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ariel · 21st August 2006, 08:39 PM

I have read times and again that wootz swords did not need sharpening.
On many such swords we can see that the edge is already formed on an angle. Is the presence of such a pre-formed edge a reliable sign of wootz material?

21st August 2006, 08:39 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Wootz sharpening I have read times and again that wootz swords did not need sharpening. On many such swords we can see that the edge is already formed on an angle. Is the presence of such a pre-formed edge a reliable sign of wootz material?