Metallurgy of Steel for Bladesmiths- Dr. Verhoeven

[Jan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-ooSWhFszc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWENpliHWLg
Two knife smiths.  Mr. Ed for sure is proud of his student Mark and their accomplishments with 52100.

Rupert

I am always glad to see a blacksmith forging. Especially when it is Mr. Mark! Forging is closely tight with the cultural history of man. Probably the Sumerians living in Mesopotamia about 4500 B.C. were the founders of metallurgy as we understand it today.

         


The Romans even had gods dedicated to the forge, one of them was Vulcan.

   

Metallurgist’s corner: the attached page explains what happens in the tortured blade during the 90 degrees flexing. The failure is not explained, may be it is too complicated.

   

Jan