John N Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 This is the blade I made on the sword course held at Owen Bush's recent course under the guidance of Howard Clark (thanks guys!) The finish is not quite as rough as the photos would have you believe (lots of the marks are dust, not defects, honest!), but It will get re-polished at some point! Ill put up some better photos of the blade when Ive got some daylight to take them in! Ive a new found respect for folks that make flawless long blades in this style! Material is 1086v , Ive got another piece of this steel so will have another go at a longer one soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McAhron Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Well done.Looks like you have the temp and soak time nailed.The claying was done properly as the hamon is the correct distance from the edge and beautiful.Did you lose a little of the tip grinding,the reason I ask is the hamon should be a little further back from the tip.All said and done,you should be very proud N'T McAhron Sqwaukin Vulture Verrinder "to create is to make art" TREMBLING EARTH KNIFE WORKS (website coming soon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John N Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 Thanks for the nice comments! I didnt loose any of the tip (lost about 12" of the handle end though ) Im guessing the clay must have been a smidge on the thick side at the tip, as it has obviously hardened differently to the rest (the clay came down to the same level as the rest of the blade, so it must have been its thickness) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCWalker Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 The hamon on it is really nice! You should finish it out and mount it My Knives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake cleland Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 looks really good John. the hamon turned out very nice, and i like the conversion to hira-zukuri. i disagree about the tip - traditionally there were at least a dozen styles of boshi, which can be one of the principle ways of identifying the work of a particular smith and school. i think this would be called a 'small circle' style of boshi - can't remember the japanese name off the top of my head. i'm glad you could salvage this blade. Jake Cleland - Skye Knives www.knifemaker.co.uk "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Clark Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 It looks nice John. Very interesting hamon. I wish I could remember what the clay looked like beforehand. Jake is spot on, lots of different boshi styles historically. Plus the "what I wanted to do" style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I think it came out really good. I am not a japanese sword expert (or any kind of sword expert), but I would be proud if I made that. kc please visit my website http://www.professorsforge.com/ “Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” E. V. Debs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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