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The grind looks a bit 'off' near the heel. What I mean is: you lay it flat on the hone so that the edge is completely on the stone. Doesn't the part near the heel then lift the spine from the stone,...

Moving this to the forge.

If I may ask, why 1.3%? isn't that much too high (meaning, much higher than necessary)?
Tamahagane starts at that when they begin the folding process. By the time...