Another wootz question

ariel · 16th December 2008, 12:27 AM

I seem to have more and more of them...
My next one: does the wootz pattern ( for example, khorasan vs. sham) reflect an intrinsic pattern of the ingot or do the more complex patterns result from more sophisticated manipulations of the original material by the bladesmith? In other words: could the smith take any wootz-y ingot and, by turning it, drawing under different angles, twisting etc, produce a complex pattern? Were all ingots created equal or did the smith choose a particular one to produce an "Assadollah-style" blade?

16th December 2008, 12:27 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Another wootz question I seem to have more and more of them... My next one: does the wootz pattern ( for example, khorasan vs. sham) reflect an intrinsic pattern of the ingot or do the more complex patterns result from more sophisticated manipulations of the original material by the bladesmith? In other words: could the smith take any wootz-y ingot and, by turning it, drawing under different angles, twisting etc, produce a complex pattern? Were all ingots created equal or did the smith choose a particular one to produce an "Assadollah-style" blade?