sand casting

been learning myself how to cast aluminum-having trouble casting brass

 

That's pretty awesome! did you make the blade as well?

 

That's pretty sweet Shadman, the possibilities will be endless now that you know the process

 

thanx to endless hours on youtube aluminum is easier but still getting lots of air pockets in brass.yes i made the blade-an old piece of i beleive o-2 i had around-going to try for a etched hamon

 

Really impressive! You gonna show us the end product when in it's all done, Greg?

Jim T

 

awesome Greg !!

 

That tsuba looks great.

 

Cool! Me and a friend used to play around with casting brass and I don't know where we got this from.. but we'd take a tab off pop can and toss it I the melting brass. We were doing lost wax casting, some worked really good, a few didnt .

 

been using borax for a flux-just dont think i have the ratio right yet,but as with all things in knifemaking the "aha" moment will come