A Christmas present

[Jason Volkert]

I am working on a small hidden tang knife. This is the first knife I am making for somebody. All my past knifes that I have made were all practice knives that I did destruction testing on to see if I could make a knife that is nice to look at but more importantly that it was functional. So I am making this for my father for Christmas.

This is the first time I am making a hidden tang knife. This 1075 from Aldo. I am also going to attempt a hamon for the first time.

I have the blade up to a 220 grit lengthwise finish. I am about to clean it and put some clay on it and heat treat it tonight when it is dark out. I will post a few pics of what I have so far. Any feedback back is welcome. Thanks for looking

 

[Jason Volkert]

Some more pics

 

[Jason Volkert]

This is where I'm at right now

 

[Johan Nel]

Looking good! Keep us posted on the progress.

 

[DanF]

Very nice! Looking forward to seeing it completed.

 

[Sean Jones]

Looking good!

 

[Jason Volkert]

I just cleaned it with denatured alcohol and the wash with hot water n soap.

 

[Merle]

Looks great - I'm anxious to see how your hamon comes out. I heat treated a blade this weekend (1095) and am hoping for a nice hamon this time. Will find out once i polish and etch I guess!
-andy

 

[Jason Volkert]

Looks great - I'm anxious to see how your hamon comes out. I heat treated a blade this weekend (1095) and am hoping for a nice hamon this time. Will find out once i polish and etch I guess!
-andy

I believe it is possible to get a quick view if you hit it on a grinder real quick and etch it real quick

 

[Von Gruff]

Great start on this one Jason.