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Title: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: Scott Roush 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...

 (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj61/The_Roushs/_SAR0050-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: 4est trekker on June 24, 2011, 09:43:00 PM

:thumbsup:   Love it, Scott!  Looking forward to the finished shots.

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: mater 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.

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: gudspelr 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.


Jeremy

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: Steve Nuckels on June 25, 2011, 09:30:00 PM

Scott, that is very cool!

I need to see that finished photo soon!!!

Steve
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Potomac Forge

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: johnis on July 04, 2011, 05:50:00 AM

Wow good job.Finish it and please show to us!!

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: larry on July 04, 2011, 06:31:00 PM

cool, looking at that makes me think of a thunder storm.

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: swp on July 04, 2011, 08:57:00 PM

:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: Scott Roush 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.


 (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj61/The_Roushs/_SAR0056-1.jpg)

 (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj61/The_Roushs/_SAR0060.jpg)

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: gudspelr on July 06, 2011, 04:22:00 PM

:clapper:    I sure do like that.  Great job.


Jeremy

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: larry on July 06, 2011, 07:45:00 PM

another great looking knife! sure do like your style

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: Toecutter 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!

Nathan

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: Scott Roush on July 07, 2011, 03:15:00 AM

Cool.... Did you dry weld the billet or use flux?

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: Toecutter 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.

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: Margly on July 15, 2011, 08:19:00 PM

Wow   :clapper:

Title: Re: Wild Cable San Mai pattern
Post by: L. Harris on July 18, 2011, 01:22:00 PM

That is gorgeous!!!