This makes all of the sanding worth it...New Pics added

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Adam Reese

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This is just a few quick and crappy pics, but after all that sanding and etching, and my wife just saying "oh, that's pretty" I had to show someone.:) These will be getting handles glued up tomorrow, but here they are so far.

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-Adam
 
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Nice! ok I'm going to ask a stupid question. why did you drill so many holes in the tang?
 
Thanks guys,

Strig, these are the same knives I had the other post about. It is Aldo's 1095, and the tangs are just not sanded clean

Zealot, the steel is 3/16's, so the holes are 1. to lighten the knife some, and 2. the holes give the epoxy more to hold on to. (in my opinion)

Strig, here they are after heat treat, but before I started sanding.
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-Adam
 
Looking good. Love making hamons. Its usually very rewarding finding out what ya got. Those guys are looking good.
 
Thanks for posting this. I am exploring the hamon as well, and it is a fascinating learning experience. I was thinking about starting a "newbie hamon" thread (not suggesting you are a newbie:)). I have a great deal of difficulty getting a pic of the hamon without amplifying the sanding marks making the blades looking like they are rough sanded. I hope a light box will help this.

I agree, those look good! What are you using to etch?
 
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Willie,
I have sanded these to 800 grit, then etched in ferric chloride. I then rubbed it down with 2000 grit sand paper to remove the oxides. Then i polished the blade with metal polish. Then I rub the blade down with hot vinegar until it gets ugly again, then polish it some more with metal polish.

This is a combination of several peoples methods. You really have to experiment. I will get some pictures of these in my light box outside in a little bit.

On these knives, there isn't much sori, and the hardened portion of the blade is almost mirror finished, while the soft portion is satin.

-Adam
 
Here are a little better pics. The soft part of the steel definately etched differently than the harder. It is very interesting looking...
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-Adam
 
Very nice, Adam, it's always fun to see what you get after the heat treat with a hamon. Thanks for sharing with us.
 
Those look very good Adam. I like the signature too. Very professional looking blades. Nice work.
 
Thanks guys,

Grindemup, I electromarked my name on there before I etched and polished the blades. It comes out a lot lighter that way, but I think it makes it look like its a part of the knife, instead of just something on the knife. If that makes any sense.

-Adam
 
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