In Sweden the unlikely duo of Mr. Johan Gustafsson and Patrick Sjogren have become rising stars of horology. One a bladesmith and the other a watchmaker, together they make up the boutique watch brand ...

Blacksmiths and metallurgists in the West have been puzzled for centuries as to how the unique patterns on the famous Damascus steel blades were formed. Different mechanisms for the formation of the ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Ancient history is packed with legends, myths, and stories that are larger than life, some of which ...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones. And, like the secret of Valyrian steel, the art and science of making Damascus steel was lost for hundreds of years. Then, in 1981, the New ...

Metallurgists have puzzled for several centuries as to how the unique patterns on the ancient Damascus blades were formed. Using a modern metallurgical computational software package, the relevant ...