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Hello guys first of all - Merry Christmas!
Let me show you what I finished recently. It's my interpretation of a Bowie knife. I know it's not exactly a Bowie , but anyways. Since the 1.2519 is pretty hard steed , I decided to differentially hardened it with clay. According to my previous blades with the same steel and process the hardness of the blade is around 60 and the spine ~50 hrc. I knew I shouldn't be too optimistic about getting a hamon line , having in mind the chemical composition of the steel, but still I was a bit disappointed that there is no visible hamon. The texture of the handle is made with wire brush and thanks to the natural structure of the wenge wood . It looks pretty cool and has nice grip.
Steel - 1.2519 (hitachi blue steel 2 equivalent )
Differentially hardened:
59-60 HRC on the blade
51-52 hrc on the spine
OAL - 310mm (~12.2")
Blade - 170Х40Х5 mm (~6.7x1.6x0.20") flat grind with secondary bevel
Blade - finish - polished on the bevels and etched
Handle - wenge wood and bronze
Leather sheath
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Let me show you what I finished recently. It's my interpretation of a Bowie knife. I know it's not exactly a Bowie , but anyways. Since the 1.2519 is pretty hard steed , I decided to differentially hardened it with clay. According to my previous blades with the same steel and process the hardness of the blade is around 60 and the spine ~50 hrc. I knew I shouldn't be too optimistic about getting a hamon line , having in mind the chemical composition of the steel, but still I was a bit disappointed that there is no visible hamon. The texture of the handle is made with wire brush and thanks to the natural structure of the wenge wood . It looks pretty cool and has nice grip.
Steel - 1.2519 (hitachi blue steel 2 equivalent )
Differentially hardened:
59-60 HRC on the blade
51-52 hrc on the spine
OAL - 310mm (~12.2")
Blade - 170Х40Х5 mm (~6.7x1.6x0.20") flat grind with secondary bevel
Blade - finish - polished on the bevels and etched
Handle - wenge wood and bronze
Leather sheath
More Pics
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