Hello Roland,
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I believe, this is not a twistcore, it is thin layer of twisted metal on each side. This would explain the unusual wild look of the twisted layer. The twisted bar was forged into two thin layers.
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Thanks for chiming in! I was also trying to figure out how this pattern got forged.
I was considering a complex stacked construction instead of twistcore - kinda like the
blotchy pattern sometimes seen with barung blades but crafted with the intend to obtain a regular "fishbone" pattern.
However, the margins of the pattern do seem to support your notion that this twistcore got flattened a lot and sandwiched onto the central steel layer; this certainly explains the distortions but still is a real feat to forge with only a traditional workplace!
Regards,
Kai