"Hamon" thread

[Berno]

Fighter by Samuel Lurquin...

 

[Doug C]

Love Sam's work.
Thanks for sharing ! :thumbup:

Doug

 

[Berno]

"Merci" Doug, it is a pleasure to share....

 

[canineforge]

Always enjoy a new Sam image! Love the fighter, love the photo. :thumbup:

- Joe

 

[mainaman]

2x Iwasaki Tamahagne razors

FON razor

Mizuno Blue 2 Honyaki Gyuto, polished it back to almost full mirror and then etched with vinegar/lemon juice and nagui to bring the hamon out

 

[S.Alexander]

In light of recent posts here in Custom and Handmade Knives, I thought I would resurrect this thread with some new pictures.

I enjoy every type of hamon, from relatively plain straight lines, to wavy lines, to outrageous wavy lines. There are many ways to achieve the hamon effect and sometimes they can make a knife a true work of art.

Here are a couple of recent examples that I have done:

 

[Ben Seward]

This may be considered aiding and abetting thread necromancing, but since hamons seem a hot topic of late, here's a few of mine...

[/url]150603_Ben_Seward_014 by Caleb Royer Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Untitled by Caleb Royer Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]150310_Ben_Seward_012 by Caleb Royer Photography, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[Willie71]

One of my better ones this year. It's a little higher than I like, but it's done aiming for a more traditional look. Thin knives are a challenge, as they quench so quickly. W2 that started as 1/8", but thinned to 3/32", with a mild distal taper. 70/30 offset for a right handed user, full flat on the left, and convex on the right.

[/url]IMG_0578 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr[/IMG]

I'm curious as to Steven's take on this.

I've got a great clayless hamon on a tanto I've been working on between other projects. I need to get around to a proper light box as I can't capture it even remotely well the way I'm currently taking pics, which is pretty lousy.

 

[Willie71]

This is probably the best on I've done to date. W2 as well. Same dimensions and grind as the knife above. It's a popular combo for me.

[/url]image by Wjkrywko, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[nateman_doo]

as a relatively new knife maker (less than 3 years)... I am now addicted to making hamon's
Some kitchen knives I have had success with...