How Damascus Steel Is Made

Have you seen a Damascus steel blade? The steel bears a pattern of light and dark watery or wavy lines. There are fake Damascus blades where a pattern is etched or painted onto the metal, but the pattern in Damascus steel goes all the way through the metal. The steel is famed not only for its appearance, but because it is keen-edged, strong, and flexible. This photo shows a modern Damascus steel sword, made in the 21st century using a different technique from the original Damascus steel blades made from 300 BC up to the 1700s. Do you know how Damascus steel is made... Learn moreif(zs>0){if(zSbL250)gEI("spacer").style.height=Math.floor(e[0].height/12)+17.5+'em';else{var zIClns=[];function walkup(e){if(e.className!='entry'){if(e.nodeName=='A'||e.style.styleFloat=='right'||e.style.cssFloat=='right'||e.align=='right'||e.align=='left'||e.className=='alignright'||e.className=='alignleft')zIClns.push(e);walkup(e.parentNode)}}walkup(e[0]);if(zIClns.length){node=zIClns[zIClns.length-1];var clone=node.cloneNode(true);node.parentNode.removeChild(node);getElementsByClassName("entry",gEI("articlebody"))[0].insertBefore(clone,gEI("spacer"))}}}};zSB(2);zSbL=0

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