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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 248276, member: 56"]I've heard of patterning in steel like that being called "watering" and resulting from the mixing of different grades of metal during the forging. It's very elaborate on that blade, but I've also read that one way to tell a good kiri blade is by the watering.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you Google "watered steel blade", there are plenty of examples of the effect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 248276, member: 56"]I've heard of patterning in steel like that being called "watering" and resulting from the mixing of different grades of metal during the forging. It's very elaborate on that blade, but I've also read that one way to tell a good kiri blade is by the watering. If you Google "watered steel blade", there are plenty of examples of the effect.[/QUOTE]
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