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Here is an example of where I did try to etch unhardened damascus. The blade was ovbviously hardened, but the guard and buttcap were not. In the case of the buttcap, it would not have made much...

My experience is that unhardened steel will etch just fine. I have etched unhardened damascus guard and buttcap material i the past with no problem. With that said, I have been told that it will...

No i mean just the TOP of the spine. Nothing on the bevels/hollow. As best as I can tell, you are "fixing' the spot where the delimitation is most likely to start. Do you harden the tang/monkey tail...

Looking good!!!! A number of years ago, one of the guys who was making san mai blades from a carbon steel core and 416 cladding told me that he would put clay just on the spine when quenching, not...