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https://imgur.com/a/UaVt0Ef

Had another billet of San Mai I haven’t gotten around to playing with till today. Off to heat treat tomorrow, when it returns we’ll find out what patterning we have inside!! It’s like a box of Cracker Jacks! Surprise inside!!!!!
 
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very nice. i have been wanting to get some good San Mai for a new model i am working on. love the look when finished.

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I can't wait too see the finished product, looks like a knife id like to own.
 
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sybo, I'm trying to understand what I'm looking at here. My experience with san mai is in relation to japanese cutlery where the harder cutting edge steel is sandwiched between softer metal like iron or stainless. I don't see a hamon line in your pic (hamon not the right term but you get my meaning). Can I assume that the damascus pattern and separation of the jacket and core steel will show themselves after the heat treat? Or am I completely off base in what I'm looking at?

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The patterning will show after a nice bath in Ferric Chloride, followed by TSP and then Instant coffee.. that's all u get... wink wink
 
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decaf or regular Smile



 
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LMAO!!!!!!!! Cool
 
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Nice. I like the blade shape too. Nice gloves btw.



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Lol, gloves don’t last long in my shop ......... Wink
 
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A peek at what is to come!! This steel is amazing! This blade just became available!
Fresh from heat treat and not even cleaned or etched yet!!!!!!!
 
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Very cool!


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Didn’t even know what San Mai was until earlier this week my brother sent a photo of a one off Medford Infraction done in this Steel that he just bought. Very cool.


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Hope to have finished pics this weekend!!
 
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That's some pretty steel!


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Love the design!!


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