Wootz Katar

[mariusgmioc]

Very beautiful and quite big, but I cannot see any wootz patterning.

How do you know that is wootz?

Do you have more detailed photos?

Anyhow, I believe your Katar could greatly benefit from some etching. If it were mine, i would try etching it then selectively remove the etch from the edges and the high relief figures, leaving the darker etch on the base metal and incised areas.

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

Very beautiful but I cannot see any wootz patterning.

Do you have more detailed photos?

Please!

http://oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=2351

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by mahratt

Please!

http://oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=2351

Now I saw it!


Anyhow, I believe your magnificent Katar could benefit greatly from some etching.

With or without ething it is magnificent! Congratulations!

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

Now I saw it!


Anyhow, I believe your magnificent Katar could benefit greatly from some etching.

Of course you are right

[mahratt]

Although I prefer to etching in such a wootz

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by mahratt

Although I prefer to etching in such a wootz

Properly done, the Katar will look the same or even better!

And it will be much easier to etch as it doesn't have koftgari areas that need special attention.

[Battara]

I also believe that this would be considered a hunting katar. They usually have chiseled animal and hunting designs like this.

Please show pictures of the end results of the etching. Almost looks like crystalline wootz.

[mariusgmioc]

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