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Lew · 1st July 2008, 09:08 PM

I think this is what my bladesmith friend calls the orange peel effect. Comes from over heating the steel during the forging process I think. This causes a a growth in the carbide stucture which ends up looking like an orange peel.

Lew

1st July 2008, 09:08 PM	#9
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	I think this is what my bladesmith friend calls the orange peel effect. Comes from over heating the steel during the forging process I think. This causes a a growth in the carbide stucture which ends up looking like an orange peel. Lew Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 1st July 2008 at 09:19 PM.