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> And Damascus steel isn't particularly good. It's mainly an artsy gimmick. To add to this, most "Damascus steel" knives aren't made of folded steel in the cor
by wyager 10y ago
> And Damascus steel isn't particularly good. It's mainly an artsy gimmick.
To add to this, most "Damascus steel" knives aren't made of folded steel in the core. The core is a solid piece of some metal and the exterior Damascusoid material, created by pattern welding, gets attached to the sides.
It's functionally pointless, but it does look really nice and shouldn't hurt the usefulness of your knife in any way. My EDC pocket knife is pattern welded for this reason.
- Neliquat 10y agoIf done right it does no harm, but crappy damascus is brittle and prone to oxidation, and will drastically shorten the life of an otherwise functional cheap knife. Best to avoid it unless for the bling factor on a quality manufacture knife, or replica.