Ouch! It snapped! While trying to raise my perfection in flattening, only few thumps with the hammer. And it was a real beauty of blade… made by one of my favourite carbon steels 52100. Fortunally it was the chance to check the hardening and the grain: I was astonished, the grain was really no[...]
Posts Tagged ‘52100’
febbraio 7th, 2011 - 09:35 § in WIP
Out of the Oven – 06/02/2011
I was something slowed down by many business things, and now I’m trying to regain some more time. I’m a little late on some projects but they shuold go ahead. Show must go on and very quickly! Here there are the new neckers coming. Small precious and very sharp thingies. And some full [...]
gennaio 28th, 2011 - 08:27 § in WIP
Work In Progress – Some New Neckers Update #2
Small and compact companions. About 2″ blade enough to do any small cutting task or to be used as backup. I think that the choice of the resilient 52100 carbon steel is right. Plus a leather or kydex sheat or something like horn or bone handles what do you think about them? Different grinds, d[...]