The Mystique of the Hamon

I bought this blade from Nick Wheeler and it was a real treat seeing the hamon come to life (with very little coaxing on my part).
 
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Bladeplay74 said:
Speaking of Kyle--

Knives with hamon can still perform more modest and satisfying tasks ;)

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Oh, man. That looks tasty! Some of these blades already look good Enough to eat and then you go and post that! My diet is screwed..... Is it wrong to feel hungry when I see a really good knife?
 
this is very very very long time, I wanted to have a Don Hason III, but it is ....

I M P O S S I B L E M I S S I O N
 
I sometimes contradictory, but this is a true temper line Why this, but that is what it is beautiful
 
Of course, in all the pictures that I show knives are mine.

credit pic Norbert B.
 
STeven- What I posted wasn't meant to necessarily disagree with you... rather to explain the differences involved between the Eastern and Western processes (for those that don't know). I've seen plenty of blades with "hamon" that wouldn't make it past the junk bin in my shop... ;)

But there are many Western makers putting out stuff these days that knocks my socks off--- many of them included in this thread. :cool: :)
 
*forgot a couple things*

Channing, THANK YOU! :) That fighter is AWESOME. The hamon formation, the polish you did to bring it out, AND the photograph that actually captured so much of the elusive detail--- freak'n fantastic! :eek: :thumbup: :)


Buffalohump, THANKS! :) I actually snapped that "over the workbench" shot of that hamon--- I'm not pointing that out to steal credit from my friend RogerP! I only bring it up because THAT picture was at the center of some crazy interwebz drama a year or two ago. :eek: :rolleyes:

Some ~300 pound Viking~ on facebook was doing a knife WIP and near the end of it he wrote, "After several etching/polishing cycles, here is what I have to show for it." That was interesting, because that was exactly what I wrote in a thread I did about etching/polishing Roger's blade. And, quite miraculously, his blade transformed from something completely different, to that knife in that very photo!!! LMFAO.

Thankfully some of my buddies like Mike Davis caught it and jumped all over it. :D

David- thanks for posting that! But now you're making me kick myself for selling it ;) :)
 
Sorry dude, my bad! :o

NickWheeler said:
Buffalohump, THANKS! :) I actually snapped that "over the workbench" shot of that hamon--- I'm not pointing that out to steal credit from my friend RogerP! I only bring it up because THAT picture was at the center of some crazy interwebz drama a year or two ago. :eek: :rolleyes:
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Thanks for sharing all these. It has been a real inspiration.

Ben
 
Nick -- I Thought that pic rang a bell Haha! :)

Parfums - take that email address and run with it. He makes dreams come true.

Ben - may your inspiration be fodder for future Hamon threads. I really like your work.

Seth
 
The lure and mystique of the elusive hamon extends to photographing them as well.

You guys have covered most of my memorable pieces. You can't just stick it in a light tent and get results. The majority of these wispy hamons have harsh lighting directed at them with a dark 'diffuser'. Complete 180° from what I generate.

I learned to hover a thin black mask over the blade area to extract this. Not all, though. Depends on the piece.

Here's a couple just because:

With a mask:
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Without:
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Good thread. Hamons have come alive in the last ten years on modern handmades. :thumbup:

Coop
 
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