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Ooops Ed, I should have been more clear on this "widening" aspect. It's not just for a "can" Damascus, but any Damascus billet, even plain steel billet or the San Mai that has no pattern. Any type of billet that needs to be drawn wider as well as longer. Drawing longer is easy, seems wider is harder. I can draw wider with my hammer just fine, seems with a press it's harder.
Well, I've typed several ideas here and the more I think about it, perhaps Ed is right - best not to try for "widening" the billet to fit the blade, just make billet wide enough for blade.
Thanks Ed, your help and guidance is always helpful, even if it's not always what I want to hear {smiling sadly}
Ken H>
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