....and some russians, too, and some people in France and Germany working on it and so on...
Still, it is hard to get your hands on REAL wootz. It is not pattern welded, but crucible melted damascus steel. Some say it's the real damascus. I know a guy in germany who sells old wootz "kings" (ingots) from northern india, but prices are so high i doubt that you will be using them. A 8 cm diametre steel "ball" of wootz is sold at about 1.300,- DM or 650 $. Last year some russians mailed me and offered a wootz steel raw blade blank of 30 cm (12") length for 4.000 $ to me. I thought they were a little crazy and didn't answer.
Achim
