Kindjal help needed

Philip · 6th January 2005, 07:01 AM

From the photos, it appears as though your blade might be a tripartite construction. A central plate of high-carbon steel is sandwiched between two plates of iron or lower-carbon content steel. When the bevels are ground into the blade, the edge plate is exposed and when the blade is etched, appears as a narrow zone along each side. The gently undulating line that you see along the edge, a short distance from it, represents the demarcation between the plates. Often, the two "cheeks" on either side of the edge-plate may be laminates of iron/steel, or may fashioned from billets which are folded upon themselves, longitudinally, several times. In such case, a good polish and etch will reveal lengthwise striations between the exposed edge-plate and the central fullers.

This type of tripartite construction is quite common in a number of different cultures: China, Japan and Korea, the Philippines, parts of Europe, and other places.

Rivkin · 6th January 2005, 03:34 PM

Thank you very much !

To be honest, I've never done etching before - should I dunk the whole blade minus hilt into some plastic bottle with vinegar solution or should I just cover the blade with a thin layer of solution ? The problem is that the blade is way bigger rather than every bottle I have, and I don't know where to get such a huge bottle (and it would be impossible to heat it).

Thank you,

K.Rivkin

Jens Nordlunde · 6th January 2005, 04:06 PM

Hi Rivkin,

It is a nice kinjal, although I now very litle about them, but before you start etching have a look here or on one of the older threads about the subject.
http://forums.swordforum.com/showthr...threadid=45926
Good luck.

Jens

6th January 2005, 07:01 AM	#1
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	lamellar structure of blade From the photos, it appears as though your blade might be a tripartite construction. A central plate of high-carbon steel is sandwiched between two plates of iron or lower-carbon content steel. When the bevels are ground into the blade, the edge plate is exposed and when the blade is etched, appears as a narrow zone along each side. The gently undulating line that you see along the edge, a short distance from it, represents the demarcation between the plates. Often, the two "cheeks" on either side of the edge-plate may be laminates of iron/steel, or may fashioned from billets which are folded upon themselves, longitudinally, several times. In such case, a good polish and etch will reveal lengthwise striations between the exposed edge-plate and the central fullers. This type of tripartite construction is quite common in a number of different cultures: China, Japan and Korea, the Philippines, parts of Europe, and other places.

6th January 2005, 03:34 PM	#2
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	Thank you very much ! To be honest, I've never done etching before - should I dunk the whole blade minus hilt into some plastic bottle with vinegar solution or should I just cover the blade with a thin layer of solution ? The problem is that the blade is way bigger rather than every bottle I have, and I don't know where to get such a huge bottle (and it would be impossible to heat it). Thank you, K.Rivkin

6th January 2005, 04:06 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Rivkin, It is a nice kinjal, although I now very litle about them, but before you start etching have a look here or on one of the older threads about the subject. http://forums.swordforum.com/showthr...threadid=45926 Good luck. Jens