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"but was manufactured without any pattern-welding." How do we know? I see this claimed a lot by those into the mystique of Damascus, but if we don't know how t
by roel_v 8y ago
"but was manufactured without any pattern-welding."
How do we know? I see this claimed a lot by those into the mystique of Damascus, but if we don't know how they were made as you claim, then how do you know they're not pattern welded?
- ummonk 8y agoWe do know generally how they were made. Wootz was crucible steel. It's just not a living tradition and we don't have documentation of the exact details. In recent years, some people have been able to figure out the process, making use of impurities present in the original wootz, to create blades that chemically, structurally, and visually resemble the original wootz blade. The methods they have come up with are probably the same methods used to make original damascus blades; we just can't confirm that since the original process isn't documented well enough to know exact details.