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  • The art of the forged blade

    At more than 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit he removes the orange glowing steel from his forge and places it onto his anvil where he begins striking -- what is now a small rectangular bar of steel – repeatedly with a hammer; the steel slowly shifts shape with the blow of each swing. As the steel begins to