kevin - the professor
Well-Known Member
Hello Dogs,
I have been playing with creating hamons lately. I have fallen in love with Aldo's low manganese 1075 and also had good luck with W1.
I can't take pics very well, so these really under-represent the actual vividness of these blades. The different structures in the steel are so pronounced that the hardened portion actually stood "proud" above the softer portion. I have had this happen with blades that had a steel edge and a wrought iron spine, but this is the first time the transition from soft to hard steel has been so drastic that I could actually see the larger volume of the hardened steel relative to the softer steel (due to those wonderful carbon atoms that are trapped in the matrix of the hard martensite).
The dao has been bought as a bare blade for someone who wants to fit it out. I love selling bare blades, as I am very good at making blades and just "ok" at making handles and fittings. 12" working length.
The fighter (7" working length) will be fitted out in a traditional U.S. western style and either sold or given to a cousin. This little blade has the most beautiful hamon I have ever created.
Now, I need to learn more about how to polish these.
thanks for looking,
comments are encouraged. If you don't say it, I won't know it.
Kevin
I have been playing with creating hamons lately. I have fallen in love with Aldo's low manganese 1075 and also had good luck with W1.
I can't take pics very well, so these really under-represent the actual vividness of these blades. The different structures in the steel are so pronounced that the hardened portion actually stood "proud" above the softer portion. I have had this happen with blades that had a steel edge and a wrought iron spine, but this is the first time the transition from soft to hard steel has been so drastic that I could actually see the larger volume of the hardened steel relative to the softer steel (due to those wonderful carbon atoms that are trapped in the matrix of the hard martensite).
The dao has been bought as a bare blade for someone who wants to fit it out. I love selling bare blades, as I am very good at making blades and just "ok" at making handles and fittings. 12" working length.
The fighter (7" working length) will be fitted out in a traditional U.S. western style and either sold or given to a cousin. This little blade has the most beautiful hamon I have ever created.
Now, I need to learn more about how to polish these.
thanks for looking,
comments are encouraged. If you don't say it, I won't know it.
Kevin
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