Damscus knives are made from folded layers of differnent types of iron and steel. These are forged together and hammered out to hundreds of layers befor being manipulated to produce a surfavce pattern. The hard and soft layers of iron and steel produce unique metallurgic properties as well as wonderfull patterns.
A couple of recent examples
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20 cm Damascus chef (with Johny Schwass) |
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4 inch damascus hunting knife with a Black Mairi handle |
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8 inch Damascus chef knife with Rata handle and Greenstone inlay |