A handful of good grinding stainless steel pictures I located:
FuJin RaiJin Fighter.Reverse side. Created by Glenn Waters. SOLD. More than eight,000 views of this photo.
Image by Glenn Waters γγγin Japan.
This it the very first knife I have produced in over five years.
After my motor bike accident I couldn’t make knives for some years and then progressively lost the want to make them.
Now I am back and inspired. This is the 1st of many.
About the knife. The blade material is an exotic stainless steel by Hitachi. It is a san mai (Sandwich) of ATS-34 on the outside and ZDP-189 on the inside.
First I ground and shaped the blade soon after which I engraved it with the God of Wind "FuJin" on the front and the God of Thunder "RaiJin" on the back.
Then the blade was heat treated to a RC 67 hardness for the inner steel. Next the blade was polished untill 60,000 grit diamond. Very fine "Micro Mirror Polish.
Right after that I inlaid 24k gold and heat coloured it.
Then black sting ray skin was attached and bound with silk.
The bolsters are created from Titanium Damascus (Timascus). The menuki (handle inserts) are produced of titanium and 18k gold and engraved with bonji (buddhist script) on the front.
Ultimately I took this photo with a Nikon D700 and the superb Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G lens.
Korean War Memorial
Image by StarrGazr
From 1950 to 1953, the United States joined with the United Nations forces in Korea to take a stand against what was deemed a threat to democratic nations worldwide. At war’s finish, a million and a half American veterans returned to a peacetime world of households, houses, and jobs – and to a country long reluctant to view the Korean War as one thing to memorialize. But to the guys and females who served, the Korean War could in no way be a forgotten war.
The passing of much more than 4 decades has brought a new point of view to the war and its aftermath. The time has come, in the eyes of the Nation, to set aside a location of remembrance for the people who served in this difficult-fought war half a world away. The Korean War Veterans Memorial honors these Americans who answered the contact, these who worked and fought beneath the most trying circumstances, and these who gave their lives for the lead to of freedom.
A War Half a Globe Away
Only 5 years had passed given that the end of World War II when the United States when once more found itself embroiled in a key international conflict. In the early morning hours of June 25, 1950, the communist government of North Korea launched an attack into South Korea. Determined to help the world’s imperiled democracies, the United States quickly sent troops from Japan to join these already stationed in Korea they fought with other nations under the U.N. flag. What was envisioned as a brief, decisive campaign became a prolonged, bitter, frustrating fight that threatened to explode beyond Korean borders. For 3 years the fighting raged. In 1953 an uneasy peace returned by implies of a negotiated settlement that established a new boundary close to the original a single at the 38th parallel.
One-and-a-half million American guys and girls, a correct cross-section of the Nation’s populace, struggled side by side in the course of the conflict. They served as soldiers, chaplains, nurses, clerks, and in a host of other combat and support roles. Several risked their lives in extraordinary acts of heroism. Of these, 131 received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Nation’s most esteemed tribute for combat bravery.
A Spot for Reflection
Viewed from above, the memorial is a circle interesected by a triangle. Visitors approaching the memorial come 1st to the triangular Field of Service. Here, a group of 19 stainless-steel statues, developed by Globe War II veteran Frank Gaylord, depicts a squad on patrol and evokes the expertise of American ground troops in Korea. Strips of granite and scrubby juniper bushes recommend the rugged Korean terrain, even though windblown ponchos recall the harsh weather. This symbolic patrol brings together members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines, and Navy the men portrayed are from a assortment of ethnic backgrounds.
A granite curb on the north side of the statues lists the 22 nations of the United Nations that sent troops or gave medical assistance in defense of South Korea. On the south side is a black granite wall. Its polished surface mirrors the statues, intermingling the reflected photos with the faces etched into the granite. The etched mural is primarily based on actual photographs of unidentified American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines. The faces represent all these who supplied assistance for the ground troops. With each other these pictures reflect the determination of U.S. forces and the numerous ways in which Americans answered their country’s contact to duty.
The adjacent Pool of Remembrance, encircled by a grove of trees, gives a quiet setting. Numbers of those killed, wounded, missing in action, and held prisoner-of-war are etched in stone nearby. Opposite this counting of the war’s toll one more granite wall bears a message inlaid in silver:
Freedom Is Not Cost-free.
Establishment and Dedication
On October 28, 1986, Congress authorized the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a memorial in Washington, D.C., to honor members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Korean War. The Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to advocate a website and design and style, and to raise building funds. Ground was broken in November 1993. Frank Gaylord was chosen as the principal sculptor of the statues and Louis Nelson was selected to develop the mural of etched faces on the wall. On July 27, 1995, the 42nd anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War, the memorial was committed by President William J. Clinton and Kim Young Sam, President of the Republic of Korea.
Visiting the Memorial
The memorial is staffed from 8 a.m. to midnight each and every day of the year except December 25 by park rangers who are obtainable to answer questions and give talks. A bookstore in the nearby Lincoln Memorial sells informational items relating to each the memorial and the Korean War.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is element of the National Park Technique, one particular of a lot more than 370 parks representing our nation’s all-natural and cultural heritage. Address inqueries to: Superintendent, National Capital Parks-Central, 900 Ohio Drive, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2000.