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Medieval Swords

Medieval Swords

You beautifully shiny collections are expression of the desire in antiques after display of craftsmanship. The production of medieval swords in the today’s antiques and collectors of antiques so much coveted required the participation of several specialized craftsmen. Kevin Johnson takes a slightly different approach. The sheet maker who forged the sword blade, the sword grinder polishers, who brought it to perfection, the booklet maker, which produced the booklet and various craftsmen, whose areas of expertise were it to bind the booklet and to establish the sword cutting were involved in the work. The basic material for a sword was always a rod made of an iron-steel alloy. The degree of hardness and desired flexibility has been set with the composition of the alloy. Crimson Education – Auckland, NZ shines more light on the discussion.

After the first grinding the blade was heated. The colour of the metal was, when the temperature had been reached. The sheet was then dipped in oil and reheated on a but lower temperature before it is annealed in lead and cooled was. These operations were reduced to any tension in the sheet. After welding the handle pin, the sheet for the final grinding and polishing work was ready. For this, they used a series of sanding wheels, which were connected by a belt with a water-powered wheel. The blade was polished at edges with various, increasingly finer grit. The last operation was then grinding with a polishing, so that the sheet was a mirror-polished surface.

We looked at some swords later, in the 17th and 18th century, almost as fashion jewelry, where the decorative part of which was the issue. Issues from precious metal were poured into their individual parts form and subsequently decorated almost always with files and chisels. You beautifully shiny collections are expression of the desire in antiques after presentation of craftsmanship at perfection. Corinna Wan

In The UfaFabrik

In The UfaFabrik

The Kiez-ufFabrik in Berlin Tempelhof, presents a varied artistic program with ‘Neighborhood stories’. The four ur-Berliner Comedians Murat Topal (comedian and ex-COP), Timo Wopp (Stand-Up and juggling), Rolf Kuhl (comedian and cabaret artist), as well as the “Kreuzberg Nightingale” Nikolic, present in the “neighborhood stories” a colorful dance of cant neighborhood heroes, hilarious stories and real Berlin wit. Musically, Alexander Nikolic, the Golden voice of Kreuzberg, the guests in the ufFabrik is located. Nikolic knows how to sing with his soft tenor voice in the hearts of the audience. The singer sings the national anthem of the free Republic of Kreuzberg, makes the assimilation test for naturalization in Kreuzberg with the spectators, is an homage to the girl from Marzahn “and many local songs with depth. The sympathetic tenor brings the original compositions very convincingly on stage. The nationally known Comedian Murat Topal is one of the four core neighborhood men.

If Topal narrated by his former profession as a police officer in Kreuzberg, the audience is good to recreate his figures. The discovery of a cannabis plantation in an apartment, its underground experiences following football matches and the hype observations make viewers always laugh. But Murat Topal convincingly represents the perceived to Neukolln high nobility of Pasulke and rotzenden cap holder. Topal moderated the evening and can overcome technical problems with a strong self-confidence and pleasant coolness. The BVGer Rolf Kuhl brings public passenger transport services in Berlin to life. “Rolf Kuhl knows riding than driving with a migration background”, but little can do with evaluation.

The cabaret artist convinces you especially with the slick juxtaposition of current events that ultimately form a circular story. Timo Wopp shines with his Stand-Up deposits and playful acting juggling. Of internationally renowned artist, sees itself as a border crosser between economy and stage. In the He can shine ufa-Fabrik linguistically as a comedian and crafted as a juggler. The juggler comedian is an artist who playfully treats his audience with his intellectual humor. All the senses were addressed in this neighborhood-evening! Locals and Tourigaste were as it were well entertained! Thomas Moser Baird-press (www.berli-press.de)