Pamor
Indonesian word for pattern on a steel blade. Also the name of the nickel often used for a contrasting effect.Nioi (匂)
Japanese word for fine martensite crystals in the blade's temperline.Nie (沸)
Japanese word for martensite crystals that form in blade under certain conditions.Shakudō (赤銅)
A Japanese alloy containing copper and gold.Suassa
A copper-alloy with high gold content that was highly prized in Southeast Asia.Samrit (សំរិត)
Khmer word for an auspicious copper alloy.Sawasa
A term used for colonial Asian metalwork in black and gold.Damascening
Inlaying or overlaying of gold or silver on another metal.Oomersee Mawjee
Famous maker of metalwork from Bhuj, Kutch.Gutta-percha
A natural latex made from the sap of the Palaquium gutta tree.Liùdàomù (六道木)
Chinese name for a strong and heavy wood used for staffs and arrow shafts.Pedang lurus
Indonesian term meaning "straight sword". Often used to describe a specific silver-clad shortsword.Wootz
Description
Wootz is the commonly used name for a type of crucible steel with an elaborate pattern