[quote name='Jason Volkert' date='19 January 2019 - 06:46 PM' timestamp='1547948797' post='23865'] Thanks for the info Gary. I'm going to go with th...

While I have not tried 80crv2 and 1084, I have done 80crv2 and 15n20 and it worked just fine. I basically tried it just to see if the two would stick...

I have been looking for something better than paper. I have tried mold stones, but being so small, they are hard to use. These look like they would ...

I took the advice of a couple of the smiths on here, namely J.d. Smith and Matthew Parkinson, and did my first damascus billet dry and by hand. For m...

This topic is near to my heart. While I may be getting ahead of myself, damascus/pattern welded steel has captured my attention. I look forward to t...

Thank you guys for taking the time to moderate these forums and to share your knowledge and experience. As a new smith, it is immensely helpful.

Just to bring some more discussion to the table without adding anything to it personally, what about the anatomy of a forge weld with flux vs. the an...