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FluterEx
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Posted - 2009.01.11 00:51:00 -
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I own a Katana myself, and no its not one of those cheap model swords that looks good but breaks after you hit something a couple of times.
The blade is made of carbon steel and is folded 12 times (about 8190 layers).
The special hardening procedure makes it pretty hard but still flexible.
Its a bit heavy what makes it perfect for training purpose.
I love it and im sure that i will get more of those in the future.
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FluterEx
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22nd Black Rise Defensive Unit
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Posted - 2009.01.11 01:58:00 -
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 Originally by: Bellum Eternus
Originally by: FluterEx
I own a Katana myself, and no its not one of those cheap model swords that looks good but breaks after you hit something a couple of times.
The blade is made of carbon steel and is folded 12 times (about 8190 layers).
The special hardening procedure makes it pretty hard but still flexible.
Its a bit heavy what makes it perfect for training purpose.
I love it and im sure that i will get more of those in the future.
Do you even know why the Japanese invented the 'folded steel' process? And why it's completely 100% superfluous now, given modern technology?
100m ISK says you get it wrong. As will 99% of all the other sword/katana freaks out there.
Well you can now send those 100m isk to me.
In Japan ppl used to melt Iron Sand to get steel.
The problem with this was that the ammount of carbon could vary between 0.6% and 1.5%.
To get a blade of high quality they needed to get a consistent 0.6-0.7 percent of carbon in the whole blade.
To get a blade free of impurities and with a consistent amount of carbon, they forged together multiple parts of steel, heated them up multiple times and then folded them in length and breadth 10-12times.
To make it short: This technique has been used to get clean and homogenous steel.
And for the point why it is superflous today: Using this technique needs a lot of time and there is a lot of material loss. Using modern technology you can get the same result a lot faster and with less material loss.
Actually i dont really care about the fact that nobody actually needs such handmade Swords anymore.
Oh and one more thing. Dont compare me to ppl who dont know what they are talking about.
P.s: Sorry for my bad english.
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FluterEx
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22nd Black Rise Defensive Unit
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Posted - 2009.01.11 02:37:00 -
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Originally by: Bellum Eternus
100m sent. :)
And your english is just fine. =) Thanks for proving me wrong (that people generally don't know what they're talking about). Of course you could have just googled it and might be a noob regardless, but I prefer to think not.
Im interrested in Japanese culture and history and im also interrested in weapons.
I have seen and read a lot of documentarys about Japanese culture and history including old Japanese weapons and war-tactics. Thats why i knew about this but i have to admit im not 100% sure if the percentages are totally correct.
Im just a big Japan-freak and thats why i know things like this and it was a pleasure to prove you wrong XD. |
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