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Bryce:
Definitely didn’t watch or read anything too in depth about it. I took a slice and etched it and it looked like just a geometric conglomerate of metals (cobalt, iron, nickel, etc.). From the paper that came with it I feel the silica impurities are the main causes for the cracking and blistering. One slice forge welded while the others....did not. There are some visual impurities along with some cracking I can easily cut out and I’m gonna try and keep it as hot as possible and see how well I can hammer anything else out, maybe get a more homologous piece.
But I can’t imagine I’m the only one who’s had issues. Any pointers? And no I’m not going to heat down in a crucible. I feel it would ruin the uniqueness of the piece.


If anything I might just end up layering it into some 1065 I got Layin around.

Pat B:
I think the original Bowey Knife was made from a meteorite.

Russ:
look up alec steele meteorite on youtube. he tried forging one but with the crystaline structure and lots of cracks and stuff i didnt work

Bryce:
I’ve been told to be light with it like very raw tamahagani.
Yes I know Alec last I heard he was too rash with the stuff. But idk for sure lol I didn’t know he made a video about it.
Thanks pat I’ll look that up. I know a pharaoh had a meteorite dagger buried with him, thought that was neat.

TRiggs:
Try forging it in a canister and make damascus thats what they did on Forged in Fire.

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