Damascus vs. Super Steels - Testing a Dozen Different Damascus Steels! Media

Nearly every experiment we did on Damascus was a surprise. Damascus performance sometimes lives up to the legends, and other times it can fall down.

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Written version of this Damascus study plus references: https://knifesteelnerds.com/2023/07/13/does-damascus-outperform-super-steels-testing-different-combinations/

00:00 Intro
01:14 Legends about Damascus
04:58 Low Alloy Damascus Combinations
11:55 Damascus vs Super Steel
13:16 The Story of Knife Steel
14:14 Toughness Testing and Orientation
23:59 Damascus Makers and Patreon
26:46 How Many Layers is Best?
34:59 High Alloy Damascus Combinations
46:08 Summary and Conclusions
49:02 Story of Knife Steel and Patreon