DIY Knifemaking: CrV Alloy Steel Dagger

[aadhaulya]

[quote="goondasmani"
there are tons of videos in youtube on how to make damascus knife. The pattern welding methods need basic knowledge.you need a heating source which will vary from coal furnace to induction heater.Being city dweller i could not find a place to start a furnace but can borrow from a blacksmith and planning to build induction heater in months."""" this just one of ideas
On making wootz http://projects.olin.edu/revere/Cool%20 ... 202001.pdf
this will help for basic knowledge. wootz is famous in south India its called urukku ( my dad said urruku long before when i said about wootz). In the process of making wootz ingot is prepared using soft iron,hard iron, glass,charcoal,bamboo/avari leaves(avari is plant with yellow flowers.grows in south part of andhra and north part of tamilnadu.The placement of all the ingredients in ingot remains mystery. I am planning to search for blacksmiths(mainly temple blacksmiths) and inquire them about wootz in andhra,tamilnadu and in karnataka and do a diy on them.Afer the inquiry i will share the knowledge in IFG[/quote]

Doesn't seem like a DIY project.

Atul

[brihacharan]

[quote="goondasmani"
there are tons of videos in youtube on how to make damascus knife. The pattern welding methods need basic knowledge.you need a heating source which will vary from coal furnace to induction heater.Being city dweller i could not find a place to start a furnace but can borrow from a blacksmith and planning to build induction heater in months."""" this just one of ideas
On making wootz http://projects.olin.edu/revere/Cool%20 ... 202001.pdf
this will help for basic knowledge. wootz is famous in south India its called urukku ( my dad said urruku long before when i said about wootz). In the process of making wootz ingot is prepared using soft iron,hard iron, glass,charcoal,bamboo/avari leaves(avari is plant with yellow flowers.grows in south part of andhra and north part of tamilnadu.The placement of all the ingredients in ingot remains mystery. I am planning to search for blacksmiths(mainly temple blacksmiths) and inquire them about wootz in andhra,tamilnadu and in karnataka and do a diy on them.Afer the inquiry i will share the knowledge in IFG

Doesn't seem like a DIY project.
Atul[/quote]

Doesn't seem like a DIY project.

BTW - "URRUKU" in Tamil means "Smelting"
Briha

[astronomy.domaine]

Well,,,, the words DIY and Damascus are usually not very fond of each other!
Actually forging dmascus steel would at least require a basic furnace, blacksmithy skills/experience and a ton of patience. Having strong arms would also help with the endless hammering and folding of steel layers!
Did u have any specific query in mind?
Cheers

AD,

I was under the impression that damascus was all about basic forging. I wasn't aware that the steel would also be folded. Any idea how many layers of steel are required to be folded??

Atul

[quote="goondasmani"
there are tons of videos in youtube on how to make damascus knife. The pattern welding methods need basic knowledge.you need a heating source which will vary from coal furnace to induction heater.Being city dweller i could not find a place to start a furnace but can borrow from a blacksmith and planning to build induction heater in months."""" this just one of ideas
On making wootz http://projects.olin.edu/revere/Cool%20 ... 202001.pdf
this will help for basic knowledge. wootz is famous in south India its called urukku ( my dad said urruku long before when i said about wootz). In the process of making wootz ingot is prepared using soft iron,hard iron, glass,charcoal,bamboo/avari leaves(avari is plant with yellow flowers.grows in south part of andhra and north part of tamilnadu.The placement of all the ingredients in ingot remains mystery. I am planning to search for blacksmiths(mainly temple blacksmiths) and inquire them about wootz in andhra,tamilnadu and in karnataka and do a diy on them.Afer the inquiry i will share the knowledge in IFG

Atul Sir,

True Damascus steel consists of around 300 layers to start with and the number can go upto thousands. The final thickness of pattern layers is 0.5 to 1.0 μm. Intricate patterns like these cannot be achieved without repeated hammering and folding of the steel billet which is made from welded layers of at least 2 to3 different type of steels.

[aadhaulya]

Ad,

Doesn't make sense thinking about DIT. Thanks for the information.

Atul