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#1 · September 26, 2022, 9:32 am
Starting a wootz katana. This is a personal project so the progress will likely be slow....
Here is where we are at:
- Ingot Melted
- Ingot roasted
- Initial bar formed
- Bar forged into 1 in x 10 mm x 26 in (sorry for mixing imperial and metric lol)
- Forming of the sunobe will be next
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#2 · October 26, 2022, 10:25 am
After forging the bar in step 4 above, it was reduced even further down into a sunobe or preform.
The sunobe is 33 in overall with mune-machi to tip at 24 in
The sunobe in the process of beveling
Bevels formed
Bevels refined
At this point I still have a bit more refining of bevels to go. The nagasa is 25 in and I should be able to squeeze another 3 inches out of it. I will also have to straighten it a bit to prepare it for a water quench.
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