Polishing a Tamahagane Tanto Blade
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- Опубліковано 14 гру 2021
- This video shows the final stages of polishing a Japanese style tanto blade he forged from self-smelted tamahagane. Bladesmith Walter Sorrells uses modern non-traditional methods of polishing which yield results similar to -- but not the same as -- those used by traditional Japanese polishers to reveal the hamon and grain structure of this folded-steel blade. Samurai swords, tantos, wakizashis, katana, etc. can all be polished using these techniques.
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Just did a perfect clay hardening with water quench on an 820 layer W1/wrought blade. Followed your suggestions of warm water followed by hot oil. Zero cracks, and the satanite stuck like glue until it wasn't needed. Thanks for the help, Walter!
8:11… ok that hamon is on fire! Damn that looks AWSOME!
Hi Walter, big fan here. However 4:36 "relatively mild" makes it sound safer than it is.
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Great video Walter. Your videos helped me forge some beautiful knives with nice hamon from 1095. Thank you sir
Thanks for sharing this process with us
interesting technique....and thank you for the info.
Beautiful work!
I do really enjoy your videos
Thanks a lot
شكرا جزيلا
Always interesting.
Thanks you for sharing all these informations.
Thank you Walter for sharing. Attention to detail experience with process. Consideration of composition of material, of extensive reflection on years of study.
Another great video, Walter! Well done! It sounds like we caught you on laundry day.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!!!
I also like the lemon juice and the mothers in the same combo to achieve the Hamon I am usually after. Cheers, Martin
It looks stunning 😊😻
Thanks you for sharing!!!!!
That's a huge sink man
Could you explain how do you take photo to showcase the hamon and grain structure clearly. As it is basically a mirror when polished...
Take a picture under the one direction light only with dark surrounding
Real japanese tamahagane is made from iron sand found near / in river. And made certain way in tatara.
I think steel u talking about its pretty much Orishigane.
”Orishigane or leftovers. These can sometimes consist of steel shavings and old nails. Orishigane also includes other kinds of materials containing iron”
Beautiful blade
Yoshindo Yoshihara makes oroshigane with electrolytic iron as well. I think it's 5 bucks a pound vs. 200 or so for tamahagane now. Takes him about a day to turn out enough for a sword according to my source book, Art of the Japanese Sword.
Thanks for sharing! You make it interesting and fun. KANSAS
Dear Sir,
What should be the best steel grade and blade thickness for kitchen and chef knife users? Plse reply
"Best" in my opinion would be Vanax, a few MM thick at the spine depending on the exact knife.
EDIT: This is due to the almost uncorrodable nature of Vanax, combined with the other properties. If the user is willing to put in more care than the average person, there may well be prefferable steel available.
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Dear i want the best ideal blade thickness in mm/ inch for knife making..?
@@sagardesai3844 It's not that simple, it depends on the exact style knife and steel used, I would say somewhere between 1.5mm-5mm, within that range you would use thin for paring/utility, medium for slicers and chef's knives and thick for cleavers or very large blades.
Ideally it would also taper distally (lengthwise), more exaggerated taper as the length increases.
@@sagardesai3844 Best is also a very difficult term to define here, for example Vanax is excellent but it's extremely expensive and might proove difficult to forge if that's a consideration, plus it will wear far more on tooling and belts than cheaper grades of steel. This will make the end product necessarily more expensive, whether or not that is 'better' is very much up for debate.
I admire the strength to let go of sentimental objects. It's a trait I don't possess.
Waz believing Japanise uses iron oxyde for the last part, revealing the hamon...
Jeweler's rouge a grit free iron oxide could definitely be a option to any other polishing compound. Experimentation is always part of the process.
Lets see you polish a real 500 year old Japanese katana that needs saved!
I'm sure he might be willing if you buy one and send it to him.
@@jameshealy4594 i own some… check my channel.