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21st July 2007, 09:20 PM
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Well, I have etched the blade and maybe Bill is right
 seems monosteel, with hardened edges, but also there is a thin line in the middle of the blade (that is not the central rib) that maybe is still a sign of a very simple lamination? Could you see this thin line in the middle of the blade? ah, another thing: seems that for the first third of the blade (from handle) is simple monosteel and than start the hardened edges (the "working" part of the blade)   The pictures are very bad, sorry
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22nd July 2007, 06:48 PM
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So what do you thik? is it monosteel? Thank you
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23rd July 2007, 12:56 AM
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Hello Flavio,
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That central line does seem to be a forging line which may be worth following up upon: This may be case of overenthusiastic polishing (which tends to obscur lamination patterns) and several rounds of polishing by hand followed by etching may be able to tell more details about the bladesmith's approach. Since the blade has enough substance, I'd give it a try. BTW, how did the staining worked with that other blade, Flavio?  Regards, Kai |
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23rd July 2007, 05:55 PM
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Hello Kai, I was thinking to re-polished the blade since the result is not so exceptional.... at the end I liked also the shiny finish...
For the other Moro I will start soon a new thread |
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23rd July 2007, 08:43 PM
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