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Ben Potter
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 Posted: Fri 03 Apr, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject: Wire Inlay Tutorial |
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Greetings,
I just finished the the tutorial.
Take a look and let me what you think or if you have any questions.
WIRE INLAY TUTORIAL
here's a peek
Ben Potter Bladesmith
It's not that I would trade my lot
For any other man's,
Nor that I will be ashamed
Of my work torn hands-
For I have chosen the path I tread
Knowing it would be steep,
And I will take the joys thereof
And the consequences reap.
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Gavin Kisebach
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Brilliant tutorial as always Ben. You just don't know how much I appreciate these detailed guides. My only question is - where do you get your wire?
There are only two kinds of scholars; those who love ideas and those who hate them. ~ Emile Chartier
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Ben Potter
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I get my silver wire from Otto Frei jewelry supply and any hardware store for the copper.
Ben Potter Bladesmith
It's not that I would trade my lot
For any other man's,
Nor that I will be ashamed
Of my work torn hands-
For I have chosen the path I tread
Knowing it would be steep,
And I will take the joys thereof
And the consequences reap.
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Jared Smith
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How and when is the inlay done with respect to heat treat?
Absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence!
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Ben Potter
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The inlay is done after heat treating the blade. This blade was differential-tempered. In the pictures in the tutorial, you can see where I lightly etched the blade so I could see where the hard and soft steel was.
Ben Potter Bladesmith
It's not that I would trade my lot
For any other man's,
Nor that I will be ashamed
Of my work torn hands-
For I have chosen the path I tread
Knowing it would be steep,
And I will take the joys thereof
And the consequences reap.
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Jean Le-Palud
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| Posted: Fri 03 Apr, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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Ben,
Congratulations for the inlays and THANK YOU for the great tutorial.
Jean
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John Longmile
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 Nice tutorial. I use broken drill bits as engravers. What are angles of faces on those engravers you have?
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Dustin R. Reagan
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| Posted: Fri 10 Apr, 2009 1:06 pm Post subject: Re: Wire Inlay Tutorial |
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| Ben Potter wrote: | Greetings,
I just finished the the tutorial.
Take a look and let me what you think or if you have any questions.
WIRE INLAY TUTORIAL
here's a peek
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Thank you so much for this tutorial!
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