Damascus Tulwars

ALEX · 2nd July 2007, 12:11 PM

Flavio, "mechanical damascus" is produced by mixing several different steels together. The "true damascus" aka "oriental damascus" or "wootz" is made of just one special steel. Both mechanical and wootz steels need to be manually forged, so "mechanical" just means "not natural" in a sense

Flavio · 2nd July 2007, 04:04 PM

Thank you Alex

josh stout · 2nd July 2007, 04:31 PM

What is the last picture showing? The pattern is very different and looks more like wootz.
Josh

ariel · 2nd July 2007, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by josh stout

What is the last picture showing? The pattern is very different and looks more like wootz.
Josh

That's true. It belongs to the sword with the "golden handle" and I clearly said that it was wootz.
The serrated one is mechanical.

josh stout · 3rd July 2007, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariel

That's true. It belongs to the sword with the "golden handle" and I clearly said that it was wootz.
The serrated one is mechanical.

So you did, I guess my eye skipped over that part.

They are both lovely and the two blades are a striking contrast.
Josh

ALEX · 3rd July 2007, 07:58 AM

Flavio,
Here is a link which explains it little better:
http://damascus.free.fr/f_damas/quest.htm

Flavio · 3rd July 2007, 04:08 PM

Thanks again, Alex

Richard Furrer · 3rd July 2007, 06:29 PM

Hello All,
I would recomend this article by Kevin Cashen:
http://swordforum.com/forge/roadtodamascus.html

Kevin is a talented smith with a genuine interest in history and science.

I would also recommend this PDF file:
"Metallurgy of Steel for Bladesmiths & Others who Heat Treat and Forge Steel", 200 + pages, By John D. Verhoeven Emeritus Professor, Iowa State University, March 2005

http://mse.iastate.edu/files/verhoeven/7-5.pdf
It is a large file of 8.1 Megs

Perhapse the best publication on the subject of steel and blades.

Ric

2nd July 2007, 12:11 PM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Flavio, "mechanical damascus" is produced by mixing several different steels together. The "true damascus" aka "oriental damascus" or "wootz" is made of just one special steel. Both mechanical and wootz steels need to be manually forged, so "mechanical" just means "not natural" in a sense

2nd July 2007, 04:04 PM	#2
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Thank you Alex

2nd July 2007, 04:31 PM	#3
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	What is the last picture showing? The pattern is very different and looks more like wootz. Josh

3rd July 2007, 07:58 AM	#6
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Flavio, Here is a link which explains it little better: http://damascus.free.fr/f_damas/quest.htm

3rd July 2007, 04:08 PM	#7
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Thanks again, Alex

3rd July 2007, 06:29 PM	#8
Richard Furrer Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 163	Hello All, I would recomend this article by Kevin Cashen: http://swordforum.com/forge/roadtodamascus.html Kevin is a talented smith with a genuine interest in history and science. I would also recommend this PDF file: "Metallurgy of Steel for Bladesmiths & Others who Heat Treat and Forge Steel", 200 + pages, By John D. Verhoeven Emeritus Professor, Iowa State University, March 2005 http://mse.iastate.edu/files/verhoeven/7-5.pdf It is a large file of 8.1 Megs Perhapse the best publication on the subject of steel and blades. Ric