Hundreds of steel needles are transformed into a Damascus knife through an intricate forging process. The needles are heated ...

This unusual experiment started with simple letter beads and ended with one of the most unique Damascus knife patterns ever created. The beads were incorporated into the forging process in a way that ...

Press forging may be defined as the process of shaping a metal that is placed between two dies by applying mechanical or hydraulic pressure. Press forging is usually done on a forge press - a machine ...

Scandinavian metallurgists recreate legendary damascene-patterned steels from atomized metal powders. Damascene steel is an advanced form of blacksmithing recognizable by the decorative pattern on the ...

The art of forging dates to at least 4000BC and probably earlier. Metals such as bronze and wrought iron were forged by early man to produce hand toots and weapons of war. Forging of wrought iron and ...