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Old 10-05-2017, 08:46 AM
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BTW, 1084 will take a hamon also, maybe not quite as well as 1095 but good just the same. Also, a hamon has more effect on a blade than just looks. Depending on the thickness of the clay the area above the hamon can come out very soft. If you have a very soft back and you let the hamon get close to the edge that means most of the blade is soft and that's not good for durability. My rule is not to let the clay cover more than half the blade width. The actual hamon won't form on the border of the clay, it will form ahead of that so the hamon will still be more than half way down the blade. I like the clay thickness to equal the thickness of the blade stock, that usually leaves some hardness in the blade's spine....


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