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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Mar 8, 2024 14:45:18 GMT
Japanese Hidden Bokuto Knife This is a beautiful piece of knife art. It makes me wonder what would have been produced if Japan had figured this out back in the day. The Hamon really makes it POP. Sooo pretty.... Edit: I'm not a Japanese sword fan, but this is awesome, sorry for bringing heresy to the Japanese sword list
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Post by Cottontail Customs on Mar 8, 2024 19:51:38 GMT
is that a hamon? I was always confused with laminated blades like this. is what looks like a hamon really just the jacket metal revealing the core? I didn't even see him heat and quench, let alone apply clay. I've asked before how these type of laminated blades are heat treated but couldn't get an answer. anyone know? Spicy Mike?
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Mar 8, 2024 21:14:15 GMT
You know what, you're right! That's a weld line for the cladding. Looks a lot like a Hamon, but isn't. Bah, here I was getting excited over something new. So he could have made it REALLY pop if he put in a layer of copper etc. Well, back to the search to see if anyone has done this.
+2 karma! (old site point system)
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Post by larason2 on Mar 8, 2024 22:53:30 GMT
He heat treated it before grinding the "hamon."You see him quench it in the bucket with the fire around 9:29. I agree, that's just the welding line from the different layers. Pretty clever though! Haha, this is how love of Japanese style blades starts!
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Post by Cottontail Customs on Mar 9, 2024 22:34:02 GMT
Ah, yes. I was skipping through quickly and missed the quench. So its obvious now it’s through hardened and the “hamon” is the jacket revealing the core. Still a high quality blade though, just not dh.
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Post by larason2 on Mar 9, 2024 22:41:03 GMT
I agree, I'm not usually into "western style" Japanese blades, but this one is pretty cool. It's got loads of style, does its own thing, and it gets the aesthetic fairly right without needing to replicate everything exactly.
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