Wanna see what goes into making Damascus???

[Russianwolf]

I think these videos do a great job of showing it even if you can't understand Russian.

ШÑ'емпельный дамаÑк ЧаÑÑ'ÑŒ 1 Сборка пакеÑ'а Stamp damascus 1 - YouTube

ШÑ'емпельный дамаÑк ЧÐÑÑ'ÑŒ 2 Узорообразование Stamp damascus 2 - YouTube

 

[jyreene]

Do you speak Russian?

 

[TellicoTurning]

Do you speak Russian?

Nyet.

 

[jyreene]

Ладно.

 

[StephenM]

What's the white powder he puts on prior to putting it in the furnace?

 

[jyreene]

I'll take a look at it tonight with the wife and get back to you. Can you give me a time hack?

 

[The Penguin]

What's the white powder he puts on prior to putting it in the furnace?

borax (sodium borate)

there are subtitles - do they not show up for you? he explains that there was a "bubble" in the original construction and hammering of the package and the borax powder helps to weld it back together.

here's the time stamp: http://youtu.be/BvN7F6LjoBE?t=5m10s

I watched part I - very interesting. I'll watch part 2 later.

 

[jyreene]

Didn't watch long enough but the part I did watch didn't have them.

 

[The Penguin]

I looked up borax, the Wiki article said one of it's many uses is as a flux in metallurgy.

 

[JohnGreco]

My wife had to get borax for a Girl Scout science project for our daughter's troop. The list of things this stuff is useful for on the side of the box is amazing! Find it with laundry detergent at the supermarket.

 

[BlackPearl]

Use to be my local grocery stores best customer for Borax when I was blacksmithing.

It is excellent flux for any welding.

 

[tjseagrove]

Use use it to make our own laundry detergent for pennies on the $$ over that other stuff.

 

[StephenM]

What's the white powder he puts on prior to putting it in the furnace?

borax (sodium borate)

there are subtitles - do they not show up for you? he explains that there was a "bubble" in the original construction and hammering of the package and the borax powder helps to weld it back together.

here's the time stamp: ШÑ'емпельный дамаÑк ЧаÑÑ'ÑŒ 1 Сборка пакеÑ'а Stamp damascus 1 - YouTube

I watched part I - very interesting. I'll watch part 2 later.

Thanks. No, I read in the comments that he put in English subtitles but they weren't showing up.