inheritance piece pics

thanks guys!
i can hardly wait to polish the blade up.. i wanna see that hamon.
i did want to add.. the blade was quenched in water.. and really i did the hamon in accordance with Walter Sorrell's teaching DVD.. so.. i am really impressed with it
thanks walter!
~Chris
 
She's a beauty:thumbup:. Sam Salvati would love that thing!:D
- Mitch
 
DANG Chris, coming along great you got a good eye for overall blade shape. Cannot wait to see what you do with this one. Could you give a bit more backgorund to this one?
 
Chris, I had no idea you were such an accomplished knifemaker. Been through your site, you have a lot of great blades there. How did you cram in that many years experience into such a young man?
 
*laughs* thanks yall! i guess it is a gift... i cant explain it otherwise.

this knife was commissioned to be an inhaertance peice for the guy's first son who isnt quite born yet. (kinda cool idea i think) anyway.. wanted a 10" blade and 5" handle handle and saya made of of some figured doark exotic wood.. and i thought of ironwodd or ebony.. and he wanted the ebony so he actually got the wood off ebay, and sent it to me. realy nice stuff btw.. how thick should each side of the "saya" be when i starts? 1/2"? 5/8"? 3/4" what? that and he stipulated what style tsuba he wanted. possibly using some other hard wood accents to match the saya and handle even more (or i am thinking possibly some copper) the blade is W1.. really my first sucessful "big" blade" in water quench.. i was just getting the others way too hot. cant wait to polish it and see what that hamon REALLY looks like.
anyway.. i will let you know when i put more pictures up
thanks so much
~Chris
 
I am new here and to knives. This is the third time I have seen that clay stuff spread across the backbone. What exactly is that for? Does it keep the backbone from hardening? Excuse my terminology if it's incorrect.
Chris
 
Welcome to the forum Chris!
the clay on the spine does keep the spine from hardening as much. the benifit being a hard edge and soft spine makes for a very tough knife that wont loose and edge. however a side benifit (and alot of the reason people do it actually) is that it makes a visible line between the hard and soft steel... that "line" called a hamon can be manipulated by how you apply the clay. so there you go..
have fun on the forum.. there are some AWESOME craftsmen here
hope that helps!
~Chris
 
I'd be careful with that ebony from eBay. Unless it's already very dry it's likely to warp and ruin a sheath if used now.
 
Knifemaker87 said:
Welcome to the forum Chris!
the clay on the spine does keep the spine from hardening as much. the benifit being a hard edge and soft spine makes for a very tough knife that wont loose and edge. however a side benifit (and alot of the reason people do it actually) is that it makes a visible line between the hard and soft steel... that "line" called a hamon can be manipulated by how you apply the clay. so there you go..
have fun on the forum.. there are some AWESOME craftsmen here
hope that helps!
~Chris
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Thanks, good info. I hope to educate myself enough to try bladesmithing some day.
Chris
 
Also using clay will create a curve in the blade (sori), this makes long blades slice more effectively than a straight edge.

Chris that is looking GREAT! I can't wait to see it finished, silk or cotton ito?
 
good point about the sori.. however that is only if you are using water or REALLLLLLLLY fast oil. i cant get any curve with oil. but water get gorgious curve.

as for ito.. i am actually not going to be wrapping it (so far as i know) we will see when i get there. but I use Silk ito when i make nice stuff. if i am going to resin it i use cotton beacuse it is cheaper..
thanks yall!
(oh and check out the "user tanto with "fire" hamon" pics i just posted in the gallery!)
 
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