It remains an ambition to make a hamon that beautiful. Can't seem to get there, dunno if I'm taking off too much of the oxides with the mothers polish or if there's just not that much activity in the steel. Either way, another great video Walter :)
Can't thank you enough. This technique brought out a beautiful, initially invisible, hamon, on my first attempt at differential heat treating an 80crv2 tanto.
Interesting t-shirt. It wasn’t hard for me to believe that you graduated from Harvard. That was completely plausible. My only quandary was did you do STEM or the Humanities? I truly enjoy your all your videos. You are a wonderful and humble teacher. This one though begged a question. Nice t-shirt though and a thoughtful gift from Mom.
i would add that you never file the tang if it's a shinken. all in all, i don't recommend filing the tang ever, but definitely not when it's a real japanese blade - it's used to measure the age of the blade and also to establish legitimacy.
Loved it!! I used your technique on my first ever hamon… it was O-1 mono, and it actually turned out really good 👍🏼 thanks for the continued teaching Walter!
Thanks Walter ! The mag polish was the missing step i needed to get rid of that haze . I had used lemon juice from the bottle before , it was a cost savings over squeezing lemons , i save those lemons for the vodka sour after polishing :))
I made a camp knife with differential quench and a hamone that came out really nice, but nothing like yours. Many hours of practice and technique needed. Thank you for your vids
Thanks for this video! I look forward to each when I get the notice of a new one. Timing is great. Currently working on several twist damascus tantos. Why do you polish the tang then rough up the area that ends up in the tsuka?
I have to say, it is interesting that you found a way that works for you, but no. Just no. This is not polishing. This is etching. This takes absolutely no skill and is kind of mind-boggling for your prices and an insult to the jappenese craft. Part of the mystic of Japanese sword making is the long process, attention to detail, and methodical process towards perfection. The appearance should only be, at the very least, only hazuya scatches, which makes the blade a near perfect matte finish. All i see is sand paper makes from your foundation polish, while the hamon being visible from the acid etch. Honestly, your prices are far too high for this being acceptable and again, pretty disrespectful to the japenese craft.
I agree wholeheartedly. Anyone can start a RU-vid channel, and appear authoritative whether they know what they are doing and talking about - or not. Unfortunately I have seen videos here where if the information was used by a viewer could result in serious damage and devaluing of genuine nihonto blades. You can't shortcut perfection developed over 1,000+ years of Japanese skills applied to creating swords. Westerners tend to think we know better.
@@swordcollector7040We literally do know better, metallurgy is a much more studied field of science. The craft of the Japanese swords is an amazing process, but ultimately it is not perfect. Unless you are forging out blades like Walter, I wouldn’t say this kind of critique is necessary.
@darinnieto7168 walters blades are not prefect at all. I am not going to argue this with you as it is pointless. To me, his prices are extremely high for not having the finer points of a japanese sword. To each their own.
