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Author: gtk
Daisho of GTK 128’s
GTK 128-22 and 128-12 pre polish:
My first GTK 128-22 with hamon
It ended up being a flip flop hamon or temper line because I discovered after several attempts that in order to harden these thin blades in a Japanese style you had to harden the spine also. Cupping and warping was a problem at first:
Photos of Workbench 128 drop belly blade and a John EK
Photo showing my workbench assembly area with the cranked handle, drop belly 128 Hint,.. my scales are bolted on and removable: Photo showing a John EK that my brother carried in the first gulf war. It’s the JuJu of the knife on that one. John EK knives were legendary. Usually if you had one […]
Photo of Collins 128 and 2 Dha’s
Photo of the previous traced patterns:
Photos showing Static Axis of Rotation SAR
This photo shows how the grip angle compared to the blade either sweeps back or sweeps forward. What I call S.A.R. The more forward the sweep the faster the acceleration in the machete swing i.e., the quicker you can get the thing moving. With a wrist flick. These blades all vary between 375 and 750 grams […]