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First off, hey all its my first post here so whats up guys/gals.
Im new to this site but have been making knives for some time now, mostly general knife making. My forge welding isnt as good as id like it to be and there are still a few things id like to try but time and expences seem to slow me down. (off topic but giving an idea of my skillset) I have also never tried to produce a real hamon which i have been very curious of. So I actually have a 2 part question which Im sure will have very different answers depending on the posters skills and experience. I have also researched this topic extensivly by reading and watching videos so I have a really good idea on what it takes and how to do it. I have done differencial ht and etched to show the ht line, though i know in theory its kinda the same...but in practice its totally different.
So my first question is what seems to produce the most vibrant hamons as far as steel/clay/quenchant/etchant/method of application?
My second question is what seems to be the easiest to work with to produce a hamon? Doesnt have to be vibrant, just noticable. I mean vasco wear with some super NASA clay might look incredablely awesome...but theyre not that availabe at a hardware store. While also taking into account on using metals to try and avoid that horrible *ping*.
I am currently working on a piece of 1095 which I plan to put a hamon on using fire brick clay and an interupted water to oil quench. I have already decided how Im going to do this blade. It will be my trial to see if my method works and just assimilate other useful info to my process as I work on other knives.
Also as one last note, Im not sure if it makes a difference or not but I thought id mention that I work from a coal forge though honestly I dont think it would matter but just a good fyi if incase does. (it was cheap and came with a ton of free coal)
Im new to this site but have been making knives for some time now, mostly general knife making. My forge welding isnt as good as id like it to be and there are still a few things id like to try but time and expences seem to slow me down. (off topic but giving an idea of my skillset) I have also never tried to produce a real hamon which i have been very curious of. So I actually have a 2 part question which Im sure will have very different answers depending on the posters skills and experience. I have also researched this topic extensivly by reading and watching videos so I have a really good idea on what it takes and how to do it. I have done differencial ht and etched to show the ht line, though i know in theory its kinda the same...but in practice its totally different.
So my first question is what seems to produce the most vibrant hamons as far as steel/clay/quenchant/etchant/method of application?
My second question is what seems to be the easiest to work with to produce a hamon? Doesnt have to be vibrant, just noticable. I mean vasco wear with some super NASA clay might look incredablely awesome...but theyre not that availabe at a hardware store. While also taking into account on using metals to try and avoid that horrible *ping*.
I am currently working on a piece of 1095 which I plan to put a hamon on using fire brick clay and an interupted water to oil quench. I have already decided how Im going to do this blade. It will be my trial to see if my method works and just assimilate other useful info to my process as I work on other knives.
Also as one last note, Im not sure if it makes a difference or not but I thought id mention that I work from a coal forge though honestly I dont think it would matter but just a good fyi if incase does. (it was cheap and came with a ton of free coal)