i am sick and tired to the teeth of that makers playing the fool with knife fans

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i see damascus any day...
- OKAY WE MADE "DAMASCUS TM" KNIFE SO YA BUY IT!!!
- but i need to know what i am gonna buy. what is it, what steels did they use in it?
- IT IS DAMASCUS TM YOU STUPID!!!
- ?!?!?!
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for me, it is dramatic difference when the blade is made of some i-don't-care-what-stuff-i-put-in-it damascus compared to one using vanadis 10 etc.
why not point the steel when you even point the handle material! it's a KNIFE for goodness' sake!

sorry for poor english, again. just can't bottle up anymore
 
This is the proper way to describe a damascus blade taken from a maker here in the exchange (Blade is forged from 300layer damascus. W1 and L6 steel, hardened to 60-61RC.)
 
Buy blades from makers who describe the steels they use to make their Damascus, or just ask.....

I don't see why either of those options are difficult.
 
^He's " sick and tired to the teeth"...... With makers who don't say what steels are used in their Damascus knives.
 
Damask is more for beauty today, powdered steels relegated any hand-layered steels to the art-knife realm in my opinion.

There is something to be said for beauty over performance in a knife where performance really does not matter.

I have many super steel bladed knives, but since I am an "affy", I typically touch up the edges well before it would be necessary if I were a "guts in the teeth" knife user.

If you are that passionate about the ingredients of your damask, I would only buy from artists that will tell you the recipe.

best

mqqn
 
Damascus has been around for a long time and it will continue to be popular IMHO

I too like to know what steels are used
 
OP,

Be thankful you have teeth. Get well, and sleep more too...

Everyone else; same, and be nice, please. Oh yeah, before I forget, no need to report such posts... ;)

-MP
 
I moved this here from GKD, since we are not discussing any specific knife...then this is where this topic may stand a chance to survive before the pillaging begins.
 
Some may say it is now an art form, and much to that is fact, however I own several knives from an old gentleman in Ga. who is a master at Cable Damascus blades, imo they not only exceed in function, they remain razor sharp. Since gentleman does not support this forum, I will not name his business. In talking with others I have been told this is a dying form of blade making, an art few have the skill to follow. The pattern on the blade looks like rice and small beads placed together, very stunning to look at. But as stated, it's the function that keeps me buying from the maker until he is no longer able to work. I am wondering If anyone here has first hand knowledge of this process, and thanks.
 
USS Worden 352 said:
If he's sick and tired of teeth, just ask for less... Communication is key.
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How could anyone be 'sick and tired of teeth' ?

They are critical, along with Saliva, as the initial step in breaking down the food we eat to survive.

This doesn't make any sense.....
 
He said he is sick and tired to the teeth. Unfortunately, the idiom did not translate well from his language to yours. In most other respects, his English is fine. Instead of harping on your own misunderstanding, please return to the original topic.
 
I've heard of more than a couple of maker's whose "damascus" was made by combining scrap metal; this can turn out just fine when done by experienced, established makers using known steel and sound technique.

On the other hand there's instances where I've heard the makers disclose they weren't really sure what went into the mix so buyer beware I guess...
 
The majority of 'Damascus' steel is tacky, ugly stuff aimed at gullible newbies anyway. And anyone who's made a decent bit of layered steel will definitely go to the efforts of explaining what steels have been used in the laborious process of making it.


If they don't make the 3 second effort to type or write what steels are used, expect it to be mass produced, pre-made and/or foreign scrap pattern weld from Pakistan.
 
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