| The process of making a sword is more
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| | now heated and then allowed to cool very
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| than what you see in the movies. For many
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| | slowly. Often it is wrapped in an
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| people being a blacksmith is a fantasy
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| | insulating material to slow down this
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| where you pound steel against an anvil,
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| | cooling. It can take as long as 24 hours
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| dip it in water and voila! You have a
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| | and this annealing process makes the
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| completed sword ready to mow down the
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| | sword soft and easy to grind.Step Three:
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| evil hordes of creatures that lurk in the
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| | GrindingNow the blacksmith uses a grinder
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| forest. But swordmaking is much more
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| | to work out the edge and point of the
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| than this. Swordmaking is both an art
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| | sword. This would also be when any
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| and a craft and it takes hard work, a lot
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| | engraving is added. This is not a
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| of practice and a significant amount of
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| | completed sword yet. It is still much too
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| specialized tools to create a sword. It
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| | soft so it must be hardened.Step Four:
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| also takes many years of practice to
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| | HardeningNow the sword is heated to a
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| become proficient at this skill.Before
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| | very high temperature and then placed
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| the blacksmith or swordsmith actually
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| | into a quenching tank. (This is what we
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| starts hammering or heating the metal for
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| | always see in the movies). This
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| a sword there is a lot of work to be
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| | quenching allows it to cool quickly and
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| done. The sword size, shape, properties,
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| | evenly which will harden the metal. After
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| and metal composition all have to be
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| | this hardening the sword is brittle and
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| decided upon. These factors determine the
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| | something must be done to make it strong
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| amount of metal, the temperatures of
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| | yet flexible.Step Five: TemperingAgain
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| heating and the specific steps in the
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| | the blade is heated and quenched. But now
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| process that have to be completed. This
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| | the heating is at a much lower
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| article doesn't cover the complete art of
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| | temperature than was used at the
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| swordmaking. It will only discuss and
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| | hardening. This heating/quenching cycle
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| outline the process of smithing the blade
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| | may be repeated several times. This
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| of a sword.There are many different
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| | tempering allows the blade to be strong
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| methods for making a sword and the art
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| | but not brittle. This is one stage where
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| has changed over the centuries as
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| | the skill and experience of the
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| technologies, tools and the science of
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| | swordsmith is invaluable. It takes a
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| metallurgy has changed. But for the past
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| | trained hand and eye to understand the
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| five hundred years there has been one
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| | properties of the meta. It will have a
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| method that still stands as the most
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| | certain amount of flexibility yet still
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| common. This is the six step method. of
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| | retain its sharp edge. Now the sword is
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| taking a bar of the desired metal to a
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| | ready for completion.Step Six:
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| completed sword.The First step is
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| | CompletionThe sword blade itself is now
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| ForgingA bar of the desired metal or
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| | complete. Now the additional parts will
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| combination of metals is heated in a
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| | be added such as the pommel the guard and
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| forge and then it is hammered into
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| | the hilt.For the past five hundred years
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| shape.(The shape of a sword) This
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| | the only way to learn the art of
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| hammering process can take a long time
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| | swordmaking was to find a skilled
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| and it is called drawing out the sword.
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| | blacksmith or swordsmith that was willing
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| The sword is worked on in sections
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| | to take you on as an apprentice. Because
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| (usually around 6 inches in length) and
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| | of the specialized skills and tools, and
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| repeatedly hammered and heated until it
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| | the skill that is required this tradition
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| comes into the desired shape .This
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| | remains the best way to do it
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| process is repeated many times and the
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| | today.Before you invest lots of time in
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| sword is often heated then allowed to
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| | money in equipment and materials you
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| cool without hammering. This is required
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| | should find a master that is willing to
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| by the metal to keep the desired
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| | teach you the basics of the art. You
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| properties of strength and flexibility.
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| | won't have to devote your life to endless
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| Once this step is completed the sword is
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| | hours of hammering against an anvil and
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| in the proper shape but the properties of
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| | with a little perseverance, a little
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| the metal make it very brittle and
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| | patience and some practice you will be
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| something has to be done to give
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| | able to make some decent swords that you
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| flexibility to it.Step Two: Annealing
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| | can be proud of.Will Kalif is the author
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| Annealing softens the sword and makes it
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| | of two epic fantasy novels.
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| easy to grind into shape. The sword is
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