[quote name='Kevin R. Cashen' date='24 July 2020 - 08:28 AM' timestamp='1595597293' post='26865'] Previously, when I mentioned techniques that did n...

PS Sorry if it does not make much sense. however, the damaged blade I shared shows an advantage clay has that pure edge quenching does not, something ...

thank you for answering

[quote name='Matthew Parkinson' date='19 July 2020 - 12:03 PM' timestamp='1595178200' post='26854'] I am taking you at your word you want a real cri...

[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...