Would you like to see a spectacular heart breaking failure????

Kentucky

Kentucky

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Heres a blade of W2 that just broke my heart:grumpy: Clayed, 5 minute soak at 1450*..3 seconds in water, then into the oil..The funny thing is I didnt feel that damn ping until probably 8 seconds into the oil..It was mcmaster carr fast quench..First time this has happened in a long time:grumpy:
Left the edge fat too, probably .045...
Just look at the hamon activity!!! this is just cleaned up with a 120 grit belt too, no etch:eek:
A huge crack, I went ahead and broke it out to check the grain..It was great..I could have got by just fine without seeing it though..
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OHHHHH!!! The horror!!! That really sucks. That is a Nick Wheeler level hamon. pretty good for a backwoods hawkmaker ;)
 
Sorry Kentucky that is heartbreaking! Looks like it was going to be a beauty...
 
I figured someone would have said I need parks by now :D but seriously it is what it is I suppose...
I think the hamon was gonna be beautiful..
 
ahh... that will buff right out....... :)

sorry bro I had to go there, I know that must be heartbreaking I have yet to experience it but unfortunately probably will so I will sympathize with ya so it wont happen to me just yet.... :)

sorry for my ignorance but did you heat the water and oil the same?? or at all?? water/oil temps?? ambient temps?? and would it be beneficial to have just water quenched??

and finally what benefit does the oil have in the quenching process??
 
Ahhh man. Sorry about that. I KNOW how you feel there, I've had kind of a bad year here and there for
snapped/cracked/warped blades. Better luck on the next one.
 
Sorry man! That is a real shame. Looks like she was well on her way to becoming a beautiful blade.

But remember, its only a complete failure if you didn't learn anything from it.

I hope you can get right back on this project and turn out a real beauty.
 
Well, thats water..You will get burned eventually...Hopefully the next one will go better..:D
 
Oh sorry to see that.

But if you round out that gap and finish the knife it will make one hell of a Halloween Prank. Place it on your arm, scream and watch the kids pass out ;)
 
Wow that's a bummer.. but keep trying! Great looking hamon.. also that blade profile is almost exactly what my first stock removal knife looked like, 'cept in my case it started longer and kept getting shorter :P
 
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