True Combat Value of Wootz

S.Al-Anizi · 3rd December 2006, 03:26 PM

Many, many thanks Chris, for that list. Ive always wanted to know, very basically, what those terms meant. I already knew simple stuff like...steel (DUH

), hardening, tempering, quenching, but not the rest. I have even printed your text for future reference.

Thanks a bunch!

Chris Evans · 4th December 2006, 01:09 AM

Hi S.Al-Anizi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by S.Al-Anizi

Many, many thanks Chris, for that list. Ive always wanted to know, very basically, what those terms meant. I already knew simple stuff like...steel (DUH

), hardening, tempering, quenching, but not the rest. I have even printed your text for future reference.

Thanks a bunch!

Glad tp have been of some help. I wrote those definitions on the run and left out much. I suggest that if you wish to use them for future reference that you complete the picture, so to speak, by looking up more comprehensive sources

Cheers
Chris

Chris Evans · 5th December 2006, 04:46 AM

Hi Folks,

Just a couple of thoughts:

Something else that we do not know, in relation to Wootz, is how common was the regional concurrent usage of steel made from sponge/bloom iron. Perhaps, Wootz was a specialized steel suitable for some applications and not others.

Another question is whether the hardened steel insert edges found on some swords, as evidenced by RSWORD's beautiful example, were made from Wootz or sponge iron steel.

Cheers
Chris

Emanuel · 5th December 2006, 04:24 PM

Chris,
Your definitions are extremely helpful, many thanks.

As a quick aside - since wootz/patterned crucible steel was so desirable in weapons for its aesthetic properties as well as mechanical, was wootz ever used for jewellery? Are there purely decorative objects made of crucible steel and etched?

Regards,
Emanuel

Chris Evans · 6th December 2006, 05:32 AM

Hi Emanuel,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manolo

Chris,
Your definitions are extremely helpful, many thanks.

Thank you.

Quote:

As a quick aside - since wootz/patterned crucible steel was so desirable in weapons for its aesthetic properties as well as mechanical, was wootz ever used for jewellery? Are there purely decorative objects made of crucible steel and etched?

Very good question - We need to know more about Wootz usage.

Cheers
Chris

3rd December 2006, 03:26 PM	#1
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	Many, many thanks Chris, for that list. Ive always wanted to know, very basically, what those terms meant. I already knew simple stuff like...steel (DUH ), hardening, tempering, quenching, but not the rest. I have even printed your text for future reference. Thanks a bunch!

5th December 2006, 04:46 AM	#3
Chris Evans Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 685	Hi Folks, Just a couple of thoughts: Something else that we do not know, in relation to Wootz, is how common was the regional concurrent usage of steel made from sponge/bloom iron. Perhaps, Wootz was a specialized steel suitable for some applications and not others. Another question is whether the hardened steel insert edges found on some swords, as evidenced by RSWORD's beautiful example, were made from Wootz or sponge iron steel. Cheers Chris

5th December 2006, 04:24 PM	#4
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Chris, Your definitions are extremely helpful, many thanks. As a quick aside - since wootz/patterned crucible steel was so desirable in weapons for its aesthetic properties as well as mechanical, was wootz ever used for jewellery? Are there purely decorative objects made of crucible steel and etched? Regards, Emanuel