HOTTER THAN EVER
Oct 05, 2021
4 minutes
BY DANIEL JACKSON
“I ACTUALLY MAKE TURKISH TWIST DAMASCUS IN STAINLESS.”
—MIKE NORRIS
It’s not easy forging stainless steel. It’s harder still to forge damascus patterns out of it. Nonetheless, those who specialize in forging stainless damascus for sale to both factory and custom knifemakers, who spend their days before a power hammer turning out billet after billet, say the material is as hot as ever. Meanwhile, they’ve developed a couple of tricks to keep the welds sure, the patterns crisp and the innovation marching forward.
“There’s just things that I’ve been able to do now that I thought I wouldn't have been able to do when I first started,” said Mike
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