Crafting a Damascus Viking sword from nails involves repurposing old iron nails by forging and folding them to create layered Damascus steel. The process involves heating, hammering, and folding ...

Discover what makes Damascus steel so unique and why it's still a top choice for outdoor knives. Learn about its history, ...

The phrase “Damascus steel” comes to us from medieval-period swords manufactured in the Middle East, and known at least to Western Europeans through their sale in Damascus.

Damascus blades were forged from small cakes of steel from India called ‘wootz’. All steel is made by allowing iron with carbon to harden the resulting metal. The problem with steel ...

They’re made of Damascus steel, and in celebration of the “Japanese Knife Capital” where the watches are made, the hands are shaped like miniature samurai swords.

Testing the Temper. No such ailments seem likely to cut short Damascus’ career. Sired by Sword Dancer, himself a two-time winner of the Woodward, Damascus is as sound as his steely name and just ...

Although people were capable of making Damascus steel swords containing ultrahigh carbon contents (1 wt.%) a long time ago, it is surprising that almost all modern steels in use contain C contents ...

Damascus steel—and modern versions of the steelmaking technique—is generally synonymous with artisan forgework. In traditional Japanese sword-making, for example, the steel is repeatedly ...

The Damascus Sword, originally constructed in the 1960s, suffered structural damage during post-regime celebrations. The restoration process, which began shortly after, aimed to preserve the ...

The study suggested that a proper technique for the control of microstructural evolution in high carbon steel was established in India much earlier than the beginning of the Damascus steel tradition.

Reibold's team solved this paradox by analysing a Damascus sabre created by the famous blacksmith Assad Ullah in the seventeenth century, and graciously donated by the Berne Historical Museum in ...