From: | Mike Elkins <MikeE@*********.COM> |
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Subject: | Re: Katanas (was Allergies) |
Date: | Wed, 14 May 1997 10:29:15 -0500 |
>of different types of steel are forged and
>folded into a single blade. (I don't know the
>english word for that kind of blade, in german
>it's "Damaszener Klinge".)
Damascus steel. As one of the few people with
actual first hand experience: its a true pain in the
ass to make, even something an inch or two
long. For a sword? Be prepared to pay for two
months work by a highly skilled profesional.
There is, however, no better way to make a
sword. Period.
(Actually, to be strictly acurate, Japanese
Katanas aren't made of Damascus steel but with
a slightly different technique. The underlying
theory and end results are the same, though)
Double-Domed Mike
(who took a seminar in blacksmithing, folowed
with a month long Damascan steel workshop).