Here some of my last work, still busy with my Warabite-To sword and some other Japanese side projects.
This weekend i am going to harden (Japanese style - Yaki-ire) a couple of swords and knives and hope they will not crack on me so fingers crossed.
It's going to be my second time that i use this Japanese traditional style of hardening and will create a hard edge (martensite) and soft back with hopefully some nice hamons.
Next time i will show some results of the hardening, take care and thanx for watching, cheers Igor.
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| Tashiro Ainu Hunter out of the same steel as the Warabite-To sword. |
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| Made out of hazel and painted with transparant boat lacker. |
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| 3 examples of my Japanese Ainu short swords and hunter knife. |
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| The second Ainu short sword, forged out of suminagashi steel. |
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| My first yaki ire clay attempt/test to create a hard edge and soft back and a hamon. |
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| Second Ainu sword with latest file work on the mune (back). |
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| Bijschrift toevoegen |
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| Latest firework on handle and ready to mix some clay. |
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| A preview of how the folded steel looks like before hardening... |
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| Here the final set up for the handle. |
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| And found this great Peddinghaus Anvil for my mobile knife workshop |
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| Special traditional clay recipe for the yaki-ire. |
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| Ready for some fire. |
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Another Japanese influenced mix with Brut de Forge
style Hunter forged out of Mercedes spring steel, forged in
the forest with my mobile forging studio. |
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And my latest Damascus Japanese Tashiro Hunter, made out
of L6 and 1075 steel from Matt James out of New Zealand. |
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| My small workshop at the back of my house. |
