A visit to Alabama Damascus

Robert Dark

Well-Known Member
Yesterday, I spent the day at Alabama Damascus in Jacksonville, Alabama with Brad Vice and Lacy Smith.

Here are a few pics. This place is power-hammer heaven.

Nice little forge heating up the billets.

GasForge.jpg


The next few are of the welding, cutting (for folding) and stretching the billets.

Mash1.jpg


BilletCut.jpg


Stretching.jpg


Sparklers.jpg


Pattern pressing a billet.

Patterning.jpg


These are patterned billets ready to be ground to size.

ReadyToGrind.jpg


And this is the Blanchard machine they are ground on.

Blanchard.jpg


Here are a few finished billets and blades.

BilletsBlades.jpg


A few more misc. shots will be added below.
 
These are a few more misc. shots that might be of some interests.

Preparing to replace a motor drive gear on one of the other hammers.

DriveGear.jpg


A general view of the shop.

ArielView.jpg


A two wheeled hollow grinder that works pretty neat.

HollowGrind.jpg


Three tired old objects (two hammers and me)

Retired.jpg
 
This is odd. I don't forge yet I feel the need to smash some hot steel after seeing those hammers!! Thanks for sharing!
 
great post!
thanks for those pictures. I figured those guys had some big iron with amount of damascus they move, they sure do. I'd love to see that Nazel running..
 
Back
Top