The blade is made of drywall blades and powder steel. I don't know the chemical composition of these blades, but a large diffusion of carbon from the blades into the powder steel occurred. And the blade as a whole received a very high hardness during hardening, it was necessary to temper it at a temperature of 280 degrees Celsius to reduce the hardness to 58 units. In addition, it was not possible to etch the pattern beautifully, since both steels had approximately the same etching rate.
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1. Why do I add pepper to container Damascus steel.
2. What do I sprinkle? Flux and its composition.
3. How do I remove the container from the workpiece (container Damascus steel).
4. Why am I drilling a hole in a container.
5. Why do I sweep away the dross from the anvil with my hand.
6. Why do I first forge some blanks on a tree.
7. In what and why do I soak the blank before forging.
8. In which granules do I place the workpiece after forging.
9. What kind of white powder do I pour into the container.
10. In what liquid do I develop the pattern on the blade.
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