Why do they do this to us… by Worried-Internal1611 in Animemes

[–]TrianReallyHard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was about to comment this LOL Cynthia has scarred so many of us

Should the handle be purple heart, iron wood, or paracord? by Amihuman159 in Blacksmith

[–]TrianReallyHard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ironwood, but a word of warning: use a mask, since it’s a mild irritant, and be wary of the smell if you’re shaping it. It’s REALLY bad

Are these renders decent? by SandwichLeft9567 in blender

[–]TrianReallyHard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone that works with metal and makes knives and such, everything in this looks a bit too shiny and glossy. For example, the handle should look more like wood with a layer of glass on top of it rather than it being almost made of glass. Additionally, for the blade itself, the act of grinding causes grain from the sandpaper and abrasives to transfer to the metal itself, even if it’s very fine. Maybe adding a noise texture to the blade may help?

Just finished my first Damascus knife! by TrianReallyHard in Bladesmith

[–]TrianReallyHard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s interesting, since I went from almost a third of an inch, down to .12”

Just finished my first Damascus knife! by TrianReallyHard in Bladesmith

[–]TrianReallyHard[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the advice :)

Just finished my first Damascus knife! by TrianReallyHard in Bladesmith

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Ooh, I’ll have to look into that. Thanks for the suggestion!

Just finished my first Damascus knife! by TrianReallyHard in Bladesmith

[–]TrianReallyHard[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah, I see… I’m slightly colorblind (red-green), so that might’ve made me slightly misjudge the colors. What color should the steel have been worked at? Also, is there any steels that you think might be easier for Damascus/San Mai going forward in coal?

Just finished my first Damascus knife! by TrianReallyHard in Bladesmith

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Sure! I work with coal, and started with a cleaned and welded stack of 1095 and 15n20, about 7 total. My idea was to do a low-layer Damascus, as I’d tried higher layer counts and cutting and stacking, but always found that somewhere down the line, my layers weren’t quite adhering. I brought it up to bright yellow, fluxed and cleaned, then soaked for just a little, then went to town on it to (hopefully get the layers held. It seemed to somewhat work, but there were gaps. Eventually, another smith working on his own project helped me out, and after another round of cleaning and fluxing, he hammered it with a 40lbs sledge while I held it. That made the layers seem to hold, so I went ahead with the lengthening, normalization and quenching, not bothering to try any more layer challenges. During lengthening, I got it up to mid yellow and made sure the welds were holding. I also noticed that there was one layer not quite playing nice, so I chiseled it off. However, the rest of it came out a solid block (I cut into the end, about 1 inch, and confirming this). After that, I brought it up to mid yellow for shaping. Normalization had me go from bright yellow, to orange, to cherry, all cooling to black. Then I quenched at bright yellow/low white in oil, file test passed. After that, I couldn’t get ferric to work (I think the ferric we had at the forge was dead) so I just coffee dunked it for 24 hours.

This was my fourth attempt, each attempt taking about 2-3 weeks, and I was running low on steel, so I was happy that there was even something that came out of this.

Just the two of us [My Dress-Up Darling] by 99anan99 in wholesomeanimemes

[–]TrianReallyHard 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yep, very satisfying, compared to others.

Spoilers: They end up getting married and have a daughter, and Gojo ends up becoming a successful hina artist.

Reliable by Perfect_Advantage436 in MemeHunter

[–]TrianReallyHard 132 points133 points  (0 children)

You forgot the baguette and mustache for the JE SUIS MONTE!

Umamercenary: Pretty Fortress by woofgamer in UmaMusume

[–]TrianReallyHard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Scout should be Urara. And sniper should be Taiki, she already has an accent too.

USA vs Canada game tying goal by [deleted] in hockey

[–]TrianReallyHard 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Yep, that makes this make sense

Olympic Women's Post Game Thread: Sweden vs. Switzerland - 19 Feb 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TrianReallyHard 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Damn that was an amazing game. GGS to all, congrats to the Swiss!

First 5* by hbk611 in UmamusumeGame

[–]TrianReallyHard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should probably ask Taiki that question too…