ANOTHER SECRET OF WOOTZ (Or is it????)

ALEX · 24th April 2006, 12:41 PM

The secret of Damascus Steel of Legend has been considered The Lost Art for about 100 years. But now, when the secret has been solved, can we even term it as “Lost Art”?…well, I still do when I show off my Damascus Steel collection J. But seriously, is it Lost, when we have “Know How” and CAN successfully reproduce it? Moreover, is it possible that the Wootz of Legend will be mass-produced any way you want it – Kirk-Rose, Double/Triple Kirk-Rose, etc.
Now, get ready for this… is it another secret? Something we did not even thought of. Let me explain:
A friend of mine has a wootz blade with pattern-writing on it (I just came up with the term, BTW). Seriously, the wootz pattern takes form of Arabic letters. No, I am not talking about etching, waxes, or any other mechanical methods. The Wootz PATTERN itself forms the letters. There are also regular random lines, circles, etc, just like any regular wootz pattern, but under magnifier glass – you see clear Arabic Letters, scattered along the full lengths of the blade, presumable forming a verse from Quran. Now, that is AMAZING!!!!!
Have anyone heard of or saw anything like this?

P.S. Please do not ask if the blade is for sale. It actually is, but trust me, you can NOT afford it

24th April 2006, 12:41 PM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	ANOTHER SECRET OF WOOTZ (Or is it????) The secret of Damascus Steel of Legend has been considered The Lost Art for about 100 years. But now, when the secret has been solved, can we even term it as “Lost Art”?…well, I still do when I show off my Damascus Steel collection J. But seriously, is it Lost, when we have “Know How” and CAN successfully reproduce it? Moreover, is it possible that the Wootz of Legend will be mass-produced any way you want it – Kirk-Rose, Double/Triple Kirk-Rose, etc. Now, get ready for this… is it another secret? Something we did not even thought of. Let me explain: A friend of mine has a wootz blade with pattern-writing on it (I just came up with the term, BTW). Seriously, the wootz pattern takes form of Arabic letters. No, I am not talking about etching, waxes, or any other mechanical methods. The Wootz PATTERN itself forms the letters. There are also regular random lines, circles, etc, just like any regular wootz pattern, but under magnifier glass – you see clear Arabic Letters, scattered along the full lengths of the blade, presumable forming a verse from Quran. Now, that is AMAZING!!!!! Have anyone heard of or saw anything like this? P.S. Please do not ask if the blade is for sale. It actually is, but trust me, you can NOT afford it