So I got some time to play today. Took 5 layers of 15n20 and stacked 3 layers of 1095 between them. (8 layers total)
My stock is an inch and a half wide and I cut it at 2 inches long. This gave me a stack just about 5/8 of an inch. (.620) I cleaned them with de-greaser and knocked all the edges off, stuck the stack in the vise and welded the sides together, then threw it in the forge.
I took it to dull red, fluxed it then put it back in. I let it soak until it hit 2250F (about all I can get out of my forge it seems), fluxed it again and put it back in to soak a few minutes.
I pulled the stack out and started to tap and set the welds only keeping it out briefly so I wasn't getting it too cool. Did that 2 more times then started to try and move it.
I got it to between 1/4 and 7/16 thickness, varying from just over an inch and a quarter to 1 inch in width, and drawn out to three and a half inches in length.
I ground the edges just enough to clean them up and took them to 600 grit and here is what it looks like.
I've got a piece of pvc pipe for my ferric chloride, but I don't have ends for it yet, so I did a quick vinegar etch.
Not quite sure what I'm going to be able to squeeze out of such a small billet, but I was more interested in beating the crap out of it to see if everything held. So far it looks like it went well!!