Walter Sorrells Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Forged this W-2 blade recently. I'm doing a little instructional video about hamons and this is a demo knife that I'll use for the video. I've got a new camera and it's not rendering the color very well yet, but it gives you the general idea. There are also a lot of patchy utsuri/semi-hardened areas that don't show up in the photos. I seem to be able to photograph utsuri only when I shoot from angles that make it impossible to get the whole blade. Check out Walter's instructional videos: Forging Japanese Style Blades Making Hamons Japanese Sword Mounting Polishing Making Japanese Sword Fittings www.waltersorrellsblades.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joal Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I like it...I have taken sword fighting lessons and it looks, well effective. How long is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGentile Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 now that's a beauty ! good work... sounds like an interesting project (the video)... camera: try setting the white balance "manually" (preset) if possible... daniel FERRUM - Daniel Gentile custom knives & forging classes http://www.ferrum-d.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Vanspeybroeck Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Mmmmm...tasty stuff, Walter. Nice polish as well....thanks for sharing. Brian "Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein "The innovator is not an opponent of the old. He is a proponent of the new." - Lyle E. Schaller http://home.mchsi.com/~hermits/BrianRVanSp..._Edged_Art.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Sorrells Posted September 25, 2006 Author Share Posted September 25, 2006 Joal, It's about 13 inches. Walter Check out Walter's instructional videos: Forging Japanese Style Blades Making Hamons Japanese Sword Mounting Polishing Making Japanese Sword Fittings www.waltersorrellsblades.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Abrera Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 yeah, nice polish. I like the little spots of hitatsura and muneyaki, makes it different from the usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Erwin Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Very sweet! =] I like the hamon! Do you have any images of it clayed up? Also what was it quenched into? Beau Erwin www.ErwinKnives.com Custom knives Bcarta Composites Stabilized Woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Knowles Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Wow!! Very Nice. I too am curios to know what it looks like clayed up. Please do let us know how to get ahold of the video when its done too. Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Hanson Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Very nice and a super hamon!!! Don Hanson lll My Webpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Sorrells Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 It's basically water quenched. I do a two stage quench -- three to four seconds in water, then out, then into hot oil. It drops you to martensite start temp nice and fast, then gets you down the rest of the way a lot slower. I rarely crack anything doing it that way. I don't have any pictures of it clayed up. But basically there are holes in the clay where you have hardened portions. The holes were messy, with lots of grit and stuff in them, so you got these funky, complex muneyaki. Check out Walter's instructional videos: Forging Japanese Style Blades Making Hamons Japanese Sword Mounting Polishing Making Japanese Sword Fittings www.waltersorrellsblades.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 top notch work Walter! Regards, Mumtaz Baber Jack of all trades, master of none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adlai Stein Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 That's really nice Walter. The Hamon is fantastic. Thanks for sharing Adlai Klatu Baratta Necktie! Macabee Knives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastvillage Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 WOW, that's really nice. The wild hamon's I like the most. Greetings Toni http://www.eastvillageknives.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svet Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Very nice and strongly pronounced hamon, waiting for the video. Svet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camerer Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 (edited) Walter that is a wild hamon! Very cool. Edited October 3, 2006 by Camerer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvc325 Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Wow, super job! Put me in for a video please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy H. Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Very nice, good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Thomas Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Walter you are getting some wildly active hamon! I like the two stage quench, how hot are you heating the oil, up in the marquenching temperature stage or lower? Guy Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.H.Graham Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Nice piece, I really dig the shape overall. Randal www.rhgraham.simpl.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt venier Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 hello walter Any thoughts on when that video might be for sale and how much it might be? Not trying to be pushy, just want to know how much and how long i have to save. just wanted to say thanks because it was your work in particular that really inspired me to get into knife/swordsmithing thank you 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...
Niko Hynninen Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Hi Walter! Blade has nice lines,style and Hamon Wow I like it. You dit two stage quench, dit you make any tempering after quench? If i some day manage to make utsuri....i take small cup of sake Regards Niko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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