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What Is Damascus Steel? (And Everything You Need to Know about It)

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What is Damascus steel?
Damascus steel is one solid piece of steel made from layering two different alloys - 1080 high-carbon steel and 15N20 carbon steel, for instance.
You can’t make Damascus steel by combining two pieces of the same alloy. That would be like stacking red Play-Doh on top of red Play-Doh - you just end up with red Play-Doh.
But when you stack red Play-Doh on top of yellow Play-Doh, you end up with different layers and colors, just like the different layers you’d see in a Damascus steel blade. You need to combine a high-carbon content steel and a high nickel content steel to create a nice contrast.
I started working with Damascus steel as a teenager, meaning I’ve been working with it for over 25 years to date. In fact, in 2000, I won the “Best Damascus Knife” award at Blade Show Atlanta, the world’s largest knife show.
Needless to say, I know a thing or two about Damascus steel - and I’m packing all my knowledge into this blog post to help you understand it, too.
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@stephenkasee650 7 месяцев назад

i feel like this explained what we call the style of "Damascus" today opposed to why its called Damascus and what it was made from originally

@brickS-pq9pw 5 месяцев назад

Yep its original is from Damascus from along time ago

@ankanartworks55 22 дня назад

@@brickS-pq9pw Damuscus steel comes from india not damuscus ffs

@brickS-pq9pw 22 дня назад

@@ankanartworks55 yeah as u wish buddy

@geniusofhate 13 дней назад

"damascus" steel and Damascus Steel are different things, and it is in the contemporary knife maker/knife making content creator's interest to blur those lines.

@AdMan-The-LabRat Год назад

I learned something today and in less than 8 minutes, thank you Josh!

@MontanaKnifeCompany 11 месяцев назад

👊👊👊

@tylersmith293 7 месяцев назад

Was hoping you’d talk about the original Damascus steel. Not todays lesser copy.

@quin2300 2 месяца назад

right? the history is insane

@GeorgeMazur29 11 месяцев назад

Basically lasagna steel

@MontanaKnifeCompany 11 месяцев назад

😂😂😂

@hulksmashgreen123 9 месяцев назад

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Big7Bo 8 месяцев назад

Didn’t even need the video after this comment thx fam

@ludz1047 3 месяца назад

Hahahhahahaha

@geniusofhate 13 дней назад

"damascus" steel is a marketing term for pattern welded billets. Damascus Steel referring to the historically produced metal produced in the near east and south-east asia is a complicated topic without easy clear definitions.

@nikkotan2840 12 дней назад

It still doesn't explain why modern metallurgists still call the folding process "DAMASCUS STEEL", this kind of forging process was done thousands of years ago where 2 different kinds of metals are hammered and folded to increase the metal's durability and strength, for example, Samurai Swords are basically a more authentic and more refined traditional process of what modern metallurgist/content creators made in their shop, so basically the more traditional style folding process well cut and beat content creators Damascus steel any day. Real Damascus Steel was not just about the folding process but also the types of metal used and techniques, that were used to create a durable and strong blade that does not rust away in time before stainless steel was even created in the factory decades ago. It was made in Damascus modern Day Syria 2 Thousand Years Ago. But that process was lost for some unknown reason, maybe back in the day making real Damascus steel blades was more expensive and time-consuming than making regular folded steel that content creators are making today and have decided to patent their folded steel Damascus Steel.

@IlayShriki 2 месяца назад

Unbelievably great video

@aras75aka Месяц назад

Thank you! This was very interesting!

@samdavis7093 Год назад

Super helpful. Thank you for making this video.

@MontanaKnifeCompany 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!!

@onepiecelegends 6 месяцев назад

Excellent explanation!!

@MS-sv1tr 22 часа назад

There'a got to be a way to automate whacking the metal with a hammer by hand.

@ViziaFilms 7 месяцев назад

Fantastic, perfect explanation! 🙏🏼

@MontanaKnifeCompany 7 месяцев назад

Thank you 🙌

@billwoehl3051 11 месяцев назад

About 2:30: nice save!👍

@shubbz87 Год назад

Great show

@MontanaKnifeCompany 11 месяцев назад

Thanks 🙌🙌

@billregan1981 9 месяцев назад

Informative!! Thanks.

@MontanaKnifeCompany 9 месяцев назад

No problem!!

@Ember_Edge 3 месяца назад

can we use an alternating stack of mild steel and carbon steel (for the edge)?

@mbokil 11 месяцев назад

If you didn't care about appearance and were just going for the best knife with sharpness and strength what would the ideal layer target be like 200 layers or 600?

@joefish4466 9 месяцев назад

People folded the layers because the raw quality of the steel sucked so bad. It blends out the impurities. Modern techniques allow you to make steel so you need to fold the metal zero times. Calling it Damascus is a scam, so they can charge you more money.

@ckush928 5 месяцев назад

@@joefish4466Ancient Damascus wasn't folded forged steel, the bands in it were due to a different process that isn't fully understood.

@albishir 9 месяцев назад

Can the type of steel used to make Damascus be more than two?

@MontanaKnifeCompany 9 месяцев назад

It can be done but most folks stick with 2

@hanssharma612 9 месяцев назад

Hi, check out pulad and wootz steels from central asia and india. Made since the first century, sold thru damascus . It has a different pattern to forge welded steel. Hope this interests you. Good forging.

@stephenkasee650 7 месяцев назад

this guy knows

@captainjellyfish1791 8 месяцев назад

Is it better than just melting it all into one brick? if so, how?

@gideonragnarsson540 4 месяца назад

#MontanaKnifeCompany how steel can be used against leaf spring in damascus?

@michaeltucker1520 11 месяцев назад

Cool 👍

@MontanaKnifeCompany 11 месяцев назад

Thanks 🤘🤘🤘

@Jeremya74 Месяц назад

Has a magic welding temp of 22 -2300°f ...so it doesnt have a magic temp

@joshmajor8662 Год назад

Other Josh, you gotta get a damn mic man!!! Lol

@dangductran2926 7 месяцев назад

So, Damacus steel is basically lasagna steel, but the number of layers fold exponentially. Somewhat an Alloy but isn't one.

@damascussteel_ 9 месяцев назад

#damascussteeliran

@flfll8187 3 месяца назад

nice that you dont know anything about damascus have you ever hear of wootz damascus steel

@MurderBong 7 месяцев назад

BEEN LOOKING AROUND FOR A FOLDER, ALL THESE COMPANY’S POP UP IN MY FEED.. LOOKED AT YOUR SITE… NO POLISHED CHEFS KNIVES… ALL COATED… I WONT COOK WITH COATED AS A PRO. MANY WONT EITHER. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO PROTECT IT SAN MAI IT AROUND THE MAGNACUT. 😊 BUT PROS ACTUALLY TAKE TACE OF THIER SHlT 😅

@MurderBong 7 месяцев назад

MY DREAM KNIFE IS A 13” CHEF STYLE IN TAMAHAGANE AND REAL HANDLE.. NONE OF THAT MICARTA/G10 BS. WOOD. BONE. ETC. (WHITE OAK CORE) AND, A WELL FITTING SAYA MADE OF MAGNOLIA. AS AN ECHEF, XBUTCHER, NOW, AS A SAHD WITH BAD HANDS (WORK INJURY AS LOSS PREVENTION) I PUT RIDICULOUS ANGLES ON MY BLADES. STARPEN TO 10K GRIT, AND STROP. JUST LASERS TO CUT WITH. I HONE DURING USE WITH A BROKEN PIECE OF BAMBOO CUTTING BOARD END GRAIN FILLED WITH DUST FROM AROUND 5K GRIT. EVEN FOR MY HANDS, I MUST DISCLOSE I USE AN INVERTED MOUNTED RO PALM SANDER WITH THE GRITS. UNDER MICROSCOPE IT DOES A BETTER JOB, ACTUALLY. HOURS IN SECONDS. DAYS IN MINUTES. THOUSANDS IN STONES FOR LESS THAN 100 BUCKS 😅 IF IM SETTING A NEW BLADE OR FULL FRESH EDGE I USE EMERY CLOTH, 80, 120, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2K, 3K, 5K, 7K, 8K, 10K, SUADE, POLISHED LEATHER (MY BELT, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, REAL ONE PIECE OF LEATHER BELT) PLUS, THE EDGES OF THE PALM SANDER THE PAPER WRAPS AROUND IS CURVED PERFECT FOR LARGE SERRATIONS, LIKE A BREAD KNIFE. SMALL ASS SERRATED SECTIONS ON POCKET KNIVES ARE STUPID AND USELESS, AND MAKE UP FOR POOR METAL AND POOR SHARPENING. 😅 YOUR KNIVES LOOK SICK THOUGH! MAGNACUT FFS 😂 NICE! OUT OF MY RANGE THOUGH. HAPPY TO HAVE COME ACROSS THEM THOUGH!! 😊🎉

@MurderBong 7 месяцев назад

WELL F. YA KNOW WHAT I DIDN’T SEE? YOU HAVE THE PERFECT BASE IN YOUR CORD WRAPPED OUTDOOR KNIFE… A PARING KNIFE… A GOOD PARING KNIFE IS HIGHLY UNDERESTIMATED IN PRO KITCHENS.. ESPECIALLY WITH A SAYA, WITH A BELT CLIP… NO SHlT… BACK IN THE DAY I WOULD KEEP ONE TIP UP IN MY CHEF HAT. TIP UP IN MY ARM SLEVE THAT ARE NOW SEEN WITH THERMOMETERS 😅 ITS ONE FOR A SHARPIE, ONE FOR A PARING KNIFE, 2 SLOTS IN ONE POCKET. ONLY THE EXEC CHEF NEEDS A PEN 😅

@MurderBong 7 месяцев назад

FROM WHAT I SAW TOO, I WOULD PAY MORE FOR INDIVIDUALLY TEMPERED KNIVES.. NOT 20 ON A WIRE.. A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE HAS A WESTERN STYLE OF MY JAP KNIVE, EXACT. SAME METAL, SAME COMPANY. VG10 CORE DAMASCUS. HIS, IS A DAMN FREAK. MINE IS AWESOME.. HIS HAS GOT TO BE LIKE A 70 HRC. WTF. MOST DIFFICULT METAL I HAVE WORKED WITH. SIGNIFICANTLY HARDER THAN MINE AT A REASONABLE 64.

@MurderBong 7 месяцев назад

I ALSO HATE BS DAMASCUS PATTERN, USELESS STYLE. YOU CAN TELL BY THE PATTERN INTERSECTING THE EDGE INSTEAD OF RUNNING PARALLEL. IF BOTH METAL TYPES ARE ON THE EDGE OF COURSE IT WILL BE ‘SHARP’, LIKE A GINSU IN FACT 😂 MICRO SERRATIONS.

@joshmajor8662 Год назад

P.S. why do you ALWAYS looked stoned?? Haha Serious question Lol I know it's Montana, which would make sense but still, curiosity got the better of me Lol

@MontanaKnifeCompany Год назад

😂definitely not stoned here or otherwise!

@Chillnobody-vn3oh 11 месяцев назад

Very inappropriate question

@joefish4466 9 месяцев назад

He just has a bad skin condition. Should see a dermatologist.

@okay2207 5 месяцев назад

Good stuff, keep it up (Y)

@delanium7321 11 месяцев назад

So it's like a lasagna 🤔

@MontanaKnifeCompany 11 месяцев назад

I mean 🤷‍♂️

@joefish4466 9 месяцев назад

@@MontanaKnifeCompany So why did I pay a fortune for it? Are you a fraud for calling this Damascus? Why not call your pattern welded knives Gucci?

@MontanaKnifeCompany 9 месяцев назад

@@joefish4466 not sure what you’re referring to as far as what you have paid for, but we as a company do not sell Damascus knives - if there’s an issue that needs be resolved somehow then please shoot us an email Info@montanaknifecompany.com

@TheDarthSoldier 4 месяца назад

You're absolutely wrong. Damascus steel came from mines In the middle east. And the composition of the steel happened to give you those patterns. The mines are dry. You will never have Damascus again. You're talking about folded forged steel. Stop lying

@theAnu. 3 месяца назад

They combine many ore from different place, not only from single mines. They're the best blacksmith thousand years ago

@zackakai5173 2 месяца назад

Sure - folded, forged steel which is commonly referred to today as "Damascus steel." It's like how "real" wagyu comes EXCLUSIVELY from certain breeds of cow in Hyogo prefecture, and "real" champagne comes EXCLUSIVELY from the region that was historically the province of Champagne. And yet today, you can buy reasonably good "wagyu" and "champagne" at most large supermarkets in most developed countries, and most normal people don't have a stick up their ass about it. Words evolve, don't be a pedant.

@kamadowoah4584 2 месяца назад

@@zackakai5173 I feel better after reading that I don't care who made it as long as it's quality. Getting a six inch boning knife posted soon

@kazzrockson 7 месяцев назад

Completely wrong. What the man explained is how to get an aesthetic similar to damascus steel. HOWEVER, no one knows how to make the real damascus steel, the recipe was lost in history, it is by far the strongest steel ever created.

@LonestarTaoboy 6 месяцев назад

That makes sense if you do not think about it, or you could do some research. No recipe was lost. What is lost are the impurities that were present in the crucible, that created carbonized dendrites, which gave Damascus a distinctive look. Today modern steel is made without impurities. What is called Damascus, is actually pattern welded steel, as true Damascus was one steel that was not acid etched.

@davidguymon1673 9 месяцев назад

Unfortunately though, this is not completely accurate. The way they made Damascus steel historically was using pucks of cast steel.

@CosmicDust998 Год назад

Yet he doesn’t even explain the benefit of this type of steel and why it’s better than one type of steel

@LonestarTaoboy 6 месяцев назад

The benefit is purely aesthetic, as pattern welded steel can be attractive. However because of more time and material involved, the "Damascus" is more expensive, and actually pattern welded steel. True Damascus was made from a single steel with impurities that formed dendrites which made an interesting pattern on the steel.