Wootz Shamshir

mariusgmioc · 30th November 2017, 05:04 PM

Hello Roland, and thank you for the explanation!

To my knowledge, the term "laminated" refferring to steel implies the respective object is made of multiple layers of steel, and NOT necessarily of multiple layers of different steels. So basically, if you bend a hot bar of steel over itself and press the two bends together, you "laminate" the blade.

I believe there is some misconception among us that "laminated" steel has to be composed of layers of different steels.

And I certainly have seen, and maybe even have one, swords made of at least two layers of wootz steel.

But maybe I am wrong about that...

Regarding to wootz making technique... yes, it is still a secret despite the works of Anosov, Verhoeven and Pendray but there are some smiths today that consistently produce wootz that comes very close to the antique one (have a look at the link below)

http://gotscha.nl/uk-Bulat-Symposium-2011.htm

30th November 2017, 05:04 PM	#20
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,911	Hello Roland, and thank you for the explanation! To my knowledge, the term "laminated" refferring to steel implies the respective object is made of multiple layers of steel, and NOT necessarily of multiple layers of different steels. So basically, if you bend a hot bar of steel over itself and press the two bends together, you "laminate" the blade. I believe there is some misconception among us that "laminated" steel has to be composed of layers of different steels. And I certainly have seen, and maybe even have one, swords made of at least two layers of wootz steel. But maybe I am wrong about that... Regarding to wootz making technique... yes, it is still a secret despite the works of Anosov, Verhoeven and Pendray but there are some smiths today that consistently produce wootz that comes very close to the antique one (have a look at the link below) http://gotscha.nl/uk-Bulat-Symposium-2011.htm Last edited by mariusgmioc; 30th November 2017 at 08:28 PM.