Recent content by Veitchii

No kidding! Looks great

Check it out! Really happy with this being the first knife I made. The scratches in the video above were 1500 grit and came out pretty easily with some more buffing. Vivid mirror! Edit: Also wanted to mention that theres a hamon in there but I don't think I made it well enough for it to etch...

Mirror polish with 1500 grit sandpaper and really cheap 5 micron dianond paste. This is my first time polishing a honyaki like this, and the first knife I've made. As you can see, some more buffing needs to be done, but I'm not sure how to do so without going insane. @KasumiJLA I am convinced...

I read that using some square iron to even out the heat in tandem with a thermocouple can work well when dealing with temp control in a gas forge. I do have a thermocouple, so I think it's worth a shot. I'll try quenching multiple times and some more soaking tests, and if I fail a few more...

Forgot to hit post before I had another go. I took another coupon of 1095, cycled it 3x just past nonmagnetic (5 minutes each time), soaked it for 10 minutes, and quenched like I did before. Here's the structure of these pieces: This was slightly finer and definitely more uniform than the last...

So this is my second-ever attempt at heat treatment. Took a small piece of 1095 for practice, stuck it in a Mr. Volcano gas forge, normalized it one time when it was just past non-magnetic, and then did a 10 minute soak while fumbling around with literal barbeque tongs as my hands got seared by...

My immediate thought too. You know, it's said that Japanese swords made within the last 400 years rarely show utsuri, but I sometimes see skilled knifemakers produce it intentionally on forums. I'm not a maker myself (yet), but I've been interested in honyaki knives and hamons for a while, and...

Just got the omoteyama kiita koppa today. While it was shipping I convexed the bevel of this knife a little more and prepped it as best I could, and after an hour of testing and getting a feel for the stone, this is what I got: Pretty sweet if you ask me! And I love the different looks of the...

Private message sent. I had my eye on that stone for a while but wasn't able to buy it before you did 😂

Thank you so much! I'm prepping some more stones now, and I'll try soaking them, too. Will post results once I get it down. My ultimate finger stone goal is to one day have something that looks like your usuba restoration. I was showing those restoration videos to my knife-headed friends the...

I know that video like the back of my hand 😅... I only have a box of large finger stones, though I guess I could take some pieces out of my soft Aiiwatani. I followed your video pretty closely, using more pressure for the first couple of passes before just letting it slide on the bevel, and then...

Anyone have tips for matching uchi finger stones to a blade? I realize it's trial and error, but how much pressure should I be using, and what should I expect when testing?

You can get some from japanesenaturalstones and aframes tokyo. As for "finding the right finger stone," I would also like some advice, lol.

Following the steps above should get you a perfect kasumi, though it goes without saying that this is an expensive rabbit hole. You could also experiment with mirroring the core steel on a super fine 8000 grit synth or something of the like and hazing the cladding with some fingerstones (as JLA...

Wow, I've thought about making something like that, but it's really cool to see someone actually do it and verify the theory! Maybe I'll get to making one myself too.