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OUT OF THIS WORLD!!
Hello everyone!! Were about to embark on a epic adventure here at HHH Knives. And I want to bring you guys along with us..
Were going to be forging some Meteorite damascus! Yep that is the "out of this world" reference. I just received a 4 lb. piece of Meteorite and with a little luck at the end of the process we will have a couple of extra amazing and beautiful billets of SPACE STEEL!
Theres a really amazing and cool story as to how I came across the piece of Meteorite.. But Ill just say this..... God is GOOD! and it never ceases to amaze me how he orchestrates stuff!
This is something Jr and I have not tried yet. But thats the awesome part of this great adventure I call knife making. Trying new stuff and working with new materials. As well as meeting new friends and learning new tricks. Then sharing in each others successes as well as our set backs and straight up flops!
The PLAN.. We will start the process to forge this space rock into something resembling a bar of steel.. Then turn that into a billet of damascus! And followed up by making it into a sweet kitchen cutter!
Also wanted to add a Thanks you to Mr. Delbert Ealy, who took a few minutes of his busy day to talk to Jr and I about the forging process giving us a better chance of this working out.. right out of the gate. Thanks Del!!
First a few quick facts, This piece of Meteorite we have is called a Campo del Cielo. This stuff has been used as tools and weapons as far back as history records. Here is a little info from Wikipedia " In 1576, the governor of a province in Northern Argentina commissioned the military to search for a huge mass of iron, which he had heard that Indians used for their weapons. The Indians claimed that the mass had fallen from the sky in a place they called Piguem Nonralta which the Spanish translated as Campo del Cielo ("Field of the Sky")."
They estimate that it fell to earth in the year 2,700 BC..
The average composition of the Campo del Cielo meteorites is 6.67% Ni, 0.43% Co, 0.25% P, 87 ppm Ga, 407 ppm Ge, and 3.6 ppm Ir, with the rest being iron..
This is gona be a AMAZING, AWESOME, and PHENOMENAL experience for us, Which I hope you will enjoy watching.
Enough talking, Lets get to the action! Heres a link to the WIP on iKC!! Thats got a good ring to it! :)
http://www.iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/out-of-this-world-work-...
See ya there.. Stay sharp and keep the sparks flyin!
Randy Haas, HHH Knives
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Comment by Randy, HHH Knives on November 6, 2011 at 8:29 -
Alright, We finished the first bar of Meteorite Damascus! :) Here are a few pics. of the raw billet. To see the process and follow as I turn this into a OUT OF THIS WORLD chef knife.. Check out the link in the title post it will take you over to the WIP thread!
Its "Galaxy damascus" So named by Steven. Thanks for looking and God Bless
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Comment by Randy, HHH Knives on November 3, 2011 at 0:26
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Video Link
Forging Meteorite Damascus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=c4VKDtjhiBM
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Comment by Randy, HHH Knives on November 3, 2011 at 0:25
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Comment by Randy, HHH Knives on November 1, 2011 at 16:24
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Check out this WORK IN PROGRESS by visiting the Forums page, customs corner!
http://www.iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/out-of-this-world-work-...
Were havin a BLAST!
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Comment by Randy, HHH Knives on November 1, 2011 at 12:17
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Here are a couple pics James!! Mosaic bolsters!
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Comment by Randy, HHH Knives on November 1, 2011 at 12:16
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Yep, I used all capital letters in the title, Thats how excited and stoked I am about these! There a long time coming.. We started trying to make Can mosaic damascus a few months back and through trial and error, mostly error.. We finally made something awesome!!!!
Thanks to Tony M. for his help.. he gave me just enough info to be dangerous, and let us go.. Not that he wouldnt answer my calls any longer LOL.Just that were a "fake it till you make it" kinda guys over here at HHH often meaning learning stuff the hard way. trial by fire!!!
Enough talk heres a pic.. These are gona make a great looking set of bolsters, or I may just look at them and use as paper weights for the next few months! There just that cool!
We also finished and etched these today. What a way to end the day!!!
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Comment by Randy, HHH Knives on November 1, 2011 at 11:14
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James we do offer mosaics. as well as other damascus. Your welcome to look on my web page at some of the examples of what were making.
Look on the CUSTOM SERVICES page for some examples, and the Knife for sale page aslo has some bars that are currently available.. And when your there Check out the Photos album There a BUNCH of great pics of the damascus were making!
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Comment by Randy, HHH Knives on November 1, 2011 at 11:12
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James, To Check out the WIP follow this link Lots of pics an info!!
http://www.iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/out-of-this-world-work-...
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Comment by Randy, HHH Knives on October 30, 2011 at 20:54
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I will keep this blog going as long as there is activity and people are askin questions etc.. It would be my pleasure to talk to you all. and share our experiences and love for knives!
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Im now gona do the actual WIP on another area of the iKC forum.. Heres a link to LOTS and LOTS of awesome pics and details of the process. God Bless YA
http://www.iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/out-of-this-world-work-...
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Comment by Randy, HHH Knives on October 30, 2011 at 19:41
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Working on it Bill,
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