Crucible steel (a.k.a., wootz or water steel) is the original Damascus steel and contains a carbon content between one and two percent with the best versions hovering around 1.5 percent carbon.

The Damascus steel you’ll see in YouTube videos, TV shows, and elsewhere is a steel with complex bands and striations on its surface. It’s often used in knife blades, ...

We’ll never know how closely modern Damascus steel matches up to the ancient original. It’s believed that the stuff inspired Valyrian steel, the rare White Walker-thwarting material from George R.R.

Quillon Dagger project from start to finish. The blade is crafted from K720 and 15N20 pattern welded steel, featuring a brass ...

The Tarkin’s distinctive Damascus steel catches the eye from pretty much every angle. Kansept Knives. Its secrets were later lost for generations, until 1981, when two Stanford metallurgists ...

The brand's newest saw pairs mesmerizing Damascus steel and rich walnut wood into a one-of-a-kind forestry tool so gorgeous you might never want to expose a single tooth to raw wood. SUBSCRIBE LOG IN ...

The Damascus steel you’ll see in YouTube videos, TV shows, and elsewhere is a steel with complex bands and striations on its surface. It’s often used in knife blades, ...