Pattern weld kalis

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Originally Posted by kai

Congrats, interesting Sulu blade and I especially like the hilt, too!

I'd posit that this is a twistcore blade (i.e. torsion pattern welding) that has been flattened out to cover the actual steel core and only a little bit of the surface got grinded away for the finishing of the blade.

Could you please provide more close-ups, also from the distal part of the blade, Xas?

Regards,
Kai

Hi Kai,

Thanks for the assessment! Unfortunately I can only provide cellphone pictures...difficult to capture some of the lines as there's a "reflector" effect due to some nickel in the mix I think. Sorry for the rust spots- I glossed over some active rust post-etch, and I need to clean the inside of the scabbard.

Sincerely,
Xas