> Hmmm. If they're trying to forge their blades out of 60-80% carbon,
> as the article says, it's no wonder they're losing customers.
Indeed. The whole article is written for buisnessmen, people in
suits. "Don't bother me with geeky technical details. What's the
bottom line?" It's www.businessinsider.com after all.
...the masters stretch and shape the metal to the right size and
thickness, dunk the blade into a cask of oil, and put it back in
the furnace at a lower temperature. They then hammer the blade,
polish and refine the edges, and attach a hilt.
is pretty light on technical details. What's a decimal point here and
there unless it has a '$' in front of it?
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