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Taylor Ellis
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 Posted: Wed 03 May, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject: "Silver chased" |
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I'm reading a book at the moment in which one of the supporting characters finds a "silver chased" sword. He uses it against supernatural enemies that are immune to normal weapons. Like the vast majority of the readers here I'm sure, I like to have a fairly specific design in mind when significant swords are mentioned. What could "silver chased" mean? Does it mean a steel/silver pattern weld mix? Or an inlayed pattern down the centre of the sword? Any ideas guys?
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Wolfgang Armbruster
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| Posted: Thu 04 May, 2006 1:20 am Post subject: |
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The sword Blade uses in the movies 
A titanium blade coated with silver 
I don't think pattern-welding would work with silver.
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Thomas McDonald
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Hand Chasing on silver or metal is the technique of detailing the front surface of a sterling or other metal article with various hammer-struck punches. Your pattern will be flat or indented into the metal..
http://www.silverqueen.com/AskUs/information_on_silver.htm
Mac
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Taylor Ellis
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| Posted: Thu 04 May, 2006 3:34 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Mac!
So, in the context of the book, the sword is steel with hundreds of small holes punched into it (probably down the fuller or something) each filled with a minute amount of silver?
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Al Muckart
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| Posted: Thu 04 May, 2006 3:42 am Post subject: |
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| Taylor Ellis wrote: | Thanks Mac!
So, in the context of the book, the sword is steel with hundreds of small holes punched into it (probably down the fuller or something) each filled with a minute amount of silver? |
Not holes, no but raised (and sunk) designs. It's a bit like repousse only done from the 'right' side of the piece.
Repousse is the technique of beating designs into sheet metal from the back with the sheet laid on a lead or pitch block which will support the material but move under the hammer.
I can't see it making much sense in the context of a sword though because, like repousse it's a technique applied to sheet metal.
http://www.gelos.ru/month/jun2005/bigimages/4274.jpg
is an example of a chased silver piece.
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Al.
http://wherearetheelves.net
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This is a standard topic