What kind of steel should I buy for use in a sword? Where can this be found?
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Carbon Steel is probably your best bet, thats traditional.\n\nSome sword makers today use swedish powdered steel but I hear its really pricey but I like carbon steel better.\n\nI suggest you get some books on the forgeing of Katana, they are expensive books too.\n\nGood Luck, You'll probably need it, it takes alot of practice and experiance to make a good Katana!
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I'm gonna suggest a Cold Steel Voyager, with three inch blade.\nIt ain't super slim, but it is very light, and they are just about the toughest knives I've ever used...and I've used just about everything: spyderco, benchmade, buck, old timer, case, western, kershaw...Find your model at \nwww.coldsteel.com\n\nthen buy it on Ebay really cheap.
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http://www.metalprices.com/\n\nhttp://www.basemetals.com/
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if u wanna real samurai sword...then u can find one at the hirahiko region of japan,where the famed samurai's are trained.the sword,made of chrome steel is very strong and the price may vary from $300-1000.but its worth of it.
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High tensile strength steel...however there are other non-metals that are actually stronger...carbon fiber materials being one possibility.
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Steel is made in a mill.  It is an alloy of iron and some other element (which element varies).
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Not for sure what they are exactly made of,my guess would be laminated steel with a polyfoam in the middle.You can go the website iamgirl suggested or go to www.metpar.com.They have info on them as well.
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A survival knife (hunting, etc)\nMagnesium stick (fire)\nA large roll of twine (just about everything)
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http://www.swordsofhonor.com/clothing.html
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You should find that under the ASTM Manual for steel. Your engineering department should have a copy, otherwise try finding it on line.
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well, do you have access to a stone saw?  Look for crystalline structure inside of the object.  Also determine it's specific gravity, and you can look it up on the jpl web site.  First though is it metal, magnetic? Or a rock.
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No man can use a 20 pound sword in combat.  The only actual swords that reached that sort of weight were in the non-combat sword category, which were bearing swords, used for processions and ceremonies, and executioner's swords, which were usually quite broad and meant to take a head off with a single strike.\n\nAs for length and width, you're going even bigger than the largest zweihanders here.  But all in all, simply put, a sword like this would snap at the tang extremely quickly.  That is a fantasy piece, my friend, not a combat blade.  \n\nIf you intend to get into Western martial arts, do your homework first.
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Check any Tractor supply or feed store. or any Place that deals in farming supplies. and if necessary check all Home inprovement and places that do fencing.
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For everyday use, knives play a big part in my life, simply because I use them when I'm cooking.  I tried using a sword once, but found I didn't have enough room in the kitchen to properly wield it, and the gun just blew all the food apart...and ruined my cutting board.  And yeah, handling a knife requires a great deal of skill.
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Lee Valley Hardware online store would have rod magnets that are 3/8 inch in diameter.  They are rare earth magnets, which I guess means that they are extremely strong.  They usually ship in a couple days.  \n\nAlternatively you could try a veterinarian or an animal feed store.  The magnet that you are describing is about the same sized magnet that they feed to cattle.  These magnets sit in the cows cut and prevent any scrap metal such as staples that they pick up while grazing from going into their intestines.
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If you want to go for something unique go with a tessen. They are small iron fans used by samurai's and are very effective to disarm and knock people out. Below is a site that has some info on them.
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Go online and look up longbow or if you really feel up to it, fly to Wales, England and find armories that still produce said weapon for Archery clubs.Since the Welsh first used them in combat against the English during the 11th century hey still have a few people who actually make them by hand.It's a dying art and very,very very expensive.\nHave fun.