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Global G-2 – 8 inch, 20cm Chef’s Knife $105.95 High tech from tip to handle, Global knives from Japan created a sensation when they burst onto the world’s culinary stage as an alternative to traditional European-style cutlery. Blades are made of hard molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel and “face-ground” with a long taper rather than a short bevel so edges remain sharp longer than even the best high-carbon stainless-steel knives. Edges also are…

2 – Pc. Proline Forged Carving Set Gray Sand Finish $25.00 Proline 2 – Pc. Forged Carving Set. SAVE NOW! A cut above in professional cutlery! Enter a “slice of heaven” addition to you gourmet kitchen… where serving delicious roasts and mouthwatering turkey doesn’t go unnoticed. A Close-Out spells BIG BUCKS OFF! Includes a razor-sharp 12 1/2″ carving knife and a 10 3/4″ serving fork; Comfortable handle boasts eye-catching pakkawood; High-strength full-ta…

1 inch Forged Aluminum Pulley Judge 66 Tooth – FLSTCN 07 CNC-machined for an exact match to the Roland Sands Design wheel line up Precision-shaped tooth profile is designed to fit the belt perfectly Available in chrome Diesel only or Contrast Cut Contrast Cut finish starts with a polished pulley that has been black anodized then recut to open up the design except Diesel chrome All applications require mounting bolts to be purchased separately Made in th…

Callaway Forged Wedge (Copper) $139.99 The newest forged creations from Callaway Chief Designer Roger Cleveland offer golfers all the control, spin and feel they could ever want to attack the pin with new finish options that exude confidence from a striking look. Tour CC Grooves help promote ideal trajectory and distance control while a softer ‘C’ shape allows for versatility and precise shot-making….

Callaway Diablo Forged Wedges Callaway Golf has reached a new level of performance in a forged iron design with the Diablo Forged Wedges. These irons provide a wide range of golfers the best distance they have ever seen in a Callaway forged iron for unprecedented feel, accuracy and forgiveness. Key Features: Configured for Distance: Diablo Forged irons generate better distance than other forged irons because of a lower, deepe…

Nike Golf Victory Red Pro Cavity Sand Wedge Irons (Right Hand, Steel, Regular, 55 degrees) $66.66 The Victory Red Pro Cavity Irons sand wedge is made for those who aspire to play with the best, with more distance and forgiveness than our forged irons. With a focus on better ball flight and game-changing technology. Vr Pro Cavity Irons invite confidence and aggressiveness on the course….

12in Pipe Wrench $6.76 Resin sand and shell mold casting steel. Carbon steel dropped forged on jaw. Carbon steel flat spring.. PIPE WRENCH 12IN 12IN PIPE WRENCH

36in Pipe Wrench $34.91 Resin sand and shell mold casting steel. Carbon steel dropped forged on jaw. Carbon steel flat spring. Brand:MINTCRAFT UPC’d Bulk Pak Size Ins.=36 .

Acorn AIFBP 24 Inch Spear Dummy Strap $37.44 False strap for use with butt hinge. The smooth iron hardware is typical of Early American styling with a flat black appearance which simulates the iron as it was originally forged. Made of heavy sand-cast aluminum. Length: 24 (610 mm). Color/Finish: Black. Material: Aluminum. Style: Rustic. Type: Dummy strap. Strap width at hinge: 1-3/4in.(44mm).

Acorn AIGBP 31 Inch Spear Dummy Strap $50 False strap for use with butt hinge. The smooth iron hardware is typical of Early American styling with a flat black appearance which simulates the iron as it was originally forged. Made of heavy sand-cast aluminum. Length: 31 (787 mm). Color/Finish: Black. Material: Aluminum. Style: Rustic. Type: Dummy strap. Strap width at hinge: 1-15/16 (49mm).

Cleopatra’s Heir $9.99 The might and power of Julius Caesar, the man who conquered the known world. The beauty of Cleopatra, the woman who conquered the conqueror. Together they could have forged an empire whose power had never been seen before. Tragically, it was not meant to be. But what of the son who was born of their passion? Gillian Bradshaw gives us a possible answer in Cleopatra’s Heir, a riveting historical novel drawn from meticulous research and a unique historical premise. The young son of Julius Caesar and the fabled Cleopatra, Caesarion was seen by some as the hope of the marriage between Rome and Egypt, by others as the folly of a commander’s lust for a wanton foreign schemer. For the new Roman ruler, Octavius, Caesarion is the threat that could topple his dreams of a safe and peaceful Roman Empire. The brutal truth is that Caesarion could not be allowed to live. But what if he somehow managed to survive the inevitable assassination and went underground to hide his identity? How would he find a way to live when he has always chosen and honor, even though his life has been shadowed by forces greater than anyone should have to cope with? Caesarion will travel the lands that he thinks he knows so well only to discover that he knew his people not at all. And only after that discovery, when he loses it all and is forced to confront his humanity, will Caesarion finally come to know friendship, honesty, and love. And the essential truth that a man can be noble and true, bereft of land, titles . . . and even a name. Author Biography: Gillian Bradshaw’s historical novel The Sand-Reckoner won the 2001 Alex Award. She is a Cambridge-educated classics scholar and the author of ten historical novels. She lives in England with her family.

Cleopatra’s Heir $15.95 The might and power of Julius Caesar, the man who conquered the known world. The beauty of Cleopatra, the woman who conquered the conqueror. Together they could have forged an empire whose power had never been seen before. Tragically, it was not meant to be. But what of the son who was born of their passion? Gillian Bradshaw gives us a possible answer in Cleopatra’s Heir, a riveting historical novel drawn from meticulous research and a unique historical premise. The young son of Julius Caesar and the fabled Cleopatra, Caesarion was seen by some as the hope of the marriage between Rome and Egypt, by others as the folly of a commander’s lust for a wanton foreign schemer. For the new Roman ruler, Octavius, Caesarion is the threat that could topple his dreams of a safe and peaceful Roman Empire. The brutal truth is that Caesarion could not be allowed to live. But what if he somehow managed to survive the inevitable assassination and went underground to hide his identity? How would he find a way to live when he has always chosen and honor, even though his life has been shadowed by forces greater than anyone should have to cope with? Caesarion will travel the lands that he thinks he knows so well only to discover that he knew his people not at all. And only after that discovery, when he loses it all and is forced to confront his humanity, will Caesarion finally come to know friendship, honesty, and love. And the essential truth that a man can be noble and true, bereft of land, titles . . . and even a name. Author Biography: Gillian Bradshaw’s historical novel The Sand-Reckoner won the 2001 Alex Award. She is a Cambridge-educated classics scholar and the author of ten historical novels. She lives in England with her family.

Finding the Range: Seas of Sand Anthology 1 $12.99 New – When Earth was lost, Mars forged on, the colonists of the partly-terraformed planet struggling to survive without the support of their mother world. But quickly, the survivors became divided – wealthy Northern settlements sought absolute political control, rugged Southern settlements refused. The war began then; it has lasted now for decades. No end is in sight as North and South send their mighty treaded battleships to fight on the Seas of Sand… Anthology 1: A veteran Southern Admiral l

Finding the Range: Seas of Sand Anthology 1 $17.99 When Earth was lost, Mars forged on, the colonists of the partly-terraformed planet struggling to survive without the support of their mother world. But quickly, the survivors became divided – wealthy Northern settlements sought absolute political control, rugged Southern settlements refused. The war began then; it has lasted now for decades. No end is in sight as North and South send their mighty treaded battleships to fight on the Seas of Sand…Anthology 1:A veteran Southern Admiral leads his Task Force on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines… Another attempt is made on the life of the heiress to the Presidency of the North… A trip to the grocery store ends in fire as a frontier settlement is targeted… And a ship full of trainees must learn what it takes to make war on the sand… Four novellas… Three authors… Two factions… One story…FINDING THE RANGE

Giant Sand – Black Out VINYL [LP] $39.95 Fire Fidelity reissues the rare and regarded Black Out recording from 1993. Forged from the embers of the recording session which was Purge & Slouch, and wholly acoustic, this collection of takes w…

Ironfire: An Epic Novel of Love and War $15 From the acclaimed author of Empires of Sand comes a mesmerizing new adventure that Jean Auel cites as “crowded with events that both forecast and mirror the conflicts of today.” Sweeping from the drawing rooms of Paris to the palace of Suleiman the Magnificent to the dark hold of a slave ship racing across the sea, here is a dazzling story of love and valor, innocence and identity, an epic novel of the clash of civilizations on a barren island where the future was forged.The Mediterranean, the sixteenth century: Lying squarely in the midst of the vital sea lanes between the Christian West and the Ottoman Empire in the East, and ruled by the ancient Order of the Knights of St. John, Malta will become the stage upon which the fate of the world turns. For one of its sons, the hand of violence strikes swiftly, when young Nicolo Borg is seized by Barbary slavers and launched on a remarkable journey to the court of the supreme ruler of the Muslim world. Renamed Asha, plotting his escape even as he swears allegiance to the god of his masters and is schooled in the arts of culture and war, the innocent boy will be transformed into one of the Sultan’s deadliest commanders. For Nico’s beloved sister, Maria, his loss fires her hatred for the knights who did nothing to save him and her dreams of escape from her stifling home. As the headstrong girl grows into a fierce beauty, she will capture the attention of one man in particular, Christien de Vries, a surgeon-knight torn between duty and desire, caught up in Malta’s frantic preparations against the coming Ottoman storm. Around Nico and Maria are men and women who will share their destinies: Dragut Raïs, a brilliant corsair, arch-rival of the knights…Giulio Salvago, a priest in full flight from his carnal nature…Alisa, a young beauty hidden away in a harem…Jean de La Valette, the master knight who is Malta’s only hope for survival.As the

Ironfire: An Epic Novel of Love and War $11.99 From the acclaimed author of Empires of Sand comes a mesmerizing new adventure that Jean Auel cites as “crowded with events that both forecast and mirror the conflicts of today.” Sweeping from the drawing rooms of Paris to the palace of Suleiman the Magnificent to the dark hold of a slave ship racing across the sea, here is a dazzling story of love and valor, innocence and identity, an epic novel of the clash of civilizations on a barren island where the future was forged.The Mediterranean, the sixteenth century: Lying squarely in the midst of the vital sea lanes between the Christian West and the Ottoman Empire in the East, and ruled by the ancient Order of the Knights of St. John, Malta will become the stage upon which the fate of the world turns. For one of its sons, the hand of violence strikes swiftly, when young Nicolo Borg is seized by Barbary slavers and launched on a remarkable journey to the court of the supreme ruler of the Muslim world. Renamed Asha, plotting his escape even as he swears allegiance to the god of his masters and is schooled in the arts of culture and war, the innocent boy will be transformed into one of the Sultan’s deadliest commanders. For Nico’s beloved sister, Maria, his loss fires her hatred for the knights who did nothing to save him and her dreams of escape from her stifling home. As the headstrong girl grows into a fierce beauty, she will capture the attention of one man in particular, Christien de Vries, a surgeon-knight torn between duty and desire, caught up in Malta’s frantic preparations against the coming Ottoman storm. Around Nico and Maria are men and women who will share their destinies: Dragut Raïs, a brilliant corsair, arch-rival of the knights…Giulio Salvago, a priest in full flight from his carnal nature…Alisa, a young beauty hidden away in a harem…Jean de La Valette, the master knight who is Malta’s only hope for survival.As the

Mintcraft 14In Pipe Wrench JL401143L $8.34 Resin sand and shell mold casting steel. Carbon steel dropped forged on jaw. Carbon steel flat spring.. Mintcraft 14In Pipe Wrench JL40114 SOUNDBEST INT. / CHINA

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Rope of Sand $26.73 Used – The Kingdom forged by Shaka was once one of the most powerful and sophisticated black states in Africa. It took the British at the height of their imperial power six months and a full military campaign to bring the kingdom down. Thereafter, Zululand was broken up, consigned to bitter civil war, and eventually annexed piecemeal, its land given over to white farmers, in a saga of humiliation and loss. This book gives an account of the dramatic emergence and tragic decline of the Zulu kingdo

Seven Troop $24.03 New – In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP. This is Andy McNab’s gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men — from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life. The links they forged then bound them inextricably together, but the thin

Seven Troop $97.95 New – In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP. This is Andy McNab’s gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men — from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life. The links they forged then bound them inextricably together, but the thin

Seven Troop $29.49 Used – In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP. This is Andy McNab’s gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men — from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life. The links they forged then bound them inextricably together, but the thi

Seven Troop $29.49 New – They were like a band of brothers…In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP. This is Andy McNab’s gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men – from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life. The links they forged then bound them

Seven Troop $33.18 New – In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP. This is Andy McNab’s gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men — from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life. The links they forged then bound them inextricably together, but the thin

Seven Troop $151.45 New – In 1983 Andy McNab was assigned to B Squadron, one of the four Sabre Squadrons of the SAS, and within it to Air Troop, otherwise known as SEVEN TROOP. This is Andy McNab’s gripping account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men — from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life. The links they forged then bound them inextricably together, but the thin

Forged Sand

Japanese Sword Forging Techniques Part

All steel swords face a basic dilemma: the steel has to be hard so it can be sharpened, but hard is brittle and breaks easily. Many different techniques have been developed all over the world to over come this problem, but among them the Japanese solution – the combination of composite structure and selective hardening – is quite unique. It is surprising how the smiths of old with no modern understanding of metallurgy, were able to develop such a delicate balance

The steel for a Japanese sword is produced from the black, sand-like iron oxide (Fe2O3) called satetsu. The process of making steel from this type of iron (called smelting) is that first the oxygen content of the iron needs to be taken out, and then carbon needs to be put in. This process is called smelting. In the traditional Japanese smelter, tatara, the iron is in relatively low temperature to produce the raw steel called tamahagane. Tamahagane can vary in terms of texture and colour because it depends on if the original iron has any impurities, which can vary depending on where the iron came from.

The smith carefully goes through the pieces of tamahagane sorting them according to their carbon content. He then hammers them to plates and breaks the plates to smaller pieces. From these pieces he collects a rectangular block about 7,5 to 12,5 cm a side, and weighing 2-3,5 kilos. (It should be noted that the finished blade weighs only about a half of this. Much material is lost in the making.) The smith wraps the block in rice paper to hold it together and covers in clay and burned rice straws. The block is heated and hammered to fuse it together. The fused piece of steel is heated, folded and hammered repeatedly to drive out all impurities and air bubbles that might compromise the strength of the finished blade. The “woodgrain” look of the finished blade is the result of the folding. This patterning is called hadame. The pattern depends on whether the steel has been folded lengthwise or breadthwise, or combination of both.

A craft full smith often combines steel from different sources to produce even more pronounced effect. The terms often used when talking about the steel of the blade are jihada meaning the patterning of the steel and jitetsu the quality and texture of the steel. There are different schools on how the blade is constructed. Some smiths do it from two pieces, the surface and the core. This construction is called makuritae or kobuse. It is also possible to make the blade from four (the core, sides, and the cutting edge) pieces. This construction is called honsanmai. There are even blades constructed from five pieces (the core, the sides, the edge and the back of the blade). This is called shihozume. The smith require a very high skill level to successfully fuse the pieces in to one. Any opening or crack between the pieces would result in inferior and weak blade. This work is called tsukurikomi.

The outer surface steel of the blade is normally folded thirteen to twenty times to produce a much higher carbon content. The steel intended for the core shingane has much lower carbon content and is folded about 10 times. If the edge is made from a separate piece, steel called hochogane (or hagane) is used. It is made from tamahagane and zukuoroshigane (old iron from pots etc.), and folded around 18 times. The steel for the back of the sword (mune) is called munegane and is quite hard.

When the different pieces of the blade have been worked together, the smith works the metal into the shape of the blade. First the blade is given it’s general shape, and then in sequence kissaki (the point), monouchi (the part of blade used for cutting) and nakago (the tang). The shape is finished with a series of planes and files.

The truly critical phase of making a blade is the hardening, yaki-ire. The blade is covered with a paste made out of clay, charcoal powder and pulverized sandstone. The paste is applied thicker near the back of the blade than on the cutting edge. Thus the cutting edge will be hardened much harder than the rest of the blade. The pattern between the thick and thin layers of paste will produce the hamon, the wavy hardening pattern on the blade. Often the smith makes thin stripes of thick paste all the way to the cutting edge. These produce series of thin sectors of soft steel called ashi. Their function is to limit the damage to short area, if the hardened edge begins to chip. During thee process of yaki-ire the blade starts to bend because of the difference in heat between the blade’s front and the blade’s back. The smith has to anticipate this bending, and initially make the blade less curved than intended for the finished blade. Often the curvature has to be adjusted after the hardening. The finished product is polished this is a great skill and requires years of training – then the blade is fitted with koshirae (the scabbard, handle, habaki, etc.)

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Want to check out a simple first sonnet to a gf?

My Korean gf asked me to write her a poem, and I’ve obliged! I used the Shakespearean sonnet form since it’s the easiest of them. The lines work as iambic pentameter if you sort of ignore the initial “I’ve” words.

The Lotus Bloom / for Kyung Hee

I’ve washed up on sparkling sands unknown to man,
Left prints I’ll make again, should sea rescind.
I’ve walked light and cold as sun on alpen span,
Left there a hope to dwell amongst the winds.
I’ve pressed on through blizzard blast to snowy peace,
Kept fresh the thought I’d settle in snow yet.
I’ve passed under fronds of palm and fragrant trees,
Kept fond the memory of summer’s breath.
I’ve crossed canyon, prairie, yawning stretch of sea
To find I’ll never have my fill of skies.
I’ve chased down each place that might embolden me,
To forge my links to life, and energize.
Yet by this little pool, the Lotus bloom
Could put to rest my thirst for other room.

The poem is certainly heartfelt. The format is correct, but the beats are off. If that doesn’t matter to you, then the poem is fine. If you want to keep to pure iambic pentameter, you’ll need to edit them. The slant rhymes you’ve used are very good, and soften the rhymes so they sound more natural…well done! Here is a suggested edit:

I’ve washed up on those sands unknown to man
Left prints I’ll make again, should sea rescind
I’ve walked as light as sun on alpen spans
And left a hope that dwells amongst the winds
I’ve pressed past blizzard’s blast to snowy peace
Kept fresh the thought I’d settle in snow yet
I’ve passed beneath the palm and fragrant tree
Kept fond the memory or brief Summer’s breath
I’ve crossed the ever yawning stretch of sea
To find I’ll never have my fill sky
I’ve chased down places that embolden me
To forge my links to life, and energize
Yet by this little pool, the Lotus blooms
And puts to rest my thirst for other rooms

Read the lines, and whether you keep them or not, listen to how they maintain the iambic beat across each line. When you do your own edit, keep this in mind.

Again, nice poem, I’m sure she’ll love it.

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