Originally Posted by
ezpz
yes, when i said damascus i meant pattern welded, as it kind of looked like etched pattern welded steel. interesting that he used two layers of iron.
as far as i know damascus was a 'type' of steel although maybe not produced as consistently as our modern foundry made steels are today, and i've heard talk that we are now able to reproduce the alloy fairly close to the original, something about vanadium and perhaps other metals. someone else that knows metallurgy better might chime in here.
anyways, thanks EisenFaust. i'll see if i can find that thread.