DAMASCUS STEEL

[Andre ROUSSEAUParticipant @andrerousseau66124]

The Art and the Science….

https://youtu.be/OP8PCkcBZU4

https://youtu.be/RDyU-15fzog

[Andre ROUSSEAUParticipant @andrerousseau66124]

Re-Discovering Lost Ancient Techniques

[Anonymous]

Have you ever made anything yourself?

Andrew

[jaCK HobsonParticipant @jackhobson50760]

They are good videos! Solid information from people who really know.

Damascus is absolutely right, but common use of the term now includes any patterned steel including pattern-welded, wootz, and powder. The vids are about wootz: crucible steel specifically. Excellent.

FYI I don't think there is a better book to start learning about metallurgy than Verhoeven's: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268324669_Steel_Metallurgy_for_the_Non-Metallurgist I might even suggest there isn't a better book.

Edited By jaCK Hobson on 11/02/2023 10:53:13

[Dave HalfordParticipant @davehalford22513]

Ebay is full of billet Damascus steel.

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Not Damascus steel, but this video is worth a watch

Tamahagane: Miracle Steel of Japanese Swords
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/4001416/

There was a very good one a while ago about Yoshihara Yoshindo, Katana Swordsmith
Unfortunately it's now beyond a year since broadcast and been removed, unless you can find it elsewhere

Bill

[noel shelleyParticipant @noelshelley55608]

The advent of Forged in Fire and the like have brought the often used but little understood term Damascus Steel to the fore ! A friend of mine who should know better, will insist that a japanese sword I have is Damascus Steel, because it is patterned ! It was takenoff a japanese officer during the war, All I know is it's rather sharp ! Noel.

Edited By noel shelley on 11/02/2023 14:41:55

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

Posted by Andrew Johnston on 11/02/2023 08:40:37:

Have you ever made anything yourself?

Andrew

I think that is a really good question Andrew and I couldn't have put it better myself.

Ian P

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

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