Need a little help.

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Hello everyone,

Technically I'm not new but I haven't posted in a long time. I haven't made any knives in quite a while and when I was making them I was putting handles on blanks. I recently decided to make a couple of knives for my boys and I'm in the process of grinding them down. Currently I am not set up for heat treating or quenching. I was wondering if you guys knew of a company or individual I could send my finished blades to be heat treated and maybe put a nice hamon line on. I'm really wanting to make up something nice for these boys.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
 
I haven't had any blades heat treated, but a lot of people seem to use Peter's. Good luck!
 
You can always look in the knife makers forum and see if one of the makers is willing to help out.
Good luck with your project!!!!
 
Peters heat treat is good. Depending on how many blades and what kind there is Texas knife supply and trugrit
 
You did not mention what steel you are using and some are better for a Hamon others not so much. Because simple heat treat can be done by some of the above mentioned service providers they may not be equipped to produce a Hamon.

You might want to check the "exchange" forum under "Wanted: Knifemakers Service Providers".

There are additional steps of coating the blade with clay to produce the dramatic Hamon lines they don't just magically appear.
 
You should let us know where you are located. Also be aware that claying and heat treating the blade is probably the easiest part of creating a hamon. The sanding/ etching/ polishing is where the real work is.
 
I have used Peters in the past before I had a proper heat treating setup. Though I am not sure if they will do a hamon for you or not.
 
kdogmcg said:
You should let us know where you are located. Also be aware that claying and heat treating the blade is probably the easiest part of creating a hamon. The sanding/ etching/ polishing is where the real work is.
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The higher you sand and polish the more distinct the hamon line becomes with the etch... 1500-2000 grit hand sanding to remove all the small scratches is the key to producing a clean line.... Lots of work but worth the effort:)
 
I also recommend Peters' Heat Treat. I doubt they will do a hamon, however. As others have said, are you sure the steel you're using is even capable of producing a hamon? What steel is it?
 
I think I have found an answer. I called Peters and they said they would be happy to do a hamon line for me.
 
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