Cut the ingot and after the diffusion heating, and forging, forging, forging, forging.... forging............forging....... <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//biggrin.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

C'est tres bien monsieur! Merci beaucoup. Continuez s'il vous plaît. Comment allez-vous chauffer le creuset, avec le gaz ou le charbon?

For those who speak English:

Very good sir! Thank you much. Please continue. How do you heat the the crucible, with gas or coal?

I enjoy seeing this Jean Louis. You are the expert at this process. I look forward to seeing the rest.

Thank you Lin! 🙂

Joshua, the melting is made in a gas furnace.

Here after heat treatment, I will have begin the guard

After the sanding...

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It looks great. Skillful work.

I like the soft vise jaws.

Outstanding work!

The soft vise jaw set up is a great idea.

C'est magnifique! Puis-je venir vous rendre visite?

Juste pour regarder et je vais rester dans le coin <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//biggrin.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

The bars in the vise is a most excellent idea. I have a feeling there are more great ideas coming from this one.

This is great Jean Louis! Thank you! I was wondering if the wootz is any harder to forge than regular steel? Does it move under the hammer like regular steel? Love the vise idea. I am looking forward to seeing the rest.

Brion

Very nice work, Jean-Louis! Did you put only files in the crucible with some chromium?

I also wonder how many heats it took to forge out the blade. Last week in Hoboken, Antwerp, we did a workshop wootz and tatara furnace and one of the instructors forged a 2 kg ingot to a bar in only 6 heats under a 75 kg hammer. First 3 heats very soft and only on top and bottom to break the structure, after that in 3 heats on the sides full power and no cracks at all!

Thank you for looking at my work.

Josuha, I'm waiting for you! but the day will be long because I do not speak English! <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//biggrin.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

Oui Brion, The wootz The wootz is much harder under the hammer of a normal steel. It calls especially a lot of concentration and some precautions.

Hello Christoph, Yes, I looking The class with Niko in "facebook"! you have worked very well! congratulation!!

I takes a long time to forge the blades wootz (I have no power hamer) and blade test result convien very well. Niko is a great wootz mane, I wish I shared a lot with him. The next time we see, can be discussed on the subject! For the Chr is prealloy "Fe/Chr".

Here, the work of the different element (warthog ivory and stainless steel.

Here the assembly

The knife will be "take down"

Inside the pommel

Outside the pommel

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Great work! Thank you for sharing with us!

It's finish! 🙂

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