First Kiridashi!! Awesome colors.

[n8swag]

My first kiridashi!

 

[fast14riot]

The colors are always cool looking, aren't they! Your dashi is a bit crude looking, but if the edge geometry is there it will be functional none the less. Is it forged? I would grind the spine down to give a decent point to it since it looks to be a 3/4" cutting edge.

Its a good start no matter which way it turns out! Now go make another one much better!


-Xander

 

[n8swag]

The colors are always cool looking, aren't they! Your dashi is a bit crude looking, but if the edge geometry is there it will be functional none the less. Is it forged? I would grind the spine down to give a decent point to it since it looks to be a 3/4" cutting edge.

Its a good start no matter which way it turns out! Now go make another one much better!


-Xander

Yeah, I conveyed it and it cuts like a dream. I heat treated it and after I sanded it and stuff I hit it with a torch for a second and got the colors to come out.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Looking at that color, My guess is it has been greatly overheated by the torch. If you plan on using it for wood marking, it won't have much edge retention. If it is mainly a novelty piece, the lower hardness won't really matter.

Using an oven to temper the blade would be prefferable.
The colors are only on the surface, and will rub off with any clean-up or wear. It will be best to just sand the blade clean with 40and let the color be that of the steel.

BTW, you probably "convexed" the bevel.