Hey Thomas, did you said Mexico? Can you tell me more about that? Please, please please. I don´t find a decent anvil factory in Mexico in many years.
Thank you, and Sorry, FredlyFX, for abuse your post.
Just as Ellen, I used homemade vinegard in some japanese type blades and lets a more "natural" hamon, some friend of mine told me that was more "traditional" in japanese blades.
Made this one as an approach to the basic skills of the forging and shaping, It came out from a triangle old file. Has a filework. "Herrero" means Blacksmith in spanish.
five lights mmm... Oooh yes!! It clears a lot!, as soon as I get more space, (and money) I will mount my first tent, the left is to practice. Thank you very very much, Oakwoodforge.
it´s a great material for knife handles; The raw I use I process it into a boiling water solution of limestone to help to degrease for 3 hors almost, and a misxture of ammonia and water to 10%, then stabilize it.
You really need cut the frames of picture, most of camera´s software bring some photo editing program; or take it in a low resolution mode, take as much shoots as you can, and pick the very best because I really want to see it.