Gonna get a mighty fine hamon out of this

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MSCantrell

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It's all rough right now, I just splashed a quick etch on to see what I've got to work with.
But if that ain't potential, I don't know what is :D

(Water-quenched 8670M)


Bowiehamon.jpg
 
Cant see it!

Sometimes I see people saying "hamon" when what the have pictures is simply scale that they never ground off and looks like a hamon because it etches at a different rate than normal steel. Ive never took the time to point it out because I thought it was insulting. Not saying thats what you have, but the shiny spots do look like how scale reacts to etching.
 
David Schott said:
Cant see it!

Sometimes I see people saying "hamon" when what the have pictures is simply scale that they never ground off and looks like a hamon because it etches at a different rate than normal steel. Ive never took the time to point it out because I thought it was insulting. Not saying thats what you have, but the shiny spots do look like how scale reacts to etching.
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Great point- in this case, the activity was visible at 120 grit, but it's much easier to photograph after a quick etch :thumbup:
 
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