First forged knife
First forged knife
I have been blacksmithing for the last 6 months or so. Here is my first gyuto. I hand forged it out of 52100. It measures just over 240. I heated treated it by eye and it's better 62 and 65 rockwell. The handle is Lignum Vitae with a black and white ebony ferrule.
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Nice job! I like how you used the old school approach of heat treating by eye too.
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I really do! I like the finger clearance.
Balance point is on the pinch.
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Totally. I'm willing to bet if my Gihei didn't have that feature, I wouldn't like it as much
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I am in the process of making my own touch mark. I'm not sure if I can mark this knife now because it's hardened.
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I have looked into the DIY electroplating. I am pretty sure you do that after you harden.
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Hi guys...you can etch and/or mark a blade after is has been hardened....in fact, it is one of the last things that I do. The Personalizer (or the Plus model) is a good machine.
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Now that it's hardened... thats not an option. You could do that prior to HT.Joshigon wrote: ↑ What about embossed with a metal stamp and hammer?
Options after HT:
Laser engraving
Acid Etch
Silk Screen.
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That's what I thought.GopherBroke wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2017 7:41 amNow that it's hardened... thats not an option. You could do that prior to HT.Joshigon wrote: ↑ What about embossed with a metal stamp and hammer?
Options after HT:
Laser engraving
Acid Etch
Silk Screen.
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That might work. This knife is just a tester. It has some issues I really don't like. They are only going to get better, then I will start marking them.Chefspence wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2017 8:36 am When do makers hand chisel the kanji? Before or after?
Just use a dremel
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You could use a torch and soften up the area where you want to stamp the makers mark post HT, but using something like the Personalizer is easier and less risky. I would be real cautious with a Dremel for this....you will have a knife that is close to being ready to go and if the Dremel "got away" from you, the blade could get scratched up or damaged.
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Dremel tool.. bad!
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