Tanto blade, opinions????

[BRTATCK]

Hello everybody, this is a just finished tanto blade, ready for mounts now. Still deciding on that. It was just for fun. The picture is not great. The digital camera and I do not get along too well. 1095, clay heat treated, hand polished. Let me know what you think????

 

[Will52100]

Looks good, the hamon is interesting, lets see it finished

 

[BRTATCK]

Thanks for the thumbs up WIll, This one was just for fun. IT should be done in a couple of weeks and the hamon really stands out. Much better than in the picture. I will post a new one when it is done. Oh it is 1060 steel, not 1095. More fat fingers.
Thanks again

 

[Bruce Evans]

Looks good so far..Can't wait to see it finished.
Bruce

 

[clint c]

Looks like a real armour peiercing type design. Nice hamon.

 

[ddavelarsen]

Looks like the "real thing" to me. Can't wait to see what you do fitting it out.

Dave

 

[Epsilon]

oooooo aaaaaaah. My kinda knife. What type of refractory did you use and how do you apply it? Curious.

-Jason

 

[folderVSfixed]

If this was just for fun I would like to see what you can do when you are serious!

 

[Guy Thomas]

Very nice blade Brion! Can't wait to see it fitted up. If you don't mind me asking where do you get your 1060 steel?

 

[BRTATCK]

Jeez I am blushing. Thank you for the comments everybody. I still have not decided on the mounts. Maybe a plain shira saya with horn or something a little fancier. Silent as for the steel I get it from admiral steel and have had no problems at all. The refractory is something I picked up on Don Fogg's forum. Go to your local home depot and pick up some DAP fireplace mortar. COmes in a caulking tube and costs $3.00. Good for up to 2000 degrees or so and seems to work great on 10 series steels. Very sticky and no cracks after drying. I just apply it with a spatula about 1/8" thick and then scrape off the hamon design. Again thanks everyone and a picture is coming when it gets done.