WIP Question #2 - Wroght Iron best finish

[erezj]

Hi again, second question about my Nakiri 150 WIP.

I'm in love with wrought iron! the organic feeling, the beauty of the layers just fascinates me.

I'm a (very) small time knife maker (so far 4 knives) and am finalizing my first Nakiri, 150mm san mai wought Iron/C125.

I already had two knife studies using wrought iron with mixed results, which means they came out pretty, but I feel I am not getting 100% of the potential.

Initially I tried to polish the knife all the way through:
1000 Watanabe AI
~2000 Aoto JNS
Renge Suita
Uchi bench stone

But I got nothing but a polished face.

My best results were by using acid, then polishing lightly.

I am sure there is a better way such as the amazing work I see by Nutmag and Badger to bring out clouds, appreciate if you could share your technic on how to best bring out the organic beauty of wrought iron.

thanks

 

[Sharpchef]

A very good opportunity would be to finish as high as possible.... Take some really fine abbrassive`s like https://www.messerforum.net/showthread.php?98526-DAS-MONSTERMUCK ...This is my knife and there is no acid edging just polishing up to 12000 grit micro mesh.......

Greets Sebastian.

 

[Badgertooth]

I find a tight progression of synths up to 8k before switching to naturals gives me my favourite results on wrought. I think it requires a bright polish before trying to introduce contrast via naturals on the softer darker bits.

Shapton glass 500
Chosera 1k
Chosera 3k
Takenoko/Arashiyama
Ohira suita

 

[erezj]

A very good opportunity would be to finish as high as possible.... Take some really fine abbrassive`s like https://www.messerforum.net/showthread.php?98526-DAS-MONSTERMUCK ...This is my knife and there is no acid edging just polishing up to 12000 grit micro mesh.......

Greets Sebastian.

First of all, Sebastian, That is F### amazing sushi knife/swoard, did you make it ?
The results Badger posted, are similar to my own (much better than mine, but same scale), as a JNAT lover, I am sad to suggest that based on Sebastian shared pictures, tech wins over rJNAT :-(

Please share wroght iron polish results...
I love my JNATS on Katsumi and Kitaeji, but maybe for wrought iron, micro mesh is the better solution.
prove me wrong, please

 

[RDalman]

The best detail/contrast yet for me have been with my wakasa asagi, it's a very fine stone. But I wouldn't want to try pulling that off on a bigger bevel than kiridashi really. It looks nice, but it would take some serious time investment.

 

[Sharpchef]

First of all this is only my knife and not made by me... It was made of famous swiss Knifemaker HATTORI HANO ... So sad i think he didn`t make knifes any more... just swords... or maybe nothing.

I think it totally depends on the used wrought iron, so we can `t give you an perfect way to go. But i would suggest polish as high as possible and if you are not satisfied use acid like coffee, and maybe fine steelwool to polish.

greets sebastian.