Do you have to grind off part of the outside layer to see the core high carbon steel? Or is that something that just happens as you continue to forge the knife? I know that one of the steps usually involves an acid etch but I don’t know what exposes the high carbon core. Thanks for your video.
You're right. You have to grind into the core to see it. If you forge your bevels in you'll most likely just drag the cladding over the edge. Therefore, I always grind in the bevels instead of forging them when making san mai. It's the acid etch that then reveal the pattern. It eats away at the high carbon core but leaves the cladding mostly untouched.
Young Man doing his thing. I love to see it keep up the good work!!!
Great work Teodor!!👍
Thank you for the video. The knife turned out to be nice. Great job Teodor. Greetings from Australia.
Do you have to grind off part of the outside layer to see the core high carbon steel? Or is that something that just happens as you continue to forge the knife? I know that one of the steps usually involves an acid etch but I don’t know what exposes the high carbon core. Thanks for your video.
You're right. You have to grind into the core to see it. If you forge your bevels in you'll most likely just drag the cladding over the edge. Therefore, I always grind in the bevels instead of forging them when making san mai.
It's the acid etch that then reveal the pattern. It eats away at the high carbon core but leaves the cladding mostly untouched.
I didn't come here for san mai but for Mai-san.
Lol. Same here.
Same here
Hi Teodor what steel did you use to sandwich the 15n20 on between? Was it mild steel?
The core on this one is O2-steel and the cladding is 15n20.
Your anvil is too low. But that looks like it will be a nice knife.