I need a little help. I have made 8 knives so far and until now I have only sanded my blades to about 400/600 grit and I have been using some letter marking stamps to put my initials as my mark. I have since built a electro marker (thanks Chris Crawford) ...and have all the etch , cleaner, and stencils. I have learned to use it and have done alot of searches on bladeforums to learn more.....All of my blades have been differentially (spelling?) heat treated but I have never tried to etch the blade to get the hamon to appear. I have searched this subject on blade forums also. Which brings me to my question. In what order do I do this. Do I etch the blade (FeCl etc...) and then use the electo marker or the other way around. All my blade material has been O1. I have learned so much and still there is so much to learn ...seems never ending. I am in nursing school now so I only get to "blade" every so often...but I love it. Thanks guys.
James Ramsey aka "Ram3541"
James Ramsey aka "Ram3541"
