Alan Longmire 2,830 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Joël Mercier said: Looks like alloy banding That's because it is. Link to post Share on other sites
Troy Christianson 3 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 1084 bowie with a clay-created hamon 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,830 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Nice one, Troy! That's about as good a line as can be gotten on 1084, well done. Link to post Share on other sites
Ross Vosloo 174 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Slowly figuring out my own little method for getting these 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Joël Mercier 525 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Cool looking hamons @Ross Vosloo Link to post Share on other sites
Ross Vosloo 174 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Joël Mercier said: Cool looking hamons @Ross Vosloo Thanks man Link to post Share on other sites
Emiliano Carrillo 246 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Hey guys! I played around with my camera and phone the other day and got some shots I quite liked of some recent and semi recent work. Hope you guys like it! IMG_1595.mov -Emiliano 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,830 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Hamon AND lovely hada! Nice! Link to post Share on other sites
JASON VOLKERT 70 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 WOW those are some killa hamons Link to post Share on other sites
SteveShimanek 112 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 This is one from some years back that i haven't posted; it is made from saw blade steel, possibly L7. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Robert D. 106 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Not the greatest pics. but im pretty happy with it. Aldo W2 with satanite and a canola quench. The person who wants this one wanted it slightly darker so I didnt go full in on the polish. Link to post Share on other sites
JelleHazenberg 6 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Hi guys, lovely thread. Heres one of my favourite hamons I made a few months back. Steel is 125SC. Jelle 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 1,782 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I've been working on a few kitchen knives for the upcoming show this month and tried a little etching on one of the smaller blades today. I did two 10-minutes vinegar etches, followed by a 10-minute FeCl etch. I probably could have gotten more activity from a finer grit and more etching, but here it is. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 1,782 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Here is all 5 I have been working on. All are 1095 clayed with Rutlands Furnace Cement. Blades are approximately 6-8 inches long. Edited November 12, 2019 by Joshua States 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Packer 0 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) My first knife that is worthy of a handle. Didn’t know what I was getting into when I decided to do a hamon with 1095. Its a lot of work but it’s worth it. Reminds me of dark rain clouds in this pic. Thanks to people in forums like this I had a clue. Edited January 4, 2020 by Packer Added text. Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Gylfason 183 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) A cleaver I made from 80crv would maybe have shown a little more activity with a finer polish Used Holtz gun gum muffler sealer on the back Edited January 4, 2020 by Bjorn Gylfason Link to post Share on other sites
Ross Vosloo 174 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 got a pretty nice hamon on these tow. although i did pick up some artifact on the bigger one, maybe the clay popped off a little there or something Link to post Share on other sites
Joël Mercier 525 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Here's another one, in 26c3 this time. The steel is a bit more shallow hardening than I expected. The hamon showed up lower than my clay with a spot pretty close to the edge. Probably too much atp-641 on that area. I had also lowered the aus temp by a few degrees and it could be the culprit. A bit more work will be required to clean some areas I believe. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,830 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Nice one! Link to post Share on other sites
Joël Mercier 525 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Oh well, it's like a big mess . At least it shows the potential of the steel... Link to post Share on other sites
AJ Prime 11 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Greetings All, This was my first attempt at a hamon, from January this year - a 1095 boner with stabilised Swamp Kauri scales. I was pretty happy with the outcome but will change things up a bit next time to hopefully get more activity. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Joël Mercier 525 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 59 minutes ago, AJ Prime said: 1095 boner Nice knife and first hamon. And that checkering is very clean! Edited February 19, 2020 by Joël Mercier Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 1,782 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 On 1/12/2020 at 9:55 AM, Joël Mercier said: Here's another one, in 26c3 this time. The steel is a bit more shallow hardening than I expected. The hamon showed up lower than my clay with a spot pretty close to the edge. Probably too much atp-641 on that area. I had also lowered the aus temp by a few degrees and it could be the culprit. I think that came out great looking. I wouldn't worry about that spot by the edge. The steel will still get plenty sharp. Where do you get that 26c3? Link to post Share on other sites
AJ Prime 11 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 7 hours ago, Joël Mercier said: Nice knife and first hamon. And that checkering is very clean! The checkering was a nerve-wracking first too Link to post Share on other sites
Joël Mercier 525 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 7 hours ago, Joshua States said: I think that came out great looking. I wouldn't worry about that spot by the edge. The steel will still get plenty sharp. Where do you get that 26c3? AKS, but they don't stock thicknesses useful for forging . It's probably a bit tricky to forge anyway... Link to post Share on other sites
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