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KHalverson:
finished.
clay coated and etched to expose hamon.

GlisGlis:
when I saw the second picture I thought it was a beautiful knife and that your initials where a little too modern.
now that you filed and aged them it's wonderful

could you also explain to this ignorant what "clay coated and etched" means please?

KHalverson:

--- Quote from: GlisGlis on April 09, 2018, 09:17:44 am ---when I saw the second picture I thought it was a beautiful knife and that your initials where a little too modern.
now that you filed and aged them it's wonderful

could you also explain to this ignorant what "clay coated and etched" means please?

--- End quote ---
the spine of the blade or what ever I don't want to get hard gets a coat of refractory cement(clay)
etching in ferric acid or  vinagar  exposed this hard  steel.
some very interesting patterns can be created and exposed using this technique.

GlisGlis:
ohh I see
thankyou

Stoner:
Great craftsmanship as always . John

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