William F. Moran Jr.’s forged Damascus knives are masterpieces. Subtle swirls meander within the metal, and silver coiled inlays stretch up the wooden handle. One photo of Moran shows him displaying ...

Watch the incredible craftsmanship behind the making of Viking axes forged from Damascus steel in this detailed video. The forging process combines traditional blacksmithing techniques with the unique ...

Damascus steel went well beyond the European forges of the medieval period. You’ve got harder, stronger swords, spearheads, and knives. The steel was so coveted that researchers are still trying ...

Recreating Damascus steel remains a holy grail of materials science. The exact process and alloys used are long ago lost to time. At best, modern steelworking methods are able to produce a rough ...

At Middleton Made Knives in South Carolina, Quintin Middleton makes Damascus steel chef knives by welding ... making is a boy’s love of making a sword,” he says, referring to sword-brandishing ...

Thank God I found mine. I'm never cooking anything again without using my Made In Damascus-steel knives. This three-steel-knife set includes a santoku, a nakiri, and a gyuto all forged in Seki ...

It is believed that Damascus blades were forged directly from small cakes of steel (named 'wootz') produced in ancient India. A sophisticated thermomechanical treatment of forging and annealing ...