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Heat Treat Recipe for Hamon using W2Recipe copied from AustralianBladeForums.com.au, post by Shawn McIntyre, original text from John White.Only work I have done is convert from Fahrenheit to Celcius and add a summary for clarity.Summary: How to get a hamonCreating a hamon consists of missing the heat treat so elegantly that the blade hardens and the spine does not. The line between hitting and missing the complete hardening is what creates the visible hamon line. Note therefore that th …