[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 111, Issue 14

[wmullett at bright.net]

"These guys say that it was a core to a pattern welded piece"...<<I think the author did not hear that right Andy.....

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>Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:25:36 -0700
>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net (on behalf of Andy Gladish <anjgladish at gmail.com>)
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 111, Issue 14  
>To: "theforge at mailman.qth.net" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
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>Very fun article!
>I"m very much not a sword guy, but I hope one chimes in on this: What they
>say about Wootz is very different from what I've read along. Until now,
>Wootz was forged at a fairly low heat so as to avoid messing up the
>pattern. These guys say that it was a core to a pattern welded piece.
>Now explain to me how, in either scenario, you could bring it to a critical
>temp soak either to weld or heat treat without ruining the pattern?
>
>"You can never make the same mistake twice: The second time you do it, it's
>a choice."
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