04-05-2013, 10:40 AM
and to complete the confusion:
http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/20-roma...=15#332224
in the last pics you can see a typical pattern in the core of the blade. So, I said that in the 1st century ad, there is no pattern welding in the blades and here I produced a patterned one. The clue is: the pattern was non-intentional, I just took two different pieces of welded soft iron and combined them for the core material. I had 2 reasons to do that: 1: reducing the risk of using a material with welding faults in it and unproper for a blade core. 2: each piece alone would not have had the mass of material I needed for the core.
I think that such experiences led to the intentional use of different iron types to CREATE patterns
http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/20-roma...=15#332224
in the last pics you can see a typical pattern in the core of the blade. So, I said that in the 1st century ad, there is no pattern welding in the blades and here I produced a patterned one. The clue is: the pattern was non-intentional, I just took two different pieces of welded soft iron and combined them for the core material. I had 2 reasons to do that: 1: reducing the risk of using a material with welding faults in it and unproper for a blade core. 2: each piece alone would not have had the mass of material I needed for the core.
I think that such experiences led to the intentional use of different iron types to CREATE patterns
Als Mensch zu dumm, als Schwein zu kleine Ohren...
Jürgen Graßler
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Jürgen Graßler
www.schorsch-der-schmied.de
www.facebook.com/pages/AG-Historisches-Handwerk/203702642993872