How did the japanese do it ??

another valid argument for them having forged in the fullers, if you look at a standard period construction they would almost always have soft iron sandwiched between high carbon on both sides at the spine of the knife.
it would be considered a major flaw for the hc steel to be ground away to the point that you see the soft iron core
 
another valid argument for them having forged in the fullers, if you look at a standard period construction they would almost always have soft iron sandwiched between high carbon on both sides at the spine of the knife.
it would be considered a major flaw for the hc steel to be ground away to the point that you see the soft iron core
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It is a good argument but in all the information that I have seen there was no instance of forging the fuller. the fuller is burnished bright after cutting so the shingane core steel although exposed in the case of a deep fuller would not be identifiable.
 
I'll admit I know squat about how the Oriental stuff is done, or why.
I can only speak for the western "smiths" of recent history.
Bill probably knows more on this subject than anyone I personally know.
 
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