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hey everybody!
just finished a knife here. guy wanted it made as an inheritance peice for his soon to be born son. i had alot of fun with it.
i was working off a rough sketch, and i also had an exact picture of what the tsuba was supposed to look like. the hamon was supposed to be "interesting" so here is what came out
Specs:
OAL: 17.5"
blade length:11" convex traditional grind
steel: W1 differentially hardened with choji hamon (water quench)
Mirror polish, no etch for hamon
Copper habaki, Blackend steel tsuba, brass pin
Handle: Ebony and Bicote with fiber spacer, finished with tung oil
Sheath: Hand chiseled ebony and bicote, smooth fit
SHARP! *puts band-aids on his wounds*
Construction: take down. tightly fastened with brass pin, but no glue. (my first knife like this)
to see the whole knife precess and better pictures of the hamon go here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Knifemaker87/BillSTanto
i guess the pics say the rest. i etched the blade, but didnt like how it "flattened" the hamon, so i polished it off. the hamon is rather non discript, and has some spots on the mune. convex grind.
price to make similar: $600
i would really appreciate your imput on ths one... thanks!
thanks so much for looking!
~Chris
just finished a knife here. guy wanted it made as an inheritance peice for his soon to be born son. i had alot of fun with it.
i was working off a rough sketch, and i also had an exact picture of what the tsuba was supposed to look like. the hamon was supposed to be "interesting" so here is what came out
Specs:
OAL: 17.5"
blade length:11" convex traditional grind
steel: W1 differentially hardened with choji hamon (water quench)
Mirror polish, no etch for hamon
Copper habaki, Blackend steel tsuba, brass pin
Handle: Ebony and Bicote with fiber spacer, finished with tung oil
Sheath: Hand chiseled ebony and bicote, smooth fit
SHARP! *puts band-aids on his wounds*
Construction: take down. tightly fastened with brass pin, but no glue. (my first knife like this)
to see the whole knife precess and better pictures of the hamon go here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Knifemaker87/BillSTanto
i guess the pics say the rest. i etched the blade, but didnt like how it "flattened" the hamon, so i polished it off. the hamon is rather non discript, and has some spots on the mune. convex grind.
price to make similar: $600
i would really appreciate your imput on ths one... thanks!
thanks so much for looking!
~Chris
