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Battara · 27th September 2025, 01:03 AM

I've not engraved into wootz but into pattern welded steel. When I hit a harder steel in the pattern, the engraving gets more difficult.

Wootz is much smaller and so I'm not sure, though I can agree that the pearlite particles could make things more difficult as well.

27th September 2025, 01:03 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,339	I've not engraved into wootz but into pattern welded steel. When I hit a harder steel in the pattern, the engraving gets more difficult. Wootz is much smaller and so I'm not sure, though I can agree that the pearlite particles could make things more difficult as well.