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If you grow up around a working blacksmith’s forge, there are a few subjects related to metalwork on which you’ll occasionally have a heated discussion. Probably the best known is the topic of wrought ...

Watch the intricate process of forging a quillon dagger from mosaic Damascus steel, combining K720 and 15N20 pattern-welded steel. The brass guard and fittings complement the two-tone amboyna burl ...

Bladesmith David Singer creates custom culinary knives, specializing in Japanese styles and pattern welded steel at his Acton forge. Gary Higgins / Boston Business ...

Scandinavian metallurgists recreate legendary damascene-patterned steels from atomized metal powders. Damascene steel is an advanced form of blacksmithing recognizable by the decorative pattern on the ...

In this video, we explore the process of creating a unique twisted pattern welded steel ring. #Blacksmithing #Metalworking #Welding #Craftsmanship Social Security cuts warning issued with deadline ...

A new Kickstarter campaign touting the "world's smallest and sharpest Damascus pocket knife" aims to put the strength of a samurai sword in your trousers. Its makers claim Damascus steel makes not ...

There can be few more mythologized ancient materials technologies than sword-making. The common view — that ancient metalsmiths had an extraordinary empirical grasp of how to manipulate alloy ...