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Using pre-hardened damascus
Great little knife made by Shane Wells in random damascus that come pre-hardened, and coloured acrylic handle materials. great looking blade shape!
30th Oct 2017
Paring 90 knife by Riley Burns
Great paring knife made by Riley Burns, the Paring 90 blade with some Australian River Red Gum handle scales and brass pins;
30th Oct 2017
Lauri Laplander kit by Phillip F
Got this awesome photo today from Phillip F from his completed Lauri Laplander kit.Love the curly birch and antler handle!
27th Oct 2017
Heat Treating W2 Steel for a Hamon
Heat Treat Recipe for Hamon using W2Recipe copied from AustralianBladeForums.com.au, post by Shawn McIntyre, original text from John White.Only work I have done is convert from Fahrenheit to Celcius and add a summary for clarity.Summary: How to get a hamonCreating a hamon
consists of missing the heat treat so elegantly that the blade hardens
and the spine does not. The line between hitting and missing the
complete
hardening is what creates the visible hamon
line. Note therefore that th
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8th Oct 2017
Stainless Steel Damascus custom made blade
How cool is this stainless steel damascus blade made by Troy H!Pre-hardened damascus ready to grind to shape, then etched for dramatic effect.Beautiful work, Troy.
28th Jul 2017