theWeatherman
Well-Known Member
I was wondering what you guys thought about taking 1084, W2, and heat treating for a hamon with a torch.
My plan is to take the two steels and use clay to coat. Let dry over night. Then to use a torch to do the heat treating. Take the metal to non magnetic and get the wet look and then quench in fast quench oil. My idea is that the clay would allow for the pattern to show instead of just a strait line, which you would get if you did not use clay.
I figure that if the old sword makers can do it in a forge and use the colors for a heat template then if done correctly it would be possible to get a similar outcome with a torch.
My plan is to take the two steels and use clay to coat. Let dry over night. Then to use a torch to do the heat treating. Take the metal to non magnetic and get the wet look and then quench in fast quench oil. My idea is that the clay would allow for the pattern to show instead of just a strait line, which you would get if you did not use clay.
I figure that if the old sword makers can do it in a forge and use the colors for a heat template then if done correctly it would be possible to get a similar outcome with a torch.