The aesthetic beauty of a patterned blade

[Roland_M]

Originally Posted by estcrh

Anyone see a similarity in the Chinese and Japanese pattern?

Yes I do.
I would say, that the forging technique is pretty similar but the japanese Tanto has much more layers.

Interesting link to a recently made Ayasugi tanto:
http://www.themysteryworld.com/2011/...de-out-of.html


Roland