The double edged one is one I rarely do. I make them every once in a while and there was only one on Ridgerunnerblades and it sold immediately. Those are hard to keep around. Also, I would prefer to carry the single edged one because it is more geared towards edc taks, the 2nd edge makes those tasks less comfortable. So you got a more useful knife (in my opinion) than the double edged Huginn

Thank you very much for your support, and I’ll definitely take your suggestion into consideration. It will be some time before I can open up for custom work because it is very busy at the moment, but I hope I again in the future

Thank you very much

I’m sure actual clay could have some effect, but I don’t think it would be nearly as effective as refractory cement

Thank you very much for that. Still a lot of work that needs to be done to the shop, but I’m excited to see it come together

Absolutely!

Thanks for the support, and no problem. I enjoy sharing this information because other makers have shared information with me which is the only reason I can do what I do.

It isn’t oil that darkens the blade. It is a chemical called ferric chloride. I make sure the blade is throughly cleaned and dip it into a 4 to 1 water to ferric mix for about 60 sec.

I get my steel from New Jersey steel baron

Thanks brother!

Thanks brother, I appreciate that. Now I just need to get better at editing

Yea, if you ever need time to think. Hand sanding is the time to do it.

Absolutely! thanks for your constant support!

Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks brother! I really appreciate that!

Thanks brother!!

Thanks man, just wait until you see it on a blade

Thanks for the constant support brother

For a knife for this I would use the wicked edge pro. That’s the sharpening system I use for all my tactical knives

Yes absolutely, it is always very humbling, and I think that is super important in keeping the right mindset.

I ensure that I go over most areas twice and also wait to move onto the next step until the dye is dry, this allows me to inspect each piece prior to seeing to make sure I have full and even coverage

Yea man, I totally agree. It’s probably because we both enjoy forging so much more.

Absolutely, and thank you for watching it!!

Yea man, thanks for watching!

Yea dude, it didn’t occur to me to use the ferric in this way until very recently to be honest.

Thanks man, yea that was a technique discovered totally by accident. I used to only etch with ferric chloride in my earlier knife builds and they always had really smooth finishes. Then after moving on to sand blasting and bluing I realized, oh shit, I could have just combined the two to get the same effect!

Thanks man, yea the ferric chloride etch is nice for depth in Damascus and works the same way with getting rid of the scratches from the sand paper leaving a smooth finish. Super cool and very handy!

Thanks brother, I’m glad it makes sense

Thanks Andy I appreciate that.