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Title: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: srtben on October 04, 2013, 08:45:00 PM

Here is a fighter I just finished up last week. This was a custom ordered piece based on a fighter I did at the beginning of the year. The customer gave me the freedom to make some tweaks and improvements to the design.
The blade is appx 10" of W2 and has a clayless hamon that came out pretty cool. There is a ton of activity that doesn't' show in the pics. The sheath is hand stitched and built to last as long as the knife. I have only done a couple hidden tang knives, so they are always a bit challenging, but I am pretty pleased with how it came together.
Thanks for looking!

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/srtben/Fighters/IMG_3328.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/srtben/media/Fighters/IMG_3328.jpg.html)

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/srtben/Fighters/IMG_3326.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/srtben/media/Fighters/IMG_3326.jpg.html)

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/srtben/Fighters/IMG_3329.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/srtben/media/Fighters/IMG_3329.jpg.html)

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/srtben/Fighters/IMG_3331.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/srtben/media/Fighters/IMG_3331.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: Kevin Evans on October 04, 2013, 09:07:00 PM

Cool Ben! :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: Steve Nuckels on October 04, 2013, 09:12:00 PM

Great looking knife and sheath Ben

I guess it is what you are use to doing but I find hidden tang knives easer than full tang!

Steve
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Title: Re: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: Bodork on October 04, 2013, 09:17:00 PM

Very nice

Title: Re: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: D.Ellis on October 04, 2013, 10:58:00 PM

That's a beauty there Ben! Top drawer! :thumbsup:
Darcy :campfire:

Title: Re: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: Nala on October 05, 2013, 12:42:00 AM

That is GORGEOUS...

Nalajr

Title: Re: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: Lamey on October 05, 2013, 08:29:00 AM

really nice package there in both knife and sheath.

Title: Re: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: tomsm44 on October 05, 2013, 11:08:00 AM

That is a fine specimen. Clayless hamon? Do you achieve that with temp control by not letting the entire blade reach critical, or with the quench method?

Matt

Title: Re: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: srtben on October 06, 2013, 11:07:00 AM

Thanks very much gentlemen!

The hamon happens when the thickness of the spine (In this case 3/8"+) retards the cooling rate of the steel enough for it not to harden. There was a bit of temperature control involved as well, but it was heated in my kiln and fully quenched in Parks 50.

Title: Re: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: Track on October 06, 2013, 02:17:00 PM

Real nice looking knife.

Title: Re: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: Lin Rhea on October 07, 2013, 09:54:00 AM

Superb work Ben. I'm really liking that knife.

Title: Re: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: akaboomer on October 07, 2013, 02:09:00 PM

Very nice Ben. I really like the profile on this one. Thanks for sharing.

Chris

Title: Re: Fighter {clayless hamon}
Post by: kbaknife on October 08, 2013, 08:36:00 AM

I really like what you've done here.
Great package.

Trad Gang

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