Greenbeast Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Started a pair of San Mai Pettys, one for the g/f and one for me It's 1.6mm 15n20 clad in 1.2mm mild steel I welded up the billets and forged in the tangs while drawing it out ever so slightly: But then treated it as a stock removal project to protect the thin layers from heavy forging: I'm planing on making my first micarta for the Wa style handles they'll have. Unconventionally one will be a nice shade of purple (for the g/f :P) and the other i'm hoping to do white paper handle with black paper bolster/end cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loneforge Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Looking good keep us posted on the progress. Love to see them done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeast Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Will do! Just ordered micarta making supplies and a thermocouple to help with the heat treat. Unfortunately lead time on that gizmo is 2 weeks :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Did you ever get these knives finished? Would love to see the end result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Nice, clean shape, I look forward to seeing them finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeast Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 They're still in progress unfortunately. I moved on to some stock removal kitchen knives and made better progress so the pettys are on the back burner. I've become dissatisfied with the deep hammer marks that i won't be able to grind out but which also have deep scoring from the grinder scale removal :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeast Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Managed to get one finished, i decided to leave the forge finish because to get rid of the hammer marks and angle grinder marks would have meant grinding through the out cladding and making the knife unusably thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loneforge Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeast Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Thanks, shame the san mai is hidden but at least it's a usable knife :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwisatz Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 What process did you use to attach the handle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhartironwerks Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Greenbeast, Have you etched the blade(s) in ferric chloride? The 10 series steels give a nice dark contrast to the more whiteish color of mild steel. Also, I've found that equal thickness of the three pieces seem to work well when constructing the blade. You have a nice shape and handle. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Carnecchia Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I agree with John. You need to do something with the finish to bring out the contrast between the two steels. Even if it is just the lower half of the blade, like grind in a large bevel and then polish and etch. Not that it's a bad looking knife, I like it, but it's a shame to do the san-mai then not be able to see it. How thin are we talking? I'm a chef and personally feel like very thin knives. -Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeast Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Kwisatz, this is the method (http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?135931-Handeling-thin-blade), except i've gone with a thin steel ferrule instead of another chunk of wood. This dowel method makes handling blades so much easier than trying to drill out a slot! John, no they haven't been etched, i figured with the finish they've got it wouldn't show anything. Thanks for your insight on the construction Justin, the layer boundary is already about half way up the blade (from memory of initial grinding), they're thin enough that any further bevel grinding is going to dramatically change them (i think). I'll leave them this time and use it as a learning experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Carnecchia Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Yeah sometimes a learning experience is the most important part. Thanks for that link, that was pretty slick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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