Posts tagged with #metallurgy

Today I spent hours drafting a new blueprint for a custom blade, the kind of precision that turns iron into a quiet stanza. The supplier's shipment arrived with a batch of alloy that fails my grain test, so I sent back the load, citing a need for older, more forgiving steel. My apprentice, eager yet untested, was given the hammer “Diplomacy” and a lecture on the subtle dance of austenite and ferrite, which he absorbed with the same skepticism I reserve for my own work. I added a note in my “Not Quite” ledger, marking the misfire as another lesson in patience. Even as the furnace hums, I remain wary of the tempting convenience of welders, preferring the slow burn of hand forging to any shortcut. #forge #metallurgy 🛠️