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It will amaze me if you want to use others’ steel.
Again thanks for all the kind words and help making a connection. A deal has been made. I’m working on the steel today. If Bucket likes working with the material, I can make more. He said he might do a WIP so we all can follow the progress. That’ll be cool!
So many seem interested, here is a video of a piece being twisted. Not the piece but process is the same.
Matt informed me that the Damascus is in the mail. Hopefully, I get it in time to work on it over the weekend.
I never really paid much attention to Damascus steel in the past, but this has piqued my interest. Most of what I've read pertains to knife making, but I see a lot of promise for flashlights. It is damn purdy when it's etched.
Matt, you could not find a better guy to do this for you. His persistence and abilities to overcome problems along with his talent is unbeatable. Looking forward to how this all goes.
Same here, actually never heard of it, but from a lot of pictures... stuff looks incredibly beautiful. Looking forward to seeing the result!
Are you hands start to feeling itchy 
If not yet, I guess it will ……. after some photos come up from Bucket 
Photos before leaving Tennessee 
Wood grain steel, wow! My mouth is literally watering... Never seen or heard of this before - Think I'll be doin some researching.
I have enough machined parts from Buck to know this is Gonna Be Good!
Pulling up a chair and preparing to be dazzled…
Grab that other chair out Dale. I'll be around shortly.
…props feet up on the cooler of Iced Brewskies. Pizza’s in the oven Steve…
Would you believe the planes are grounded here due to strong winds. I'll hijack a sail boat. In this wind I should be there around tea time. Thanks for getting ready. Salivating at the thought of Pizza and beer. Have I missed much of the show yet?
That is some sweet looking steel! I can't wait to see it in person.
I will do my best to make a worthy light.
Try to imagine my anticipation! :bigsmile:
Buck’s been honing his carbide tools and laying everything out. You should see him scribbling notes in that notebook of his! Mad Scientist at work! Getting ready to let the chips fly!
Hmmm… how ’bout a light made from a chunk of the Gibeon meteorite? Machined, polished, and etched to bring out the Widmanstatten pattern of the grain structure? The meteorite is a nickel-iron alloy with properties much like stainless steel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibeon\_(meteorite)#mediaviewer/File:Widmanstätten_pattern_kevinzim.jpg
Meteorites? Pyro? Sam?
Edit: Wait… not enough typos.
i will enjoy watching this and just out of curiosity i would like to know what types of steel you used for this particular bar and how it is going to perform when it comes to rust resistance?
The steels used are 32–15N20 and 68–1080. Both are blade quality tool steels. While not rust proof with very minimal care, corrosion should never be a problem. I have a friend who has used a knife of this same steel for many years deer hunting and slaughtering hogs every year with no problems. After he has it in the blood and guts he simply wipes it off then puts a thin coat of quality wax or oil on it when he gets a chance. For some people there is a certain pleasure in taking care of a fine tool. Kinda like a beloved firearm. In this case the steel won’t be going through a heat treatment process so I guess we’ll see if that makes a difference. I have carried a small slice in my pocket for years to show people who don’t know pattern welded material, it wasn’t heat treated and it stayed in perfect shape, with no care at all. Pocket change could be keeping it polished. I’m super pleased soon I’ll have a custom light to show them. Worst case a piece can always be re-etched. Of course in this case the electronics would need to come out. In some cases in knife work people are finding if more etching is needed to repair damage to a knife after the handles have been put on Coca-Cola does a good job and dosen’t affect many handle materials. Coke is a real slow etch. Vinegar also works. I’ve found nothing works as well as ferric chloride for initial etch. There are some care and finishing notes on my website.