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Clay symetry
Hey I was wondering for you other hamon guys if you do the same clay pattern on both sides? I match mine up as exact as I can but I guess others don't?
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I've only tried hamons a few times but from what I understand not matching the clay patterns on both sides can introduce uneven cooling and warping.
Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough |
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Trace the blade shape onto a piece of paper, draw on the hamon and cut it out before transferring it to the blade with a sharpie.
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I do same as AAK. Works well for me.
Had thought about the same issue Doug, didn't happened when I was doing it by eye. Was always careful to match up as close as possible, but decided to go the pattern route early on. __________________ 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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I look down the edge and I can see pretty well how the clay matches up.
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I lay the second side with clay holding the blade over a mirror so that I can see what the first side looks like. However, I think that I like tracing it out from a template better. I may try that if I ever do a hamon again.
Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough |
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Like was mentioned above, an uneven clay application MIGHT cause some uneven heating/cooling, and therefor the blade may be warped. I would think that as long as the average mass of the clay on both sides was in the same place, it shouldn't be a problem to "vary" the undulation in the hamon a bit from one side to the other. By the way, I've really enjoyed your videos. You and I make our knives just about exactly the same way. |
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I didn't get concerned with the warping possibilities until I started making a lot of the large thin kitchen/chefs' blades. These can warp with very little influence of any kind. I normally plate quench these because of this, however some customers want the distinctive hammon showing (hard to plate quench a gob of clay).
__________________ 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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