HR Metals

blog about my journey as a metalsmith

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Sculpture Students tearing into it

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Several new patterns. Also trying out 80crv2 for cores of san mai, go mai etc.

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Back at it all damascus blades in progress. #knives # damascus # bladesmith

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Coffee “etch” works great on damascus!

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Doesn’t look like much now, but each chunk or billet is from 144 to 288 layers of damascus steel. Made myself sick forge welding all this out, but it will be worth it! The largest are 12” long x 2” wide x 3/4” thick.

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1st blade of the year, 170 layer burl pattern 8” chef.

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A few silver rings, cast sterling silver.

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Went to a Blacksmithing conference, this is Tim Zowda making a razor. He’s the only razor maker I know that makes the whole thing including the steel itself!

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Did another art fair. Had a little mix of forged things and knives.

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Filing the slot for the blade tang in a guard blank. Man this gets old, have a stack of blades that need guards!

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Last weekend the art fair had a lot of interesting people! Sold a lot of knives and forged steel pieces.

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New blades in progress. I was sick for some time, finally getting back to my favorite activity. These have just been etched in ferric, then coffee.

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Recast gas forge floor

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Part of my day job, sanded these jewelry set blocks smooth

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Heat treated a few knives

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Last damascus billet of the year

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Trying the “ coffee etch”