matt venier Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) New koshirae pics!!!! This is one of my first forge folded blades so everyone be gentle 3200ish layers of Aldo's W2 & 1075(WHC) with about 5% mild just to make it interesting.11.25"long blade x 1.25" wide and 5/16"thick at the machi, with next to no sori.you can see the layers in the hamon but it's REAL tough to see them above it, maybe a little more etching in vinegar might bring the pattern out a bit more. It's far from perfect but I'm pretty happy with it.Matt Edited April 20, 2013 by matt venier There's no kissaki like an O-kissaki!http://www.venierdesign.com/Venier_Design_Inc./Welcome.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Green Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 That is wonderful!!!!! Matt Just wonderful. Mark Mark Green I have a way? Is that better then a plan? (cptn. Mal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fegan Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 that's really nice...very good job! In the eyes of a novice, i may be a master...but in the eyes of a master, im merely a novice. ichi-go, ichi-e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Simon Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Matt you have truly come into your own. I wouldn't change a thing. Beautiful blade. I can't wait to see the mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Page Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Sweet damascus/hamon combination, and for a semi-first forged blade, it's incredible! You could have been doing it for years Hats off to you. John Not all those who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien-Shards of the Dark Age- my blog-Nine Worlds Workshop--Last Apocalypse Forge- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Hernandez Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 That is very nice, Matt. I think the hada is clearly visible yet subtle and I wouldn't touch the polish any further. It looks great where it is at now. Great pictures too. Enjoy life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Mulkey Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 everyone be gentle Be gentle about what??? I only see an awesome blade that I would very much like to have for myself By The Red Embers - my blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Street Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) 3200ish layers?? Dont suppose you have a good 1:1 macro lens to take some good shots of that grain? Edited July 14, 2012 by Ed Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Miller Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I love that hamon. Beautiful blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Rogers Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Jumping hamon, very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott A. Roush Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 That is really beautiful. I really, really love the idea of using the low contrast materials. And a great idea using Aldo's 1075.... my favorite stuff. http://www.bigrockforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Wojtanowicz Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 If this is your idea of far-from-perfect, then Far-from-perfect is just where you should leave it. The whole point of folding the steel like that is to make the blade interesting to look at. (Yes I know it makes the blade stronger and more flexible as well, but just the same.) It creates the kind of beauty that you don't get tired of. This blade has it's own face, it's personality written into it's surface. It is the kind of blade you could look at all day and always find something new. You sir, are already a master and you don't even know it. If it is as durable as it is pretty...? "Your gun will run out of bullets before my knife runs out of sharp" Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt venier Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Thanks for the replies! John; I've forged a bunch of blades but not done much damascus/patternweld stuff. Ed; I don't have any macro lense so these are as close as I'm going to get. I'm not sure if I'm going to mount this one or put it up in the for sale section. Matt There's no kissaki like an O-kissaki!http://www.venierdesign.com/Venier_Design_Inc./Welcome.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Am I the only one who sees the snake in the third photo? Beautiful work, Matt. The hada looks very much like tamahagane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 matt - Beautiful! that is my absolute favorite combination of steels for a hamon and hada. The worked wonderfully for you (or, you worked them wonderfully). Kevin 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...
Don Abbott Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I saw the snake at first glance too... perhaps a swimming water snake. That is an awesome blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsmith02115 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Am I the only one who sees the snake in the third photo? Beautiful work, Matt. The hada looks very much like tamahagane! I totally see it… a gift from the forge gods if ever I saw one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDT Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Beautiful hamon - and I agree - there is a snake/dragon in the blade...or at least its spirit - very nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Tim215 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Lovely!!! Something to cherish. "Any system that does not give ample opportunity for talent to displace unearned rank (dead money) will, in the end, be forcibly replaced" http://fireandforge.wozaonline.co.za/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Wow! I'm not usually a fan of Asian blades, but this is amazing, especially for a "first." Very, very well done. Welcome to the quest! --Dave -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Thomas Obach Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 beautiful stuff high layer count alway turns out sucko for me.. the pattern disappears ... good gravy you can see it so nicely on your steel very nice work G North Shore Forge & Ironworks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 My God, there is a snake there! I am not much for naming blades. Not in this day and age, except when you are echoing the spirit of a time when blades were routinely named. I can go with that. European from certain periods, some of the Japanese stuff... jian but not really dao. You get the idea. Its Japanese, so think like a Shintoist. This would be the forge god putting some form of spirit into your blade that revealed itself during heat treatment. You gotta name this one, or it might get mad and stab you in the foot. 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...
matt venier Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Hey Guys I want to be clear that this is my first real pattern welded blade, I've been hanging around the site and forging monosteel stuff since 2006 I tried doing some cable a bunch of years a go with just a hand hammer and decided to wait until I got some kind of press/power hammer before going any further. As far as the snake goes it's a weld line (i wouldn't call it an open weld because you can't feel it) but I'd rather it not be there even though it does look cool. This billet I did a lot of cut/fold/weld but the latest few billets I've done cut/restack/weld and really perfer it. Matt There's no kissaki like an O-kissaki!http://www.venierdesign.com/Venier_Design_Inc./Welcome.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) So I just want to know if I can change the name of the 1075 to Aldo's Dragon Steel. Matt that is a very cool blade. Congratulations. Edited July 21, 2012 by Aldo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt venier Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 I know I'm bringing this back from the dead a little but just delivered the blade mounted to the customer so now I can post the pics of it complete. some of you saw this blade down at the Fire & Brimstone this year but now I can share with everyone. Alder saya and tsuka, rayskin black lacquered then tops of nodes sanded, with "Pillaged Mariottsville" wrought iron fittings and red knotting cord braid on the handle. There's no kissaki like an O-kissaki!http://www.venierdesign.com/Venier_Design_Inc./Welcome.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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