First blade in 2008!

Phillip Patton

Phillip Patton

Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Howdy Folks!
First, let me apologize in advance for the poor photos....
This here's the first knife (short sword, actually) I've finished in the new year. It was a long time in the making,
and I'm grateful to the customer for being so patient with me. As you can see from the pictures, the blade is
leaf shaped, and the guard and pommel are both made from straight layer damascus. I tried twice to use clay
on the blade to get a hamon, but it didn't work out. I finally decided to forget about the hamon, and harden it
without clay. That didn't work either, because now it has a "natural hamon". :D
The first pommel I made for it had a bad weld, so I had to make another one. :rolleyes:

Anyway, here's the specs:

Steel: 1055, forged from a railroad spring clip thingy...

Hardness: lower to mid 50's RC

Blade length: 14-1/8"

Total length: 20"

Blade thickness: 1/4"

Handle material: Desert Ironwood




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Here's a rather bad picture showing the sweeping grind lines:

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Here's a very bad picture showing the hamon:

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Thanks for looking, and I hope you all had a great New Years! I did.

Phillip
 
Very nice Phillip! The blade looks very symmetrical and even..

Nice handle you've got there...
 
That's awesome! I bet the folks at Swordforum would love it.

Any guesses as to the "cause" of the hamon? Blade geometry?
 
bluejaunte said:
That's awesome! I bet the folks at Swordforum would love it.

Any guesses as to the "cause" of the hamon? Blade geometry?
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Thanks for reminding me about Swordforums. I'll post it there too. :)

Pretty sure what happened was, I refined the grain to the point that it was too fine to harden deeply. When I tried using clay, the soft steel "dipped" right to the edge.
 
very nice, im not a dagger fan, but that one could indeed find its way to my house.
 
Way to go Phillip,that's a Mighty FINE Dagger. Definately an Exceptional knife to Ring in the New Year with.
Keep Up the Great Work.
Buddy S.:cool::thumbup::thumbup:
 
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