And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Bone charcoal case hardening has been used for centuries to heat treat steel. The calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, manganese, copper, and other elements in bone produce colour patterns that are as individual as snowflakes while the carbon from the charcoal permeates the surface so the 'skin' has a higher carbon content than the body of the steel. Al_in_Ottawa
I was told this came about when Turnbull made a mistake when refinishing. The customer said he liked the result. The rest is history..
ReplyDeleteBone charcoal case hardening has been used for centuries to heat treat steel. The calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, manganese, copper, and other elements in bone produce colour patterns that are as individual as snowflakes while the carbon from the charcoal permeates the surface so the 'skin' has a higher carbon content than the body of the steel.
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Schofield and Winchester!
ReplyDeleteThe knife is a beauty as well. Who made it?
Great picture! A true brace of excellent weapons any man would be proud of.
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