# New Method For Producing Damascus Steel

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-method-for-producing-damascus-steel/277585>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 1, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-method-for-producing-damascus-steel/277585 "2004-12-01T22:22:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-method-for-producing-damascus-steel/277585/1 "2004-12-01T22:22:54Z")

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[Not sure how it compares to the original, but it sure looks pretty.](http://www.machinedesign.com/ASP/viewSelectedArticle.asp?strArticleId=57611&strSite=MDSite&catId=0)

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> Damascene steel is an advanced form of blacksmithing recognizable by the decorative pattern on the metal surface. The look comes from stratified layers of steel with varying compositions that have been etched to reveal distinctive swirl patterns of light-colored regions on nearly black backgrounds. The damascene art went through three golden ages before it became a lost art that has only recently been rediscovered. And if powder metal specialists at Damasteel AB, Söderfors, Sweden, have any sway, this legendary art is on the cusp of its fourth golden era.

The gearshift knob is nifty.

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**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-method-for-producing-damascus-steel/277585/2 "2004-12-01T22:29:10Z")

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That is so cool! Thanks for the link, I’ve already passed it on so my geeky sword making friend.