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fandomhigh2023-07-17 06:06 am
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Blacksmithing!; Monday, Second Period [07/17].
"This week," said Amaya, with a grin on her face as everyone arrived and got settle din and hopefully were already automatically starting to gear up for the lesson, "is the week I've really been looking forward to doing when I thought of other blacksmithing techniques to start sharing with you all, because it's one of my favorite techniques to use when I just want to work on something really interesting with great results. Today, we're going to be learning about Damascus-style steel.
"Now," she continued, "we just called it layered steel back home, because we didn't have the same cultural context of its development here, but that's what it's commonly known as around these parts, due to the place where the technique developed. They're characterized by their distinctive patterns of banding that often resembles, as you can see here, water, though it's sometimes called a ladder or rose pattern, and when you see a blade with these markings, you can almost be assured that it will be good and strong and sharp, and that strength comes a lot from the process of making those patterns, which is what we'll be learning about today. And I sure hope you're ready to give your arms a workout today, because we're definitely going to be getting our hammer on!"
With that, naturally, Amaya launched into the basics and the process, different types and methods, and of course a few demonstrations and examples.
"Pretty easy," what a relative term!, "right? And, if anything, it can just be really useful to see how the metal reacts as you put into place these different processes. So, with that, let's get to work! You can start picking out your steels, and get started on welding them together if you wanted to do it that way, or get going on the forge if you wanted to approach it the old-fashioned way without the welding, and we'll see what kind of patterns you can come up with!"
"Now," she continued, "we just called it layered steel back home, because we didn't have the same cultural context of its development here, but that's what it's commonly known as around these parts, due to the place where the technique developed. They're characterized by their distinctive patterns of banding that often resembles, as you can see here, water, though it's sometimes called a ladder or rose pattern, and when you see a blade with these markings, you can almost be assured that it will be good and strong and sharp, and that strength comes a lot from the process of making those patterns, which is what we'll be learning about today. And I sure hope you're ready to give your arms a workout today, because we're definitely going to be getting our hammer on!"
With that, naturally, Amaya launched into the basics and the process, different types and methods, and of course a few demonstrations and examples.
"Pretty easy," what a relative term!, "right? And, if anything, it can just be really useful to see how the metal reacts as you put into place these different processes. So, with that, let's get to work! You can start picking out your steels, and get started on welding them together if you wanted to do it that way, or get going on the forge if you wanted to approach it the old-fashioned way without the welding, and we'll see what kind of patterns you can come up with!"
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