"I dried the sheets after the alcohol and rinsed them in borax-solution and assembled them as a stack to a clamp with alternating sheets of different metals. Now, the time flies. Every second adds to the layer of oxidation on the sheets, I need to get the stack into a fire as fast as possible. I fastened the stack with the help of a hydraulic press and heavy duty bolts. Also, the mumbling of ritual phrases of hope and despair was somewhat necessary at this point."