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  2. Bladesmith - Wikipedia

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    Bladesmith, Nuremberg, Germany, 1569 Bladesmithing is the art of making knives, swords, daggers and other blades using a forge, hammer, anvil, and other smithing tools. [1] [2] [3] Bladesmiths employ a variety of metalworking techniques similar to those used by blacksmiths, as well as woodworking for knife and sword handles, and often leatherworking for sheaths. [4]

  3. Japanese swordsmithing - Wikipedia

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    A clay vessel about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) tall, 3 m (10 ft) long, and 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) wide is constructed. This is known as a tatara. After the clay tub has set, it is fired until dry. A charcoal fire is started from soft pine charcoal. Then the smelter will wait for the fire to reach the correct temperature.

  4. Blacksmith - Wikipedia

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    When the silicate melts, it makes wrought iron self-fluxing. The slag becomes a liquid glass that covers the exposed surfaces of the wrought iron, preventing oxidation which would otherwise interfere with the successful welding process. Steel is an alloy of iron and between 0.3% and 1.7% carbon by weight. The presence of carbon allows steel to ...

  5. Metalsmith - Wikipedia

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    A weaponsmith is a generalized bladesmith who forges weapons like axes, spears, flails, and other weapons. A whitesmith works with white metal (tin and pewter) and can refer to someone who polishes or finishes the metal rather than forging it. A Tinker archaic term for an itinerant tinsmith.

  6. Kunai - Wikipedia

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    A Kunai normally had a leaf-shaped wrought blade in lengths ranging from 20 and 30 cm (7.9 and 11.8 in) and a handle with a ring on the pommel for attaching a rope. The attached rope allowed the kunai's handle to be wrapped to function as a grip, or to be strapped to a stick as a makeshift spear; to be tied to the body for concealment; to be used as an anchor or piton, and sometimes to be used ...

  7. Highland Cow Leans in for a ‘Kiss’ After Woman Offers up a Treat

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    Highland Titles explains, "A bull’s horns often grow forwards or even slightly downwards and have a much wider base, whereas a cow’s face upwards and are longer and finer at the tip than a ...

  8. Sweet News: These Are the Most Popular Christmas Cookies in ...

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    The most searched cookies by state in the last week: Alabama: Oatmeal Peanut Butter Alaska: Sugar Cookies Arizona: Raspberry Thumbprint Arkansas: Danish Butter

  9. Gunsmith - Wikipedia

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    Firearms possession is highly regulated by the police, and most hunters own only one long gun and perhaps a single pistol. [ citation needed ] One of Germany's more distinctive firearm developments is the drilling , a multi-barrel gun that may incorporate a double-barreled shotgun above with a high-powered single-shot barrel below.