I love it when I get an order for a knife and have just a few suggestions and a budget, so I'm free to make the knife however I like within boundaries. This one was an order like that. Ended up with a forged W2 hunter with a hamon, plum browned mild steel fittings with a few stainless accents, and a mortised sheep horn coffin handle. I think Robert will be pleased with it. It'll get a chance to visit Caleb Royer for some glamour shots as well.
Real question for this forum...Based on my understanding of the JS test knife requirements, this knife would not be submitted because of the etched blade finish, but the browned fittings are OK since I did the work myself. Is this correct?
I really like this one Jason. All of the materials an colors go so well together. The handle shape and geometry looks really good in the picture.
Good looking knife Jason. The browned fittings are fine, basically the same as blued fittings. The etched blade however is too heavily etched. A light etch and then polishing to bring out the hamon will work, just not a heavy etch.
Brion
Brion Tomberlin
Anvil Top Custom Knives
ABS Mastersmith
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Good looking knife Jason. The browned fittings are fine, basically the same as blued fittings. The etched blade however is too heavily etched. A light etch and then polishing to bring out the hamon will work, just not a heavy etch.
Brion
Thanks, Brion, that's what I was thinking. This particular knife I wanted all dark, muted, subtle, but that's not what JS knives are designed to be.
Here's the pic Caleb Royer shot for me of this knife.
Nevermind, pic was too big. Link instead.
Simply upload to Web Re-sizer and change to an appropriate size:
Karl B. Andersen
Journeyman Smith
Exactly what I did.
I did a W2 blade and etched the hamon. Then I did a hand rubbed finish that highlighted the differential hardening resulting from the etched hamon.
It sort of killed two birds with one stone.
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Good looking knife Jason. The browned fittings are fine, basically the same as blued fittings. The etched blade however is too heavily etched. A light etch and then polishing to bring out the hamon will work, just not a heavy etch.
Brion
Karl B. Andersen
Journeyman Smith
Thanks for the resize, Karl!
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Thanks for the resize, Karl!
You can do it, too!
I think the resize took me 90 seconds.
Karl B. Andersen
Journeyman Smith
