FAQ
What is Pattern Welding?
Pattern welding is the practice in sword and knife making of forming a blade of several metal pieces of differing composition that are forge-welded together and twisted and manipulated to form a pattern.
More info on Wikipedia here.
What is Damascus Steel?
Damascus steel was the forged steel of the blades of swords smithed in the Near East from ingots of Wootz steel either imported from Southern India or made in production centers in Sri Lanka, or Khorasan, Iran.
More info on Wikipedia here.
Care For Your Knife
Carbon steel knives require more care than stainless steel knives. We’ve put together some documentation you can use to care for your carbon steel knife.
Our care instructions in .pdf format here.
Restoring Your Knife
If your Damascus knife has lost some of its luster, you can restore the pattern to its former glory without tremendous difficulty…
Restoration instructions in .pdf format here.