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W2 with hamon and burned ochre maple by Mefflin Knives
Pierre Mefflin from Mefflin Knives recently completed this amazing piece, and he was nice enough to share some progress photos of the handle;The blade is a fulltang dagger blade in W2 with a hamon and tapered tang. A hamon is a "failed heat treat" done so expertly that the edge is hard and the spine just missed the hardening, creating a visible hardening line. A hamon is not a small feat - imagine doing it on a dagger! Both edges need to successfully harden while the middle section just end
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8th Apr 2021