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how i achieve a Hamon
Pappy:
Try use this all the time, got CRS 😉
Hawkdancer:
Nice "etch along", looks very good
Hawkdancer
WhistlingBadger:
That's beautiful work, Kevin. Thanks for sharing it. So, the coating protects from the heat, making the upper part just a tiny bit softer than the lower, correct? Is this just a visual effect, or does it make the knife cut better?
KHalverson:
--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on January 17, 2020, 12:30:19 pm ---That's beautiful work, Kevin. Thanks for sharing it. So, the coating protects from the heat, making the upper part just a tiny bit softer than the lower, correct? Is this just a visual effect, or does it make the knife cut better?
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it looks cool and also serves to make a tougher blade .
a blade that may bend just a touch versus snapping in two if used as a pry bar.
adding clay isn't the only way to do it.
you can edge quench or blue back a full quenched blade to achieve the same results.
just doesn't add the bling factor.
JW_Halverson:
Is there any reason to not use masking tape to get a straight edge to the hamon? Or some of the specialty masking tapes that have decorative edges for something fancy?
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