Cut Damage >=20

[Battle Rabbit]

I have been asked to forge a dagger with a cut damage at or over 20%. I forged a dagger, the percentage for bonus said 23% but the quality of the blade was "junk" and all 0's for the rating.

I understand I have a lot to learn xD

[Ninja]

When holding a weapon press "I" to look at the stats ;)

[Battle Rabbit]

Originally posted by Ninja:

When holding a weapon press "I" to look at the stats ;)

I think I discovered my problem: I had no idea what I was doing, so I cranked the bellows until everything was... well, as hot as it could be. Then after I did one dagger, I left the remaining ore in the crucible and put it back into the fire to... uh... well, you know those red lights fast food places put food under? I did that to my ore, basically.

I didn't realize just how in depth it is with making sure temps are just right, and managing the smelted ores. I've clearly got a lot left to learn, next on my "to do" list is get a quenching bucket.... then figure out how to use it.

Thanks for the tip about checking the stats though, definitely useful!

[Siam]

It is usually maintaining the ore quality. You want it to be in liquid in the smelting pot for as short a time as possible. I usually make my weapons in big batches or toss the pot in the water trough to cool it rapidly and maintain 98% ore quality.

For that special order. Iron, with a jagged blade, twin tipped point and a 30% cut bonus curve easily gets you the needed cut damage.

[Battle Rabbit]

Originally posted by Siam:

It is usually maintaining the ore quality. You want it to be in liquid in the smelting pot for as short a time as possible. I usually make my weapons in big batches or toss the pot in the water trough to cool it rapidly and maintain 98% ore quality.

For that special order. Iron, with a jagged blade, twin tipped point and a 30% cut bonus curve easily gets you the needed cut damage.

Thanks for the tips! I have a layout close to that, I think my problem is that I wasn't using a good ore, I was still using copper.

This might be a dumb question: After I take the crucible out and have ore left in it, I can put it in the trough and then re-heat when needed with no loss in quality? Or will the be a slight dip?

[Siam]

Yea copper daggers will struggle to get enough cutting but it is possible with reasonable quality.

It will lose some quality. That is why you have to work fairly fast to pour then cool. Or empty out the mould and pour another batch. I usually work on 2 handers so one crucible full is enough for a mould with a bit left over.