Making Iron Swords

Iron Sword notes, compiled from various posts to rec.games.frp.dnd.

Descriptions here are very sparse. Many steps are ommitted.

• Heat iron
• Shape it
• Cool it
• Repeat

• Bang the iron into the shape you want.
• Cold-iron weapons are weak and hard to make.

• Pour the iron into a mold.
• Cast Iron is a ferrous alloy, the carbon content of which is greater than the maximum solubility in austenite at the eutectic temperature (Materials Science and Engineering, an Introduction; Callister)