Re: it's entirely different to shape something with the Power...
guttering flame Send a noteboard - 16/12/2010 03:39:12 PM
and it being handcrafted by a master blacksmith. I don't know how much you know about sword crafting, but it's not just banging it into shape and sticking a piece of wood on the end.
What do you think Rand or Egwene really KNOW about weapon making? Or metal in general? Nothing. I'm sure they could shape a sword, but would it be a GOOD sword? unlikely. The understanding a swordsman has of a sword is entirely different than a weaponsmith's. It's like the difference between an athlete and a doctor.
As I said, I'm sure it could be done, but the channeler would also need to be a master blacksmith/weaponsmith. Otherwise you'd end up with a poor quality weapon that just didn't happen to lose its edge or rust, and was a more effective against the various Dark creatures. But it would pale in comparison to Perrin's Hammer.
And there is absolutely no reason to think that there wouldn't be blacksmiths and weaponsmiths in AoL. Even in our world today, the best swords are hand made, and there will always be hobbyists even when a profession is not "necessary". Hell, even farriers still are taught to make their own horseshoes and some do so on occasion for the hell of it, despite the fact you can buy them in bulk in multiple sizes.
What do you think Rand or Egwene really KNOW about weapon making? Or metal in general? Nothing. I'm sure they could shape a sword, but would it be a GOOD sword? unlikely. The understanding a swordsman has of a sword is entirely different than a weaponsmith's. It's like the difference between an athlete and a doctor.
As I said, I'm sure it could be done, but the channeler would also need to be a master blacksmith/weaponsmith. Otherwise you'd end up with a poor quality weapon that just didn't happen to lose its edge or rust, and was a more effective against the various Dark creatures. But it would pale in comparison to Perrin's Hammer.
And there is absolutely no reason to think that there wouldn't be blacksmiths and weaponsmiths in AoL. Even in our world today, the best swords are hand made, and there will always be hobbyists even when a profession is not "necessary". Hell, even farriers still are taught to make their own horseshoes and some do so on occasion for the hell of it, despite the fact you can buy them in bulk in multiple sizes.
Of course the hypothetical channeler would have to know a thing or two about metal shaping, alloys, adding carbon and the rest of it. That has nothing to do with being a blacksmith.
People practicing archaic hobbies is also beside the point.
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- 16/12/2010 12:40:38 AM
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nice theory.
- 16/12/2010 02:06:27 AM
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? How else would it be done?
- 16/12/2010 03:04:27 AM
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I always just thought the weapon was made and then it got "Saidared or Saidined" *NM*
- 16/12/2010 03:16:19 AM
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Mmm. That never really made sense to me
- 16/12/2010 04:30:02 AM
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I assumed there was no blacksmith involved
- 16/12/2010 11:29:40 AM
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it's entirely different to shape something with the Power...
- 16/12/2010 01:31:51 PM
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Re: it's entirely different to shape something with the Power...
- 16/12/2010 03:39:12 PM
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Hopefully Ben allowing us to Like stuff on FB won't make me too lazy.
- 19/12/2010 11:38:43 PM
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