Editing Some Thoughts About Steel
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Just my take on the subject. Sorry to be so long winded. Maybe!<br>~Richard <br>Member- Geezer, of Straight Razor Palace | Just my take on the subject. Sorry to be so long winded. Maybe!<br>~Richard <br>Member- Geezer, of Straight Razor Palace | ||
− | <br>'''And Further:'''<br>Just some small things to think about before making blanket statements about so and so's steel and its quality and abilities! <br>Iron becomes steel and hardened steel through changing the size of the grain and the quantity and type of carbon contained. There are and have been many processes which did this to a greater or lesser degree of success. | + | <br>'''And Further:'''<br>Just some small things to think about before making blanket statements about so and so's steel and its quality and abilities! <br>Iron becomes steel and hardened steel through changing the size of the grain and the quantity and type of carbon contained. There are and have been many processes which did this to a greater or lesser degree of success. Yesterday I was able to enjoy a pleasant conversation with a long established (46+ years) expert welder and restorer of edged weapons, armor, and fire arms for museums. I guarantee that he knows more than a bit of modern and ancient metallurgy! His opinion, from his experience, is that there are so many variables in older steel manufacturing that any pre 1900 blade is apt to be a tossup and even some since then!<br>There were manufacturers and smiths that used processes similar to those now in use and others that probably did not! |
Some, for instance:<br>The Crucible steel production method of Sheffield and others and earlier, of The Ottoman Empire (Wootz) and in some cases the Nordic and Germanic peoples was a great way to make quality steel in small quantities. It also took a week of careful heat control and a good bit of legerdemain with carbon in the form of charcoal, iron ore selection and preparation plus addition of wrought iron and the stirring in of elements at the proper time to do it well. (Some other methods were wrought, folded steels) | Some, for instance:<br>The Crucible steel production method of Sheffield and others and earlier, of The Ottoman Empire (Wootz) and in some cases the Nordic and Germanic peoples was a great way to make quality steel in small quantities. It also took a week of careful heat control and a good bit of legerdemain with carbon in the form of charcoal, iron ore selection and preparation plus addition of wrought iron and the stirring in of elements at the proper time to do it well. (Some other methods were wrought, folded steels) |