54 results for 'alu oxide'

1084: The Best Steel Ever?(Post)

Is 1084 Really the Best Steel Ever?!Well...it is a good steel, and very popular due to both making a great blade AND being easy to heat treat.1084 is an old "simple carbon steel" and probably what yo ...

How To Etch Stainless Damascus Steel(Post)

By Bjorn Jacobsen, March 2023.Here are some photos I took recently of making a stainless damascus steel paring knife.Wanting to show how to etch stainless damascus steel in a way that will last in da ...

Build Article: Damascus CuMai Knife(Post)

Build article on the Damascus Core Cu Mai Knife: SteelHeat treatmentGrindEtchingHandle shapingSheath texture, dye and finishSpecial steelThis blade is made from damascus cored cu mai (or cumai) made ...

The Etch Test: Ferric vs Hydrochloric vs Gator Piss(Post)

The Etch Test: Three Very Different Looks From One Steel One of the great things about knife making is how much variety you can get from the same material, just by changing your finish. Etching is a ...

How To Heat Treat Carbon Steel (1084/1075/15N20/5160...Simple Carbon Steels)(Post)

How To Heat Treat Simple Carbon Steels:The short version:Heat the steel to non-magnetic any way you can (815 C / 1500 F)No hold time required, just get the entire blade to this temperatureQUICKLY que ...

Bit Short For A Samurai?(Post)

-- or "no samurais allowed in Melbourne? "-- By Bjorn J, May 2023Going to my first ever knife showThe Melbourne Knife Show 2023 was my first ever show as a maker. I have been to many s ...

Meet The Maker: Keisha Wurth from Dark Horse Forge(Post)

By Bjorn Jacobsen, March 2023Keisha is a maker from Queensland who over the last couple of years is really starting to make a name for herself. Clean, good looking lines in her knives paired with qua ...

Simple way to make Wa handle shape (Post)

Simple way to make "Wa" or Japanese style handleThis was a great learning exercise and sharing the photos and process here - even though the result is not what I wanted.   I messed up alrea ...

Takefu + Norway Pine Cone = Coffee Etched Chef Knife(Post)

By Bjorn JacobsenHad a blast making these two chef knives before going to Norway in July 2023, here is the build article if wanting to see how it came together.Components Steel: Takefu DSP Clad Yu- ...

How To: Silver Wire Inlay In Guard The Easy Way(Post)

By Bjorn J, January 2024Silver Wire InlayHave you ever wanted to try wire inlay in a knife guard for added effect?Wanted to etch a piece of steel and have something show up as nice and shiny agains ...

San Mai Recovery and Our Veterans Forge(Post)

What is san mai?San Mai is a term used to describe laminated steel, a sandwich of blade steel in the middle and cladding of some sort on the sides. The cladding can be another blade steel or someth ...