May 19, 2012 · I've seen old Wootz blades sell for $1,000+ online. I have also seen some offered by Oleg Krymlin that are priced in the $200-300 range. I'm wondering if steel gurus like …

Nov 27, 2017 · Hello fellows. This documentary is made by Mike Loades. It follows the work of the late Al Pendray (rest in peace), Dr John Verhoeven and two bladesmiths from Jordan. They …

Nov 8, 2008 · Buried in myth, although Scientific American had an excellent article on the origins of wootz a few years ago. Roselli claims to have recreated wootz with its UHC (Ultra High …

Jun 24, 2006 · The two methods are iron and a carbon source, or hi-carbon steel/cast plus iron; the direct reduction method of ore and carbon was not mentioned in the early texts (I mix one …

Oct 12, 2021 · Wootz in particular has some interesting properties, but it is not inherently superior to any modern homogeneous blade steel. Read that thread Jerrod linked, it will reveal much. …

Feb 5, 2010 · this is a wootz steel sword... but he has decided after doing a chem analysis that it is not a wootz sword. The ancient smiths never had a mass spectrometer in their shop …

Oct 6, 2022 · Hello Everyone, I wanted to quickly share a free tool that I programmed for calculating feed materials for wootz/crucible steel. This calculator makes it extremely easy to …

Oct 26, 2006 · Wootz (or Bulat) is an ancient crucible steel with large carbides in a soft iron matrix, which makes real interesting damascene patterns without the folding/layering that …

Dec 23, 2010 · I doubt that they were called 'stukjes' back in the 1600's; if the records say buttons of steel that would be one thing, but for a reference point in Europe steel at this time was often …

Mar 3, 2000 · The Wootz pattern is a visual representation of the structure of the steel. With quality steel of today we can make excellent blades following what you described, and …