Forging / smithing

[Mark Reich]

I haven't heard anything like this, Mr. Jan. To be honest, by the second paragraph the writer contradicts himself, and I had to figure out he uses "damascus" and "wootz" interchangeably. That's like interchanging "stainless steel" and wootz.

I thought the placement of carbon atoms among the iron atoms was well established.

I couldn't find much to corroborate these findings.

Not saying this is wrong, but it seems unlikely.