In article . com, John
Fly wrote:

Are there any combinations of stainless that can be (forge)welded
together that could be etched to bring out a pattern?

If so what types of SS would I be needing?

Devin Thomas makes an all-stainless pattern welded steel using 304 and
L-series SS. Since I don't forge (yet), I don't know all the details.
Some of his stuff he

http://www.devinthomas.com/pages/heat.html

There are probably other combinations out there. I know this one
because I use Devin's steels in my knives.

-Frank

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