11-08-2019, 10:40 AM
(10-31-2019, 10:56 AM)Mike Brubacher Wrote: Had one of those "aha" moments recently. Some of you know already that one of our distinguished Exchange members posts in other forums (or at least did so at one time) under the moniker "Wootz". I've been in contact with some individuals in India recently (Hyderabad, Telejanga specifically) and learned that they claim that their region is the birthplace of Damascus Steel - except they call it "Wootz". Isn't that interesting?
Mike, your post reminded me of an excellent video I watched a while back that documented the creation of wootz steel using ancient methods. Here's the YouTube link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP8PCkcBZU4).
The narrator makes the claim the origins of the steel can be found in Jordan, so may be you should pop in on your way to India
