Seventy random screws become the raw ingredients for a Damascus billet—heated, crushed, and forge-welded into a solid block ...

Metallurgists have puzzled for several centuries as to how the unique patterns on the ancient Damascus blades were formed. Using a modern metallurgical computational software package, the relevant ...

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If you grow up around a working blacksmith’s forge, there are a few subjects related to metalwork on which you’ll occasionally have a heated discussion. Probably the best known is the topic of wrought ...

It is believed that Damascus blades were forged directly from small cakes of steel (named 'wootz') produced in ancient India. A sophisticated thermomechanical treatment of forging and annealing was ...

Scandinavian metallurgists recreate legendary damascene-patterned steels from atomized metal powders. Damascene steel is an advanced form of blacksmithing recognizable by the decorative pattern on the ...

There’s no time like Christmas, and there’s no time-teller like Tissot. Combining the two will give you the perfect gift this ...

Discover what makes Damascus steel so unique and why it’s still a top choice for outdoor knives. Learn about its history, strength, and lasting appeal. Damascus steel matters in the outdoors because ...

Dunno about you, but “placoid” isn’t a term I tend to use in daily conversation — or even one I had read or heard before today. While the various metals combined in the forming of Damascus steel are ...