iKnife Collector
The online community of knife collectors, A Knife Family Forged in Steel
All Blog Posts Tagged 'damascus' (2)
Powder Steel Damascus
Someone asked about making damascus with powdered steel. Here is a brief overview based on my knowledge and experience. This info is based on making carbon steel damascus. You can introduce small quantities of stainless to carbon steel damascus and continue to treat it (and heat-treat it just like carbon steel). Most of time you see a repeating pattern in a blade, you are seeing powder steel damascus. Often when you see bolsters with the same pattern, you are seeing powder steel damascus. Here… Continue
Added by Paul J Granger on January 19, 2010 at 11:29 — 5 Comments
What is Damascus?
Someone asked me recently, what is damascus? Simply put damascus steel is what you get when you take two or more types of steel (usually), put them into a forge, bring them up to welding temp (about 2000 - 2100 degrees), pull them out and quickly hammer them together into one solid pice of steel.
Typically you will start with 5 - 10 layers of steel approx one inch wide, 3 inches long and 1/8th" thick.
They will be stacked together in alternate layers. One end of the stack will… Continue
Typically you will start with 5 - 10 layers of steel approx one inch wide, 3 inches long and 1/8th" thick.
They will be stacked together in alternate layers. One end of the stack will… Continue
Added by Paul J Granger on January 15, 2010 at 12:00 — 5 Comments
Latest Blog Posts
Most Popular Blog Posts
Monthly Archives
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
- December (4)
- November (1)
- October (2)
- August (3)
- July (3)
- May (1)
- April (2)
- March (6)
- February (1)
- January (1)
2017
- December (1)
- November (1)
- October (2)
- September (4)
- August (1)
- July (4)
- June (4)
- May (1)
- April (1)
- March (3)
- February (1)
- January (2)
2016
- December (1)
- November (7)
- October (3)
- September (4)
- August (11)
- July (8)
- June (9)
- May (12)
- April (3)
- March (2)
- February (4)
- January (3)
2015
- December (10)
- November (2)
- October (4)
- September (3)
- August (4)
- July (2)
- June (2)
- May (3)
- April (13)
- March (14)
- February (4)
- January (4)
2014
- December (4)
- November (4)
- October (7)
- September (2)
- August (15)
- July (7)
- June (5)
- May (14)
- April (7)
- March (26)
- February (26)
- January (18)
2013
- December (26)
- November (18)
- October (31)
- September (30)
- August (23)
- July (29)
- June (20)
- May (19)
- April (21)
- March (13)
- February (34)
- January (22)
2012
- December (28)
- November (19)
- October (17)
- September (17)
- August (19)
- July (14)
- June (25)
- May (37)
- April (23)
- March (38)
- February (12)
- January (13)
2011
- December (15)
- November (13)
- October (22)
- September (10)
- August (6)
- July (12)
- June (11)
- May (9)
- April (11)
- March (7)
- February (5)
- January (5)
2010
- December (8)
- November (7)
- October (3)
- September (9)
- August (5)
- July (4)
- June (5)
- May (10)
- April (6)
- March (19)
- February (14)
- January (34)
2009
whiteriverknives.com
Latest Activity
KnifeMakerblack mamba knives replied to black mamba knives's discussion Anyone else noticing printed "Damascus" creeping into the collectible side of the hobby?
"Hammer the iron that lies on your anvil instead of daydreaming about working silver. - Robert Jordan"
"Putting the last finishing touches on a class III hitch receiver I installed on the wife's Outback today. Looks good!"
KnifeMakerblack mamba knives replied to black mamba knives's discussion Anyone else noticing printed "Damascus" creeping into the collectible side of the hobby?
© 2026 Created by Jan Carter.
Powered by
