Does anybody Wootz?

Here are 2 scans of my newly purchased Roselli wootz-pukko.

Bearly visible pattern. Seems like no acid-treatment has been used. I wonder how the knife would look treated?

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Hehehe Bullwinkle
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So give us a review, does it cut well? How is it different from homogenous steel from a functional POV?

Al Pendray is well known in blade smith circles as the Wootz pioneer in North America. His stuff is said to be not just like wootz, but IS wootz. There is also some unverified claims out of Russia.



[This message has been edited by tallwingedgoat (edited 06 October 1999).]
 
I don't think they do.

I remeber seing a thread about wootz on Dfoggknives board. It might be interesting to check out.

Bets wished, Staba-san

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Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. - Wittgenstein
 
Al Pendray comes to mind very quickly.
 
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