It Be Humpday...It Be Triviola

3/28/07, 1:33 PM #1

Thomas Skaggs
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It Be Humpday...It Be Triviola

Last Saturday I visited a friend who was in the process of making a woodworking tool. He was using a variety of carbonaceous materials for a specific final result. What result was he working on achieving?

Tom

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3/28/07, 1:54 PM #2

Ken Oakley-Sunny St. Cloud, Fla.
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Hardness??

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3/28/07, 3:19 PM #3

Jim Toews - Walla Walla, WA
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Gotta be one of two things, it seems to me. Although it could be too hard or I might not be sharp enough... Time will tell

Cheers!

Jim

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3/28/07, 6:00 PM #4

Dan Donaldson
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Making it soft (annealing?) Material to slow down the cooling.

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3/28/07, 6:13 PM #5

Thomas Skaggs
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Hint

Hardness plays a part but doesn't require a variety of carnonaceous materials to achieve. The outcome of the tool will certainly reflect what the maker seeks to achieve.

T.

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3/29/07, 2:25 AM #6

Bill Earl
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Does the 'variety' pertain to particle size rather than chemical composition?

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3/29/07, 1:43 PM #7

Thomas Skaggs
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Nope

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3/29/07, 1:48 PM #8

Thomas Skaggs
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Hint #2

The name of this metalsmithing technique has middle eastern origins.

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3/29/07, 3:14 PM #9

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Damascus?

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3/29/07, 3:14 PM #10

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
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Hmmmm...

I'll be laminating about this all day...

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3/29/07, 3:32 PM #11

Thomas Skaggs
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That's it.

We WW tool guys often refer to it as Damascus. However my metalsmith friend says in his world it's ofetn referred to as pattern welding.

He is currently making a draw knife that will have Damascus steel with an A1 edge. I'm anxious to see the final product!

Tom

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