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Thanks! Unfortunately, the explosives lab is in Ottawa, Ontario in Canada. However, if you can get yourself up here when I book the lab for the next set of tests I am allowed to have up to four guests accompany me. In the meantime, please let me know your thoughts on the metals/powders etc...

Thanks, BossDog!

Hi Doug, Thanks for the informative reply! Are those carbon figures accidentally off by a factor of 10? Great info. I certainly need to read up more on steel and how heat affects it. What an interesting field of science. I will look into getting a copy of those books - thanks. As a knife...

My company produces abrasive powders for industrial polishing applications and one of my goals is to determine the best format for this material as a product for polishing knives. Here's a link to one of the powders we make, called Mg-35. Our latest focus is on synthetic spinel powder/diamond...

Hi - I am looking for input on how to approach making damascus steel. I have access to an explosives lab and I am interested in adapting a technique called explosive welding to potentially create a new type of damascus steel. I can easily source any metal and potential fillers such as carbon...

Wow - that is so stunningly nice.

Hi - I would like to learn about the different types of steel that knife makers use and the benefits/detriments of using softer steel. Here are a few questions I would appreciate feedback on: 1. Is there a type/s of steel that is considered the best or preferred to use? 2. What is lowest...

Actually, here's a better video to check out the process: Boom Video

There are videos on my website, under CDP Abrasives, that show stuff relating to the process. I've met many people with decades of explosives research experience who told me dry ice is too cold to react with anything and the whole notion to mix it with powdered metal to make an explosive was...

Yeah, I know what you mean. The process is all patented and legit though, and I’ve received a patent in the US as well as 26 other countries. The explosive is a combination of dry ice and other ingredients which detonate to produce ultra fine diamond fused into ceramic particles.

Thanks for the helpful reply. Here are my comments on your last reply: 1. I am a chemical engineer who is an explosives expert (check out my patent). If the only concern of working with unknown stock is toxicity from exposure to chemicals, then I assure you there is no concern about my...

Thanks for this feedback, and that's what I'm looking for. Some real industry truth about what makes a maker make. Can you please answer these questions? thanks: 1. What is the perceived risk of working with post-detonation steel if I use the correct type? Is it dangerous? 2. What...

I respect that you perceive I have an alternative agenda, however, I assure you that I am merely exploring ways to find potential uses for my waste pipe shrapnel. I'm offering to give some away to see if it can be used for knife making and it was recommended to me that I should try engaging...

There is no product per se. I am just looking for something productive to do with cool looking pieces of steel that look like wannabe knives and swords. I have loads of shrapnel. I am willing to give some away to people who are serious about trying to work with it, but if it's the wrong type...

Thanks for the feedback! Can you please share your reasoning on why you think the steel is not suitable? Is it the type of steel, its thickness or perhaps your perception of what its properties might be because of process it has gone through? My target with polishing compounds is big...

Greetings, Knife Dogs! I have patented an explosive process that makes an amazing polishing agent consisting of diamond-enhanced ceramic powders. To do this I pack a steel pipe with my explosive, detonate this inside of a large vessel, and extract the powder that is produced. The detonation...