damascus knives at aldi??

[saddle_tramp]

just to settle an argument really, Is this classed as a damascus blade?


http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7286.htm

 

[spamel]

Certainly looks like it! Who'd have thought it eh!

 

[demographic]

just to settle an argument really, Is this classed as a damascus blade?


http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7286.htm

As far as I am aware the term Damascus was used to describe Wootz pattern welded steel blades that had been traded through Damascus.

I would call that knife pattern welded but its a moot point as its rather nice and I might have to go to Aldi

 

[saddle_tramp]

cheers guys, i was just looking through the leaflet and thought blimey

 

[fishfish]

ime looking at them and thinking what i could make out of one.....................

 

[Toddy]

Yeah, I've just been talking to Gaillainne and thinking the same thing.............that wee one is a nice shape

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Gailainne]

They are very nice, but guys, damascus and japanese folded blades are folded to create edges in the tens of thousands, not 65. But for the price

I may get a couple myself

Stephen

PS One "L" To dy

 

[Toddy]

They are very nice, but guys, damascus and japanese folded blades are folded to create edges in the tens of thousands, not 65. But for the price

I may get a couple myself

Stephen

PS One "L" Toddy

Ooops Sorry
atb,
M

 

[saddle_tramp]

think i could live with the small one pretty much as is

 

[Singeblister]

I make knives full time , I will certainly be taking a trip on thursday to check those out at that price thanks for the heads up

 

[demographic]

They are very nice, but guys, damascus and japanese folded blades are folded to create edges in the tens of thousands, not 65.

Not all the time, theres many differning techniques for making damascus and samurai swords, some samurai swords are soft metal folded once over a harder metal which acts as the edge, on some the hard metal doesn't even continue all the way back to the spine.

 

[Gailainne]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN8q2dCXmjU

 

[demographic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN8q2dCXmjU

Indeed, but you don't think that every one is made the same way as the swords generals get do you?

Theres several differing techniques, if you get the chance to read
The Complete Bladesmith by Jim Hrisoulas it shows quite a few

That book is fascinating and in my eyes, worth every penny.

Some don't even have the harder metal in the centre and just have it wrapped around the softer core in a kind of J shape so its still there at the cutting edge.