Is it possible to reforge a sword

I had the same misconception about sword forging when I played. I'd forge a sword as soon as you're able, but you may want to hold onto the red ones until you have 3. More topics from this board What is the deal with odo's dog? Side Quest 2 Answers How do I spend talent points? Side Quest 3 Answers How can i enter the vizima city? Main Quest 3 Answers. Ask A Question. Browse More Questions. Keep me logged in on this device. Forgot your username or password?

User Info: pathogen pathogen 11 years ago 1 So I found a blacksmith Chapter 2 and I have 4 pieces of blue meteorite, but I don't know what to do next. When I talk to this Dwarf, an option appears saying "I want to reforge my sword.

What do I do next? I can't figure this out and it's driving me crazy. Right now I have the Witcher's steel and silver sword I was hoping to upgrade. Thanks in advance. User Info: garyoak99 garyoak99 11 years ago 2 You don't reforge a sword using meteorite.

Best configuration for using a controller? Blogs Groups Advanced Search. Results 1 to 8 of 8. Thread: Reforging a Broken Sword Blade. Reforging a Broken Sword Blade Please pardon the fantasy-focus of this post. But you may recall in the Lord of the Rings trilogy that Aragon's broken sword Narsil was later reforged into a brand new blade.

My question is this: given that, how much loss of mass would result in reforging a blade like this, assuming this is not going to be folded steel? Can you guestimate a percentage of loss of mass? Adrian Maestro of the Bolognese School Spaghetti sauce, not fencing! Joe W. Join Date Feb Posts Do you have idea of the location of the point where the blade was supposed to have broken? Re: Reforging a Broken Sword Blade Assuming a good interlocking forge weld, you'd lose about 1" per break of steel, I figure, because you'd need a decent steel overlap.

You could draw out the thickened area a bit, but still prior to the weld you'd need to do some grinding on the broken ends to clean them up in preparation. As to whether said blade would be useable afterwards- is another story, but you'd always have some trace of the weld. I've seen reforged broken blades from the 19th century that were very profesionally done- but you can still see the join.

Posts Forgive my ignorance But what if the blade were broken, or cut up and re-forged to the billet stage and then forged into a sword again. I mean I know that in a way you are just forging a new sword, but in the story this was taken from, this may have been a viable alternative. Would there still be large loss of steel?