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Old 21st April 2010, 09:49 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by spiral
... forging is always better than stock removal for quality of structure, & often speeds up the process ...Spiral
Not with wootz. Forging wootz is very complex process, Re-forging it even more so. It's not only structure, but the pattern which is in stake, and when it comes to pattern preservation - stock removal is absolutely the best and easiest method.
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