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Damascus is great , but...

roswellnativeroswellnative Member Posts: 10,194 ✭✭✭✭
edited January 2012 in General Discussion
On a(n) earlier note...

I have a small knife and its the best, but you must remember that one of the layers is carbon steel... it rusts much faster than SS or 440... keep em oiled if it is real Damascus. I have a painted on Frost Bowie that is merely a stamp and paint of a knife they made... But this little blade I have is real folded metal. It will hold an edge, btw...
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Although always described as a cowboy, Roswellnative generally acts as a righter of wrongs or bodyguard of some sort, where he excels thanks to his resourcefulness and incredible gun prowesses.

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  • roswellnativeroswellnative Member Posts: 10,194 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
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    But unlike a stainless knife you are going to have to keep it oiled and maintained...
    Although always described as a cowboy, Roswellnative generally acts as a righter of wrongs or bodyguard of some sort, where he excels thanks to his resourcefulness and incredible gun prowesses.
  • roswellnativeroswellnative Member Posts: 10,194 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Imagine if you will that 2 metals are placed together and then streched out and then folded together and then pounded out and streached. this is a damascus process.
    Although always described as a cowboy, Roswellnative generally acts as a righter of wrongs or bodyguard of some sort, where he excels thanks to his resourcefulness and incredible gun prowesses.
  • FrancFFrancF Member Posts: 35,279 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
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    This guy right here[:D]

    Age 6, wanted to do Mom a favor and wash dishes while she was at the store. Wasn't much, a chefs knife and a few plates.

    Well, turns out, I could not get the funny looking marks out of the 1940ish W?STHOF damascus 12" chefs knife with the stainless steel scrubbing pad.[:0]

    I can still hear the scream today 45+ years later.[:D]
  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Are the layers "bonded" during the forming process or could you peel it like an onion? If the metals are dissimilar will electrolysis set in?
  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    They are "forge welded" together at each fold.
    The "flux" used to bond the metals is pure "20 mule team" BORAX...
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