> > The problem with beryllium is that the dust is lethal on first
or
> > second exposure... You'd not have time to learn your craft. :)
>
>
> Just did some research; the dust and vapour aren't quite as deadly
as
> I've been saying (apologies), but it's nastier than working with
> mercury.
> Sharpening and so on is ok, as long as you are standing upwind in
the
> open as you do so.
> Forging is going to kill you in not very long (couple of decades,
> probably).
> Beryllium is hard to get.
>
> So: stick to enchanted bronze... ;) ...although, if you could
get
> it it would have similar bonuses to iron...
>
>
> Paul
Maybe you've just discovered what the Hell-metal used by the Black
Horse Troop is:)
Mark Mohrfield