Hello Ariel,
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Enlighten me: AFAIK, Indonesian Pamor is just a variety of laminated materiel, not different in principle from a mechanical damascus. However, bright streaks of pamor are formed by nickel, whereas outside of Indonesia the pattern was formed by combining low,- and high-carbon steels.
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Any laminated construction could be legitimately referred to as pamor in Indonesia: It doesn't have to exhibit strong contrast nor is it limited to nickel - iron alloys of different origins tend to be different enough to result in some contrast (the cause could be nickel, carbon, phosphorous, etc. or any number of combinations...).
Regards,
Kai