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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 146988, member: 25"]It's not at all hard to make steel with the surface character of Damascus steel, you grab a few pieces of ree-bar, hammer them out flat and together in a blacksmith's shop. Cheap and simple.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is how the original Damacus steel was made, the hammering and forging reduced the carbon content of the iron, making a stronger steel. If you start with mild steel already, the process just gives a Damascus appearance. It is not difficult or expensive, unlike the very similar but vastly more difficult multi layer forging that the finest Japanese blade makers use.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 146988, member: 25"]It's not at all hard to make steel with the surface character of Damascus steel, you grab a few pieces of ree-bar, hammer them out flat and together in a blacksmith's shop. Cheap and simple. This is how the original Damacus steel was made, the hammering and forging reduced the carbon content of the iron, making a stronger steel. If you start with mild steel already, the process just gives a Damascus appearance. It is not difficult or expensive, unlike the very similar but vastly more difficult multi layer forging that the finest Japanese blade makers use.[/QUOTE]
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