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Bookmark or Share- Traditional Hatori Polishing Tips - Bladesmith's Forum BoardSpeaking from experience, you're not going to get a traditional polish with modern abrasives. There's just something about tojiru goop, and fingerstones that does things that nothing else will. My theory is that modern abrasives are too uniform and too hard to break down properly. Also, don't forget to make or buy decent nugui.
- Quench Tank Ideas - Hot Work - Bladesmith's Forum BoardThis is one of the VERY rare instances I'd suggest using a semisolid quenchant like Goddard's Goop (roughly equal parts paraffin wax and bacon grease/Crisco with a bit of ATF thrown in, mixed warm and allowed to set) in a shallow pan long enough for the blade but short enough for the handles to project over the ends.
- Bluing / Blackening of steel - Bladesmith's Forum BoardHi guys, I've seen some really black knife fittings lately, and I am curious as to the process of getting them that way. From what I could see in the YouTube video, the bladesmith lowers the parts into a thick boiling "goo" and leaves it for an unknown amount of time. When the fittings come back ...
- quenching/differential heat treating a sword bladeI had anticipated an edge quench in a roof gutter filled with a Wayne Goddard-type goop. If I need to quench vertically, I have a few questions regarding volume. Is a 3-4 inch pipe filled with motor oil, animal fat, melted candles going to work or will I need to go to a larger diameter of cylinder and a particular quenchant?
- Osmund knife - Show and Tell - Bladesmith's Forum BoardThe backside carvings is based on 204. The blade part of the front side I filled in myself. I've left the color natural. I want to experiment with dyeing recipes on future sheaths. It's made it waterproof using a goop recipe recommended to me (beeswax/boiled lineseed oil/gum turpentine). I happened to already have those ingredients.
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