Justin Carnecchia Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Hi, so here are a couple things I have been working on. The first is a bowie. Blade is around 9" differntially hardened W-2, ironwwod handle with 416 guard and brass spacer. It has a exuberant hamon with lots of activity. It is a little hard to see in photos because I polished for detail instead of contrast. It is just about done but still needs a littler finishing with the guard and handle. The second is a hybrid wak, 18" blade. I have just finished polishing, it is a very active hamon. The plan for this is a western style hidden tang handle, although I have not found a piece of wood that is long enough yet. Hope you like them, any feedback is always appreciated, -Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 REally nice work...Any of the knife suppliers should be able to provide wood of any size you wish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loneforge Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Nice job! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robakyo Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Justin, very nice work. I think that exuberant describes your Hamon's pretty well. What did you use as your "clay"? It will be interesting to see how you handle the furniture on your wakizashi. Your Bowie turned out very cool! Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Carnecchia Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Thanks guys, your kind words are appreciated. Rich, thanks for the lead on a piece of wood, I will look into that. Robert, The blade on the wak was clayed with satanite, quenched in water. This is the first I've used the satanite, previously I had been using furnace cement,( the kind in the caulking tube). I didn't like the furnace cement because I felt like it was insulating too much. This was making it very hard to get any control over the process, especially with ashi. For a fisrt run with the satanite I am very pleased and believe with a little practice it will do what I want it to. Thanks again guys, -Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Paul Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Fantastic work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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