This build starts with nothing more than a plain steel tube, but once the heat hits, the Damascus magic begins. Each weld, ...

This build begins with raw steel stacked and heated until it glows, then hammered into the first rough shape of a Damascus axe. Each fold, weld, and strike reveals more of the iconic swirling pattern ...

Watch Chad Nichols as he demonstrates how to forge weld mosaic Damascus using a dry no flux canister welding technique The video covers How to build and prepare a canister for forging An explanation ...

Patrick Brennan describes the process of making Damascus steel as ‘magical.’ The knife maker Patrick Brennan welds a piece in his workshop in Ireland. In March, he became a full member of the ...

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 ...

In a sunlit workshop nestled in the rolling hills of Southern California, a unique artistry unfolds daily, marked by the rhythmic clang of hammer against steel. This is the world of Dave Ellis, the ...

“Forging soul into steel” — that’s the motto of artist blacksmith and bladesmith Owen Bush. Working out of his forge in Welling, Kent, Owen lives out his passion for hot working of metals. A nicely ...

Going from passion to viable business is the first hurdle for a new entrepreneur. When a project is just a pipe dream or a hobby on the side, it’s easy to only see the positives. After all, those ...