WIP Tamahagane Yasugi Steel 1977.

Hello Guys !

a WIP.. tamahagane.
I have 70 onces of tamahagane steel from Yasugi steel, tatara of Shimane. Very good steel from the first tatara (1977)





I took 25 once of tamahagané, I made plaques, cleaned, quenched and broken. (stape kowari)






And I made the tekodai to pile.


and the construction :


Loan to be welded :


Welded !


A little later, Fold number 3:


Fold number 8








The continuation soon after the fold number 12

Cedric, you have no idea how excited this makes me

That's really impressive! Really. Hopefully it will end up in the shape of razor.

Hopefully in the shape of two razors

That is incredible. I have always liked metalwork but my experience is just welding and some basic stuff. I would love to get into some Smith work just don't have the place nor the cash lol.

My question is how did you get it and how can I get some I would love a bloom of that!

Thank you all !
hola Brooksie
Skip, it is a precious present, but you can find here some tamahagané . http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/product/719606/Japanese-Sword-Steel-Tamahagane-Grade-1.htm Minimum purchase 500 grams

Very cool bloom and following work. I almost want to buy 500 g just to have it.

If memory serves correct, the steel here was actually a gift from a Japanese blacksmith to a knife shop worker who was visiting the smith in Japan.

That is all too cool.
Watching this thread with a lot of interest!
Myron

Ali's Blade said:

Thank you all !
hola Brooksie
Skip, it is a precious present, but you can find here some tamahagané

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Very much so. I'm decent at forge welding but would want much more practice before trying to work anything like that. I looking forward to watching your work take shape [emoji2]

I sure would like to try that some day, wouldn't mind try to do a smelt either. I read that tamahagane sticks together like bubble gum for the first few folds, and then starts to act more like modern steel in the later folds. Very interesting.