How to make an hamon. My way

ziozeb

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You have to bevel a blade leaving a thickness at around 1,5 mm . the blade was finshed now with 120 coarse paper .
Now you have to draw the shape of the blade on a see-through sheet .
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on which you have to mark the hamon line
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Cut from the sheet the line of the hamon and use it for making both the side of the blade .
The mentioned step is quite important in order to have symmetrical hamon line
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No we start :
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the right compactness
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Let it dry for at least 24 hours
Now it's time to temper the blade ( I am using a gas forge ) .
Heat the blade to the right temperature , then quench it in water for about 3-4 seconds , then immediately finish to quench it in oil
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Pictures are scrap , here below the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaPIEinT9_o&list=UU0PWcMT4Kf_-o9W_5g0V34Q&index=1
Brush away satanite
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then in the oven for tempering
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Let the blade getting cold and then start removing the oxide layer with 60 grit belt and then continue polishing
grit 60
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120, then 240
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up to 600
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800 ,1000
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soldering the guard
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After perfectly degreasing the blade , sink it for 4-5 mins in a moisture made up of 1 part of ferric chloride and 5 part of water
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Remove the oxyde left by the chloride washing the blade with soap and water
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Repeat this step three times ( chloride-washing) in order to let the chloride going deeper in the steel
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Now sink the blade in water mixed with baking soda to quit the effects of the chloride
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cover the blade with a lot of oil , pack it in paper and let it rest night time
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then I start to roughly polishing the blade with a cotton wheel and some green polishing paste .
Then by hand wit kleenex and etilic alcohol Icontinue cleaning the blade , paying attention to use a clean piece of paer as soon as it becomes dirty
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..... continue polishing with bodyshop paste and a wool cloth
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have a look at the different porosity of betwwen the harder part and the softer part of the blade
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The blade before the bodyshop polishing paste
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After the polishing paste
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Blade is now finished
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