Hamon from a file

[Colin KC]

Right then, back off out to the 'shop

[thomas]

Hurry up man!

[Colin KC]

Tempering at the mo

[thomas]

Tempering at the mo

How long does it have left?
And how many tempers?
Did you remove the clay to temper or leave it on? It can be done both ways cant it?

[munkyman]

what about fora a 4-5 inch long santolu blade form a rasp? i asume that would give a bigger "pallette"?

cheers

Nathan

[Colin KC]

How long does it have left?
And how many tempers?
Did you remove the clay to temper or leave it on? It can be done both ways cant it?

Finished now, just an hour at 210degC, much more & there's the possibility of losing activity inna hamon.

Doesn't matter if you leave the clay on as far as tempering goes, but sometimes it can be a bitch to grind off

[Colin KC]

what about fora a 4-5 inch long santolu blade form a rasp? i asume that would give a bigger "pallette"?

cheers

Nathan

Dunno what a santolu blade is, but yah, prolly

[Pikebite]

Any more pictures Colin? I have just settled down with a coffee, a rather nice calvados and half an hour on BB.

[Colin KC]

Okey dokey, now here were we?

1 hour temper at...


































...ooops, missed some



After the clay's dry & applied as you like, we'll go to the forge.

Make sure that your setup is free from clutter & is ergonomically free flowing (forge to water quench, water quench to oil quench, oil quench to file (more on this later) file to tempering oven)




Alternatively, you can forget all of that guff & get used to a certain method of negotiating alla mess


the forge is inna middle, water quench (wallpaper paste trough) is onna right & oil quench is hidden inna darkness onna left


Forge getting hot:




Tang first:





Not quite hot enough:




's got a curve (sorry, I can't take pics of the quench 'n' stuff) but it got to critical, got edge quenched for a couple of seconds, then straight inna oil, back inna water to sizzle, then over to the pre-heated oven



80grit after tempering:



120grit Trizact:



400grit:



I've since taken it to 1000grit (with a quick detour via 600grit) & will be polishing & etching inna bit

[Colin KC]

OK then, less than 12 hours ago, I had an annealed file & a request for a tutorial.

Well, after Sanding to 1000grit I went straight to polishing (mousemat backed Autosol) & etched (warm vinegar, orange juice & washing up liquid) just rubbed it on

A quick wipe with bicarb of soda & camelia oil & here she is, Fuji inna mist

[Colin KC]

Hope you had as much fun as I did


Any more questions & you can just sod off!


& no, she isn't sharp yet & yes, I only did one side

[Mr_Yarrow]

You have a habit of making stuff look so easy when you break it down like that

But im still a little shakey...so I have a file you can show me on tommorow and over the weekend at Owens

Rgds

[Colin KC]

...so I have a file you can show me on tommorow and over the weekend at Owens

Rgds

Yeah Simon, it works something like that, but much more like this:

[richard ball]

Looks good col. Are you bringing that to owens please say you are. Like the Fuji san in the mist hamon> Fuji san is a special place for me since I climbed it in Aug 2005.

[Colin KC]

Yah Richard, I'll be bringing both of my recent ones

I'm quite pleased with this one, I was aiming for a gentle bit of activity, mebbe more will come out with a proper polish, just hope I don't lose the nice Fuji part