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Hammered Out Bits - 0 views

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    A fast look at a experimental smelt. The builder of the firnace had been in conversation with Kevin Smith about his work excavating an 'industrial' level Viking Age iron smelting site at Hals in Iceland.
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Hammered Out Bits - 1 views

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    Making a bloom requires an iron smelting furnace. The work on the actual smelting end (creation of the iron blooms) is a combination of a learning process extended into experimental archaeology.
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Arduino versus Evil: Awsomest reflow/assay/annealing/tempering/hardening oven ever. par... - 0 views

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    This Is another type of heat treating kiln. This is a nice D.I.Y article that gives you all the info you need
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D.Comeau Custom Knives - DIY Knifemaker's Info Center: Heat Treatment Oven Project - 0 views

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    I find it difficult to maintain 1000°C temperatures to truly relax and align the crystalline structures in the steel. So I decided that an electric heat treating oven is the way to go. I have no intention of spending $1000 on an off-the-shelf unit
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weaponry: From Flint Axes to Automatic Weapons - 1 views

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    This is a well written book about the evolution of weapons and how different cultures have changed the basic shape and styles.
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early cannons - 1 views

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    This article talks about how the Chinese first harnesed the power of gunpowder
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The invention of gun powder - 1 views

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    This is a great piece about the invention of gun powder.
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Wheel-lock gun - 1 views

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    This article talks about how a wheel lock firing mechanism works and tells you the name of each part of the mechanism.
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Hurstwic: Viking Sword Hilt Inlays - 1 views

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    Typically, the inlay found on excavated Viking-age hilts is only a pale shadow of its original brilliance.
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Hurstwic: Viking Swords - 0 views

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    There are few great things that happen in the dark ages but one was the Viking Sword. The sword was the mark of a warrior in the Viking age. They were difficult to make, and therefore rare and expensive.
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Bill's Straight Razor Info: August 2009 - 0 views

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    This is one "mad-mans" endeavor to make a beautiful inlay on a straight razor.
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[Ganoksin] Jewelry Making - Theory and Practice of Goldsmithing - Inlay Work - 0 views

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    There are many techniques in which contrasting metals are placed side by side. Those that can properly be called inlay require a mechanical attachment to secure a soft material into a harder one.
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Silver Inlay Tutorial - 0 views

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    This article is a fairly well written informational tutorial about making a inlay that goes all the way threw a blade.
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Celto-Norse Wire Inlay Tutorial - 0 views

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    This is a great tutorial for just starting to learn inlay work with very detailed and easy to understand instructions.
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How to weld thin metal - 0 views

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    This piece tells you how to weld thin pieces of metal without melting or blowouts and how to keep panels from warping wile welding the seams.
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Practical MIG welding - Fabricating complex shapes - 0 views

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    This is a grate how-to with pictures and detailed instructions on how to place and weld pieces of metal to replace rusted out spots on a car.
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Effect of cryogenic treatment on microstructure and wear characteristics of AISI M35 HSS - 0 views

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    This is a paper talking about the experiments done to test if the cryogenic heat treating process improves the characteristics of a piece of metal and how much the characteristics are in fact improved.
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Metal Science Services - 0 views

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    This site talks in depth about the Science behind the Cryogenic heat treating Process and the ways it can improve the characteristics of steel.
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Metal Science Services - Advanced Thermal Processing - 0 views

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    This site is an overview of why and how cryogenic processing improves the characteristics of iron and steel.
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The Age of Iron in West Africa - 0 views

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    This site talks about how iron affected the culture in west Africa, how iron turned tribes into mighty kingdoms and allowed them to gain a plethora of resources skyrocketing there economy.
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