[TheForge] Copper vs. coronavirus

[Stephen Bloom]

Being restricted to the shop isn't that bad....
http://ironflower.com/blades/Pages/T/Images/T002.jpg

A project that was finally finished -- think of the 'wheat twist' - a 'U' of steel - twisted clockwise and another counter-clockwise the same number of turns and lay them side-by-side.  Now make each 'U' out of 4 pieces of tool steel (1085 & 15N20 - 1/4" square & 12" long).  Forge weld them together and forge a blade.  Use up scrap blocks of handle material - glue 1" x 2.5" x 3/4" blocks of alternating color on the diagonal.  Saw the block down the midline and saw those in half on the other face.  Restack & glue.  Make a pommel out of copper & cupric nickel fused using a torque plate.  Shape a guard from 1/4" x 1" x ~4.5" cupric nickel.  Assemble.    What is wild (but obvious once you think abut it) the directions of the chevrons reverse from side-to-side.

Now to repeat using 4 bars.....

Steve
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Subject: [TheForge] Copper vs. coronavirus

Well, it IS a metal!
Maybe make all handles, knobs, handrails from a copper alloy?  Or maybe
just copper-plate steel?
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgqkyw/copper-destroys-viruses-and-bacteria-why-isnt-it-everywhere
Bruce
NJ
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