8cr13mov Damascus core?

[jeffsenpai]

Hey guys,

I recently saw that AG Russell is offering a Chinese made knife with "stainless Damascus layers on either side of a 8Cr13MoV core" I thought Damascus was made using carbon non-stainless steel. Am I confused here?

 

[Comeuppance]

Spyderco and others produce VG-10 damascus knives presently through a Moki, Japan factory. All it represents is multiple layers of steel that have been acid etched to highlight the edges.

 

[knarfeng]

Almost all the "Damascus" used today is "Pattern Welded Damascus". Layers of stainless and non-stainless steel welded together into a billet. I believe there are a couple of obscure sources for "Wootz Damascus", but they are so rare that the resulting steel is always identified as "Wootz Damascus".

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Damascus is a decorative process these days, especially when used to clad a harder core steel. It can be carbon or stainless. Chris Reeve now uses stainless Damascus, for example, but his are blade quality, not simply for looks.