Edge quenching damascus then etching?

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Shaw Blades

Hello all,

If you edge quench damascus and then etch to reveal the pattern will there be a quench line running through the pattern? I am dealing with 1095 & 15n20 pattern weld.
 
I know it's possible. I haven't tried it but I have one of Rusty Polk's mini Bowie knives with a beautiful ladder pattern with a quench line down the center of the blade. :D
 
If there would be a quench line in a knife made of a mono steel, then, yes, there will be a quench line on the damascus blade, too. Plus, the damascus will etch differently on either side of the hardening line. Something that I, and a lot of other collectors, do not care for.
 
That's a very good question and hopefully someone with more experience will answer. I have etched several blades from mono steel 5160 and 52100 using FC with an edge quench. There is a rather distinct line or 2 or 3 where the transition zones are. It might look good it might not.

Shoot me an email if you want to see what the mono steel looks like etched.
 
Danbo said:
If there would be a quench line in a knife made of a mono steel, then, yes, there will be a quench line on the damascus blade, too. Plus, the damascus will etch differently on either side of the hardening line. Something that I, and a lot of other collectors, do not care for.
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Yeah I didn't want the line. Thanks.
 
The line will be mainly a demarcation between hardened and unhardened damascus. The color, texture, and look will be different. I don't think yo will want that look.

On another point, why would you want to edge quench damascus. The nature of the laminate is to be only a good material when hardened. Then the difference between the harder and softer layers will give it the "damascus" properties.

If you want a harder edge and a softer spine, fully quench the damascus and then draw the spine with a torch while the edge is in a shallow pan of water.
 
bladsmth said:
The line will be mainly a demarcation between hardened and unhardened damascus. The color, texture, and look will be different. I don't think yo will want that look.

On another point, why would you want to edge quench damascus. The nature of the laminate is to be only a good material when hardened. Then the difference between the harder and softer layers will give it the "damascus" properties.

If you want a harder edge and a softer spine, fully quench the damascus and then draw the spine with a torch while the edge is in a shallow pan of water.
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+1!..
 
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this is actually a deep etch but cleaned very well. it was edge quenched twice and never showed a quench line not even close. it is alabama damascus.
 
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