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Published: 2015-08-02 12:46:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 14284; Favourites: 659; Downloads: 83
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Description As in Prose Edda, where a Fenrir bit off the right hand of the god Tyr when gods tried to bound him i managed to stab my right hand pretty badly when making the blade- the wolf sure shows teeth. The blade is unbelievably sharp and pointy.
Blade is forged from damasteel stainless damascus and hardened including deep freezing at -80°C to get the maximum out of the material - it should be 60-63 HRC. The fitting is cast from silver and handle is made from stabilized maple burl.  
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Comments: 52

John-Blund [2016-12-22 17:13:51 +0000 UTC]

Are you a blacksmith? Do you know how to make Chisel? Good ones like in the old days japanese style for example?

I really want to learn how to blacksmith my own ... But yeah

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b0nnied0ggy [2016-01-22 14:08:21 +0000 UTC]

Hey what kind of feather is that, and is it a quill as well? Also that is some great blade work, really well done

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Ugrik In reply to b0nnied0ggy [2016-01-23 20:13:40 +0000 UTC]

It should be ostritch feather and i added a dip pen for a LARP event - confessions of all the sins spoken during inquisition needed recording.

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Daliaredocean [2016-01-20 14:37:33 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful

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auttyjbow [2016-01-18 02:06:24 +0000 UTC]

The pattern on the blade is beautiful

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Jaerid [2016-01-17 03:53:38 +0000 UTC]

I am a sucker for knives and this beauty is no exeception. Well made, good job!

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LindArtz [2016-01-16 22:40:27 +0000 UTC]

Wow, beautiful!!   Congratulations on your much deserved DD!

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EQMDZN [2016-01-16 22:21:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow nice!

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segura2112 [2016-01-16 22:11:08 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work, Thank You and congrats on the DD.

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salyssong [2016-01-16 22:01:02 +0000 UTC]

I actually have a friend that specialises in metalurgy and makes custom knives and swords-I commision him from time to time since I collect replicas of ancient weapons-mostly swords.

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skyounkinzero [2016-01-16 21:49:14 +0000 UTC]

Looks amazing!

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mea00 [2016-01-16 20:02:23 +0000 UTC]

Great work! Congrats on the DD

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danielthelionman [2016-01-16 18:37:45 +0000 UTC]

Can you all laugh at this idiot.

ikissdalionmansazz.deviantart.…

I exposed him :'D


www.facebook.com/alex.link.127…

He tried to hide his name as Alex link but its really Alex BABA.

:''D

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LostGryphin [2016-01-16 18:32:37 +0000 UTC]

stunning craftsmanship 

Congrats on the DD

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oRuzaa [2016-01-16 18:04:59 +0000 UTC]

Amazing nice work

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Fractaldragon [2016-01-16 16:40:06 +0000 UTC]

Oh, just, WOW! That is a beautiful, amazing blade. I hope your hand healed okay! Congrats on the DD!

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glucose2010 [2016-01-16 14:14:38 +0000 UTC]

So, was the blood sacrifice intentional? The blade needed to be fed in order to waken the spirit within?  

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ansdesign [2016-01-16 12:36:41 +0000 UTC]

Congrets on your DD.  Great art and a wonderful presentation.

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Lintu47 [2016-01-16 12:34:29 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on the DD!
Have a nice day!

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Tjeika [2015-10-28 14:11:21 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous!

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TerranAbassador [2015-08-13 02:14:57 +0000 UTC]

I see so many home made blades with the grain highlighted like that. How is it done, some kind of chemical bath?

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Ugrik In reply to TerranAbassador [2015-08-13 13:10:25 +0000 UTC]

The blade is etched in acid to bring out the contrast but the pattern itself is made up from layers of steel which have different chemical composition. In this case from two steels from one of which is acid resistant and remains bright after etching 

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pearwood [2015-08-07 21:30:32 +0000 UTC]

Exquisite.
Saw it in SheDares 's feature.

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ashigaru [2015-08-05 06:21:07 +0000 UTC]

Breathtakingly beautiful. Graceful lines to the blade. I hope you heal up quickly and well.

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NorrinRADD [2015-08-04 19:09:49 +0000 UTC]

Amazing. Blade, handle. amazing. 

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skiesofchaos [2015-08-03 23:12:14 +0000 UTC]

That...... is a truly beautiful piece, I think you have created something that is not only epic, but generational. A true heritage piece to be handed down through the family.

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Ugrik In reply to skiesofchaos [2015-08-05 16:02:59 +0000 UTC]

Hopefully! The materials used should stand the test of time with ease. 

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skiesofchaos In reply to Ugrik [2015-08-05 16:48:30 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant.

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ImportAutumn [2015-08-03 12:44:25 +0000 UTC]

Great handle!

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harmlessgriphon [2015-08-03 05:00:19 +0000 UTC]

I love it

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MomotsukiNezumi [2015-08-03 04:58:26 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME. The design on the handle is gorgeous, by the way!

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JeremyVilmur [2015-08-03 04:34:27 +0000 UTC]

That is gorgeous!

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Naeomi [2015-08-03 03:58:15 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous as always Ugrik, this blade has a part of you now!

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Enigma8750 [2015-08-03 02:13:41 +0000 UTC]

Damascus steel is amazing it its hardness and ability to hold a very sharp edge even after repeated use.

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Ugrik In reply to Enigma8750 [2015-08-03 16:37:42 +0000 UTC]

Actually the modern high quality steels are probably better in most aspects than patternwelded or original damascus steels. The partcular steel is made with very different technology  - its powdermetalurgic steel. 

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Dragonwooddesigns [2015-08-03 00:16:49 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely beautiful!

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donnatello129 [2015-08-02 22:34:12 +0000 UTC]

What a masterpiece, incredible!!

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windsormagistus [2015-08-02 20:48:13 +0000 UTC]

this is awesome! I've never heard of this deep freezing method, I've always quenched my steels in above zero degrees liguids, sometimes even at near boiling water to get more flexible result. how does this deep freezing work?

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Ugrik In reply to windsormagistus [2015-08-02 21:48:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanx! It is used sometimes on high carbon steels and in this case with stainless steel to complete the martensite transformation. It can make steel brittle but it should not be the case with the particular stainless steel. According to the manufacturers datasheet it should be 59-63 HRC from layer to layer - basically you can reach the strength of good carbon steels with all the positive stainless properties.  The damasteel powdermetallurgic damascus is an odd material in many ways. 14-20% alloying elements (Carbon, Chrome, Vanadium, Molybdenum, Silica and Manganese), very high forging and guenching temperatures (1100 C) and even at that temperature it hardly deforms under the hammer.

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windsormagistus In reply to Ugrik [2015-08-03 11:13:20 +0000 UTC]

ok... yeah well most stainless and acid-proof steels tend to be extremely chewy things to forge, and tend to break if forged in too low temperatures. but what is the proces itself? do you just dip the metal hot in dry-ice for a certain period of time or is it part of the annealing proces or what?

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Ugrik In reply to windsormagistus [2015-08-03 16:10:43 +0000 UTC]

Its quenched into oil (at room temperature) and then moved into dry ice for around 4h after which comes the annealing. Dipping 1100C blade into dry ice would definitely be entertaining to watch

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windsormagistus In reply to Ugrik [2015-08-04 10:31:22 +0000 UTC]

yeah thats what I figured dry ice is CO2 so it would'nt ignite but I think it would still create something similar to an explosion   I imagine this will not work on traditional high carbon steels since usually the cystaline forms keep growing for some microscopic amounts for some time after the quenching, and freesing the metal before annealing would propably result in microscopic cracks forming since normal tool steel (even when annealed) tends to become brittle when things get cold enough. from what manufacturer did you get the steel? i'd definetly would like to look more into this technique since this is completely new to me and I imagine i'd be running into these kinds of special heat treatment tehcniques in my new professions since micromechanics tend to get employed in some sort of prototype design workshops (at least thats what Im hoping for )

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Ugrik In reply to windsormagistus [2015-08-05 09:21:03 +0000 UTC]

Hehei!

Here is the link to the manufacturers datasheet - damasteel.se/files/3714/3083/3…
It should work with high carbon steels as well - as far as i know you cant even get the complete martensite formation without deepfreeze in steel alloys with over 0.75 % carbon. 

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windsormagistus In reply to Ugrik [2015-08-05 11:20:42 +0000 UTC]

ok, thanks

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ChemicalWedding [2015-08-02 19:59:03 +0000 UTC]

That's gorgeous, wow!

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Ugrik In reply to ChemicalWedding [2015-08-02 21:49:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanx - lots of hours went into this knife

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Kebeca1690 [2015-08-02 18:07:02 +0000 UTC]

Superb work....love the damascus blade

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Ugrik In reply to Kebeca1690 [2015-08-02 21:49:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanx!

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TimeTravlinTrilobyte [2015-08-02 12:48:31 +0000 UTC]

wow is that crazy swirly patter part of the blade?? ive never seen anything like that it looks amazing!

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Ugrik In reply to TimeTravlinTrilobyte [2015-08-02 13:56:22 +0000 UTC]

Different layers of steel that have been "folded" together. In this case one type of steel has smaller corrosion resistance so when etched in acid the pattern appears.

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