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Robert Mayo

Robert Mayo

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I finaly got around to forging out a disc from some Don's small W2 it's only 1 3/4".
The blade is quenched in Houghton quench k and clay coated, after polishing it up i think that quench k has some nice
hamon potential even though the hamon did not follow my clay very well i'm sure that has more to do with not having full control of my temps.
More time will tell.
The blade is 4" to the wrought iron guard and the o.a.l. is 8 5/8.
Handle materials are stabilzed walnut burl with bronze spacer and a carved piece of white tail antler that i bought already carved
i dyed and home stabilized the antler.

Bob
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Great job Robert!

I'm still very interested in a mini "hammer-in" @ your place :o

Let me know if your prefer whisky or rum :)
 
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Thanks Fellas
I did not carve the antler! My friend from Gatineau shoot me a pm we will get it together i have water running through my shop right now so ware rubber boots it's spring in the valley:D.

Bob
 
Thanks Stuart
I procrastinated for a long time on using the carved antler because i did not carve it. But decided to go ahead because that's why i bought it.

Bob
 
Damn man. Thats fantastic stuff!
 
Robert Mayo said:
I finaly got around to forging out a disc from some Don's small W2 it's only 1 3/4".
The blade is quenched in Houghton quench k and clay coated, after polishing it up i think that quench k has some nice
hamon potential even though the hamon did not follow my clay very well i'm sure that has more to do with not having full control of my temps.
More time will tell.
The blade is 4" to the wrought iron guard and the o.a.l. is 8 5/8.
Handle materials are stabilzed walnut burl with bronze spacer and a carved piece of white tail antler that i bought already carved
i dyed and home stabilized the antler.

Bob
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Bob,

From your experience with hamon and it forming to the clay, does the hamon on this blade not forming to the clay seem like the oil was too-fast/too-slow... or ???

Mike
 
Thanks Andy
Mike like i said there is lots of activity in the hamon that is there the fact that it did not follow the clay has more to do with heat than quench speed in my limited experiance.

Bob
 
Thanks for the kind words Wade.
And thanks to all the folks that had a look and did not comment.

Bob
 
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