The beauty of patterns on steel

RSWORD · 31st December 2005, 11:09 PM

I enjoy blades that exhibit a pattern on the surface of the blade. Here are a few pictures to enjoy heading into the New Year.
1) An example of Indian pattern welding at its best
2) An example of Chinese pattern welding where the cutting edge is inserted in a body of pattern welded steel and heat treated with a nice undulating pattern at the edge
3) An interesting example of wootz where there are "stripes" across the body of the blade
4) An example of Persian wootz with vivid active pattern
5) An example of Persian wootz, ladder pattern, with a single "rung" being depicted
6) An example of Persian wootz of great clarity and boldness

Enjoy.

31st December 2005, 11:09 PM	#1
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,084	The beauty of patterns on steel I enjoy blades that exhibit a pattern on the surface of the blade. Here are a few pictures to enjoy heading into the New Year. 1) An example of Indian pattern welding at its best 2) An example of Chinese pattern welding where the cutting edge is inserted in a body of pattern welded steel and heat treated with a nice undulating pattern at the edge 3) An interesting example of wootz where there are "stripes" across the body of the blade 4) An example of Persian wootz with vivid active pattern 5) An example of Persian wootz, ladder pattern, with a single "rung" being depicted 6) An example of Persian wootz of great clarity and boldness Enjoy. Attached Images