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My first attempt at a hamon.
I used some fireplace caulk for the resist, last night I used heated vinegar and got the hamon to show up, but not real good.
Today I stopped by radio shack and picked up some ferric chloride and here's the results after buffing with some mothers wheel polish. |
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That worked nicely!
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Not bad, what steel?
I tried the caulk one time just because it came in a tube (easy application?). This was several years ago, but I keep a decent supply of satanite around all the time now and it's within easy reach. Looks like it worked well for you. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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Carl, the steel is 1084 and yes the fireplace caulk is easy to use, but the only stuff I could find here in Texas was only rated for 1300 degrees, I ordered some satanite from cholmondely and it should be here next week.
The caulk worked pretty good , but I'm looking forward to see if the satanite does better. |
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My experience with the fireplace caulk is you only get one shot, no triple quench. I'm impressed your radio shack still carries ferric chloride, mine stopped selling it years ago.
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Must be an Alabama thing JM. I've been able to find it in just about every RS I've gone into here in the Atlanta metro area. It's a habit I've gotten into over the years, like browsing tool handles.
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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Here's the knife all done. (well kinda)
Somehow I need to make the hamon look better. After the original pic I etched it again. |
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Great looking knife!
__________________ Walt |
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Ideally, and not the most fun thing, is to take your finish on the blade to 2000+ grit after etching (not totally necessary if there is a hammon present). Not a buffed finish, mind you, but a highly sanded finish.
The FeCl etched finish is a bit coarse to allow the hammon to "pop". A slower, white vinegar etch might do better in the long run, but the highly hand-sanded or waterstoned finish is traditional. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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