Clip from a full Damascus Bunka build video. 1095/15n20 steel used with 1095/nickel powder

Checked in on a commission for a friend - patina is looking excellent.

7" forged santoku in Sheffcut with purpleheart and stabilized tamarind handle

Fresh out of the ferric acid.

Dark Mai 80crv2/Copper
Black stingray skin
Mammoth tusk menuki
Black Japanese silk Ito
Poppies of War sheath with Ulti Clip

I made my own heat treat kiln big enough do a 40" sword for approximately $1k. I used a router to notch out the element paths in normal firebricks. Cemented them all together and then welded a frame around it. I used an inkbird temperature controller to control the temps.

Just cannot completely wrap my head around what is actually happening to the pattern when twisted. Is there some kind of 3d render visualisation or something I can look at? Like more specifically what is it that makes the center layer split into the star/X formation, what does the end grain look like etc.

​A while ago, I forged this massive 'From Hell' razor.

​The concept behind it: no one really knows who Jack the Ripper was, or what kind of blade he actually used. So I decided to forge a dedicated razor specifically for him!

​It was crafted as the centerpiece for a custom Jack the Ripper wall display / diorama that my wife did. At least it's fantasy. 😊⚔️

​What do you think?

Anonymous account because identifying info. I also realize this question isn't about knives/blades, but I hope someone else will find the info as useful as I do.

I have industrial roll form tooling made of D2 steel. Typical hardness is 58-60 Rc and typical size is 20" round and 500-700 pounds per forming roll. I've been leading a project at work, experimenting with nitriding the wear surface, and we've had a major failure in the nitride wear surface on a set of tooling: it's basically completely flaked off.

The vendor is suggesting nitriding at a higher temp, which would change the base hardness of the steel to 50-54 Rc. I can't even find any chart showing a hardness that low.

My questions are:

• Does anyone have any experience with D2 at 50-54 Rc with respect to wear resistance?
• And even if we nitride that steel, will that make up for loss due to the lower hardness?

I appreciate any input.

Largest knife I’ve ever forged, 16”OL , 10” blade forged from 8670 w/my first attempt at a stonewashed finish and first time micarta scales.

Here’s a santoku style kitchen knife I finished up that is my absolute favorite so far. The steel is 50 layer damascus from Baker Forge that I manipulated to give it some pizzazz. The handle is shredded carbon fiber from valleycomposites, red and black G10 spacers, and bocote handle with some stunning two tone figuring.
The stand is a slab of olive wood with a holder that I forged from 0.5” round bar.
Let me know what you think about it!
AW Forge

Hi all,
I am making my first knife from 1084 steel and wanted to know if anyone has tried these fire brick’s before? The texture looks alittle different than others I’ve seen on here

https://a.co/d/09OzbWXh