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Straightening a 2" piece of laminated steel with differential hardness would be challenging, especially considering that the part near the edge is very thin already. Perhaps you could do it with a...

I could see myself apprenticing to a swordsmith in a different life. The life of a polisher otoh... it never ceases to amaze me that people would choose that particular craft.

Btw on the topic of folding: modern pattern welded steels are also folded a number of times. Carbon content drops as well, but to a lesser degree because that is usually done with modern power...

Yes. The folding process is necessary to drive out slag and impurities. That is also why raw tamahagane has to have such a high carbon content. Prolonged exposure to welding temperatures means that...

Yes, but...

Yes, It it a type of steel. But in its raw form, it is unuasable crap. It has to be forgewelded and folded several times before it becomes good steel. The folding process always goes...