Lamination Question

Rick · 18th March 2005, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Spunjer

thank you for everyone's responses. i guess i have to etch it further to get a better assessment. btw, those perpindicular lines on the edge are cracks. i hope that helps for now...

Maybe Rich would know ; I have heard these cracks referred to as 'tired steel' by a nihonto collector .

tom hyle · 18th March 2005, 11:35 PM

Really? Tired steel in my experience more commonly refers to a Japanese blade that has been repolished beyond the top skin steel, allowing lower regions that weren't meant to show to do so.

Rick · 19th March 2005, 12:12 AM

Strictly hearsay for me Tom , I defer to you .

More edge cracking :

Spunjer · 19th March 2005, 05:28 AM

zel,
here's a close up of the hilt. b'laan, i believe. btw, yes, this was from my last trip...

tom hyle · 19th March 2005, 12:11 PM

So this is a non-Moro hilt, yes? An animist hilt, yes?

Spunjer · 19th March 2005, 12:44 PM

yes. lumad tribe...

19th March 2005, 12:12 AM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,347	Strictly hearsay for me Tom , I defer to you . More edge cracking : Attached Images

19th March 2005, 05:28 AM	#4
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	zel, here's a close up of the hilt. b'laan, i believe. btw, yes, this was from my last trip... Attached Images

18th March 2005, 11:35 PM	#2
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Really? Tired steel in my experience more commonly refers to a Japanese blade that has been repolished beyond the top skin steel, allowing lower regions that weren't meant to show to do so.

19th March 2005, 12:11 PM	#5
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	So this is a non-Moro hilt, yes? An animist hilt, yes?

19th March 2005, 12:44 PM	#6
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	yes. lumad tribe...