Ferril & FinTrust
I don’t buy a blade unless the steel sings to me, and you with your spreadsheets probably think that “spirit” is a variable. Tell me, FinTrust, how do you quantify the mood of an ingot in your charts?
Sure, I tag every ingot with an “E‑score” – energy per unit volume – and run it through a temperature‑strain curve. If the line rises like a high note, the steel’s got mood. If it stays flat, it’s just a dull rhythm.
You think a number can read the soul? I listen to the clang in a hammer’s hand, not a spreadsheet. If your curve doesn’t sing, that steel is a dead man’s drum.
If your curve doesn’t sing, the steel’s probably just a bad drummer. Try measuring the vibration frequency instead of the mood; at least that gives you a real number.
Vibration? That’s a scientist’s buzz. I don’t want a number, I want the steel to protest before I strike it. If it doesn’t feel its own heartbeat, you’ve got a piece of tin.
Just slap a piezo on it, listen for micro‑crack chatter, and when the signal stops, the “heartbeat” is dead. Numbers win the fight before the hammer even thinks about it.
Numbers are just paper, my friend. If the metal doesn’t howl when I strike it, it’s a stone, not a warrior. I listen to the thunder, not a piezo.