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JW Knives

JW Knives

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Can anybody please tell me if there is a good over the counter substitute for professional hamon clay. I have searched threads and all of them talk about using just "clay"

What can I buy that would work
I'm using 1095 spring steel

Thanks
 
If they don't have Rutland, they may have Admiral, and it'll work fine also. In my area, it's usually in the seasonal section. Bear in mind that many times the employees won't know they have this stuff since it's a seasonal item, I found it on the end cap where the heaters are located atm.
 
My guess is they won't have it. Mine doesn't either does Lowe's. You need to find your local brick supplier and give them a call.
 
A good old hardware store will almost always have furnace cement.
If not, any masonary suply will carry several types of refractory cements. APG36 is a common one, as is Sairbond.
 
Skip Home Depot and Lowes.

Go to an Ace Hardware and ask where the "Chimney" section is and they will have some in ready to apply tubes
 
Home Depot will have it if they sell wood stoves like ours does. I bought some there.
 
He's in Canada

I don't think there many Ace stores in Ontario
I've never seen one.

The links I gave are relevant to Ontario.
 
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Not sure if you have Menard's there, but i bought a few tubes, and a few tubes that go into a caulk gun.
 
Thanks for all the input. Knowing that I need furnace/chimney cement is perfect. I'm sure I can find it somewhere.
 
I found the Rutland stuff at TSC yesterday. Nobody knew what the hell I was talking about when I asked for it.
 
b_rogers said:
I found the Rutland stuff at TSC yesterday. Nobody knew what the hell I was talking about when I asked for it.
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They never do.
That's why I like to find it on the internet & , print it out - other wise they just believe you're the one who is wrong.
 
So I was able to find some "Imperial Hi-Temp Stove and Furnace Cement" Only 8.49 at Home Hardware!

So just to clarify what I have learned here.
1) I can use this to coat my blade in order to make a hamon. If yes do I let it dry on the blade first before heat treating?

2) If I were to thin this out with water and put a very thin layer over the whole blade would it prevent scaling during HT?

3) Finally, will the clay harden during HT? If yes is is easy to get off after quenching?

Thanks for everything. I'm excited about getting some hamons going.
 
JW, the subject of getting a hamon has been extensively discussed on this forum. It isn't a process for beginners, and it will take some experience to get it down once you start.
It would take a lot more than a short answer to four questions to tell you what you need to know.I would suggest getting Walter Sorrells video on Hamons. It will explain every ting in detail.
I would get his entire series on Katana making...even if you never make a katana, you will learn a lot.

Some searches on BF, and an internet search on Hamon will also give you lots to read.
 
Thanks bladsmith, post 15 has some very general questions, just trying to confirm that the product that I have is capable of being used as a hamon clay, as was my original reason for this thread.

I'm not looking for a "how to", just some clarification on the product that I purchased.
 
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