Post by willydigger. FB inFamous on Jul 25, 2014 14:52:15 GMT -8
Yeah I think it's too much. Subtle is better. I'll have to see how the hammered with turn out.
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Post by willydigger. FB inFamous on Jul 25, 2014 15:11:00 GMT -8
Tadpole!
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Post by willydigger. FB inFamous on Jul 25, 2014 16:11:41 GMT -8
Here are some hammered samples. I ground down the surface rust and banged in some dimples. I like them.
Quick pass on the surface since dimpling lifts the steel a little.
Added some old old, PCB etchant. Ferric. To darken the area.
It's kind of got that patina look. I have to figure out how to re-rust the area. Maybe I'll let mother nature fuck shit up.
Final pass with 220 grit belts. Still fucked up, but I'm pretty happy for a first go. I don't want to use a jig. That's anti wabi-sabi.
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Post by willydigger. FB inFamous on Jul 25, 2014 16:20:52 GMT -8
I think I'm going to regret not going with 3/16 thick (.187/4.7mm). I like the size of this test piece.
I do see a lot of mentions of 5/32 (.156/4mm) when looking at knife making references so I'm hopeful it will be cool too.
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Post by willydigger. FB inFamous on Jul 25, 2014 16:35:35 GMT -8
I guess my goal to to great spots for deep pitting. Maybe a first pass with a ball peen hammer followed by a slag hammer. The some etching. So when I final grind the bevel there is a shocking contrast.
The ball peen will look like very shallow craters.
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Did you see my comment on using ground coffee to rust and age. Wet the grounds and throw the knife in for two days. Hit it with a mild acid to clean it up a little. Or get a bag of water softning salt, fill a bucket with the salt and add warm water. Clean all oil off the knifes and then drop in, let stand for 24 hours and then pull and let air dry.
Post by willydigger. FB inFamous on Jul 25, 2014 17:42:20 GMT -8
You got pics of what the finish looks like?
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I have only seen the coffee trick - the salt one I did at work to test locking systems for trailers to artificially speed up the weather testing. Let me see what I can do to show you what I did.
Post by willydigger. FB inFamous on Jul 25, 2014 18:39:12 GMT -8
^^ Post of the week!
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