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Hamon (swordsmithing)
In swordsmithing, (from Japanese, literally "blade pattern") is a visual effect created on the blade by the tempering process. It is the transition between the region of harder martensitic steel of the blade edge and the softer pearlitic steel of the back of the sword.
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