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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st October 2011, 02:55 PM
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Posted By Gt Obach
we can type our fingers to the bone, in the end,...

we can type our fingers to the bone, in the end, people will believe what they will
english steel, wootz steel, bloom steel, patternwelded steel is the best sword steel
--- and even amongst the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th October 2011, 03:13 PM
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Posted By Gt Obach
the world changes... its more than just...

the world changes...

its more than just the " standardization" factor ! Wootz is not something that i could ever see being efficiently produced compared to modern standards.. its a small...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2011, 07:35 PM
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Posted By Gt Obach
have you tried to cut armor ? try it you...

have you tried to cut armor ? try it
you will be surprised, it does its job very well
- the only way to really know is to test it... don't read about it... go and test it to see for your own...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2011, 03:20 PM
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Posted By Gt Obach
good morning your making very large...

good morning

your making very large assumptions about wootz being poor, and you know what happens when you assume ;)

actually, when wootz is processed well....and you put the carbide where...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2011, 03:52 AM
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Posted By Gt Obach
Hi RD its actually simple... 1) ...

Hi RD

its actually simple...

1) Wootz damascus is a crucible steel... some ingredients are melted in a clay crucible till liquid then cooled slowly in the vessel. The goal is to produce...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th October 2011, 03:40 AM
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Posted By Gt Obach
tirade: a protracted speech usually marked by...

tirade: a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language

so i disagree with you.. as i'm sure you run into alot of that :rolleyes:

i don't...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2011, 05:27 PM
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Posted By Gt Obach
@ Lew occasionally a crucible steel charge...

@ Lew

occasionally a crucible steel charge can be an incomplete melt... some of the low carbon wrought iron has not gone into solution in time... it is difficult to tell as when you look at the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2011, 05:14 PM
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Posted By Gt Obach
Wootz was one of the finest steels of its time !...

Wootz was one of the finest steels of its time ! both beauty and strength
-it does its job well
- so it is reflected in the high prices for these blades




[QUOTE=A.alnakkas]That very much...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th March 2010, 03:18 PM
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Views: 17,127
Posted By Gt Obach
Mare don't ignore sword no. 8 ... it exists ...

Mare don't ignore sword no. 8 ... it exists
-just cause it doesn't support someones patent does not invalidate it... ..

or maybe the ancient smiths ran it through their spectroscope and figured...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2009, 04:55 PM
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Posted By Gt Obach
http://forums.dfoggknives.com/index.php?showtopic=...

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should do the trick


Greg
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2009, 07:15 PM
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Posted By Gt Obach
Hi Norman in my opinion.. ( i'm not a...

Hi Norman

in my opinion.. ( i'm not a collector ) i'd have the handle rebuilt..it'll be obvious its new
- and waterings restored on fulad blade.. and no reshaping the tip and cop.. in my...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2009, 07:05 PM
Replies: 14
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Posted By Gt Obach
its shines like a pearl very lucky to own it...

its shines like a pearl

very lucky to own it ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2009, 05:03 AM
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Posted By Gt Obach
missing the kolah ( pommel cap ) and ahanak (tang...

missing the kolah ( pommel cap ) and ahanak (tang bands ) otherwise its a cool piece !
- do you see any sign of watering.... or long crack like lines on the spine of the blade
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th March 2009, 06:17 PM
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Posted By Gt Obach
excellent dagger !! you have a beauty...

excellent dagger !!

you have a beauty there... i'd bet there is some very nice patterning fulad on that blade.... ofcourse it is functional.. and a nice slicer !
- it should easily etch a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2008, 03:53 AM
Replies: 39
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Posted By Gt Obach
if you grind the grooves in ... early on... then...

if you grind the grooves in ... early on... then they seem to have a nicer more organic feel.....

but if you do them close to final forging... it looks more like that blade...

-- to do that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2008, 08:17 PM
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Posted By Gt Obach
actually if you look at the bolster area.. there...

actually if you look at the bolster area.. there is a little hint of pattern.. maybe some nice waterings on this...

it would be interesting to give it a rub with iron sulphate and see a little...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2008, 06:16 PM
Replies: 10
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Posted By Gt Obach
not like you have some kind of personal bias...

not like you have some kind of personal bias against anything Persian.. :rolleyes:


G
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th August 2007, 02:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,350
Posted By Gt Obach
jelly roll here is an interesting pic ...Rik...

jelly roll

here is an interesting pic ...Rik Palm making a jelly roll billet ( a very talented smith i might add )

http://homepage.mac.com/rikpalm/.Public/web_jelly/wjelly1.jpg...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th July 2007, 12:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,427
Posted By Gt Obach
also.. - could be a difference in metal ... ...

also..
- could be a difference in metal ... martensite will etch dark.. and pearlite is much lighter... ... some times an air jacket will insulate the blade in spots, when you quench it..

-...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th June 2007, 05:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,644
Posted By Gt Obach
Hi Journal of the history of Arabic science...

Hi

Journal of the history of Arabic science vol 1, 1978 pg 3-30
" Metallographic examination of Two Damascene steel blades
by Jerzy Piaskowski

two swords had strips of carbides in a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th June 2007, 01:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,644
Posted By Gt Obach
but weren't all wootz blades air quenched...? ...

but weren't all wootz blades air quenched...?

actually you can differentially harden a blade when you quench it... if you have a shallow hardening steel ( like wootz ) .. it has to be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th May 2007, 01:35 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 11,566
Posted By Gt Obach
yes but it doesn't say they didn't make it in...

yes but it doesn't say they didn't make it in Persia... ;)

if you look at the structure of the crucible steels ... specially the waterings... they tell you there are some big differences in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd May 2007, 08:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,503
Posted By Gt Obach
Just my opinion i think stainless will make...

Just my opinion

i think stainless will make a lousy knife no matter whos the smith.... if you want a knife that resist rusting... then stainless works well... and thats all i give it..

a good...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th May 2007, 12:06 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 28,036
Posted By Gt Obach
i remain somewhere in the middle ...liking both...

i remain somewhere in the middle ...liking both old and new blades.... ... after making a few myself.. i've a healthy respect for the smiths who do this for a living... i do think that there are...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2007, 11:05 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 28,036
Posted By Gt Obach
oh dear... I meant Jesus Hernandez ...

oh dear... I meant Jesus Hernandez


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Greg :o
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