Thread: wa-kamisori .. in progress

Originally Posted by Bruno

The grind looks a bit 'off' near the heel. What I mean is: you lay it flat on the hone so that the edge is completely on the stone. Doesn't the part near the heel then lift the spine from the stone, because it is ground less deep? The line of the edge should have a line running in parallel on the spine (if that makes sense). If that is not the case, the razor might 'wobble' during honing. That is, unless the tang gets progressively narrower at that point to compensate.

Additionally, have you measured the honing angle / angle of the edge?
15 to 17 is roughly the sweet spot you should aim for. If you go much lower than that, your razor will become rather difficult to hone and have less than ideal edge retention.

Nice work btw. I always like seeing forged items. I am still making monosteel knives because I am not yet confident enough in my skill to start forge welding.

bruno , i'm nut sure to understand what you mean , but all the edge is on the stone .
for the angle , i'm at 14° in this one .

@sharptonn : thnak you , i'm in France , that why my english is very poor

the next one look's like that before quenching :

Those are looking quite nice. Some fine work going on there

a new pic from the workshop ;-)

Looking good! Is this one a composite blade? The top middle frame looks as if there is a cutting bit but I can't tell if you welded it to the billet or not.

I really want to try forging one, what size steel do you recommend starting with? Would 25mm X 6mm be good or would bigger (like 30mm) b better?


-Xander

yes , the small piece of steel is forge welded in the pur iron .
for me the best size is :
for the iron : 8x20mm
for the steel : 3mm

Ok I can see the forge weld now, I'm viewing this on my phone so its a little small! I've been searching many forums and sites looking for a basic tutorial on making a kamisori, either by grinding or forging. I have capabilities for both ways and am grindin my own now. Does anyone have any links or anywhere they can point me with info? I can not do forge welding though, so a mono steel version is what I would have to do.


-Xander