There can be few more mythologized ancient materials technologies than sword-making. The common view — that ancient metalsmiths had an extraordinary empirical grasp of how to manipulate alloy ...

Bladesmith David Singer creates custom culinary knives, specializing in Japanese styles and pattern welded steel at his Acton forge. Gary Higgins / Boston Business ...

Gyuto chef's knife made with pattern-welded steel forged from broken bandsaw blades and k720 steel. The heat treatment achieves a hardness of 60 to 65 on the Rockwell scale after tempering at 200°C ...

Watch the intricate process of forging a quillon dagger from mosaic Damascus steel, combining K720 and 15N20 pattern-welded steel. The brass guard and fittings complement the two-tone amboyna burl ...

A new Kickstarter campaign touting the "world's smallest and sharpest Damascus pocket knife" aims to put the strength of a samurai sword in your trousers. Its makers claim Damascus steel makes not ...