Hard-base wootz blades - anyone knows...?

cutler81 · Jan 23, 2018

Some of you probably know a lot about wootz, so I think it is a good place to ask you something unusual I heard...

Generally it is known that wootz is a steel with a soft base and hard carbides. But what is "hard-base" or "hard-matrix" wootz?
Anyone knows something about it or has such knife/blade?

mete · Jan 23, 2018

About the closest thing to original wootz is CPM 3V .Hard Vanadium carbides in a softer matrix.
The other terms I am not familiar with . Wootz is a cast material to start, made in small amounts .A very labor intensive project !

Rich S · Jan 23, 2018

The closest I'm familiar with to modern Wootz are the Roselli UHC knives.
Rich

Alberta Ed · Jan 23, 2018

Google 'wootz' and you'll find a great deal of fascinating information. Roselli is as far as I know the only knifemaker producing a modern version of wootz.

Wolverine666 · Jan 23, 2018

Wootz the big deal ?

tiguy7 · Jan 23, 2018

View attachment 834461 Here is a Wootz Bowie by the late Al Pendray (Master Smith).

cutler81 · Jan 25, 2018

Rich S said:
The closest I'm familiar with to modern Wootz are the Roselli UHC knives.
Rich

I know, but is it hard-base wootz type Roselli make?

cutler81 · Jan 25, 2018

tiguy7 said:
View attachment 834461 Here is a Wootz Bowie by the late Al Pendray (Master Smith).

Woow, thank you for sharing the picture

Is it your knife?
Unfortunately, as far as I know and read, Al Pendray was making soft base wootz blades. Am I wrong? And I am looking some information about hard base wootz...

cutler81 · Jan 25, 2018

Alberta Ed said:
Google 'wootz' and you'll find a great deal of fascinating information. Roselli is as far as I know the only knifemaker producing a modern version of wootz.

I don't think he's the only one, but definitely the most known.

tiguy7 · Jan 25, 2018

cutler81 said:
Woow, thank you for sharing the picture Is it your knife?
Unfortunately, as far as I know and read, Al Pendray was making soft base wootz blades. Am I wrong? And I am looking some information about hard base wootz...

The knife belongs to a friend who is a Journeyman Smith and hung out with Al in his Florida shop. I do not know the details of the hard/soft question. My friend made the sheath.

cutler81 · Jan 25, 2018

tiguy7 said:
The knife belongs to a friend who is a Journeyman Smith and hung out with Al in his Florida shop. I do not know the details of the hard/soft question. My friend made the sheath.

Thanks anyway! Your friend is a lucky one