Cheers guys.
Ma'am, very cool dagger. And cool gallery, it's good (for me) to see some pics of China that arn't the most official.
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Originally Posted by Bill Harsey
just a foot note to your work,
The Chinese ability to work steel is where the Japanese got it.
I think that the technologies to work ceramics, gathering (mining) clays,ores and minerals, firing clays at high heats etc. is what led to the ability to make steels.
You will note that both cultures are long famous for very sophisticated ceramics work.
The Japanese of course are well known for the some of the highest quality steel making and finishing work for swords, ever.
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I stumbled across that interesting bit of info last night. I now know why my Lecturer had a glint in his eye when I suggested the topic. It's fascinating.