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Progression sequence of me forging the low layer block of @bob_rankin_custom_knives damascus out into a Serbian Inspired Chefs Knife.
The block started as a 2"x2"x.7" chunk. It was a challenge to get this shape. The initial isolation should probably have been done woth a round bar instead of that triangle. I had to get in there with a grinder at one point and curve that a little. I also didn’t isolate enough material to forge an integral and decent sized tang. The solution I went with was to forge weld some wrought iron onto the little tang to get it extended. The first time I was “done” I realized just how much metal was still available to expand the shape. I went back to it and got more length and a better shape out of it. It had the additional benefit of making the pattern look super stretched… which it was.
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#thepxsmith #joshaweston #forgedinfire #serbianchef #chefsknife #forge #managingmass #movingmetal #process #blacksmith #choppah #clever (at Pixel Smith - Josh A. Weston)
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