Blacksmiths and metallurgists in the West have been puzzled for centuries as to how the unique patterns on the famous Damascus steel blades were formed. Different mechanisms for the formation of the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And, like the secret of Valyrian steel, the art and science of making Damascus steel was lost for hundreds of years. Then, in 1981 ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Ancient history is packed with legends, myths, and stories that are larger than life, some of which ...

Patrick Brennan describes the process of making Damascus steel as ‘magical.’ The knife maker Patrick Brennan welds a piece in his workshop in Ireland. In March, he became a full member of the ...

Custom knife makers wear their passion for fine steel on their sleeves. Actually, they wear it under their sleeves where their skin bears burn marks from hand forging steel blades. Arkansas is a ...

The extreme strength, sharpness and resilience of swords made from Damascus steel has resulted in them being spoken of in the same tone as myths and legends. One story is that a Damascus sword can cut ...

Now that winter is here, and the time is nigh to do full-scale battle with the Night King and the army of the dead, the limited bits of Valyrian steel strewn across the Game of Thrones world are more ...

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 ...