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What year were the Damascus blades made?
Damascus blades were developed from wootz steel in 13 century A.D. by the Syrians. The forging technique was lost in 1750. Read More »
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How can you tell if a damascus blade is real?
True Damascus steel is older than dirt, to start with-I'm not exactly sure about the exact dating, but I know it'll be older than 300 years at least, as was stated above. Also, if you look at the blade with a jeweler's loupe, you will see a... Read More »
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How do I clean a Damascus steel blade?
Firstly Zach, by no mean is a damascus blade as strong, or stronger than a blade made of modern homologous steel... forged from a bit of barstock of known quality. You, and many others need to get rid of that impression. Secondly, a bit of ... Read More »
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Damascus steel is a folded steel so that a mesh-like pattern is left in relief after etching. There is no 'better' blade but I would think about what you would want it for. A Damascus blade 'looks' better and makes a great conversation piec...
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Damascus definitely metal folded over and over is way stronger
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A damascus bowie knife is custom made. The handle and blades are made to fit according to your needs while a regular knife has nothing of this feature.
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So ignoring everything else but blade thickness and the type of material its constructed from.... SAE 1040 has a carbon content of 0.4%. Higher carbon = less flexibility, but a harder edge. "True" Damascene steel is made from Wootz steel, h...
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There is an article in Scientific American magazine about two years ago that shows the rediscovery of true Damascus steel, which turns out (I think) to be from India. It depends on some uncommon alloying elements that help control the form ...
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There are many different techniques that bladesmiths and blacksmiths use to make Damascus knife blades. The following is a basic method for a fixed blade knife:
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