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RE: Swordmaking details. The straight and narrow
If the sword breaks, I am sure you can just "re-forge" it back together like they did in the Lord of the Rings movie. (I was very disappointed with that)
Steel is a pain in the butt! It will build up all kinds of stresses you never could imagine. Just a little bit too much carbon here, or silicone there. And the thing decides to warp when cooling. Same problems when casting the stuff.
I guess its sorta the same as wood. You think you let it dry well, and then you cut the piece and it turns into two curly cues.
Yes its a constant battle against the elements :-), I would have liked to see them stack the pieces like in a japanese sword and reforge the sword . There is an episode of man at arms where they forge, purposefully break , and then reforge a copy of Narsil. Thats pretty cool actually. They dont like the way its portrayed in the movie either. I have had a few of my blades break , and I have remade them .... into shorter swords.