What's going on in your shop?

[TimGinMN]

Makes me sorta uncomfortable not seeing dirt on the floor

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In due time... I know it sort of looks like a Home Handyman magazine photo shoot now, but wife says I need to figure out a way to keep the dust contained before I start making any.

 

[Stang Bladeworks]

latest build.

 

[Taz575]

Working on these 3! 240mm gyuto in Randy Haas HHH Random high carbon damascus, S ground blade, and 2 hunters in Alabama Damascus for a Dad and daughter who took their first deer together this year. Antler is from that deer!

 

[J. Doyle]

4 blades ready for heat treating right now.

 

[Randy Lucius]

Next project in line. These should look good with some Damascus.

 

[Bruce McLeish]

Next project in line. These should look good with some Damascus.

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Details my man, details.

 

[chrisstaniar]

These just arrived yesterday from G-Carta, sanded them real quick.

 

[Jesse Latham]

That stuff is awesome!

 

[Heikki]

Working on another Bowie project. Thought I’d try for a hamon on this one. Hope to have some cool pics to share after heat treat.

Got it clayed up with some Satanite.

 

[52 Ford]

Working on another Bowie project. Thought I’d try for a hamon on this one. Hope to have some cool pics to share after heat treat.

View attachment 81290View attachment 81291Got it clayed up with some Satanite.

That's going to be a great looking blade! I'm looking forward to the post HT pictures!

Are you doing the HT yourself or sending it out?

 

[Heikki]

That's going to be a great looking blade! I'm looking forward to the post HT pictures!

Are you doing the HT yourself or sending it out?

I do HT myself. Added an Evenheat to the shop a year ago.

 

[Heikki]

Time for a test etch. I sanded to 220 and cleaned with soap followed by alcohol…

And here’s after 10 minutes in the ferric chloride. Now I’ll see what I can get with some more sanding and polishing.

 

[Heikki]

Here’s after sanding to 1200 followed by a series of etching and polishing. It’s hard to get a decent photo. I’m pretty happy with the activity on this one.

 

[REK Knives]

Finished a couple Sparrows up the other week!

 

[Bruce McLeish]

Finished a couple Sparrows up the other week!

That is one fine blade, ameego.
Price?

 

[REK Knives]

That is one fine blade, ameego.
Price?

Thanks Bruce! this specific one went for $1650 via lotto

 

[J. Doyle]

A quick look at this hamon straight out of tempering on this 8" bowie.

 

[Heikki]

A quick look at this hamon straight out of tempering on this 8" bowie.

Nice one John! Looks like that one will have lots of interesting activity. What steel do you find gives you the best results for your process? I'm playing with W-2 right now, but see others get good results with 1075, 1095 and W-1.

 

[Taz575]

Got the 240mm HHH billet gyuto etched and the father/daughter hunting knife set etched! First use of my new 2' pvc tube etch tank!

 

[J. Doyle]

Nice one John! Looks like that one will have lots of interesting activity. What steel do you find gives you the best results for your process? I'm playing with W-2 right now, but see others get good results with 1075, 1095 and W-1.

I've had my best results from 1075 and Don Hanson W2.

The few times I've used W1 were promising and I will probably eventually switch to that for all my steel when my current stock is gone.

I haven't had much luck with 1095 at all. Or W2 from Aldo.

Though looking at certs from admiral steel, their 1095 looks good on paper for hamon.