Hi RSWORD,
Thank you for your most interesting post. You are confirming my worst fears, that we have reduced the term Wootz to a metallurgical cliche!
I think that there is much more to crucible steel than current interpretations of the term Wootz would suggest.
It would be very educational if you could photograph your collection, at least the more outstanding pieces and post them here. A bit of judicious file testing for hardness, standardized against steel specimens of known hardness would also throw a lot of light on the subject.
Cheers
Chris
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