W2, and Stabilized Buckeye Burl. Nice Hamon

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This is W2. The blade was clay quenched and has a nice bold hamon. In a rare path of trying something new, I did not filework the spine. It was a stretch for me, but I was able to do it!

I am about 90% sure that this is buckeye burl. I know it is stabilized, I got it from alpha, but I always get buckeye, box elder and black ash mixed up. I think it is all the "B's" Anyways, it is held in place with pins, one mosaic and acraglas. The bolster is black linen micarta.

The sheath is 8-10oz hand stitched and tooled leather. It holds the knife securely and still allows it to draw easily.

Dimensions
Blade - 5" tip to handle
OAL 9 1/2"

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Very nice Matt, I love that long swedge!
 
Matt,
Looks great!! I've been meaning to ask you, do you do your swedges on the platen, on a contact wheel, horizontal, vertical? Whatever you do they turn out really nice!
 
Johnny, I do them on a platen. I hold the knife point down and angled and let the flat platen do the work. I grind the swedge lengthwise, if that makes any sense. I grind them holding the vertically.
 
Awesome!

I may have to try your swedge grinding technique!
 
Beautiful knife and sheath...

I have a question, does the Hamon run deep into the blade? If one were to sand the blade with say 600 or 1000 wet, would the hamon disappear, or become faint?
 
Its hard to explain, the hamon does go through the blade, but sanding it would make it grow more faint. There are certain things that I do to bring it out, one of them being etching. Sanding would remove some of the effects of the etch. It can always be restored, because it is, in fact in the steel. I have re etched knives and had previous customers re etch with lemon juice our vinegar. With care, it is not a problem
 
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