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mossman

Use for high carbon steel

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One should be able to weld an ingot of high-carbon steel with an ingot of lower carbon steel, or even wrought iron, to produce a double-ingot with superior properties for bladed tools. IRL this was/is quite common, you'd weld a piece of hard high carbon steel to the front of your ingot, which would become the 'bit' or cutting surface of your axe head, or the blade of a sword, et cetera. The very hard steel on the cutting surface would keep a sharp edge very well, but the softer metal behind it would allow the tool to flex and deform rather than shatter as it might if the entire tool was made with high carbon steel.

 

Obviously you could still make tools just fine out of just normal steel without including HC Steel, but I think this little feature would make a good 'secret technique' for good quality weapons for the informed metalworker. Thoughts?

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And we'll be one step closer to making katanas, I love it

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Oh god, more katana fanatics. I mean, it's a nice weapon, sure, but the European longsword etc are far more versatile in my opinion. Katana are way too specialised.

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There are a lot more techniques that could be added to metalworking of tools and armors even before the advanced use of hc steel.

Things like using leather in tool handles and in armor,sharpening tools, etc

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