Every fan of swords has thought at least once about how would be to wield a sword made out of titanium, but is a titanium sword really better than a steel sword? A titanium sword is far worse than...
Category: The Forge
The best type of steel for a sword is the steel that fits your taste and the intended purpose of the sword. 'Best' is a subjective term based on the users’ subjective view of what constitutes...
Most of us have probably heard great stuff about tungsten and its amazing properties. For once, I’m sure that, just like me, at one point in your life, you have assumed that the quality of being...
This is a common question among people who are new to the concept of metallurgy. I thought I’d clear up any confusion. First off, there is no such thing as a "weakest" or "strongest" element or...
Questions like these always tickle our childhood fancy. Questions like, “Did the legendary Excalibur really exist and if it did, was it the sharpest sword ever to exist?”, “What was the steel...
One of the most exciting questions that have baffled sword enthusiasts for centuries and until now is this: was there ever a sword made purely from the iron contained in human blood? Perhaps, if such...