Friday, April 16, 2010

Pattern welding


For all you Viking sword fans, Darrell Markewitz at Hammered Out Bits explains the mythology and the reality of the pattern-welded blade. Lots more down-to-earth metalworking lore where that came from!

Image: 205 layers of twisted and hammered iron. DM sez: "Expect to see some images of the finished knife in about a week."

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