Matt Gregory 6 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Here's one I just finished up with the last bit of .25" Admiral steel 1095 I have left... it exhibits all sorts of cool and strange carbide banding when it's low temp thermal cycled (like what I do when I'm aiming to produce a cool hamon). The drawback is that it tends to blur the hamon and make it impossible to properly polish. The plus is that it makes a really nifty pattern that reminds many of the old-school bulat steel made in ages past. Hope you like it - it was lots of fun to make. NOT so fun to photograph, though... pardon the poor quality images. I really didn't spend enough time fiddling with the camera, and I'll be damned if there will EVER be a moment when I manage to capture hamon with a camera properly!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff S 0 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Vurry nice! I'd like to see your take on a full-mounted tanto. Nice to see work from a fellow NAB Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Gregory 6 Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 Thanks, Geoff! Here are two more photos that I think do the knife better justice... Link to post Share on other sites
James Helm 119 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Niiiiiiiice!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
richard sexstone 0 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Matt , Nice Don Fogg and Dan OConner commented in a thread about photographing hamons some where back in the archives... taking them at night is one of the tips that I remember from it.... Dick Link to post Share on other sites
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