[TheForge] Damascus

Wed Apr 3 13:14:02 2002

Many people I know have no idea of the distinction between the two. If you
offer to sell them a "pattern welded blade" you will mostly get blank looks,
and a few SCAdians amoung them may say "Oh, like the Vikings used right?".
Mention Damascus steel and everyone will immediately flash on what is
"properly" termed pattern welded.

Certainly I see a lot more "Damasus" being opffered for sale at shows, in
catalogs etc, than "Pattern Welded" even if it is the same stuff.

I have also heard it put forth that real "Damascus" is actually properly
termed "Wootz steel".  Just to confuse the issue further.

----- Original Message -----
From: northwoods <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Damascus

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Brown" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: April 03, 2002 8:42 AM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Damascus
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> > Dan T's questions started with wanting to know the definition of
> > damascus.  The rest of the line of questions clearly pointed to the fact
> > that he was asking about the stuff made today and called damascus.  Once
> > the distinction was made and understood, then why not continue calling
it
> > damascus?  Or will the fans of Mokomo Gane be offended?
> >
> > Dave Brown
>
>
> Dave, not many people I know refer to pattern welded blades as being
> Damascus, damascus, or any thing other than "pattern welded", unless they
> don't have a clear understanding of the distinction between the two.
> T. Clark
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