In this video, I'm demonstrating how I made a Damascus knife out of steel rulers. This knife is surprisingly sharp and ...

more sharky-toothy pattern than this one? While the various metals combined in the ancient process of forming Damascus steel are layered like lasagna, what ultimately brings the look to life is a ...

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 ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Quality Damascus knives can cost over $5,000. Their signature swirl pattern comes from layering two different alloys and folding them over each other, sometimes ...

Owen forges a modern Damascus knife using a pattern-welding technique practised in the Iron Age. This method, which involves combining different types of steel, was invented to give strength to ...