Subject: Damnbronzecuss

From: [email-masked] (Katana ---/-----------)
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 02:53:10 GMT

Anybody ever hear of mixing bronze and steel for a pattern welded blade, so
the pattern would come out having bronze and steel striations side by side?
Any clues on how to do it? 
 
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               Bill Wyant 
   Bladesmith / Art Blacksmith 
Avalon Ironworks, Ft. Wayne, IN 
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From: "John P. Husvar" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 10:19:41 -0700

> Any clues on how to do it?

FWIW--From a 3-year beginner--

I saw a blade that was purchased at Pennsic XXIV that was supposedly 
nickel (nickel, the metal, that is) and mild steel, pattern-welded. Very 
pretty blade. 

Dwayne Messik, AKA Edward of Bath, has it.

Haven't checked my Machinery's Handbook for relative working 
temperatures, but it seems bronze and steel would be an absolute bear to 
try to work, especially since my (very limited) experience with forging 
bronze indicates it is very temperature sensitive and will break up at 
the least hint of over or under heating.

Doesn't do a darn bit of good for *any* welding if the blasted stuff 
melts into the firepot either. <sigh, what a cleaning job!>

Good Luck, Bill and please post if you find the solution/technique.

Johan

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From: "Steven O. Smith" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 9:11:59 MDT

Are you sure that the steel and bronze were welded together? Could the
bronze have been inlaid? This sounds much more likely.

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Steven O. Smith
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