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I was trying for a 'regular' hamon, but my etch showed me some interesting activity.
Link to image : https://storage.googleapis.com/blad...om/images/share/PXL_20220305_200801281.MP.jpg
This is not damascus - it's monosteel. It looks somewhat like carbide banding, but the lines are not all parallel (some loops).
Does anyone recognize the visible properties?
I expect that the properties of the blade are less-good, but is there any description of how it is affected?
Details:
This steel was definitely overheated in a coal forge. After that I used a propane forge to complete the forging.
Steel is 26C3 from AKS. Another piece behaved exactly like I expect. The other piece wasn't overheated.
Normalized, hardened, and tempered.
Grinding took off a reasonable amount - maybe 1/16" from each side of the bevel.
The lighter regions are actually lighter - not just photo tricks. I applied Satanite with the goal of a hamon.
It was etched in ferric chloride solution for about 10 seconds.
Link to image : https://storage.googleapis.com/blad...om/images/share/PXL_20220305_200801281.MP.jpg
This is not damascus - it's monosteel. It looks somewhat like carbide banding, but the lines are not all parallel (some loops).
Does anyone recognize the visible properties?
I expect that the properties of the blade are less-good, but is there any description of how it is affected?
Details:
This steel was definitely overheated in a coal forge. After that I used a propane forge to complete the forging.
Steel is 26C3 from AKS. Another piece behaved exactly like I expect. The other piece wasn't overheated.
Normalized, hardened, and tempered.
Grinding took off a reasonable amount - maybe 1/16" from each side of the bevel.
The lighter regions are actually lighter - not just photo tricks. I applied Satanite with the goal of a hamon.
It was etched in ferric chloride solution for about 10 seconds.
