At the time of engineering
degree, the knowledge for true Damascus
steel was lost, much like the knowledge of the recipes for the
concrete. Writings found that to temper a Damascus sword the blade must be
heated until it glows like the sun rising in the desert. It then should be
cooled to the color of royal purple and plunged into the body of a muscular
slave so that his strength would be transferred to the sword. The reason for
this is similar to Samurai swords-the process allowed for much more homogenous
and therefore controlled steel than Damascus pocket knives other methods
allowed, making it possible to turn fairly crappy and varying grades of
high/low carbon steel into a controlled substance.
We are of the persuasion that
much of the Damascus mystique arose, not just from the techniques used, but
also from the iron they started w/. Ancient cultures Damascus
blade varied in their metallurgical abilities and often (more the
farther back in time you go) relied on naturally occurring trace elements to
harden their iron. It only takes seconds to swipe the knife through the machine
and with the power of a button, that Damascus knife can be as sharp as the day
you bought it. Most of them are quite light and some can be held in the hand as
they are very compact.
High quality museum blades also
sometimes have a rose pattern in them and
successfully reproduced that pattern seen between the ladder rungs in
this picture Recently Damascus steel knives several smiths around the world
claim they are making these Damascus reproductions but as far as we know no one
has reproduced the ladder/rose pattern. For more information, please visit our
site https://www.mysmithonlinestudio.com/
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