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The damascus made nowadays are made from from ingots of damasteel or equivilent.This is whats used now however many years ago wootz was the only other way of doing it which I guess is more closely...

From those last two fotos I doubt they are damascus. The pattern is way too orderly. It looks like the stuff you see on the DD Wonderedge. Just a decoration.

There are one piece framebacks and two piece. I never remember which is the older. My impression always was that the two piece were just very tightly fitted into the upper frame. I didn't think they...