I finished the blade to 240 grit prior to the quench to avoid stress risers. Is there a typo in your normalization schedule, Casey? 160? I followed th...

Thanks, Casey. I don't know if you saw the photo a few posts back titled, Grain-50x.-Spine.Mid.Edge_.jpg? Left to right, the image is of the grain at...

Each reply has given me fodder to chew on. Thanks for your collective time in supporting the mission of the ABS. Brion- Is there an ideal temperature ...

The attached photo shows the grain at three areas along the break. Leftmost is the break I made to take the photos. The center photo shows the grain a...

Continued thanks. The latest knife failure dimensions are attached. Each of the previous failures, shown, also were clayed in a wave pattern to defere...

Thanks to all. Hearing/seeing the diversity of methods used to accentuate hamons helps me to understand more than just the motions of the steps requir...

Thank you for the detailed process, Karl. Do you etch with ferric chloride?

Thanks for sharing the W1 pics. I admire the hamons you've accentuated so well. The contrasts add to the projects' overall statements. Can you share a...

Concerning the lower blade with petroglyphs, the hamon contrast is more striking than mine are. Any thoughts on what I might try to enhance the hamon ...

Thanks for the petroglyph intro. Very interesting. You're right the handle is canted high. In this instance, I did it on purpose, following another'...

Sweet. Why did you chose 1095 for this blade? I've been learning on 1075 and 1084 with no problems I attribute to alloy selection, but I wonder if I s...

What a combination of engineering and art! Thanks for sharing.