Indian wotsit -Keratch?

[Saracen]

Originally Posted by kronckew

i think you may have meant 'acid etched'. A pattern of resist is transferred to the object, usually repeating along the object, which is then dipped in acid eating into the bare parts and not the resist coated ones.

Thanks, Kronckew
Yes, I wanted to say it

Originally Posted by kronckew

In true pattern welding the pattern goes all the way thru. I'll polish a patch and find out.

There is no pattern distortion on the bevels of the blade.
With pattern welding, there should be distortions of the pattern in these places.