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Well that is a fair point... Perhaps I'll try today and let you know.

0.3mm / 0.0118"

Definitely not my only piece of steel!
I have a rather extensive supply and variety of steel, certainly no risk of running out. I have some Damascus sitting there for when I get the shape/grinds...

Scott, I quenched I Houghtons K quench but it fell out of the tongs and into the oil so it's very likely. I foolishly didn't check the hamon til it had been ground. It's far to thin to reheat now....

My hamon has not cooperated...

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Not sure if the edge will be hard enough to make continuing...

W2 for this one.

Got to spend the day in the forge today and had a mate visit so we both had a crack at a kamisori.

I'm now enjoying a beer and some good tunes while I clay it up for heat treat.

Great way to...