Hey Mr. Sorrells- Thank you. You clearly work your craft well and your willingness to share it with a bunch of yahoos speaks volumes to your integrity and love of what you do. Thank you for teaching me, a stranger.
Can't thank you enough. This technique brought out a beautiful, initially invisible, hamon, on my first attempt at differential heat treating an 80crv2 tanto.
Thank you so much for this valuable information!! I am not currently a Blacksmith although I have done it before, however I got fairly good at Sharpening KNives and even Machette and swords as well, and wish to learn traditional Japanese style polishing as well as any alternate techniques! This is a fantastic outcome! Thanks so much sir! You rule!
I made a camp knife with differential quench and a hamone that came out really nice, but nothing like yours. Many hours of practice and technique needed. Thank you for your vids
Loved it!! I used your technique on my first ever hamon… it was O-1 mono, and it actually turned out really good 👍🏼 thanks for the continued teaching Walter!
Thanks Walter ! The mag polish was the missing step i needed to get rid of that haze . I had used lemon juice from the bottle before , it was a cost savings over squeezing lemons , i save those lemons for the vodka sour after polishing :))
It remains an ambition to make a hamon that beautiful. Can't seem to get there, dunno if I'm taking off too much of the oxides with the mothers polish or if there's just not that much activity in the steel. Either way, another great video Walter :)
Interesting t-shirt. It wasn’t hard for me to believe that you graduated from Harvard. That was completely plausible. My only quandary was did you do STEM or the Humanities? I truly enjoy your all your videos. You are a wonderful and humble teacher. This one though begged a question. Nice t-shirt though and a thoughtful gift from Mom.
Thanks for this video! I look forward to each when I get the notice of a new one. Timing is great. Currently working on several twist damascus tantos. Why do you polish the tang then rough up the area that ends up in the tsuka?
i would add that you never file the tang if it's a shinken. all in all, i don't recommend filing the tang ever, but definitely not when it's a real japanese blade - it's used to measure the age of the blade and also to establish legitimacy.
I have to say, it is interesting that you found a way that works for you, but no. Just no. This is not polishing. This is etching. This takes absolutely no skill and is kind of mind-boggling for your prices and an insult to the jappenese craft. Part of the mystic of Japanese sword making is the long process, attention to detail, and methodical process towards perfection. The appearance should only be, at the very least, only hazuya scatches, which makes the blade a near perfect matte finish. All i see is sand paper makes from your foundation polish, while the hamon being visible from the acid etch. Honestly, your prices are far too high for this being acceptable and again, pretty disrespectful to the japenese craft.
I agree wholeheartedly. Anyone can start a RUclips channel, and appear authoritative whether they know what they are doing and talking about - or not. Unfortunately I have seen videos here where if the information was used by a viewer could result in serious damage and devaluing of genuine nihonto blades. You can't shortcut perfection developed over 1,000+ years of Japanese skills applied to creating swords. Westerners tend to think we know better.
@@swordcollector7040We literally do know better, metallurgy is a much more studied field of science. The craft of the Japanese swords is an amazing process, but ultimately it is not perfect. Unless you are forging out blades like Walter, I wouldn’t say this kind of critique is necessary.
@darinnieto7168 walters blades are not prefect at all. I am not going to argue this with you as it is pointless. To me, his prices are extremely high for not having the finer points of a japanese sword. To each their own.
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Hey Mr. Sorrells- Thank you. You clearly work your craft well and your willingness to share it with a bunch of yahoos speaks volumes to your integrity and love of what you do. Thank you for teaching me, a stranger.
Can't thank you enough. This technique brought out a beautiful, initially invisible, hamon, on my first attempt at differential heat treating an 80crv2 tanto.
Man, you really save my work today, thank you very very much, you have a amazing great job, big fan.
Thank you so much for this valuable information!! I am not currently a Blacksmith although I have done it before, however I got fairly good at Sharpening KNives and even Machette and swords as well, and wish to learn traditional Japanese style polishing as well as any alternate techniques! This is a fantastic outcome! Thanks so much sir! You rule!
Gorgeous Hamon on your blade as well!
gorgeous piece. ive adored your hamon work in japanese swords for years. keep on keepin on.
i still randomly think about that eggshell lacquerwork scabbard you made once every couple months
Thank you Walter for the demonstration! Work of art!
Thanks !
it's -18° in Minnesota this morning,
I'm staying in to polish one of my blades !
I made a camp knife with differential quench and a hamone that came out really nice, but nothing like yours. Many hours of practice and technique needed. Thank you for your vids
Loved it!! I used your technique on my first ever hamon… it was O-1 mono, and it actually turned out really good 👍🏼 thanks for the continued teaching Walter!
"the squiggly line is the hamon."
Love you so much, Walter...
AMAZING video
Beautiful job
Inspiring stuff! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Walter !
The mag polish was the missing step i needed to get rid of that haze .
I had used lemon juice from the bottle before , it was a cost savings over squeezing lemons , i save those lemons for the vodka sour after polishing :))
Do you know what abrasive he used in the slurry?
@@bananaguns9892 idk for sure ,the pen plastic jar is mother's mag polish , is the Ajax on the sink a clue to the powder for slurry ?
Wow! I had no clue you went through all that to polish! Crazy!
Thanks for the video.
It remains an ambition to make a hamon that beautiful. Can't seem to get there, dunno if I'm taking off too much of the oxides with the mothers polish or if there's just not that much activity in the steel. Either way, another great video Walter :)
Thanks Walter
First time in months you showed up in my new subscribed videos, even though I'm a sub for years
WoW!
Thank You ...
Thank you man i loooove you!!! Why cant my dad be you, seriously
Hi there. i very much liked your video. What was the paste
your useing to remove the lemon juice? And the powder you used with the oil
What is the mild abbrassive oil slurry made of?
Interesting t-shirt. It wasn’t hard for me to believe that you graduated from Harvard. That was completely plausible. My only quandary was did you do STEM or the Humanities? I truly enjoy your all your videos. You are a wonderful and humble teacher. This one though begged a question. Nice t-shirt though and a thoughtful gift from Mom.
Beautiful outcome Walter to bad I don’t have that kind of patience
What do you call that abrasives specifically?
Absolutely stunning! Is this blade for sale?
Thanks for this video! I look forward to each when I get the notice of a new one. Timing is great. Currently working on several twist damascus tantos. Why do you polish the tang then rough up the area that ends up in the tsuka?
What is your attitude towards using layout fluid for more of an indicator for getting all the previous grit marks out?
How far would you take a shinsakuto which is going to be used for iai and light cutting, and would you touch up with a soft stone or paper?
Do you ever use lime for a finish ?
i would add that you never file the tang if it's a shinken. all in all, i don't recommend filing the tang ever, but definitely not when it's a real japanese blade - it's used to measure the age of the blade and also to establish legitimacy.
Will this affect blade that has colored with acid dye? I have a Clay Tempered T10 Katana with Black Acid Dye, and I’m thinking of polish the hamon.
is this method also applicable to a high manganese steel katana blade ?
Hey Walter what kind of dry abrasive are you using?
7:09 Hmmmm. Anyone else thinking what I am thinking watching this?
You can tell by the movements of his hands…
Walter has done this many times.
What is the song and what is the container used to clean off the lemon?
Sounds like Erik Satie...or maybe Franz Schubert.
How can you bring bring back the original condition of an old antique Japanese sword
I thought we polished our blades with our enemies?
Not really.. if it’s a traditionally made blade it will probably just rust if you don’t clean it
its 10:58 7-30-23
What is the abrasives you have in the mason jar that you make the oil slurry?
Synthetic Diamond Powder
Would you mind sharing what kind of abrasive you are using in the oil slurry?
I think it’s Synthetic Diamond Powder
Very cool. And who was the piano music? Chopin, maybe? Sounded like Satie, but also not.
Chopin prelude in E minor i think
@@bananaguns9892 Thank you. Not that I know, I had to find that and listen to it, but I think you're right.
@@LYLEWOLD I’ve played it but i couldn’t remember if that was the name or not(eventually they all get mixed up in your head)
I'm wondering how he gets away with polishing his knives in the kitchen. What does the wife say?
👏👏👏👏👏👏👀
acid polish = bad i thought
You didn't chop and you wood with it
Can you make a meat cleaver sometime?
😖
nice kitchen knife. not Japanese Sword.
Thumbs up for the t-shirt! :) the Hamon is just beautyfull! Thumbs down for leading viewers from this platform to a pay platform. :(
The man is just trying to make a living.
Thank you.
I have to say, it is interesting that you found a way that works for you, but no. Just no. This is not polishing. This is etching. This takes absolutely no skill and is kind of mind-boggling for your prices and an insult to the jappenese craft. Part of the mystic of Japanese sword making is the long process, attention to detail, and methodical process towards perfection. The appearance should only be, at the very least, only hazuya scatches, which makes the blade a near perfect matte finish. All i see is sand paper makes from your foundation polish, while the hamon being visible from the acid etch. Honestly, your prices are far too high for this being acceptable and again, pretty disrespectful to the japenese craft.
@ellipsis9573
Klo beli hazuya dmn Bro
I agree wholeheartedly. Anyone can start a RUclips channel, and appear authoritative whether they know what they are doing and talking about - or not. Unfortunately I have seen videos here where if the information was used by a viewer could result in serious damage and devaluing of genuine nihonto blades. You can't shortcut perfection developed over 1,000+ years of Japanese skills applied to creating swords. Westerners tend to think we know better.
The mysticism of Japanese swords is not necessary. Walter is very respectful of the craft and calls his blades “Japanese styled.”
@@swordcollector7040We literally do know better, metallurgy is a much more studied field of science. The craft of the Japanese swords is an amazing process, but ultimately it is not perfect. Unless you are forging out blades like Walter, I wouldn’t say this kind of critique is necessary.
@darinnieto7168 walters blades are not prefect at all. I am not going to argue this with you as it is pointless. To me, his prices are extremely high for not having the finer points of a japanese sword. To each their own.