I second the sandwich billet for the top..
basically its a flat stack...forged out ... then the final shape is forge on the edge of the billet.... like turning a sandwich sideways so you can see whats in it.. lol
second one looks the same......but a thick shim (possibly high carb steel) was added to the top and bottom of the flat stack when forging out......
( oh... and billet was also shimmed between the billet on the last fold )
forging a billet out on its welds like this.... really tests how strong your forge welds are....because a poor weld will delaminate easy....
by the way......I love these Barongs .... some day i'll get my mitts on one...
cool post
Greg
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