Popcorn finish

[Quenchcrack]

The surface of that plane blade looks a lot like the surface of bloomery made iron as it is compacted. There are a lot of impurities in the iron and it must be forged to fully consolidate it and drive out the inclusions. The smith who made that blade clearly saw the texture as aesthetically pleasing and did not remove it. Or not.

[Tyler Murch]

The surface of that plane doesn't look like what I was talking about.

[oakwoodforge]

Roger, One of my blacksmithing teachers, Yataiki ( Miyano dai Endo) had a hammer with a randomly textured face that I think was for making finishes like this. Wish I spoke better Japanese, I Might have a better answer for you if I did.

Jens

[Tyler Murch]

By Tai Goo

[Tyler Murch]

Better pic of the texture. The hammer he uses to give it this texture can be seen in the link in my previous post.

[Roger Keagle]

Yep, some more food for thought, again, thanks for the input guys ! For one thing, I know the finish is NOT crinkle paint ! The example I showed is at least 100 years old, and more than likly older...I am not any expert in such. Saw some older Japanese tools at a show in Melbourne and they really impressed me...the surfase gave a good grip besides looking good, and contrasted well with the highly polished cutting surface. I noted a harmon line where the edge had been tempered so perhaps the method suggested by
Skumkriv might be close to what I am seeking. I use a coal forge so scale is not a problem, sweep up heaps of it after every firing..

SMILING....Trust Tai Goo to invent a wacker...this also has merit, and perhaps is combined with other things could get the desired result...guess you guys know what I will be doing on the next few cool days here in Oz (Thats short for Australia)