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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2010 3:18:07 GMT
Lunaman, that sword sounds amazingly beautiful, I'd love to see it in person, I'm sure pictures don't do it justice. No they certainly do not. But here's one anyway, for general shape and scope at least. The hilt and scabbard are carved ivory, gold, and various inlaid materials.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2010 11:40:17 GMT
Remind me not to show that picture to my wife, she'll want that one.
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Post by brotherbanzai on May 23, 2010 18:46:40 GMT
Very nifty Sam!
And thanks for the mini lesson Dan.
That would definitely be fun to get into, though I expect it takes a lot of time and skill to do properly.
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Post by sicheah on May 24, 2010 0:44:32 GMT
Just out of curiosity, is there such thing as a fake wootz and if so what are the key difference between them? How could you tell if the "wootz" blade is well or poorly made? The reason I ask is I've seen lots of blade claiming they are "wootz" or "watered-Damascus" (whatever that meant ) on ebay lol.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2010 1:56:40 GMT
Just out of curiosity, is there such thing as a fake wootz and if so what are the key difference between them? How could you tell if the "wootz" blade is well or poorly made? The reason I ask is I've seen lots of blade claiming they are "wootz" or "watered-Damascus" (whatever that meant ) on ebay lol. not big on the full subject dude, but i am sure that dan or sam can say more. it is my understanding, however, that the so called damascus steel of today is simply pattern welded, aka take a stack of steel bars, heat them up and hammer forge them together to make a pattern. from what i am reading here, i believe the wootz pattern exist from the layers caused in the crucible process (terminology lacking).
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2010 3:24:18 GMT
Hello, Here is a picture of a roughly 200 yr old Indo Persian blade with a wootz pattern created with acid and wax resist. Resembles wootz but easy to tell the difference if you've handled enough real wootz. Matt
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2010 20:29:30 GMT
Hello, Here is a picture of a roughly 200 yr old Indo Persian blade with a wootz pattern created with acid and wax resist. Resembles wootz but easy to tell the difference if you've handled enough real wootz. Yeah, compare that to the real thing: This is the entire sword: www.flickr.com/photos/awrose/2256721820/
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