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 ...

Get Your Tenderfoot at ----- Pt. 2: – From Setback to Steel This isn’t just about forging Damascus—it’s about forging ahead. After challenges, missteps, and a vision ...

This build starts with the most unassuming thing possible: a basic steel tube. Once it hits the forge, the real transformation begins as layers twist, weld, and reveal unexpected patterns. The process ...

In Sweden the unlikely duo of Mr. Johan Gustafsson and Patrick Sjogren have become rising stars of horology. One a bladesmith and the other a watchmaker, together they make up the boutique watch brand ...

Metallurgists have puzzled for several centuries as to how the unique patterns on the ancient Damascus blades were formed. Using a modern metallurgical computational software package, the relevant ...

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 ...