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Exactly! I would speculate that you would have to somehow shunt from the heel to the toe without addressing the tang (otherwise the tang would glow like a filament before you even heat the thicker...

I love my electric also. I always figured it was a play on the 'electric razor' idea...but they made more than razors and I'm pretty sure they predate actual electric shavers.

You might be onto...

There have been some odd things attempted over the years for blade steels.

I have seen videos of high explosives used for forging/pattern welding.

Some things are probably gimmickry, others...