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			An excellent informative thread.........keep up the good work   
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	  As has been already mentioned, it is the 'artist's' forging technique and heat treatment that ultimately determines the quality and characteristics of a blade......obviously the quality of the raw material is extremely important. But the best quality steel or wootz badly forged/heat treated would be still be a poor blade.  | 
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