tantrum86 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 hey everyone im currently working on a 5160 blade and was wondering how well a hamen line would show up in this type of steel and if anyone had any tips for achieving such a thing.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainsFire Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 not well.. it can be done, but it won't be nearly as intricate as a shallow hardening steel.. the 10xx (1084) steels are awesome for hamon.. as are w2 and a few others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYBOY Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 yea, 5160 is a deep hardening steel...You might get some visual out of it though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamey Knives Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Difficult to get "activity" in 5160, but you can get a nice straight hardening line. I have had good torch heating the edge, or doing an edge quinch with 5160 and getting a line. If you do a full quinch its really hard to get a hardening line, unless you use heavy clay and heat just until the edge is critical, dont soak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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