GinZaikuShi Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Made my first knife today (at least my first attempt without my Bladesmith Buddy standing over my shoulder). Made the blade the boring way (draw filing), heat treated in a mini-keg gas forge, oil quech, tempered in a oven. And this is how it came out. I attempted to give the bevel a hamon by painting on an ash/clay slurry before heat treating. I'll be sharpening and polishing tomorrow to see if that actually worked. I like the handle plain, but might give it a handle for a friend made of some shiuichi and african black wood. I'm not entirely happy with how long the bevel is, I feel like it should be shorter to keep with a traditional aesthetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 What type of steel did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinZaikuShi Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 What type of steel did you use? Haven't got a clue, scrap. My friend gave it the spark test and said it looked okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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