Hi Guys,
Just an update.
I did a raw material swap with a nice bloke in America, I gave him a couple of Australian burls, red malee and some coolibar, and in return I got some steel cable.
For some reason I'm having difficulty sourcing the metal here in Oz.
Anyway I managed to weld the first cable into a nice round rod, give it a solid twist, bent it over and welded it in place, and twisted it once more, and have started to form that into a rod again.
Now I don't have much experience with cable welding, so I'm just having a go, and it may turn out like a steaming pile.
I was going to do more, but I got my glove a little too close to the dragons breath and ended up with a huge blister on my knuckle, of course the thing filled with fluid an puffed up to a point where it was difficult to bend my finger (a pin fixed that), but I digress, I'm going to finish the blade tomorrow.
Cable is really nice to work with, and it has made me want to find a supplier in Australia :-)
Regards Charles