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Old 19th September 2017, 06:21 PM   #5
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Thanks for the comments, I really like the feedback.

The most important reason to restore the blade was its condition. Absolutely no visible sign of laminations and I was just curious to see whats hidden. Even after the polishing the surface of the steel was looking like monosteel. It is quite rare to find an old blade without the tiniest flaw. This is truly a masterpiece of forging and important for my private research.

Apropos wootz, just do it, you will not regret it. I have often serious doubts during my work, destroying the patina, losing material (less than 1 gram of pure steel in this case) and more. But if you put a lot of effort in one blade and after etching you find an Indonesian Wootz blade as a pedang (no reworked Shamshir, Kilij or Tulwar), this is first almost a little disturbing but than just WOW, absolutely unrivaled!


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