ice pick ua-cam.com/video/L4Lj5GWy0mQ/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/ERPIW-LL60c/v-deo.html
Thanks for watching.
I've got a question. why the use of rot iron? is it because it doesn't have all of the alloy in it?
Hello Bill. Actually that is part of the reason, because wrought iron is self flexing I had a better chance of making it work and it was really just a test to see how it would work and to prepare myself to put another piece of mosaic Damascus in the center of another jelly roll as part of a multilayer design. You might say it was a practice run. but I will be using it in a mosaic Damascus billet. Thanks for watching take care.
I'm kinda curious... What would it look like if you took that bar and rolled it against the pattern? Presumably once you stretched it back out, the steels would've mixed pretty funky like... Or, you'd have just buried most of the pattern under a single layer. Not sure.
Actually I think the layers would probably reveal themselves, this could be a very interesting way to go about it I'm going to have to do a test. I will definitely video that and post it. It should be very interesting and a lot of fun to do, keep your eye out for that video it may be coming very soon I'm looking for multiple bars to add to my multi bar mosaic Damascus. Thanks for the awesome suggestion, thanks for watching and take care.
Oh. Well, glad I could help. Hopefully it looks good.
chandler from old school forge does a jelly roll as,well if ur at all interested. his vids tend to go a lill long tho
Hello shepherds forge h, when I did a search on UA-cam I didn't see that video I'll have to go back and check it out, I typically catch all of chandler's videos and you are correct they can be a little long but they are usually pretty entertaining. Thanks for the information take care and thanks for watching.
im always watching my fav smiths man! you guys have funelled me into being a better smith and i am so thankful! if i can give back in any way info or other... i will do so! im just so pumped,that,some of you actually reply to coments questions! it makes me a better smith an im so damn greatful!!!
was that fire poker @alec steele made on his live show going to be sent to you?
Hello Sweet Taste, I wish that were the case but unfortunately no, but he did do an awesome job. Thanks for tuning in take care.
How much for a kitchen cutting knife out of the snake skin Damascus or the jelly roll Damascus
I want your Anvil, lol.
Sorry I think I'm going to be buried with it. but thanks for watching anyway.
After watching your Log Splitter Forge press I was looking on craigslist last night for some cheap log splitters. several used, motorless ones on craigslist for 200-500. I look forward to when i'm getting ready to need one.
And i suspect difficulty in burying you with that anvil. hopefully, you're on top lol.