In this video I make a 228-layer billet of 1084 and 15N20 random pattern damascus. I forge out a 10” chef knife from part of the billet. I ran three normalization cycles on the steel at 1650F, 1500F, and 1400F. I quenched the blade at 1475F in Parks 50 that was heated to 120F. I tempered the blade for two 2-hour cycles at 400F.
I sanded the blade up to a 600-grit finish. I etched the blade in ferric chloride for 3 cycles of 5 minutes each. In between cycles I lightly sanded off the oxides with 1200, 2000, and 2500 grit sandpaper. Next, I etched the blade for 2 hours in coffee, rinsed the blade in water, neutralized the blade in baking soda water, rinsed the blade in water, blew the blade dry with an air compressor, and let the oxides set overnight before polishing with a sunshine cloth. Lastly, I applied a food safe blade wax to protect the blade from rust during shipping.
I attached some black micarta handle scales, and finished the handle with 3 coats of Odie’s Oil finish, allowing at least 12 hours cure time between coats. I sharpened the blade on a set of diamond stones at 300, 1200, and 3000 grit. I polished the edge with a double sided leather strop loaded with 5 micron and 3.5 micron diamond paste.
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