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I'm feeling inspired to take down the 8/8 damascus TI (one of the original five made so many years ago) and see if I have learnt enough over the years to get it to shave nicely. It's been a display...

I did a little further checking and found some forgotten correspondence I had with TI at the time: it confirms that they are pattern-welded (which you knew all along!)



But still a very good...

Mike,
I hadn't been aware that modern pattern-welders use the grooving technique to dictate the surface pattern - ladder, rose etc. That puts me back to square one.

Bruce,
I have tried three...

Going back to the TI 5/8 damascus - it may have changed over the years. I have one of the very first, sold when they first came out and years before they had polished scales. The pattern in the steel...

For those who have never seen it, this is a fascinating article on Wootz and the role of vanadium.

Chris