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>Unfortunately, the technique for making both Damascus and Wootz steel has been lost to the centuries. >For instance Devin Thomas is a master Damascus steel ma
by sergiotapia 8y ago
>Unfortunately, the technique for making both Damascus and Wootz steel has been lost to the centuries.
>For instance Devin Thomas is a master Damascus steel maker. He forges every billet himself and has the process down to a science.
So which one is it?
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- lukev 8y agoThe ancient techniques have been lost, but it's spitting against the wind to try and refer to "modern" Damascus by a different name.
- grzm 8y agoThe article makes clear that the modern usage is a misnomer in that the process is not the same. That said, given that the term is currently widely used for modern knives, it's needlessly pedantic to insist that one not call the modern knives Damascus steel. > "The other type of pattern-welded steel is the so called “Damascus steel”. Originally used in middle eastern sword making, the method has been lost since about the 16th century. The art form has resurfaced, though, and in 1973 bladesmith William F. Moran unveiled his “Damascus knives” at the Knifemakers’ Guild Show. Ever since then modern pattern-welded steel blades have been called “Damascus knives”."
- testvox 8y agoJust because one technique has been lost doesn't mean there are no others.