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Old 24th July 2011, 07:48 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by A.alnakkas
...I have seen jambiyas with sheer steel, whats make it different from wootz and how come does it have a lesser value?
An important point: shear steel is not wootz! structurally they are not the same, and do not come from the same source. Shear steel does not require complex forging process and in terms of value, shear steel is simply regular steel mechanically manipulated.
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