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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2006, 06:12 PM
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Posted By Jeff Pringle
I'd vote 'yes', because the method of manufacture...

I'd vote 'yes', because the method of manufacture is the same, and a random pattern is still a pattern. The smith might not have been directing it, but it's there.
Note the horizontal traces in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2006, 05:06 PM
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Posted By Jeff Pringle
I think you may be right there, Jens. Pattern...

I think you may be right there, Jens.
Pattern welding gives the smith a much broader range of design elements, and can result in an incredible array of appearances in the finished surface. Some of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th January 2006, 03:57 PM
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Posted By Jeff Pringle
On the patttern welded blades, the left has a low...

On the patttern welded blades, the left has a low number of layers, the right a high number. Unevenness in the surface from hammering (that is later filed out) results in more layers being exposed on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2006, 03:21 PM
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Posted By Jeff Pringle
The new photos make me think it is not mechanical...

The new photos make me think it is not mechanical damascus, too - looks more like crucible steel to me. I'm thinking the blobs are probably decarburized areas as well, the patchy look (sharp...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2006, 01:16 AM
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Posted By Jeff Pringle
Yes, we're talking 'low carbon' compared to...

Yes, we're talking 'low carbon' compared to Verhoeven's definition of wootz, but that puts the hypothetical blade into the normal sword range. The higher carbon blades should be able to get sharper &...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2006, 03:42 PM
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Posted By Jeff Pringle
I too think this is an important point, and that...

I too think this is an important point, and that historically hypo-eutectoid steels were considered wootz - but it also might be that you, me, Ann and Ric are the only ones who care about this...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2006, 05:13 AM
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Posted By Jeff Pringle
I thought sham meant plain steel that was etched...

I thought sham meant plain steel that was etched to look like it was wootz/pattern welded?
To photograph patterns in steels, it is often easiest to get a uniform reflection by taking the photo with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th January 2006, 07:50 AM
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Posted By Jeff Pringle
It's a Brenham, and the fellow who found it did...

It's a Brenham, and the fellow who found it did alot of legal legwork before he started looking - apparently signed contracts with all the local landowners in anticpation of a good find, so the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th November 2005, 11:21 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 51,264
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Gene –the blades are of my own crucible steel,...

Gene –the blades are of my own crucible steel, and thanks for the compliment!
I just forged out one mill ball into a bar, because it is surprising and interesting to me that there are these modern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th November 2005, 05:06 PM
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Views: 51,264
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Here is a photo of a cast steel mill ball, forged...

Here is a photo of a cast steel mill ball, forged out and with a ladder pattern put into the steel:
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~jlp3/images/PMB029a.jpg
For scale, the ladders are spaced ~ 14mm...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th November 2005, 12:59 PM
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Posted By Jeff Pringle
I’m glad you found my comments to be helpful,...

I’m glad you found my comments to be helpful, I’ve been studying wootz for a while now (not as long as Pendray and Verhoeven, of course), and I think I might be forming some opinions on it ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd November 2005, 05:39 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 51,264
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Meaning I make crucible steel (some of which is...

Meaning I make crucible steel (some of which is wootz) from iron ore, so I don’t need to use ‘found’ dendritic steel shot.

Some of the steel I’ve made has had professional lab work done, so I can...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd November 2005, 02:47 PM
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Posted By Jeff Pringle
Well, they look sorta like wootz ingots, but not...

Well, they look sorta like wootz ingots, but not really - The shape is too variable (each one slightly different but not in a consistant way); and there is no definite liquid side/crucible side,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd November 2005, 04:38 AM
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Views: 51,264
Posted By Jeff Pringle
Hi, I'm jumping in from the SFI thread - I...

Hi, I'm jumping in from the SFI thread -

I found those balls at a mine which was in operation ~mid 20th century, and it was not an iron mine. They are just an example of a type of crushing...
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