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Again, if you're only interested in the look, that can be achieved quite a bit more easily than by creating a true hamon via traditional methods. From an actual performance standpoint, the laminated blades shown above provide much of the same intended benefit (i.e., harder steel at the edge, softer...

Oh well. This would look totally bad-@ss on the Lum tanto folder though. :spyder:

Very. There are other ways to simulate the look of an actual hamon, such as acid polishing/etching. However, this would be purely aesthetic rather than functional, and that isn't something that Sal normally goes for, especially when it will raise the cost of the knife. No acid wash. No poser simula...

The traditional hamon found on Japanese blades is a result of the differential hardening of the blades. Such a practice wouldn't be practical, or even necessary on a production folder. Im no metalurgist but I know enough to agree it would be impractical. I can't imagine many of you would argue that...

I would love to see another Spyderco styled after a katana/tanto style design. Something similar to the Bob Lum folding tanto. A powerful thick full sized blade. What are the possibilities of having a visible hamon? I invision a design simliar to this http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/Blueboost/...

The perfect knife. (C46GP Spyderco Bob Lum folding tanto) http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/Blueboost/DSCF0051.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/Blueboost/DSCF0055.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/Blueboost/DSCF0048.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/Blueboost/DSCF0053.jpg

You inspired me to get moving on mine as well. The black finish on my clip was scratched up, taking away from what otherwise was a perfect knife. I dug this thread out of retirement to see if anyone had tried just plain paint stripper on a clip. Like the looks of those stripped clips. I soaked the c...