Just a thought. Maybe use different sized bits to drill the holes. Use the carbide dremel bit to chamfer the edges slightly. And sand/grind the ball bearings to an irregular shape. This was a cool idea. I can’t wait to see the next iteration. 👍
Maybe heating just the bearings and striking them with a hammer once or twice rather than grinding them. Bar stock with 4% nickel, and powdered pure steel and bearings might give you the image you’re looking for. It’s great learning different methods from you!
It might be a more time consuming but if you just use powder for the initial hole. Then do another hole inside of that and fill with different powder and re pressed. The bearing was too hard I think for the full press, where it takes the shape of the drilled hole. I feel like this could still be used to make a little carving / utility knife. Re fold the bullet into a thicker stock? Not a cheetah pattern but still looks neat. 👌✌️
Dude i really enjoy your channel, but when you were enlarging the holes with the rotary tool it gave me goose bumps 🤣. Might be good for you (and your tools!) to develop a "deft touch" you know what I mean? Let the tool do the work rather than putting a tonne of pressure on it. It does take longer but your tools will last longer and not break so often. Great video and keep it up 👍
Looks kind of flower-like to me. Was it necessary to have the ball bearings in at all? Why not just fill the holes with powdered steel? And would it have been better to start with a thicker blank in the 1st place? I was really impressed with how easily the mild steel cracked off of the knife blank. That white paint really worked well!
I thought he would just fill up the holes with powder initially, without the bearing. Might have worked out better in the end. I think the bearings are the cause of the rounding out of everything. They're harder than the steel and it took the shape of the bearing rather than vise versa.
Look like bullet holes. What if you used a thicker piece, 3''x3'' perhaps, and drilled almost all the way through and then filled the holes with old drill bits and powder steel?
Maybe try on a smaller scale and by that i mean half the length with fewer holes but bigger holes and larger bearings so you can try grinding different shapes out of the bearings
It's a.lot of work but it you put three or four of them together and worked it pretty much the dots would stretch and compress and do it with diferent types or base metal it would be nice if you could afford to put the time in 👍
Not a cheetah but looks alot like a bullet hole pattern. I think it's pretty cool. Gun owners might love to own a bullet hole pattern bowie knife. Or anyone just I to something diffrent.
try this, get a 15n20 plate 1 1/2 inch wide by 8 inches long by 1/2 inch thick from the 1/2 inch thick part drill 1/4 inch holes 1/4 inch apart, then insert 1/4 inch 1095 rod into holes and tac weld in place, and forge like patern welded steel to 1/4 inch thick
G'Day,,nice idea,,just a suggestion,,as I know fuck all about forging and forge welding,, but drill your holes and fill with different welding electrodes,,ya know a little stainless and some hard facing stuff,,thnk the uneven weld will give you your pattern, now whether you fill your holes with weld or just cut peice to go between plates,,
FFS. This is a lot of effort. How about you take a bar of steel and carve grooves down the length, slice it into discs, use that as spots, put them in a canister.
Love the fact that you try things no one else has tried regardless of whether or not they are successful. Makes for great content.
@Fire Creek Forge you could try just the powdered steel and no ball bearings to lose that perfect circle.
Thank you, I appreciate the support
You have came up with 2 completely original Damascus patterns in less than a month and being willing to share your experiments is awesome!
Great work as always. Maybe do a thin fishing knife of the steel bar, since the pattern looks like a trout.
I love watching you experiment with new ideas! Keep up the great work!
Just a thought. Maybe use different sized bits to drill the holes. Use the carbide dremel bit to chamfer the edges slightly. And sand/grind the ball bearings to an irregular shape. This was a cool idea. I can’t wait to see the next iteration. 👍
Two berrings in each pocket might be a way to get more oblong center spots. Pretty cool as always. God bless.
Interesting pattern, wonder how it would look with a lot more “spots” and closer together. Regards from Down Under.
I’ve always been a person to do things different and try things no one else does. But you sir come up with some good ideas.
Thanks, I appreciate it you watching the videos
Maybe heating just the bearings and striking them with a hammer once or twice rather than grinding them. Bar stock with 4% nickel, and powdered pure steel and bearings might give you the image you’re looking for.
It’s great learning different methods from you!
This is a really KEWL idea! So many possibilities. Keep it up my man!
These experiments are awesome I can't wait to try some of em
This is a great idea too! I will definitely try this! Super cool idea.
I have never understood the point of disliking someone's video. Great job, cool experiment
More like a bullet hole pattern.
In the end it has great value as a learning experience and thanks for sharing it.
Looks like bullet holes to me.
Pretty cool!
Gotta say, brother. Love these short beta tests you've been posting. Pretty fun to watch.
Thanks man, I appreciate you watching the videos
After the initial weld could you compress it on edge to elongate the ball bearings somewhat? New to the whole pattern welding stuff
I'm enjoying the damascus experiments..what about forging a bar stock into a U shape and crosscutting it to make the spot middles
Trial and error... if you never try, nothing new will come.. even a failure is learning what not to do. Well done Brother. Dig it!
Thanks for explaining why you made the 'can' so thick - I was wondering why and then 2 minutes later, you told me.
The end pattern looks a little bit like flowers, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. You might have a range of ladies knives in the making.
Even though it wasn't what you wanted to create it's still a pretty cool looking affect
It might be a more time consuming but if you just use powder for the initial hole. Then do another hole inside of that and fill with different powder and re pressed.
The bearing was too hard I think for the full press, where it takes the shape of the drilled hole. I feel like this could still be used to make a little carving / utility knife. Re fold the bullet into a thicker stock? Not a cheetah pattern but still looks neat. 👌✌️
Dude i really enjoy your channel, but when you were enlarging the holes with the rotary tool it gave me goose bumps 🤣. Might be good for you (and your tools!) to develop a "deft touch" you know what I mean? Let the tool do the work rather than putting a tonne of pressure on it. It does take longer but your tools will last longer and not break so often. Great video and keep it up 👍
Looks kind of flower-like to me.
Was it necessary to have the ball bearings in at all? Why not just fill the holes with powdered steel?
And would it have been better to start with a thicker blank in the 1st place?
I was really impressed with how easily the mild steel cracked off of the knife blank. That white paint really worked well!
It's always a pleasure to watch you work my friend.
I appreciate it, thanks for watching the videos
Instead of ball bearings, try roll steal rod cut to length. Then you can use thicker materials & modify your rods if you want the them fluted.
I thought he would just fill up the holes with powder initially, without the bearing. Might have worked out better in the end. I think the bearings are the cause of the rounding out of everything. They're harder than the steel and it took the shape of the bearing rather than vise versa.
I Like this idea,,wonders on rio bar,,and then fill with powder,,
Not a bad failed attempt. Could almost pass it along as raindrop Damascus
the perfectly round ball bearings kinda look like a brown trout more so than the intended cheetah pattern.
I think you're right
That’s what I saw as well (grew up in MT and WA). Keep going with it!
Its not a forge, its a mad scientist lab...🙃 I appreciate the experiments...reminds me of Rocky Mountain brook trout.
Haha, thanks man
Think of doing this in reverse? Do the darker pattern by using iron ball bearings?
Look like bullet holes.
What if you used a thicker piece, 3''x3'' perhaps, and drilled almost all the way through and then filled the holes with old drill bits and powder steel?
Maybe try on a smaller scale and by that i mean half the length with fewer holes but bigger holes and larger bearings so you can try grinding different shapes out of the bearings
bullet hole damascus looks really cool.
Cool video, I think you should call it the chicken pox pattern lol anyway I liked it. Maybe it could be used to make a straight razor?
What if you tried reo instead of ball bearings ?
It's a.lot of work but it you put three or four of them together and worked it pretty much the dots would stretch and compress and do it with diferent types or base metal it would be nice if you could afford to put the time in 👍
Make your holes big enough for 2-3 ball bearings.
Make a cheeta pattern but the main bar you drill be a cool Damascus pattern
Can you fold it over and forge it together?
I think you just need bigger spots these look more like it's been shot with a .22
When those bearing didn't make it in, "what happened, did your bearings fall off"- Heath Ledger Joker, ran through my head
Not a cheetah but looks alot like a bullet hole pattern. I think it's pretty cool. Gun owners might love to own a bullet hole pattern bowie knife. Or anyone just I to something diffrent.
Maybe as cladding on a San Mai?
try this, get a 15n20 plate 1 1/2 inch wide by 8 inches long by 1/2 inch thick from the 1/2 inch thick part drill 1/4 inch holes 1/4 inch apart, then insert 1/4 inch 1095 rod into holes and tac weld in place, and forge like patern welded steel to 1/4 inch thick
I’d like to see you fold this over a few times and make a knife
You could make some neat flowers with this technique
if you had a plasma torch you could just blow out random holes lol
Yes, although the holes have to be clean to forge weld, not sure if that would be an issue or not with a plasma torch
Easiest thing is to change the name. Don’t call it cheetah pattern!
Bullet Hole Pattern!!!! I like it!
I thinknu should add it into some other Damascus u make.
you could call that one " bullet hole " damascus ?
kinda looks like it, doesn't it?
Cut, layer and twist it. Well that's my thought.
Cool idea
I thought it looks like the spots on a trout.
I'd call it "bullet hole" Damascus
Looks like a shotgun pattern. Like on an old country road sign.
Yeah it kinda does
bullet holes!!! :) ... very cool pattern
Call it bullet hole damascus. That fits donut?
Why load the bearings by spoon
I like the pattern, oh well, live and learn, huh?
love this, you've got alot of golden ideas. one thing tho'.... used you're freaking fingers to put the bb's in next time, please! it saves time :P
Next make tiger pattern damascus
Nice work maybe call is cell or virus Damascus though
Cut it up, stack it, twist it and make a pocket knife. ;)
Fried eggs. Needs bacon strips next time. Perfect camp chef knife.
Hahha safe the time and just make the holes round lol
Oh I got some ideas for similiar patterns.
Do another and then do a san mai.
It was way to cold in the machine
G'Day,,nice idea,,just a suggestion,,as I know fuck all about forging and forge welding,,
but drill your holes and fill with different welding electrodes,,ya know a little stainless and some hard facing stuff,,thnk the uneven weld will give you your pattern,
now whether you fill your holes with weld or just cut peice to go between plates,,
Still cool
Clever
...you *do* know that cheetahs don't have rosette patterned spots, right? Leopards and jaguars do.
FFS. This is a lot of effort. How about you take a bar of steel and carve grooves down the length, slice it into discs, use that as spots, put them in a canister.
Looks like frog eggs. Frogs are cooler than Cheetah's anyway.
Tweezers man... Zzz
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