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Thanks Mike_Blue for finding the article.

One thing that is known is that Damascus was made
from iron sands with a high concentration of minerals
that make carbides.

The sands used for famous...

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◆White Steel (Shirogami)

This is refined carbon steel that does not contain any ingredients and can be used for making high-grade Hocho (Japanese...

This has been a very educational exchange for me.

Thank you for your input and time.

In looking further I found... Hitachi has a set of web pages devoted to the history of steel in Japan. ...

Thank you Mike.

You are so correct. My memory of this goes back to the 60's. Then
as now the building of great Japanese sword steel and swords was full
of confusion, secrets and...

MParker may have given us the best summary in a single post.

Others are clearly mixing old technology and modern technology
(and descriptions) which may be adding to the confusion.

Wootz is...