Zero Atmosphere Forge Weld #2 Damascus In The Shop On Thursday

I'm finishing the dry weld "zero atmosphere" damascus billet I started yesterday, plus forging a couple kitchen blades.
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[@terenceblakely4328]

Seeing the title gave me visions of spacesuited blacksmiths hammering away in space, lol.

[@billwoehl3051]

Last week I inherited a William Forester coach maker anvil weight markings 0-3-16, so...100lbs? A round pan forge with a champion hand crank blower. Was using an old (1913?) Railroad track I welded a plate on for an anvil, huge difference in the rebound. Does the railroad track have any rebound? The coach maker anvil bout made my hammer bounce out my hand when I was trying to forge a leaf. The round pan forge is about 16" across and the whole pan ends up lit, so... going to save it for larger jobs and stick with the brake drum/rotor forge I built, won't burn up all my fuel in a couple of hours that way. Might adapt the brake forge to fit the hand crank blower, instead of the 12v scooter motor running a 2" blower from a computer power supply it has now.

[@FireCreekForge]

Nice, sounds like a great upgrade! Yeah, having that mass directly under your work piece like an actual anvil makes a big difference

[@erikcourtney1834]

I completely agree. I’m not a fan of the high layer Damascus. I’ve made several 33 layer knifes and they turned out great. The layers really stand out more with a lower count. I been wanting to try a lower count mosaic.

[@jamesball7322]

Yes I’d like a count of the dust layers please ,be very specific now 😀✌️

[@FireCreekForge]

Haha right

[@steveschlobohm5793]

Why do you use the round dies in the press? do they do a better job at drawing out material than the flat dies do? How many hours does it take you to make knives your making now? Enjoyed the video...stay safe!

[@FireCreekForge]

Thanks Steve, that's correct, the round dies are much more efficient due to the surface/force distribution. Time into the knives, on a Damascus knife including making the Damascus, roughly 10-20 hrs depending on size.