Thursday, April 5, 2018

Monolithic Sword

If the the whole sword, blade and grip, is forged from a single piece of smelt,


\(n=512\)

\(l_s=0.795\,m\)

and the number of folds the smelt is subjected to,

\(n_b=9\)

If you are on the right path, the smelt first seems sticky and will stick to the hammer as you rise the hammer for the next strike to elongate the smelt.