Custom knife makers wear their passion for fine steel on their sleeves. Actually, they wear it under their sleeves where their skin bears burn marks from hand forging steel blades. Arkansas is a ...

At Middleton Made Knives in South Carolina, Quintin Middleton makes Damascus steel chef knives by welding two types of steel together. The bladesmith extends the concept of “blending” into his forging ...

Will Stelter embarks on the ambitious task of forging a Zulu Ikwla spear, an iconic close-quarter weapon, infused with his unique Damascus steel patterning on the blade and a wrought iron integral ...

Custom knife makers wear their passion for fine steel on their sleeves. Actually, they wear it under their sleeves where their skin bears burn marks from hand forging steel blades. Subscribe to ...

Scandinavian metallurgists recreate legendary damascene-patterned steels from atomized metal powders. Damascene steel is an advanced form of blacksmithing recognizable by the decorative pattern on the ...

Inspired by the Rolex Submariner, this watch features a Seiko NH35 movement and a custom, hand-forged Damascus steel dial. Australia wants end to Iran conflict after Trump tirade Health warning as ...

For hundreds of years, some of the keenest minds in science sought in vain to tap the secret of how blacksmiths in ancient India and the Middle East fashioned a supremely tough metal known as Damascus ...