Thread: question about damask razors

Julian,

Some folks want more of the pattern exposed to the eye than others. There are simply some makers who do things differently so their work stands out in a crowd.

The edge thickness will make no difference, the acid etching is not that deep in most cases. But inattention can cause accidents that might be the source of legends about this stuff. It's very easy to put an acid resist on the edge or a half cm up the blade to protect the previously polished steel. So the edge would be in no technical danger at that point.

Thanks alot for the info mike,

now i know more about damascus razors and i apreciate you guys chipping in on my knowledge... even though i might not ever own one because of $ or because i dont find them more practical than other non-damascus razors i still like knowing how things are made...

i watched the livi videos on youtube about how he makes a damask razor from scratch... i gotta tell you i was pretty impressed about how that razor looked ( the coloures i mean ) but i dont think anything else made up for all that $ ... dunno maybe i am low balling here but still... i work for my money and i am pasionate enough for these things and apreciate every drop of sweat that went into it ... but still... its alot of $

thanks alot for the info,

regards...

Originally Posted by Mike Blue

Julian,

Some folks want more of the pattern exposed to the eye than others. There are simply some makers who do things differently so their work stands out in a crowd.

The edge thickness will make no difference, the acid etching is not that deep in most cases. But inattention can cause accidents that might be the source of legends about this stuff. It's very easy to put an acid resist on the edge or a half cm up the blade to protect the previously polished steel. So the edge would be in no technical danger at that point.

The other thing you might like to know is how the rose and ladder patterns get into the surface of the damascus steel. Each 'rose' begins as a hole drilled into the surface of the damascus. With enough hammering the metal layers will flow into the hole and create the round pattern we call a rose. Similarly, the ladder pattern is created with superficial saw cuts across the blade.

Chris

They are indeed pretty but its hard to justify/rationalize the cost no matter the effort given there has been no definitive outpouring of opinion they are in any way "better".
But no one denies they are beautiful works.
If I could have only one razor and had the dinero i would go for it too.

Originally Posted by Oldfalguy

They are indeed pretty but its hard to justify/rationalize the cost no matter the effort given there has been no definitive outpouring of opinion they are in any way "better".
But no one denies they are beautiful works.
If I could have only one razor and had the dinero i would go for it too.

+1

im with you on this one till the end that livi bergam damask realy has some unique colours in the steel its pretty to look at

Originally Posted by drmoss_ca

The other thing you might like to know is how the rose and ladder patterns get into the surface of the damascus steel. Each 'rose' begins as a hole drilled into the surface of the damascus. With enough hammering the metal layers will flow into the hole and create the round pattern we call a rose. Similarly, the ladder pattern is created with superficial saw cuts across the blade.

Chris

thats real interesting thanks alot

regards