[Regia-NA] arms and armour site

Frojel Gotlandica frojel@dcsi.net.au
Thu, 09 May 2002 21:55:55 +1000


Hi All
Actually I know Alex from Tallerwin Forge and they are pattern welded bl=
ades not layered.
The guy does great work and I have bought a number of his knives, we use=
 them constantly
and the quality is terrific
Cheers
Sandy


>It's a bit hard to judge as the photo will not expand, but I'm pretty
>convinced that the "pattern welded" blades are actually the layered cru=
cible
>steel blades that are quite common now. They come from China and are la=
yered
>and etched, but they are not truly pattern welded.


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