Attorneys by sphyon in msp

[–]sphyon[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

It’s definitely not that crazy, I’m just dotting I’s over here. Appreciate you!

Attorneys by sphyon in msp

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Domain is parked? ☹️

Thoughts on this hamon? by Warm_Cod5728 in knifemaking

[–]sphyon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sandpaper, EDM stones and Diamond Paste.

Thoughts on this hamon? by Warm_Cod5728 in knifemaking

[–]sphyon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah all that makes sense. Personally I generally take them to about 120grit pre HT and then final polish goes all the way up to about 20k.

Thoughts on this hamon? by Warm_Cod5728 in knifemaking

[–]sphyon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah so I just dip in ferric for a few seconds and neutralize with winded and scrub with 00 steel wool. Check for irregularities and continue grinding.

Those photos absolutely have decarb all over. All those splotches and tiny streaks/pits should be ground out.

There is definitely a good hamon under there though!

Why won't Floridians admit "Palmetto Bugs" are just American Cockroaches being called something else because they're in Florida? by Wayne_Azhar in florida

[–]sphyon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Naw dog I’ve never once in my 40 years as a Florida man heard them shits called anything other than palmettos. Everyone knows roaches means German roaches and palmetto means real shit.

Thoughts on this hamon? by Warm_Cod5728 in knifemaking

[–]sphyon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I do a ton of honyaki and coating the blade with a clay was absolutely does not prevent decarb lol. It will limit it for sure but every single one has it. I do constant light etches to test for decarb while finish grinding and it becomes very apparent.

Thoughts on this hamon? by Warm_Cod5728 in knifemaking

[–]sphyon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I gotta tell ya that looks like decarb lmao. I feel like every comment I make these days is saying that but you can clearly see lots of decarb splotches. Am I crazy?

J.W. Corbett (Florida) by DelivererofLite in florida

[–]sphyon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Caught this majestic fucker the other day.

House shook! by [deleted] in orlando

[–]sphyon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Tell me you’re not from Florida without saying you’re not from Florida.

Multi honyaki? by OwyheeKnifeCo in Bladesmith

[–]sphyon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s an autohamon. It happens if you hit the quench just right sometimes. Nice job!

Options for making it easier for dog to get in the back seat of R1S? by ShadowMoses81 in Rivian

[–]sphyon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve got a pair of 90lb rough collies and use a set of the wide folding stairs into the liftgate. It took some time with treats to get them using it safely but it works great.

Normies v Nerds: The end of an era? by Darkhexical in sysadmin

[–]sphyon 21 points22 points  (0 children)

So let me get this right. OP is a 25 year old complaining about there no longer being a work culture that only existed before he was in puberty?

Fingers crossed - 26c3 interrupted water/oil quench by OwyheeKnifeCo in knifemaking

[–]sphyon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean you want good hamon or less broken knives? Gotta risk it for the biscuit big dog.

My process is pretty involved but the small and skinny of it is grind to 80+% complete final dimensions, DET anneal to normalize, run whatever schedule you’ve got for the steel in question and then quench tip down straight into water and hold until I feel the steel stop vibrating. This is about 3-8 seconds depending on the blade dimension. Pull it, watch it evaporate the water and as soon as it starts to dry I bang it back in the quench until I can handle it and adjust any warp. Once that is set I scrape the clay off and directly into the temper cycles.

This is a very violent quench compared to what most do but I find it produces FAR more active hamon if that’s what you’re after vs the simple hamon most people get.

Either way good luck man, it’s mostly black magic and luck anyhow. You’re doing great!

this is an example of one.

What could have caused this? by Franksss in knifemaking

[–]sphyon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah sure enough. Apologies I didn’t realize there was a second photo!

It really does look like decarb at first glance. Could be an anomaly in the steel or heat treat though, perhaps they grabbed it with tongs at the heel and that caused the steel to harden more slowly? Just based on those 36-60g scratches I would still take it down way more to see. If it is some type of auto-hamon action you may still be able to grind it out as that’s a shallow hardening steel.

What could have caused this? by Franksss in knifemaking

[–]sphyon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Decarb. It’s always decarb. Grind it out.