Thread: Tamahagane work in progress

I understand that the steel is excellent and clean. Working in a Japanese style.

Great thread Bruno I love the concept of it all
Is there any info on the the history on the steel like where it come from or how they became only off cuts of the full swords, era of manufacture etc
Great stuff indeed look I forward to further progress of this experiment in the manipulation of history and the future blades as they progress

Really nice repurposing Bruno! Brand new blades with an awesome history.

Well, so far nothing definite regarding the provenance. I did get 2 offers to buy it from within that group, but upon contact it turned out they had no idea about the price for a custom razor
which is interesting in itself, considering the cost of a Japanese blade that most people inthat group definitely should be aware of. I think they reasoned that if a blade 3 feet long can be had for X amount, a razor sized object would cost 15 times less

Now if someone was willing to give you 1/15th of what it would cost to acquire a REAL newly made nihonto for a custom razor that might not be a problem, right?

Originally Posted by Bruno

Well, so far nothing definite regarding the provenance. I did get 2 offers to buy it from within that group, but upon contact it turned out they had no idea about the price for a custom razor
which is interesting in itself, considering the cost of a Japanese blade that most people inthat group definitely should be aware of. I think they reasoned that if a blade 3 feet long can be had for X amount, a razor sized object would cost 15 times less

Sure. Though I quoted a very normal price for a normal custom blade.
I had the impression that they figured it would hundred and something dollars, and got sticker shock.

Interesting thread. Thanks for posting.

Custom work warrants custom work pricing and in this case, unique materials warrant unique pricing.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Sure. Though I quoted a very normal price for a normal custom blade.
I had the impression that they figured it would hundred and something dollars, and got sticker shock.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Sure. Though I quoted a very normal price for a normal custom blade.
I had the impression that they figured it would hundred and something dollars, and got sticker shock.

Always thought it interesting, that some people think your time, knowledge, tools, and skill are worthless. Yet those same people think nothing of buying a Rolex watch and driving a Corvette.

I ran into what you speak of when I was making knives in the 80's and repairing antique airplanes in the 90's.

Our shop rate was 30% below all of the competition in our area and people still tried to beat us up on money.

Finally posted a sign in our aircraft repair shop that read. "If you think we're expensive, hire an amateur."

I've run a welding business most of my life. A customer once stated to me "There used to be a guy in town who charged very little ............but he went out of business" This was said to me with a straight face and there was no indication that any connection was made.