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chaaH chaaH daiF phraaH lehmF ngaamM | "Slowly Makes the Blade Beautiful" |
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waaF theungR gaanM dteeM phraaH naH khrapH | (This saying) refers to the forging of a knife (or machete). |
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changF dteeM lekL saL maiR gaawnL khaoR chaiH lekL bpenM thaaengF thaaengF seungF riiakF waaF lekL haaeR nohpH thamM | Blade smiths in olden times used steel bars which were called 'sheaves of metal.' |
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dooyM meeM dtaoM phaoR seungF chaiH thaanL | (The blacksmith) used a kiln (or forge) fired by charcoal. |
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meeM khreuuangF bpaoL lohmM khaoF bpaiM haiF raawnH raaengM | Bellows were also used to produce a high heat. |
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phaoR lekL haiF daaengM chaanR gaawnL namM maaM dteeM bohnM thangF lekL duayF khaawnH bpaaetL bpaawn[d]M | (The blade smith) would heat the metal until it was bright red prior to it being taken to the metal anvil for beating with an eight pound hammer; |
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dooyM haiF eekL khohnM huaatL graL namL | ...another person would hammer at the metal bar (in turn). |
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phaawM lekL haayR daaengM gaawF sookH khaoF dtaoM eekL daaengM daiF theeF gaawF aoM aawkL maaM dteeM | Once the metal loses its red color, it is placed into the kiln (or forge) once again; when the piece was red again, it is removed and hammered again. |
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thamM yuuL yaangL neeH johnM daiF ruupF raangF | This process continues again and again until the metal attains the (desired) shape. |
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khaawyF chaiH khaawnH khaL naatL mawL meuuM khaawngR changF dtohpL dtaengL haiF daiF lakH saL naL dooyM aaM saiR dtaoM phaoR haiF lekL aawnL dtuaaM gaawnL dteeM chehnF ganM | Little by little, hammers of various appropriate sizes are used and the blade smith obtains the correct characteristics (of the knife) with the kiln softening the metal each time before it is hammered. |
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setL laaeoH gaawF chaiH dtaL baiM dtaengL haiF riiapF laeH lapH haiF khohmM | Once this (stage is) completed a file is used until the metal is smooth and it is ground and whetted until it is sharp. |
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khaawyF choopH haiF geertL khwaamM glaaF khaengR | It is then plated to create hardness. |
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phaawM deeM deeM gwaaL jaL daiF dtaaeL laH lehmF dtaawngF chaiH waehM laaM bpenM khreungF khaawnF wanM laeL khrapH | For adequate quality, each blade will take almost half a day to be completed. |
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neeF kheuuM theeF maaM khaawngR phaaM sitL khaangF dtohnF | This, then, is the historic background for the above saying. |
