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Anticlastic Raising by Michael Good

Anvil Magazine

Archeology of Metals Links to ancient metals sites and research

Archeometallurgy Ancient metals resource site

Arms and Amor

Austenite/Martensite Transformation Movie 

Autodidactic How to books

Backyard Metalcasting aka The Lab. The Oliver-Upwind Burner

Batteries Good information on rechargeable batteries and the technology involved

Bloomery Ironmaking in Southern England found on British Blades

Burner designs Rex Price's Hybrid Burners

Steve Bloom Pages on Japanese work

Casting Information

Celtic Carving by Jake Powning

Charcoal Retort Daniel O'Connor has a good article on making a charcoal retort for making charcoal

Crucible Damascus Steel by Anna Feuerbach covers information that she developed during doctoral thesis on the subject.

Damascus Steel Georges Emeriau created a this site for Damascus steel and it is rich with information

Damascus Patterns CD by JD Smith

Dan Gray's How to make Knives Tutorials

Die Making Company

Digital Photography Dennis Curtain has published several books on the subject and offers a short course online.

Dog Head Hammer information on hand hammer shape that works great for blade forging

Dryer

Early Steel Early historical site, tilt hammers etc.

Electroetching

Heat treating and other stuff

Ferric Cloride information 1, Ferric Info 2

Dave Mudge Magic Hammer Forge links and how to's

The Artful Bodger's Home Foundry Iron casting waste oil furnace

Foundry Techniques by David Reid An interesting experiment in microwave casting

Grinder Tips from Bob Engnath

Hammer Time Chris Coleman's plans for the Kinyon hammer controls

Heat Treatment Three Planes, A woodworkers guide to heat treatment. Excellent

Historical Armed Combat Society

Historical Arms resource

Historical Metallurgical Society

History of Martensite interesting article

How to Books Gene Chapman's site for how to books on knifemaking

How to Make Springs

Hydraulics Information

I Forge Iron resource rich site with lots of articles and how to's

Industrial Heating

Iron Smelting Site Good project site check it out. Lee Sauder

Japanese Box Bellows Daniel O'Connor has an article on building a box bellows

Japanese sword site

Japanese sword links provided by Nihon Art and Antiques, excellent links page

Japanese Sword Polishing deux

Japanese Swords and Tsuba The Boone Collection

Japanese Treasures

The Katana Project lots of useful information about all aspects of building a katana

Knifemaking Links

Knifemaking Links by Greg Bannon

Knifemaking Videos

Knife throwing

Knotting Page

Lindsay Publications How to Books

Little Giant Power Hammers resource site

Magnets 

Martensite and Martensitic Phase Transformations

Material Science

Medieval Studies Sites

Metal Web News Good source for how to articles and information

Meteorite Etching Site by Marion Bagwell

Microwave Casting by David Reid

Mokume article

Moro Swords

Motor Reference

Nickel Sheath construction a tutorial by Bruce Evans

Njall's Forge Construction Project

Omega Pyrometers, controllers, etc.

Optical Pyrometer How to build a

Parser with pictures and description

Patina and Chemicals

Puzzle Craft John Stokes amazing wooden puzzles, very interesting

Rhodochrosite Dennis Streetman's source site for rhodochrosite and stone objects.

Museum web links on Saexes

Saya Making by John Tirado

Seven Star Trading Chinese

Snow Crystals A fascinating look at crystal formation

Spark Testing

Society of American Silversmiths

Steel Equivalents

Steel Standards by British Blades

Steve's Knifesharpening Site Useful information on sharpening

Steel Making by Mike Petersen

Sword Making Gallery Brazilian swordmaker Rodrigo Sfreddo posted this on the Brazilian Bladesmith's site.

Sword site, Thomas Buck good articles on Japanese swords

Sword supplies Namikawa Ltd.

Tameshigiri sword cutting supplies

Tatara construction

Therion's Arms and Armor Resources of the Web

T-Rex Burners Venturi burners for the forge

Tsuba article by Daithi

Tsuba: Art of the Japanese Sword

Tsuka maki Good information on wrapping handles

Turkshead knot Animation of how to tie a turkshead.

Ultimate Engineering Site materials, formulas, math, conversions, processes

Viking Site

Viking Sword

Weapons of the Igorot

Wooden Swords neat practice swords and toys

Wooden Swords another site on wooden swords

Wootz Interesting article on wootz by Al Pendray and Dr. Verhoven

Wootz, India's Legendary Wootz Steel

Wrought Iron information Chris Topp & Co.

Zoeller Forge extensive site with lots of information on forge building and burners

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