Willie71
Warren J. Krywko
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- Feb 23, 2013
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I get your point. (The therapist in me is coming out trying to clarify things, lol.) for example, when I did it years ago, it was based on a few design parameters, 5”+ blade, hidden tang, no reclaimed steel (unless you know how to test steel, at minimum finding optimum austenitizing temp as verified by Rc#’s), no home made micarta, or paracord wrap in lieu of a properly designed handle, and verified heat treat, either temp control and Rc tested, or send it out. I suggested minimum 400g satin finish on the blade.
I was quite inexperienced at that point, and had only been on the forums 7 months iirc, making knives for 1.5 years, and much of the backlash may have been d/t no one really knowing me. I strongly stated JS or MS level finish was not required, but no obvious flaws. I had a few grind marks peek out after etching the hamon, so I didn’t even really meet my own criterion, but the feedback I got was great. I got pointers on how to better finish a blade, and have applied that ever since. I did a raised clip 6.5” fighter with an s-guard, cocobolo sculpted handle, and 1095 blade with hamon. I got feedback on the high quality of my handle work, which really helped too.
The top knife is the one I’m talking about.
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I’d love a do over on it. It wasn’t my first hamon, my first hidden tang, or first s-guard. No way would this knife pass a JS test, but it had the design elements.
