TheoRockNazz Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I think I'm going to stop using CruForge to achieve hamons - every 1095 I've deferentially hardened has had twice the presence. First time using G10 - what a great material to work. The design was specified by the customer, but he gave me the artistic freedom of choosing copper as the pin and liner material. It's off to Alamo Custom Leather for a sheath. I had a hard time forging the ring - my only tools at hand were an anvil, two tongs, and two hammers. Ed Rottinger suggested the best things to do in such situations is to remove material / drill out the rings after forging; I agree. Next time.... Comments and critique welcome, Theo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 One thing I have noticed about getting a strong hamon is the watch the alloy's Mn conent. As it increases hardenability, we get smearing of the line of demarcationfrpm the differential hardening process that creates the hamon. W series steels seem to have much lower Mn content than the 10X series, Of course if you can get tamahagane, there is no Mn leaving cleaner steel for hamon making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Ah, I see. It was hard to find, but I just ordered some W1, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 We creaated the suppliers list in the knife making section to help folks find things they may be stuck on. We encourage everyone to post in that area so they may possible help others looking for similiar things. I have not looked, did you post a source there for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 I just posted it on the suppliers list. http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?id=1313&step=2&showfrac=yes&top_cat=1354 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 and I updated the list ... thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loneforge Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Hefty looking chopper! I like the shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thank you. I've done two now with similar forward-leaning curves, and while they chop really well, I miss the versatility of a traditional drop point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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