Japanese sword spilts bullet

[spitlord]

This is pretty sweet, with no damage to the blade of the sword.

Damn, Japanese steel is some tough stuff.

http://www.nothingtoxic.com/media/1165127042/Japanese_Sword_Versus_a_Bullet

[Kitty]

yup, there's a reason the best BMX bikes are made from real Japanese SANKO steel

[Natron]

Whats the reason?

[ajnin]

funny, the old process of making a sword is no longer needed. folding the metal in the past removed imperfections more than it did anything else, in fact folding weakens the metal to some degree. its a very fine line the old sword smith walked between brittle and hard. In the past japense steel was junk, hence the need to fold it. i have never heard of sanko metal but i have heard of sanko metals or something. but they just process and refine metals i belive imported from other places in the world.. could be wrong its been a few years since i looked into sword smithing. was gonna build a old style billow-run forge in my back yard.

[Brewtt]

Hmmmmm... you guys know less about sword making than I thought. :rolleyes:

I expected better. :p

[ajnin]

...? are you serious? i have done papers on it. like i said i damn near built a traditional sword forge in my backyard. what did i say that was wrong? i am sure i could find enough things to quote to back me.

[Brewtt]

lol

I didn't say you knew NOTHING... I said it appears you guys know less than I thought you did. Big difference. ;)

[ajnin]

oh i could keep going about the use of straw for adding carbon to the blade and how sand is used during folding to remove excess air as well as help temper the blade then clay to cool it .....lol i honestly cant remember if it is 15 or 13 folds for a "traditional sword though. the front edge of the blade is harder, the back softer, for those rare occasions when you do hit armor or another sword, softens impact. there are several different folds of metal put in too that i cant remember, softer and harder.

btw, if anyone has a permanent area in which i could setup a small sword forge, i would love the chance. didnt want to build one in my backyard.

[Soren]

we are building a forge on my brothers land in the next couple years... then we can make our very own signature fatal swords... woot!

[Savage]

your all a bunch of NERDS! :p

[Kitty]

Whats the reason?

if you didn't know - steel is refined iron
cheaper steels are less refine, thus not as strong, and heavier

Sanko Steel is the lightest, strongest steel in the industry - sheer and STT tests with other 4130 chromoly steels showed Sanko steel being about 20% stronger overall than others.

sword making is pretty nerdy, but when you build custom chassis for GT5 class JGTC cars you must know this stuff

[Savage]

im gunna make a steel sanko toilet plunger to handle the biggest turds ever! yup..... that would be nice :rolleyes:

[ajnin]

savage you can handle my turds anytime?

hmmm...

[Natron]

Steel is Iron that has been infused with extra carbon. Imagen iron as an open framework of boxes. When it is heated up over coal, the framework expands and carbon molecules enter the frames, then when it is cooled the framework contracts trapping the carbon inside, the result is steel. Much more dense.

[killionhellion]

you see fellas...when a man loves a woman...they grind and heat minerals together in a fashion...and that my friends...is how swords are born. :)

[killionhellion]

by the way that's not a sword in that video anyways....their sword broke after the first shot...my dong was the "sword double"...FYI