| Abstract Scope |
Decapigator is a 100-layer forge welded Damascus sword composed of W2, 1084, and 15N20 steel with a raindrop pattern. The sword features a cast silicon bronze cross-guard, pommel, and a cedar wood handle. The billet was started with 10 layers welded together and was heated in a coal forge and then hammered, folded, rolled, cut, and then reforged to ultimately create the 100 layers. The sword was heat treated inside a gas forge, quenched into canola oil, and differentially tempered to obtain martensitic edges and a tough spine with an average Rockwell Hardness of 35. The hilt was assembled with stainless steel pins and joined to the blade with epoxy. The inspiration for the hilt design and sword comes from “Oathkeeper,” a famous sword in Game of Thrones. The UF bladesmithing team worked with artisan Jordan Borstelmann at his home forge shop, “Crooked Path Forge.” |