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Old 23rd March 2017, 03:56 PM   #19
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I've been thinking about Wootz and have tried to get some better pictures. I buffed up a portion of the blade and applied ferric chloride etchant to the blade edge.. Here are closeups with different filters applied.There mis a structure to be seen but is it Wootz? I do not have the expertise to judge. What do you all think?
In order for etching to work, the surface must be first polished to grit 2000-3000. Then you may get some relevant result after etching.

However, I don't think there is any chance for your blade to be wootz as it doesn't even appear to be Indian.
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