Island Dao

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Been working on my hamons a lot and testing them out on these "daos" when I'm not working on orders. This one was a full-quench with just a few ashi lines down it. It is 10 1/2 inches overall with a 5-inch cutting edge and is out of forged W-2 to aboug 3/16th thick. It has some light lines that can't be seen in the pics, but I'm working on that part.

It can come with leather of kydex -- your choice and if you get the blade and it isn't to your satisfaction you can send it back for a full refund. I also offer free "rewraps" on my corded blades if for some reason you find a way to destroy the wrap. :)

Price: $275 SOLD shipped within CONUS (international okay, but may have to pay extra for shipping.) Paypal or MO work for me -- thanks for looking.

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Hi Micheal, I still like the lines of your dao blades. :cool: However, on this one I'm not sure how to read the blade.

It looks like both the edge and the spine are hardened with patches of softer metal strung along the mid-blade axis. But that wouldn't make sense to me. On a relatively short blade like this, through-hardening would be as easy and as useful because chopping or other impacts are not likely with a 5" blade.

So where is it hardened and where is it springy? :confused:
 
Love the hamon on that Michael. Keep up the good work. And so as to not hijack this thread I send you a PM. Look forward to hearing from you.

Cerberus
 
what a cool knife. i took a look at your site last night i i like your work. nice lines and fine execution! great stuff :)
 
Thanks all! :)

The hamon is definitely strange, but the whole blade maintains its "spring." The blade started off longer and a little wider. I hit the bottom of the quench barrel when quenching and gave it a little "warpage." Cold hammering would not make it true, so I basically had to skim down the thinkness to straighten it up.
 
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