Send off heat treat - hamon?

cbr900son

cbr900son

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Well Im making a japanese tanto and my hamon failed... Im 99% sure I know the cause. It is because I used 1095 and heat treated in a 2 brick forge myself but as soon as I was done I knew something was up cause it was semi failing the file test. Never had that happen before. Then I kinda realized this is a big knife. 10.5" blade with 5" tang. The blade barely fit into the forge and I tried using a pipe to even the heat out but i think that didn't help. Tried a quick sand and etch test and see what looks like the hints of a hamon near the edge in places but overall no good :(

Now to my question. Is there anyplace if I clay it up that will heat treat it for me with the satanite on it?

Thanks for any help/advice in advance

William
 
Peters will clay coat for a hamon. I don't think you'll be able to clay it up first, I have a hard enough time making it to the forge before the clay falls off. From Peters web site "Clay treating for a hamon line is a $10 minimum charge/ blade or higher, depending on blade length."
 
Hmm id liek to try and clay myself but worse come to worse I guess I can use them. I want to go for a real active hamon! Thanks for the advice!
 
Bring it to the hammer-in and we'll do it there. Just be sure to bring some Satanite in case Dan is out.
 
The majority of Dan's damascus is made with 1095, so he's very familiar with its H/T.
 
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