W1 tano with "water" hamon

Knifemaker87

Knifemaker87

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hey everybody!
okay.. first off.. when i say water hamon.. i mean that the hamon LOOKs like water.. to me it looks like a stream of water over a bed of rocks.

the knife was forged out of W1 and was quenched in Parks #50 oil...
i have more spesifics in the "for sale" thread.. but i wanted to know what you thought about it
thanks!
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thanks again!
~Chris
 
Vinny203 said:
Your the man your work is amazing
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I agree, you got the magic that makes a knife enthusiasts look at your craftsmanship :)

I remember when you first started posting here, you've come a long way in a short period of time :thumbup:
 
thanks guys!
*shame* i cant believe is misspelled "tanto" in the title.. i just realized that...
wow...
oh, do you think 350 too much for this knife?
thanks
~chris
 
Hey Chris
Great looking knife and hamon! I've had trouble selling knives like that for that kind of money but you never know. How do you like the W1 compared to the W2 you've used in the past? Any noticeable differences? I have a very small stash of W2 that I want to save for "special occasions" and would like to try some W1.
thanks

Matt
 
i really like w1 and w2. so far it seems that W2 lends itself to a much finer and more "whispy" hamon. that has been my experience.. however i like w1 much better than the 10XX series for complex hamons. thats just my personal exerience. and i have a very small stash of W2 as well.. i am hording it. gonna make a sword out of it here in the near future though.
thanks for the insight!
~chris
 
gotta chip in my 2 cents worth here....blade looks super !! W2 will produce some spectacular hamon, w1 will come close. Hang onto that W2....several of us do the hammer-in circuit and haven't seen ANY for sale. Plenty of W1 so we're adapting. We've had some fun results using W1/1095/L6 for damascus....good contrast and HI toughness.
PRICING is one of the toughest parts of our "trade". My best suggestion would be to present your work at a price you are comfortable with and let the market decide where you go from there. You can always come down, but will encounter resistance when you go up ! Keep up the fine work.
 
Beautiful! I love the flow of that one. The others are right, you've come a long way in a very short time. I'm almost scared to think what you'll be making in a few years!
 
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