What is Wootz? Are there different kinds? How is it Made? Can I make it?

[Marion David Poff]

What is Wootz?

Are there different kinds? As in Roselli v Russian v Pendray v Fowler????

How is it Made?

Can I make it?

Fill my head with knowledge about this subject....

Marion

 

[Robert Mayo]

You can learn all you want here Marion.

Have fun!
Bob
http://forums.dfoggknives.com/index.php?showforum=25

 

[Marion David Poff]

Very nice.

Thank you ever so much...

Marion

 

[deker]

Marion,

You might also want to check in the Bloomers & Buttons section at Don Fogg's forum. The guys there are pretty active in smelting and making crucible steels.

-d

 

[rob_ptrck]

You can find links to a few academic papers here:
http://www.mse.iastate.edu/who-we-are/people/emeritus-professors/john-verhoeven.html

A more general overview:
http://home.att.net/~moltenmuse/index.htm

-Rob

 

[mete]

It is very labor intensive and it will take a long time to learn the proceedures.

 

[Marion David Poff]

Thank you ever so much.

I don't know if I will make it, but I so want to learn about it.

Marion