Visitors from the Empire
5th day of Erntenir (Autumn), Clang! Clang! The red-hot black metal glowed in the evening dusk as Logan pounded the sword to give it shape. He puts the sword back into the forge to heat the metal again to obtain its forging color and repeats the hammering until it is the shape he is satisfied by. He dips the sword into oil for rapid cooling of the hot blade. He didn't like to use water because it was more violent due to the much faster cooling rate than oil. It may be faster, but the severity at which they do it can distort or even crack the steel alloy. Logan also liked how the oils are very adjustable. Their viscosity, temperature, and other properties can be modified with additives for different purposes. The fact they can be controlled so well means that it's very versatile, which streamlines the entire metalworking operation. Several small beads of sweat dripped off his nose as he was finishing up giving the sword its heat treatment. He knew adding decorations to the item ...