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pbinns · 26th December 2006, 01:58 PM

Thanks Jim,

I appreciate your kind words of support. Actually, doing this pattern welding is addictive.!!

I would be most grateful if you could share with me knowledge of the ferrous materials used at this time and in these weapons. I know the contrast of the core laminates is dependant on trace elements. Low/ high carbon is not good enough and I am really wanting to use some high phosphorous iron together with the regular charcoal iron I can get from a specialist firm here in England. Do you know of any sources ? At the moment I am using L6 as a core contrast with the iron as did the very skilled smith who made the sutton hoo sword for the BM in the mid eighties.

Also your thoughts on the steels and techniques used to make the later Ingelrii type swords would be greatly appreciated, I am thinking of chiseling in the inscription then hammer welding in the small PW twisted rods into the billet, then repeating for the reverse patterns. The fuller is then forged in after. Again, the problem I am thinking is in the actual blade material. Would it be better to make a wrought iron and steel sandwich , or keep with an all steel blade, strongly etched to try to get some grain out of it ?

all the best, and thanks in advance regards paul.

26th December 2006, 01:58 PM	#7
pbinns Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 10	Thanks Jim, I appreciate your kind words of support. Actually, doing this pattern welding is addictive.!! I would be most grateful if you could share with me knowledge of the ferrous materials used at this time and in these weapons. I know the contrast of the core laminates is dependant on trace elements. Low/ high carbon is not good enough and I am really wanting to use some high phosphorous iron together with the regular charcoal iron I can get from a specialist firm here in England. Do you know of any sources ? At the moment I am using L6 as a core contrast with the iron as did the very skilled smith who made the sutton hoo sword for the BM in the mid eighties. Also your thoughts on the steels and techniques used to make the later Ingelrii type swords would be greatly appreciated, I am thinking of chiseling in the inscription then hammer welding in the small PW twisted rods into the billet, then repeating for the reverse patterns. The fuller is then forged in after. Again, the problem I am thinking is in the actual blade material. Would it be better to make a wrought iron and steel sandwich , or keep with an all steel blade, strongly etched to try to get some grain out of it ? all the best, and thanks in advance regards paul.