A Massive Dha/Daab With an Unique Blade

Peter Dekker · 2nd March 2019, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Nathaniel

Just reread and noticed I got my terms switched, I vote wide inset with a thin quenched edge.

I second that. It looks to me like a piece of higher carbon edge steel with a subtle straight grain inserted in a body of more burl patterned mild carbon steel, the whole then heat treated.

If the line would have been the demarcation of differential heat treatment ( "hamon") then the burl pattern would briefly be exaggerated on that line before fading in to a completely hardened area. The fact that it does not tells us that we're transitioning to a different piece of steel instead.

Peter

CharlesS · 3rd March 2019, 08:30 PM

Thanks for the additional input guys! Good stuff!

Nathaniel · 21st March 2019, 02:59 AM

Hello all, I just came across this unreferenced photo on Mark's Dha Research Index and noticed that these was a knife similar to the one you have Charles. Does anyone know the reference for this photo?

kai · 22nd March 2019, 08:10 PM

Oldman catalog?

21st March 2019, 02:59 AM	#3
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	Hello all, I just came across this unreferenced photo on Mark's Dha Research Index and noticed that these was a knife similar to the one you have Charles. Does anyone know the reference for this photo? Attached Images

3rd March 2019, 08:30 PM	#2
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Thanks for the additional input guys! Good stuff!

22nd March 2019, 08:10 PM	#4
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Oldman catalog?