Industrial ball bearings serve as the raw material for a Damascus knife in this detailed forging journey. Known for their high-carbon content, the bearings are heated, welded, and folded to create ...

A large industrial bearing serves as the unlikely starting point for this Damascus steel katana build. The project follows the transformation of hardened steel into layered patterned metal through ...

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 ...