D.Kraft 0 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 a little bit closer................have to improve my skill in polishing and in make pictures. Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,767 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Wow! Link to post Share on other sites
James Spurgeon 23 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Wow! Alan got it right as usual. Wow! That is really cool! James Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave. ~Mark Twain SageBrush BladeWorks (New website is in limbo...) Link to post Share on other sites
Jeroen Zuiderwijk 302 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Seax blade , 29 cm length , edge section W1., Autohamon without clay, quenched in water. This is my first better try of making a seax-style-blade. Wow indeed Jeroen Zuiderwijk Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/barbarianmetalworking Link to post Share on other sites
owen bush 293 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 wow in tripple deed forging soul in to steel owenbush.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
Dan P. 40 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Map of the World wow! http://www.prendergastknives.com Link to post Share on other sites
Tamahagane Arts 0 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Recent work from Fustaro to a Tamahagane Arts client. https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/184204_112553702263271_429796321_n.jpg Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Cauble 163 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) Old blade that I was testing out Hamon creation. This is my first attempt and success with a hamon. Blade was an old Black Diamond File (Back when I was recycling these things. I now buy actual known stock), said to be most similar to W1. This was also the first blade I had ever forged. It is tanto-esque minus the tang (which will recieve some TLC). Blade has only been hand sanded up to 1500 grit. Am currently awaiting an order of micro-mesh from 2000 grit to 12,000 grit, and some 5-micron aluminum oxide powder to help bring out the grain. I used a few cycles of Vinegar and Lemon Juice to see what I had got. Was honestly surprised that it worked considering my clay did not fully dry before cure, even after being in a dehydrator for 4 straight days (It bubbled in several spots). To the oven they will go next time. Alright enough of that. Here ya go. Edited August 11, 2013 by Daniel Cauble My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TAGMushy/videos Link to post Share on other sites
C.Anderson 15 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Very nice Daniel!! Depending on the clay you're using, a little bubbling is ok. When I use satanite, I don't bother with drying, and have no problems with the clay sticking (as long as the blade was clean!). It sometimes comes off in the quench with brine, but it hasn't affected my pattern. With Rutlands I don't bother with drying either, and I have to knock it off post quench before I can straighten. Again, great work! Welcome to the wonderfully frustrating world of differential hardening lol. Slow is smooth, smooth is steady, steady is fast, fast is deadly... Erik R. http://www.facebook.com/scorpionforge Link to post Share on other sites
JCWalker 0 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Here is a picture of a tanto I am working on. This is a photo of the hamon at 320 grit. It should be pretty cool once I get it really polished. My Knives Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai Stu 2 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Three bowies with nice neat Hamon. D-lish! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ondřej Kašuba 1 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 folded steel, 976 layers Link to post Share on other sites
C.Anderson 15 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 330mm sujihiki (Japanese slicing knife). This is a quick etch at 36 grit just to see what might be there to see . Slow is smooth, smooth is steady, steady is fast, fast is deadly... Erik R. http://www.facebook.com/scorpionforge Link to post Share on other sites
Ondřej Kašuba 1 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) knife for mushrooms also needs Hamon Edited September 6, 2013 by Ondřej Kašuba Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Colwell 171 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 (edited) Edited September 7, 2013 by Kevin (The Professor) 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 post Share on other sites
C.Anderson 15 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=26985&hl'>W1 gyuto-hiki chef's knife. Slow is smooth, smooth is steady, steady is fast, fast is deadly... Erik R. http://www.facebook.com/scorpionforge Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Colwell 171 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 sweet 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 post Share on other sites
joe pierre 23 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 taking pictures of hamon can be as hard as making them! this is the hamon on my new 1095 nakiri -- doesn't look like much under incandescent light, but it really pops out here under fluorescent and shows the utsuri that fomed above the hamon. Joe Pierre, Tengu Forge https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/299987930107058/ Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai Stu 2 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 (edited) Edited September 13, 2013 by Samurai Stu 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Jones 6 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Hi all, here are a one of mine for the record. quenched on water, the first is oroshigane, hardened without clay, starts as strong sunagashi, and then changes to sweeping nie, appolagise for the picture quality, is difficult to photograph. regards Andy Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Mack 1 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 W2 with Satanite 1 Quemadmoeum gladuis neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. (a sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands.) Lucius Annaeus Seneca Link to post Share on other sites
Marcin 0 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 hi My simple hamon Marcin Tomaszewski Knives Link to post Share on other sites
joe pierre 23 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Just posted this one (http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=27721), but thought I'd add a picture to this thread too... Joe Pierre, Tengu Forge https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/299987930107058/ Link to post Share on other sites
R.H.Graham 10 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Here is one I really liked. Randal www.rhgraham.simpl.com Link to post Share on other sites
R.H.Graham 10 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Had to show one more, some crazy stuff I did for a bit... Randal www.rhgraham.simpl.com Link to post Share on other sites
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