Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th April 2005, 02:17 AM
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the etch looks different.....it reminds me of...
the etch looks different.....it reminds me of some of the blades that I've etched with ferric chloride.... maybe its the photo......does the etch look greyish?
sometimes when you forge a blade...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2005, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 20
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Hi Jens
if you have a sort of blotchy area...
Hi Jens
if you have a sort of blotchy area .....it can sometimes result from the way the blade way polished.... I find to get a decent etch you have to avoid burnishing the metal... this is why I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2005, 04:20 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2005, 03:40 AM
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hi
i guess my post may have been a little...
hi
i guess my post may have been a little confusing... it is tough to find a source of error as to why the wootz may have been brittle in the northlands...
- retained austenite is just one...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2005, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 20
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Hi Jens
It puzzles me why some concider wootz...
Hi Jens
It puzzles me why some concider wootz brittle in the northern climes... I live in northern ontario where much of the winter is -20 to -30 cel..... and my work knives that I use in the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th April 2005, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 45
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I thought japan had a sort of tradition of...
I thought japan had a sort of tradition of "deadly elegance"..... and that you could be summoned by the ruler to prove your steel (or lose your head)
-it could be that you need the formative...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th April 2005, 03:54 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd April 2005, 05:22 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
1st April 2005, 05:00 PM
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restoration of a kilij ?
Hi
I was looking at this old post.... and I remember it was fascinating...
http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001866.html
but there is no pic's when I look...... does anyone have the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2005, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th March 2005, 08:05 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th March 2005, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 45,338
Hi
i'm not sure my methods can be directly...
Hi
i'm not sure my methods can be directly compared to the ancient smiths... cause I could find nothing about how they forged their ingots...
however with that in mind... a basic ingot starts...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th March 2005, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 23
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Hi Ann
in regards to the sham pattern.. ...
Hi Ann
in regards to the sham pattern.. which by my definition is a pattern of straight and course waterings can be produced in hypereutectoid steel.... the way i've done this is through the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2005, 11:34 PM
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wow... thank you Ann
this has made my day
the...
wow... thank you Ann
this has made my day
the different forms of crucibles are fascinating..
I thought the different shapes of the ingot/button was for different purposes.... such as egg shaped...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd March 2005, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 21,816
Worstershire sauce... .. that is something I...
Worstershire sauce... .. that is something I haven't tried.. but I will surely give it a go
- i've tried Alum with abit of acid... but I could never get it to work right... it does make your...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd March 2005, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 21,816
hi all
this is an interesting post..
-...
hi all
this is an interesting post..
- alloy has lots to do with the coloring but so does the etch...
- even the quenched steel will show up darker..
for awhile the blades i've made......
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