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that's all i'm asking for. Never mind. I'll google all the answers I need. Seems the whole attitude on this site is turning the way of some others.

enter him into kith. I would be happy to own his third. Always encourage the new guys.

I'm finding out that the waiting IS the hardest part of a shop build ! Life just rears its ugly head and interrupts!

me too. Guess that's what I get for trying to get a thread started that said " learning " instead of "opinions" or "comments from people that don't know shit about the topic ". Silly, silly me.

Maybe how neat and clean your shop is has something to do with it, hmmmm?

This might be opening a big bag of worms, but , hey, let's get some learning going on here. K? my understanding is that hamons are an result of differential heat treat. That is, the edge and the spine are made with different temperature. If that is correct , then the craftsmanship comes in the...

Thanks Ted. I'm glad you speak Bruce! That is precisely what I was trying to say.

? is: If an Hamon is just for looks, does it matter how you obtain it? Conversely, if you are attempting a real Hamon , then the method matters a great deal. am I correct?

OK , John Spill it. Please 'splain it to me. I thought that an Hamon was the result of differential heat treating - the edge being harder than the spine. If that is true , then the trying for the hamon for looks is just that - cosmetics. So it really doesn't matter how you get it. Right? What I...

Quote "asking $520 free shipping which is what I have in it " That is from your opening post.

You already offered free shipping.

I'm diggin it.! Mucho coolo!

John, please explain the heat blue process. Isn't it a "shallow" ( very easily destroyed) finish ?

Antler ?

wondered where ya were. Just figgered ya got tired of the banter. At any rate, welcome back. Wanna play some racquet ball?

Sorry to hear that. Good luck in whatever comes up.

I'm still in!

If you are gonna build a press this winter , just go ahead and build two. Your old pal Bruce needs one , too. Just remember that it is more blessed to give than receive.

Very good, Gene. Let's get rollin'.

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