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CharlesS · 3rd July 2009, 01:20 AM

Is that twist core pattern in the kriss etched after the forging?...in other words can you feel it as in 3-D??

If so it may not be true twist core but etched to imitate it. I have never seen true twist core hold so perfectly within two lines. This is a VERY difficult forging feat. It is also possible the the twistcore pattern was etched AFTER the forging.

3rd July 2009, 01:20 AM	#27
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	Is that twist core pattern in the kriss etched after the forging?...in other words can you feel it as in 3-D?? If so it may not be true twist core but etched to imitate it. I have never seen true twist core hold so perfectly within two lines. This is a VERY difficult forging feat. It is also possible the the twistcore pattern was etched AFTER the forging.