How to heat treat wootz?

ariel · 5th February 2010, 11:54 PM

I am not a bladesmith, and know next to nothing about metallurgy. Perhaps, you are. However, having read some stuff on wootz blade making, I am awed by the complexity of the process, the degree of our current ignorance and the multitude of technicalities that can go wrong: from heating, to quenching, to just hammering, to...

Are you sure you are willing to risk this valuable material? Perhaps, just buying 2 old persian or indian blades might be cheaper in the long run.
Just an opinion...

5th February 2010, 11:54 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I am not a bladesmith, and know next to nothing about metallurgy. Perhaps, you are. However, having read some stuff on wootz blade making, I am awed by the complexity of the process, the degree of our current ignorance and the multitude of technicalities that can go wrong: from heating, to quenching, to just hammering, to... Are you sure you are willing to risk this valuable material? Perhaps, just buying 2 old persian or indian blades might be cheaper in the long run. Just an opinion...