History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c37.41

c37.41

of the breadth, and they were very dangerous. His majesty (Emperor Akbar), after having the iron flattened, has it rolled up like a scroll of paper, but slantingly, and every fold is passed through the fire. There is also the following method: solid pieces of iron are properly tempered and then bored with an iron borer; and three or four of these are joined together to form a bundook. In preparing the iron for bundooks half is lost in the fire." (*Ayeen Akbari*, Gladwin's Translation, Vol. I. p. 111.)