Remembering an all-pattern-welded steel bowie from a few years ago. #patternwelding #knife #bowieknife

More of some early pattern welding work. This was my primary focus for many years. #knifemaking #patternwelding #viking #knife #knives #blade #bladesmithing

Sword work from 2008/2009. #knifemaking #patternwelding #bladesmithing #knife #sword This is a WIP for a three-bar center (interrupted twisted/counter twist) sword with generous "separate" edge of homogenous 1086. Pic 1 is what the steel bundles look like that will make up the core/center of the sword. The white powder is borax (for flux ). I always do a couple spares. Pic 2. The bars are forge welded, drawn out, twisted and "counter-twisted" (twisted the opposite direction) with untwisted sections aligned with twisted section of the adjacent bar. Pic 3. Homogenous 1086 steel bar is fitted around the "core" of already welded twisted bars. Over the years I stopped using wire and steel bands for this part and opted for plates and screws as shown. This allowed the center to move a little relative to the fitted edge during the initial welding of the point, a highly critical operation. The plates are knocked off as you weld up the length of the sword. Pic 4. Homogenous edge is forge welded to the center "core" and the sword is ready for rough grinding. That is followed by heat treat and final grinding.

More #patternwelding from #caswellstudios #knifemaking #knifedesign #swords This 4-bar core Oakshott type X is hilted in enameled silver hilt. (2003)

#patternwelding from #caswellstudios "Viking" and migration-period pattern welding was my favorite for many years.

Like most early AS 'waelseax' (slaughter-knives) the metallurgy of Buckland g93 is unknown; those which have been xrayed are more typically of plainer wrought iron construction. But, learning the ancient craft of #patternwelding Matt has chosen to forge this blade with....

🧙‍♂️😁😁Here's what I did today. You might be wondering why he is so happy about a chunk of steel? Well, it was 7 pieces of mostly scrap pieces of steel to start with. #PatternWelding

…which can now usually only be seen thro’ x-radiography. At events last year at @NT_SuttonHoo team member Matthijs shared with audiences the fascinating story of AS blade-smithing, with insights gained from his own recently gained practical experience w/ #patternwelding. (4/11)

Pattern Welding Explained: An explanation and visual illustration on how basic patterns in swords and knives are created by using pattern-welding. provos.org/p/pattern-weld… #patternwelding #viking #swords

New to Pattern Welding? A lot of the patterns seen from the Viking-era were made by twisting billet. I'll show you how to do that. Here is how to twist! #blacksmithing, #patternwelding, #forgewelding Watch youtube.com/watch?v=9L-9c1…

An 8-bar double patterned long sword is tricky to make. Challening forge-welding action lies ahead. #bladesmithing, #patternwelding, #swordmaking Watch youtube.com/watch?v=a6vEon…