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  2. Darksword - Wikipedia

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    The Darksword series consists of the initial three books of The Darksword Trilogy, a supplemental role-playing volume, and a single-volume sequel. It was written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman with cover art by Larry Elmore. It is the story of a young man, born without magic in a society where magic is life, who has been prophesied to ...

  3. Japanese swordsmithing - Wikipedia

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    The high-carbon steel and the higher-carbon cast-iron are then forged in alternating layers. The cast-iron is heated, quenched in water, and then broken into small pieces to help free it from slag. The steel is then forged into a single plate, and the pieces of cast-iron are piled on top, and the whole thing is forge welded into a single billet ...

  4. Finery forge - Wikipedia

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    Hearth (left) and trip hammer (centre) in a finery forge. In the back room (right) is a large pile of charcoal. A finery forge is a forge used to produce wrought iron from pig iron by decarburization in a process called "fining" which involved liquifying cast iron in a fining hearth and removing carbon from the molten cast iron through oxidation. [1]

  5. Sword making - Wikipedia

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    Forging uses heat to bring the material to a malleable state. The material is then hammered to shape, typically using hammer and anvil together with specialized set and fuller tools depending on the particular technique. There is a variety of forging techniques for sword making and many variations upon those. Ceremonial swords from the Philippines.

  6. Tracy Hickman bibliography - Wikipedia

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    Forging the Darksword 1 (1987) ... Legacy of the Darksword 1 (1997) Rose of the Prophet. The Will of the Wanderer 1 (1988) Paladin of the Night 1 (1989) ...

  7. Iron in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Meteoric iron or "sky-iron" (Tib. gnam lcags) is the supreme substance for forging the physical representation of the vajra or other iron weapons, since it has already been tempered by the celestial gods in its passage across the heavens. The indivisibility of form and emptiness is a perfect metaphor for the image of a meteorite or "stone ...

  8. ‘Latinos Break The Mold’ by Huffington Post

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    Latinos Define Their Identity In Stunning Photo Essay

  9. Knife making - Wikipedia

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    Knife making is the process of manufacturing a knife by any one or a combination of processes: stock removal, forging to shape, welded lamination or investment cast. [1] Typical metals used come from the carbon steel, tool, or stainless steel families. Primitive knives have been made from bronze, copper, brass, iron, obsidian, and flint. [1]