[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 111, Issue 14

[Andy Gladish]

Very fun article!
I"m very much not a sword guy, but I hope one chimes in on this: What they
say about Wootz is very different from what I've read along. Until now,
Wootz was forged at a fairly low heat so as to avoid messing up the
pattern. These guys say that it was a core to a pattern welded piece.
Now explain to me how, in either scenario, you could bring it to a critical
temp soak either to weld or heat treat without ruining the pattern?

"You can never make the same mistake twice: The second time you do it, it's
a choice."