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Re:The companies that bring us knife steel by Raphmedia on Thursday October 08, 2020 @09:29AM (#24718917)
You can get actual Damascus items too, not merely the cheap decorative version.

For example, there is this smithy that is local to me: https://www.darksword-armory.com/medieval-weapons/elite-seri...

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Re:The companies that bring us knife steel by antiterra on Thursday October 08, 2020 @09:44AM (#24719043)
From your link:

> also known as pattern welded steel swords

Pattern welded steel is not the same thing as the ‘original’ Damascus steel from 1000+ years ago.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wootz_steel

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Re:The companies that bring us knife steel by Raphmedia on Thursday October 08, 2020 @11:48AM (#24720246)
In that sense, I agree. I mainly wanted to highlight that there are "Damascus"-style products that are more than regular steel with laser etched patterns.
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Re:The companies that bring us knife steel by btreecat on Thursday October 08, 2020 @09:55AM (#24719114)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_steel
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Re:The companies that bring us knife steel by readams on Thursday October 08, 2020 @09:48AM (#24719067)
Nobody makes actual Damascus steel. Layering multiple steels and forge welding them is not how Damascus steel was made.
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Re:The companies that bring us knife steel by Raphmedia on Thursday October 08, 2020 @11:47AM (#24720235)
In that sense, I agree. I mainly wanted to highlight that there are "Damascus"-style products that are more than regular steel with laser etched patterns.
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