W2 Question

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unky_gumbi

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Is it possible to reheat W2 if your hamon is a tad too low? I did one today and I guess I had the clay too low so the line is less than 1/4" from the edge and I just want to know if I can get a second chance at it or if it is a case of scrap it.


If it is a case of scrapping it, it is really too bad because I did a really nice bit of vine file work on the tang

Thanks
George
 
Shouldn't be any problem re HTing it man, ad long as you've still got enough steel to work with. May change the end result if you took it too far before redoing, and if you put a final edge on it, which I'm guessing you didn't, you'd probably want to grind that off a bit.

No reason to scrap it regardless.
 
yep, no problem, did it a couple times now, as stated you have to thicken your edge up if you finish sharpened

edit: I have NO experience with ht after filework????
 
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I am no authority on this subject, so please take my advise with a grain of salt. I had a blade ground out and ready to heat treat. Then in a sudden fit of idiotspiration I decided to put file work on the spine. Thinking I had thinks under control I did a nice zig zag pattern. I then heat treated it. As i plunged it into the quench oil the damn thing bowed like a U. It may have been something I messed up on. Not sure. As a newbie i am in no way as knowledgeable as most on this forum. Hopefully they will chime in and wiser minds can set you at ease.
 
No problem I have had the same problem wanting to rework a hamon. I just normalize it three time , clay and quench... good luck
 
Thanks everyone, looks like I will be giving in another go in a day or two. I will have to thicken up the edge a bit but not enough for it to be noticeable to anyone but me. I had only started the finishing sanding and the hamon jumped out at 600g and I could see plainly how close to the edge it was. This is my first attempt with W2 so I guess I got the clay a bit too far down, good to know I can learn from my mistake without making scrap This one came out of the oil straight as an arrow, the other blade I did today didn't fair as well, it had a S bend at the tip that broke off when I tried to straighten it. I reground the tip so it can still be useable, but i will most likely re HT it too just to make sure I didn't screw it up with the grinding.
 
After 3 or 4 quenches, you'll have a recurve. ;)

Filework should'nt be a problem, either. I'd be sure to cover it all with clay if it were me.
 
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