Historical Khanjar

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by Battara

When I hear fake wootz I think of the method of etching the blade with a wax resist so that you get a pattern that is etched into the blade that looks like wootz.

I am really bad at the metallurgical aspects on blades, and understand the wax resist. Is it the same as 'mechanical' ? a term I have seen used in references describing various types of steel in blades.
Also it seems 'watered steel' is sort of a catch all? and often the term 'Damascus' seems used a lot.

Thanks for the information guys.