Casey Brown
Well-Known Member
So, I am finishing a blade out of 1084. Kind of interesting. Unfortunately, my grind was a little uneven leading up to heat treat. After heat treat, I ground one side more than the other to even out the grind. After finishing, and starting to hand sand, I've noticed on the side that I ground less on, that there's some "cloudiness" toward the spine of the knife. Kind of reminds of some wisps you see in some hamon's. The other side is clean, but I ground more off of it. I'm assuming that it is decarb that I did not get ground off completely. More interesting than anything else. I actually etched it after 220 grit hand sanding to see if I could see a difference. I could see it, but it was barely noticeable.
This one may end up being a satin finish to avoid this being an issue. Not really wanting to loose thickness at the spine at this point, as I've finish ground to edge thickness.
Opinions or thoughts? I haven't taken a picture because I haven't hand sanded up to the point that it would stand out yet on a photo.
This one may end up being a satin finish to avoid this being an issue. Not really wanting to loose thickness at the spine at this point, as I've finish ground to edge thickness.
Opinions or thoughts? I haven't taken a picture because I haven't hand sanded up to the point that it would stand out yet on a photo.