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Old 1st August 2010, 05:21 PM   #17
Rick
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Originally Posted by Lew
Here is something interesting concerning Joar.

http://books.google.com/books?id=Xgc...0steel&f=false
I think Lew may have hit upon it .

If I'm seeing the blade correctly it looks as if the pattern material is laid on a steel core .

The pattern is way too random and complex to be a faked surface IMO .
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Last edited by Rick; 1st August 2010 at 05:40 PM. Reason: Another thought
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