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06-05-2008, 05:40 AM #1
Do you mean: why the soft handle?
the reason is simple. Good blade steel costs a lot of money. soft iron doesn't.
So what you see a lot is that the blade itself will be made from high quality steel, and the body will be made from soft and cheap iron.
This way the smith can strech his stock of quality steel.
I was told most blacksmiths had an old anchor from which they took pieces of iron for this purpose.Til shade is gone, til water is gone, Into the shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath.
To spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the Last Day
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06-05-2008, 10:07 AM #2