yes, had to soften it first though, heated the tip of the tang till red and cooled in vermiculite a couple timesDid you peen the tang ?
yes, it goes through the tang. cant say i noticed any difference when grinding or peening. i did worry it may de laminate after heating and beating but had no problemsI understand the inner layer/core is a powder steel. I assume it goes all the way through the tang. Did you feel any difference when working on the tang, narrowing down or peening?
Powdersteels are not supposedly able to harden? (probably wrong there, metallurgy is not one of my strengths)
I have looked on the 3G F-knivar I own in a microscope and I can possibly see a difference on the outermost part of the edge, but not much.