C.Anderson Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 A few of my recent pieces . 270mm wa sujihiki, with musk ox, Oregon maple burl, and 5460yr old bog oak. I have better pictures of this knife somewhere, but I can't seem to find them. 265mm wa gyuto. 265mm wa gyuto, with black dyed Hawaiian mango, and reclaimed copper piping spacers. 280mm wa sujihiki. The handle was actually made by a good friend of mine named Mikey Riggen in Hawaii. Another wa sujihiki with a Mikey Riggen handle. This time with mammoth ivory and bog oak. The knife is 300mm long. 185mm ko-gyuto with more of the dyed Hawaiian mango, nickel silver, and 165yr old wrought iron that was a gift from my friend Dan Davis. Another pair of 185mm wa ko-gyuto with wa handles out of buckeye burl. All of the steel is W2 from Aldo, all of the wood (on my handles) is stabilized for kitchen use, and the vast majority of it comes from Mark Farley at Burl Source.Hope you enjoy Slow is smooth, smooth is steady, steady is fast, fast is deadly... Erik R. http://www.facebook.com/scorpionforge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpadilla Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Here is a wakisashi. 1085 with a warm water quench. Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpadilla Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 with the pictures this time. Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) quite happy with this little tanto's subtle shear steel hada, suguha hamon, and ko-maru boshi. nagasa 13.2cm, moto-haba 2.4cm, moto-kasane 0.7cm (clay with water quench, charcoal forge, natural waterstone finish, no etch) Edited July 3, 2015 by DaveJ Davej - Crossed Heart Forge * islandblacksmith.ca * instagram * youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 ...and another piece of shear steel, sankaku yari with suguha hamon. nagasa 190mm, moto-haba 28mm, moto-kasane 8.5mm (natural clay with water quench, charcoal forge, natural waterstone finish, no etch...click to see more of the hada detail) more here: bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=31981 and here: islandblacksmith.ca/2015/07/hatsu-sankaku-yari/ Davej - Crossed Heart Forge * islandblacksmith.ca * instagram * youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin_Lyles Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Just another experiment to add to my notebook. Forged from W2. Quenched in 110 degree water. The blade developed a small crack near the tip. Clay pattern using 3m fireblock sealant (FB 136) watered down. (No charcoal, iron oxides, sand this time) Sanded to 2000g, etched with apple cider vinegar, and polished with powdered abrasives. I believe the shadows above the hamon is some utsuri but I could be wrong. Things I would do differently: Be more careful with my clay application. Experiment more with combinations of sand/iron oxides/charcoal. Try different thicknesses of clay. Hopefully this helps. Edited July 26, 2015 by Austin_Lyles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffFogleboch Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Low manganese 1075 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Here's my first attempt at this in several pics (W-1 from Aldo). But, after spending too much time trying to get this right......(hand sanding to 1200 grit, then etching polishing, repeating, etc.), I have decided it aint good enough. So I'm scrapping it and starting over. I tried to find info on uploading pics, but failed. Hopefully, I won't exceed the size requirements or do something I shouldn't. Here is the clayed blade (Rutland Furnace Cement) Here is the blade after HT. Here it is after a lot of work and not getting where I wanted to be. “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin_Lyles Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) I think it looks great! A hamon doesn't necessarily have to have a lot of activity to look nice. What did you quench it in? That's probably your main culprit if you're wanting more activity. Edited November 12, 2015 by Austin_Lyles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Mitchell Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Good to see you here Joshua! Loving the knife, can't wait to see it finished. Great bunch of guys here, hope you get what you need to get where you want it! Mitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Austin, I use a fast quench oil I purchased about 8 years ago from K&G supplies. Frankly I forget what brand they sold, but I think it was a Texaco product. I bought 10 gallons of it and am down to the last 4 gallons now. I learned a lot from this endeavor and have figured out why there's so little activity and why the finished Hamon looks nothing like the one post HT. So, I'm going to do some destructive testing on this blade to finish learning what I can from it and apply the lessons to the next one. Thanks for the welcome Dennis. I hope I can contribute some substantive dialog. “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Anderson Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Beautiful work on that one. Simple hamon are actually rather attractive when polished out right. They make for a really clean looking blade. If you can trick the thin habuchi into prominence, the results can be exceptional I think . Slow is smooth, smooth is steady, steady is fast, fast is deadly... Erik R. http://www.facebook.com/scorpionforge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) Maybe on your knives the simple ones are attractive! Wowsa, that's a beautiful blade. Tell me more about tricking the Habuchi. I can't believe I just said that. It sounds like something they do on the wrong side of town in Tokyo........ Edited November 14, 2015 by Joshua States “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Anderson Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Thanks man!Never been to Tokyo lol, so for me it just means working the polish and etch until I'm happy with it, lol. Every blade is different, and the more you work, the more experience you'll have in making them do what you want.Maybe we'll get together one of these days and I'll help you out with some polishing tricks. It's awesome to find another local maker! Slow is smooth, smooth is steady, steady is fast, fast is deadly... Erik R. http://www.facebook.com/scorpionforge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter-Paul Derks Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 My first one: File steel puukko, quenched in hot oil, with regular furnace cement as clay. Overall i'm quite pleased how it turned out. I polished to 2500 grit, and this made it very very hard to get good photographs, because the blade is so reflective. http://mefecit.nl/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salem Straub Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Here's a few of the hamon on a bowie of mine from 2014, W2 with satanite and Parks 50, ferric chloride/lemon juice etch with 1500 polish and silicon carbide powder scrub: 2 Please come and waste some otherwise perfectly good time, looking at my knives! www.prometheanknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salem Straub Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Here's an integral of mine froma while back, same steel and treatment: And another keyhole knife of mine, with W2 and a lemon juice etch: A closeup of some of the activity in that one. I loved it, very "cloudburst with sunny edges" to me. 1 Please come and waste some otherwise perfectly good time, looking at my knives! www.prometheanknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salem Straub Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 One more, a big knife of mine. W2 steel, quenched five times before I got what I wanted. Please come and waste some otherwise perfectly good time, looking at my knives! www.prometheanknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salem Straub Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 A close shot of the craziness lurking in that blade: Please come and waste some otherwise perfectly good time, looking at my knives! www.prometheanknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel James Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 i can finally reply with my very first hamon! and its on a hamburger helper box which really brings out that class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 a recent shear steel fusion tanto during the final polish... forum WIP here: bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=32711 more info: islandblacksmith.ca/2015/12/touzai-fusion-tanto/ Davej - Crossed Heart Forge * islandblacksmith.ca * instagram * youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBranson Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) From my most recent (3rd) katana Edited December 23, 2015 by SBranson 1 - Stuart www.sbransonknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry_r Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Very nice Branson. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rosendahl Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 That is one striking hamon Branson. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 A couple of really great blades there. Salem and SBranson have achieved what I am looking to get to. Thanks guys! “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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