Stromberg Knives
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Hey!
When I make laminated steel I weld some rebar to the billet as a handle. This works well when the billet is pretty thick, when I make hunters or larger/thicker blades. But lately I've been trying to make thinner san mai for kitchen knives. My biggest problem is holding on to the rather thin billet. Welding a rebar to the thin billet doesn't really work, it tends to get floppy like spaghetti and I lose control at the power hammer.
Any great ideas? Use tongs? If so, what type would work best with these thin billets?
When I make laminated steel I weld some rebar to the billet as a handle. This works well when the billet is pretty thick, when I make hunters or larger/thicker blades. But lately I've been trying to make thinner san mai for kitchen knives. My biggest problem is holding on to the rather thin billet. Welding a rebar to the thin billet doesn't really work, it tends to get floppy like spaghetti and I lose control at the power hammer.
Any great ideas? Use tongs? If so, what type would work best with these thin billets?