[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by templarnight

Thanks for your kind comments.

I used a fine wire wool to remove the brown varnish.

Then a fine grade 1000 paper, but only once or twice over the Blade.

I used Ferric Chloride applied with a toothbrush, constantly stroking up and down the blade. I done this for about 2 or 3 minutes both sides.

Washed with water, dried and used a soft cloth to very lightly polish.

Then applied Renaissance Wax to it.

Hope this is of help.

Does this Wootz type have a name?

Salaams templarnight Please see forum Library by typing in Wootz for a full account especially by the author of this fine description Gt Obach ~ Quote"1) Wootz damascus is a crucible steel... some ingredients are melted in a clay crucible till liquid then cooled slowly in the vessel. The goal is to produce a ultra high carbon, dendritic steel. The ingot is then forged out into a blade using a low forge temp inorder to grow the carbide pattern. The blade is then etched and you see the waterings

2) Forgewelded damascus- several pieces of bloom steel are stacked up in a billet... (resembling a sandwich) the billet is then fluxed and forgewelded together and drawn out .... cut... restacked and repeat
- pattern is then manipulated and designs are made
- eg...like those Viking sword with twistcore" Unquote

Regards Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

Note; In India and Arabia etc the term Johar is used to describe wootz.