Radharc Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Hello everyone. My name is Michael Mara, and for whatever reason, I just decided to jump in here today. Anyways, what better way to start than showing some knife process pics. There seems to be some interest in creating visible hamons in here, so I thought I'd post some pics, showing one I did last year. I started with 3/16" 1075, did some forging and grinding, then coated the spine with Satanite. The blade's final shape, with the clay coating: A closer pic of the clay coating: After hardening, showing the decarb pattern. Pretty, but it's got to go: It hardened up beautifully, HRC 60 at the edge, with the spine dead soft. The hamon: A closer look: A lot of polishing, some Manzanita burl scales, and we're good to go: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 That is a very interesting knife design Michael! I have made several Karambits which are very similar except for being sharp on the inside of the blade's curvature. I can see how it might make a good skinning blade this way. I used an open turned eye on my Karambits. My feeling was that the eyes are still stronger than the fingers to which they are designed to attach. Instead of a hamon on my Karambits, I have preserved a forge scaled area at the back side of the blades. Here's a pic of one that I made for a friend who is now retired from law enforcement work. I think he likes it! Karambit and Sheath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radharc Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 Thanks, Bigfoot. Interesting blade there, for sure. Good to hear that you have a satisfied customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Mike, glad to see you here. As usual, nice knife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radharc Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 Who is this? I checked your profile and all it says is New England. Yeah, I have a lot of time on my hands currently. I've been sitting in a cheap motel in Roswell, NM, looking for a place to live, all my stuff is in storage. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golgotha forge & anvil Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Great stuff...I like it !!! Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radharc Posted November 29, 2010 Author Share Posted November 29, 2010 Thanks, Gene. I need to post some more stuff, and will, as I have time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix24 Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 absolutely beautiful :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radharc Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Thank you, Felix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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