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  1. [TFC 0.77.22] Strongcraft (v0.1.4)

    Damascus is a method of layering metals and adding pitch from a swamp, often containing large ammounts of methane in the water. Real Damascus is a lost art, but you can apply the same technology to any metal, You could make a "Damascus Bronze" blade if you simply knew the layering portent and temperature of the center layers. It's not rocket surgery. Also, English is a words to use.
  2. Okay. Re-sharpening a sword, scythe, or axe is fine. Sharpen it as it dulls. Restore SOME of the function, but not the overall durability. A sharper sword is more useful, but is still made of metal, and can still rust, break, bend and/or chip. We're not using laminated forging, so chipping is a big issue. The tool will eventually fail under duress. A hoe REALLY isn't going to wear down beyond use after a few thousand uses. I've had a steel flathoe for 12 years. I've barely sharpened it, and I keep a garden. Just keep it clean and it's fine. A chisel on the other hand, will fail. The metal will warp and chip away rather quickly, as we cannot temper the metal to improve it's rigidity. Armour gets dented, punctured. The metal will eventually fail even after a few patches, because it's not just the material being depleted, it's the bonds IN the metal that are being damaged. Repairing tools is a way to restore a small ammount of life to it, early on. If it's wearing down, keep it in good condition. Basically, tools should only be able to be repaired if their within 75%. Because you don't sharpen an axe after it's began to chip or crack. You do it before then, and you oil the metal to protect it from corrosion and the elements. Repairing tools--Maintaining tools...Is what should be suggested...And I kinda am, I guess. You need to clean metal to keep it free of corrosion and such, and you need to replace the wooden components of such as they wear. Mainly, I'm suggesting that flax or other oils or animal fat to protect the blade (restore less than 10% of the uses.) and to sharpen those tools which have blades (restore 15% of the uses) rendering the tool in a "like new" condition. Under 75%, the tool really cannot be saved unless it's recast. You'd need a mold, sand, chalk, pitch or a pitch substitute, and a manageable heat, as you don't want to heat the metal too much. Since making the tool is laborious, repair should be as well. That is an easy way to balance repair for tools. Armour, roughly the same deal, except instead of sharpening, re-hammering following the same guidelines as sharpening. Adding metal as needed to replace thinned spots from flexing. Armour it makes sense to add metals since it's being displaced as it's struck in small amounts, and the odd flake smashing off due to the lack of tempering. And the idea of something receiving a buff for being repaired a lot? If you've had a tool for a long time, it's wearing down at it's core, ebbing closer to it's eventual failure point. No amount of repair can prevent that. Metal under stress cannot last forever no matter how strong.
  3. boiling mechanic

    Boiling metal loses carbon, and produces slag, which can weaken the bonds as they solidify and can cause shattering. Original Damascus experiments had over-tempering (Metal losing too much carbon) and would shatter upon a firm strike. And I'm not talking like glass, rather violently. Now this is something to think about. Tempering. Since we have to re-heat the metals to work them, we would need to replenish the carbon lost in the heating process. Simple way to do that is to powder carbon in water, creating a false "pitch", until an actual pitch is available.