Another wootz question

[Chris Evans]

Originally Posted by kisak

So all said and done I'm rather curious as to what forms of heat treatment may have been applied to crucible steel blades, why, and with what result.

Hi,

Well, as far as I can tell, this is the area about which we know the least and the key to understanding the legendary reputation of Wootz. This matter came up before: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3377

Cheers
Chris