19c crucible steel can look a lot like wootz, but isn't I've heard if you over-work the forging you can lose the patterning as it evens out or removes the inclusions that cause it. India ran out of the ore that wootz was made with, and then lost the techniques passed down verbally thru the earlier ages on how to work it. In reality, modern steels are more homogenous and have better properties for swords, but wootz has its mystical appeal. Pattern welded steel or that early crucible steel isn't wootz. There is a Russian who says he's able to duplicate wootz, i'm not sure if that has been verified.
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