[quote name='Dan Hertzson' date='18 July 2020 - 01:20 PM' timestamp='1595096457' post='26846'] I think you may be minimizing the tremendous stress p...

PS: doesn't the amount of chromium in a type of steel also affect the outcome of a hamon?

PS: please also let me know if I am also right as I also do not put much credit into my own knowledge.

[quote name='Kevin R. Cashen' date='14 July 2020 - 12:03 PM' timestamp='1594746224' post='26838'] Hello Kevin, would there maybe be a typo there? Th...

hmm well the blade is between 50-55 Rockwell which was my goal hardness

thanks for the answers and information i do know that the blades strength is the distance from edge to the spine(edited) and its weakness is flat to...

[quote name='Dan Hertzson' date='08 July 2020 - 07:49 AM' timestamp='1594212573' post='26804'] Funny, I thought 1084 was the closest commercial stee...

[quote name='Kevin R. Cashen' date='05 July 2020 - 10:27 AM' timestamp='1593962870' post='26786'] On the 430°F- What alloy are the blades made from...

[quote name='Kevin R. Cashen' date='04 July 2020 - 08:16 AM' timestamp='1593868565' post='26784'] Hello Kevin, The plastic type deformation ex...

thanks to both of you, will just keep doing threw hardness in my AAA.

[quote name='Joshua States' date='27 June 2020 - 04:23 PM' timestamp='1593292985' post='26762'] No offense intended, but "Brut de Polish" is a new t...

I hade this written a lot better then hit add a reply on accident and erased it. here's a more streamlined version: I would use mono steel like 52100 ...

Out of curiosity how thick were the nails. cause if they said 3/16ths of an inch or more i would have squared stacked forge welded a few bars of 5-13 ...

[quote name='Kevin R. Cashen' date='11 May 2020 - 08:53 AM' timestamp='1589205238' post='26593'] I like to help folks understand the actual reasons ...

I am at the point were my design sensibility wants to know why its final form is that way instead of this way if that makes sense. the handles have my...