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Re:The companies that bring us knife steel by JoeAltmaier on Thursday October 08, 2020 @01:25PM (#24721451)
Odd. My son's steel ends up with 100-200 layers of alternating steel. Not 3?
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Re:The companies that bring us knife steel by woah on Thursday October 08, 2020 @02:36PM (#24722260)
AFAICT the Damascus steel in this example is the decorative soft steel on the outside with a thin piece of brittle hardened steel on the inside to keep the edge sharp
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