I have a need for larger dimensional stock than I have on hand for a cleaver. I have a bunch of 3/8" x 1.5" 1095 stock that I plan to forge weld together then flatten to get the width I need. I got to thinking about what to call the new stock I just made so my question is how this new stock would be classified? I don't think it is pattern welded since it is all 1095 and from the same bar. Also along those lines I don't think it would be a laminated steel since it is from the same bar of 1095. Would it still be a homogenous steel? What would you call it?
I did up a large stack of 15N20 with a kerosene weld for a hunting knife.
And, to be used as the outside layer on my Damascus billets.
I just call it - 15N20.
Karl B. Andersen
Journeyman Smith
Yep, Karl said it. Pretty much just homogenous 1095. No other steels in the mix, just 1095.
Good luck
Brion
Brion Tomberlin
Anvil Top Custom Knives
ABS Mastersmith
Thanks Karl and Brion! Karl I bought one of your 15n20 knives at Blade this year and that is what gave me the idea of making the size I needed with what I already had so I wouldn't have to buy it already sized right.
