WOOTZ or SHAM?

Gt Obach · 29th January 2006, 05:40 PM

i'm not sure i understand.. .. from my point of view, sham can be made with both high and low carbon wootz.... just the high carbon wootz has additional carbon to form carbides (large)
-it maybe the carbides help with cutting.... but one thing is forsure....they help alot with having a nice etch
- cutting properties are so very hard to quantify

in my opinion.... wootz is a very clean steel... there are no silicious slags.. . (the slags do not add to blade strength)
personally, I believe a fully melted steel has much better properties

obviously both ways make a fine blade

Greg

Jens Nordlunde · 29th January 2006, 05:55 PM

Sorry Greg, I was not very clear. What I meant was that wootz has a lot of other metals in it, does the amount of these make any influence?

Here it another one – it is in 3-D – as you can feel the pattern.

29th January 2006, 05:55 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Sorry Greg, I was not very clear. What I meant was that wootz has a lot of other metals in it, does the amount of these make any influence? Here it another one – it is in 3-D – as you can feel the pattern. Attached Images

29th January 2006, 05:40 PM	#1
Gt Obach Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 116	i'm not sure i understand.. .. from my point of view, sham can be made with both high and low carbon wootz.... just the high carbon wootz has additional carbon to form carbides (large) -it maybe the carbides help with cutting.... but one thing is forsure....they help alot with having a nice etch - cutting properties are so very hard to quantify in my opinion.... wootz is a very clean steel... there are no silicious slags.. . (the slags do not add to blade strength) personally, I believe a fully melted steel has much better properties obviously both ways make a fine blade Greg