Knives (handmade) 101 # WIPs April 2018

Hello dear Steemians!!!

It occurred to me that since I've started posting non-knives content, it almost took over my page.

Therefore, I've decided to show you what I have been doing in my not-so-small-anymore workshop.
Before The Big Move I heat treated a new batch of knives - I think it was 13 or close enough.

Here there are, ready to get their final profile

_{BTW: @robali123 See, I didn't forget - you can see the knife for our collaboration laying on top in the bottom right corner.
I am slow, but I will get there (eventually).}

I've divided the batch into manageable sub-batches, and I'm currently working on four (4) of them. Three are reserved and one - the Bowie... Well, we'll see how it goes, could be it stays with me.

Anywho, I'll give you a pic-based walkthrough from the heat treatment to how they look now.

All of them are in 1095 steel, the chef's ones in 4 mm thickens and the Bowie in 8, and me being me 75% will have hamon.

Here it goes!

Before the heat treatment - the members of our sub-batch are: the second from the left, the third, and the last one. The 4th one is not in this pic.

Bowie: pre heat-treatment grind

My super-secret-I-can-tell-you-but-I-have-to-kill-you quenching method

Girls hanging out after a session in the spa

Waiting to get their centre line scribed before the grinding

Bowie post-heat-treatment

Small Gyuto at 40 grit

Big Gyuto_1 at 40 grit

Bowie at 40 and with a quick dip in the acid



Small Gyuto and big Gyuto_2 after acid bath




Sometimes when you mess up, the universe surprises you with a treat!
Bowie after the acid dip, after I didn't cleaned it as I should have

Bowie done at the grinder

All the girls done on the grinder and off to a final profiling of the tangs and hand-sanding

And that's it!

Thank you for dropping by, and as always if you have something to say drop a comment below.

Also, be sure to check out my previous posts on handmade knives.

1. Handmade Knives (custom) 101 #1 – Are You Bipolar?
2. Knives (handmade) 101 #2 – What’s Wrong With My $10 Supermarket Knife?
3. Knives (handmade) 101 #3 What to Think About When Buying a Knife
4. Knives (handmade) 101 #4 Full Custom Build
5. Knives (handmade) 101 #5 If I Spend a Few 100 $ On a Knife Will It Be Sharp Forever
6. Knives (handmade) 101 #6 Design - How to Get the Knife Out of Your Head
7. Knives (handmade) 101 #7 Knife Handle
8. Knives (handmade) 101 #8 How to Spot a Real Deal?
9. Knives (handmade) 101 #9 Making Knives is Not a Clean Hobby
10. Knives (handmade) 101 #10 Little WorkShop of Horrors