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 ...

This build starts with the most unassuming thing possible: a basic steel tube. Once it hits the forge, the real transformation begins as layers twist, weld, and reveal unexpected patterns. The process ...

“Forging soul into steel” — that’s the motto of artist blacksmith and bladesmith Owen Bush. Working out of his forge in Welling, Kent, Owen lives out his passion for hot working of metals. A nicely ...

This project starts with a massive bearing that looks nothing like sword material, but the forge transforms it completely.