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The name of the knife: SUNNY WAVE folding knife handmade workshop GRYFON, steel - Damascus steel (Damascus), 63 HRC, order buy in Ukraine
Knife type: Fixed blade
Brand: GRYFON designer knife workshop

Model: SUNNY WAVE folding knife handmade workshop GRYFON, steel - Damascus steel (Damascus), 63 HRC, order buy in Ukraine
Model number: 006
Country of origin: Ukraine
Master: GRYFON Author's Knife Workshop
Best use: Multifunctional: hunting, fishing, splitting carcasses, slicing, etc.
Knife condition: New
The price is indicated with a scabbard.

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Damascus, Damasteel and damask steel. Let's understand the differences and nuances.

People looking for a Damascus steel sword often see another steel called  Damasteel in search filters  . What is the difference between this steel and simple Damascus? Short answer: The difference in the production process and, as a result, other properties. We will consider these points in more detail below.

Traditional Damascus steel.

In the traditional process of creating Damascus steel, a blacksmith welds and presses two or more types of steel into layers. During forging, the steel is repeatedly bent until there are  100 or more layers in the workpiece  . The workpiece is heated, beaten, and folded repeatedly. The distinct patterns on the blade are created by twisting, folding, and stretching the workpiece. 

Overall, this process creates a very strong blade, but its durability is determined by the steel alloys that are initially selected. Depending on the steel used, Damascus may or may not be stainless. To prevent Damascus steel from rusting, all steels in the package must contain  at least 14% chromium  . 

The pattern in Damascus steel is only visually apparent when the steel is cleaned, prepared, and acid-etched. The two types of steel may react differently to oxidation.

Steel

Damasteel starts with a gas atomization process to produce steel. Molten steel is passed through a nozzle and atomized. The resulting fine steel powder particles are perfectly spherical with a high level of purity and a uniform distribution of carbides. 

This powder is then collected in a canister, which is sealed, compacted, and bonded using a process called  hot isostatic pressing (HIP)  . After the HIP process, the size of the steel material is reduced by approximately 30%. The steel has no welds, making it structurally extremely strong.

The capsule is then forged, and rolled in a special way to obtain various patterns. This patterning phase is very similar for both steels.  Damasteel  is available in a wide range and includes various complex patterns: roses, raindrops and many others.
 

Advantages of Damasteel steel

The advantage of the gas atomization and GIP treatment process is that Damasteel contains fewer different impurities than traditional Damascus steel.

Damasteel uses  RWL34  and  PMC27 steels  . RWL34 is a Swedish-made knife steel named after the legendary  Robert Bob Loveless knife  . It is most similar to CPM 154 and chemically similar to ATS 34.

When etched, RWL 34 shows a lighter color pattern in the overall pattern. The second steel in Damascus steel is PMC27 stainless, also produced in Sweden. When etched, the pattern is darker. Both of these composite steels are produced using gas atomization and provide increased toughness and edge retention compared to conventional steels.

Conclusion

Overall, both traditional Damascus and  Damasteel  have the beauty and uniqueness that make this material famous. Damasteel, however, may be the best option if you are looking for a high-performance Damascus, or if you are interested in rust-proof properties. Damasteel has a slightly different pattern than traditional Damascus, and the resulting visual styles are a distinct feature.

 "Damascus" and "bulat" what are they and how do they differ?
What is Damascus steel?
Damascus is called steel that has a clear, clearly visible surface pattern, which is a consequence of its heterogeneous, layered internal structure. The pattern stands out in the form of light steel lines on a gray or black background. It becomes especially noticeable after etching the product with a weak acid. But sometimes it happens that the pattern appears after the polishing process.
Swords with such a pattern have long been attributed exceptional qualities: high sharpness, flexibility and strength. Sometimes (especially against the background of products of imperfect medieval technologies) it was so. Why exactly "sometimes" we will talk below.

In the photo: Knife "Enchanting Damascus" (damask).

Why is Damascus steel needed and why is it like this?
As you know, real iron is actually an alloy of iron itself with carbon.

• If the carbon in the alloy is less than 0.3%, the metal will be soft, ductile, and refractory. It was sometimes called "iron". The quality and properties of this alloy can be judged by evaluating the mechanical properties of an ordinary nail.
• With a carbon content of more than 0.3% but less than 1.7%, steel is obtained. Ordinary steel is very similar in its properties to iron. But it has one important difference: it can be hardened. That is, when heated and then sharply cooled, steel becomes very hard. Unfortunately, at the same time it becomes brittle. In ancient times, when the technologies for producing steel and hardening it were still well developed, many products made of it (sometimes even swords and armor) differed little in quality from, for example, a Soviet-made file. Such a file is strong and hard, but try to drop it on the floor or hit it, and it will most likely crack.
• Well, if the carbon content in the metal rises above 1.7%, cast iron will be obtained. Cast iron melts easily, is well suited for casting, but is hard, brittle and cannot be forged. A cast iron pipe that has fallen, even from a small height, will shatter into pieces.

As a result, we see that iron gives the alloy plasticity and increases its melting point. Increasing the carbon content in the metal gives rigidity, even to the point of brittleness, and makes the material more fusible.

Blacksmiths and metallurgists have always sought to combine these two contradictory qualities in their products - plasticity and hardness - so that they complement, rather than contradict, each other. In addition, elasticity was considered an extremely important property, which none of the aforementioned alloys originally possessed.

In the old days, tools made from pure iron were too soft, and those made from the overheated steel of that time were very brittle.

We don't know which genius came up with the idea of ​​combining these two alloys into a kind of "sandwich" and thus combining the properties of different materials in one product. But it was definitely a genius similar to the inventor of the wheel or the campfire.

Thus, when making a blade, a layer of hard steel was placed between two layers of soft iron and forged. The result was a product that, thanks to this "layered" structure, was stronger purely iron and more ductile than the hard, but brittle due to unsuccessful hardening, steel of those years.

Tools and implements made from pure iron were too soft, and tools made from pure steel were too brittle. Therefore, to make a sword, for example, it was necessary to sandwich two sheets of iron with a steel plate between them.

This steel was called welded.

In the photo: Hunting knife "Sea Drop". The blade is made of mosaic Damascus.

Damascus is a further development of this technology. Someone (most likely in India) thought that if the product had more alternating layers, it would be even more flexible and durable.

The method of obtaining such steel was quite laborious - the iron billet was forged lengthwise, folded in half, then forged again and folded again. This action was sometimes repeated dozens of times. Thirty or forty repetitions would not surprise anyone. Although it is unlikely that anyone would start sharing such subtleties of technology. For a long time, the masters kept it in the strictest secret.

Later, other, slightly (just a little) less laborious methods were invented. But the principle of operation always remained approximately the same.

The result was a blank in which many of the thinnest high and low carbon layers created an amazing structure with new properties. It is the mixture of layers that gives rise to the beautiful pattern that distinguishes Damascus steel. It is the structure and peculiarity of the arrangement of the layers that determine the qualities of the blade. They determine the combination of strength and flexibility in it.

By the way, for the outlined eye, the pattern began to say a lot. Thus, the famous medieval Arab expert on weapons Al-Kindi wrote: "Looking at patterned steel, you see it both outside and inside." And, perhaps, one of the best European experts on damask and damask steels, P.P. Anosov, argued that "... an experienced Asian will not make a mistake in choosing a blade and one in 

"The eye will determine whether the ligature is damask or fragile, hard or soft, elastic or weak."

Interestingly, modern experts often claim the opposite, saying that "the quality of steel has nothing to do with the pattern on it." Most likely, this interesting curiosity is due to the fact that methods for chemically and mechanically applying a Damascus pattern to the surface of any piece of steel, even ordinary iron, which has never been lying next to a blacksmith, have long been known. Of course, such fakes have become extremely common today.

In addition, from under the hammer of a "master" who does not know all the features of production, blanks with a pattern, like real Damascus, may well come out, but their characteristics do not rise above quite ordinary steel. And here, to understand, one must be a real expert, no worse than Anosov or Al-Kindi.

So, firstly, from all that has been said, we can conclude that Damascus steels can be of different quality, and this depends on the internal structure of the layers and, of course, the skill of the blacksmith.

And secondly, we note that along with the word "Damascus", the word "bulat" is also used. This is probably worth talking about separately.

In the photo: Hunting knife "Mosaic Damascus"

What is "bulat" and how does it differ from "damask"?

There was no single terminology in the old days, but there were many different local traditions. In addition, the means of transmission were very imperfect. For this reason, words and concepts were constantly changing and distorted, giving rise to an unimaginable variety in its complexity and illogicality.

We, who are accustomed to the unambiguousness of terms, should remember this when we deal with the different concepts and ideas of our ancestors.

Expensive and high-quality steel was called differently in different countries and at different times. "Damascus", "bulat", "wutz", "kharalug", "taban", "khorashan", "sham" - these names are too numerous to list.

Yes, for a long time, the highest quality steel in general in the Russian Empire was called "bulat" (bulat steel). And, apparently, they did not even think that this word comes from the Iranian pulad, which meant   cast steel.

As V. N. Khoreyev writes in the book “Weapons from Damascus and Damask Steel”: “Damask steel is steel with an abnormally high (about 2% or more) carbon content, which has a complex of properties incompatible with ordinary metal, namely, the maximum possible hardness and density combined with the same high plasticity. Natural damask steel is obtained by melting, when a small finished ingot comes out of the furnace, which initially carries a magical internal structure.

In the photo: Hunting knife "LYS 3" (damask).

The word "damask" may (but not exactly) come from another Arabic word "damast", which means "wavy", "streaming". It is possible that this name comes from various associations with the East and the colorful pattern of the famous damask fabrics. As always, in such cases, no one can say for sure.

The main thing we see is that damask steel and damask steel were produced using completely different technologies. Since most regions of our planet did not know how to smelt iron for a long time, damask steel was even rarer than welding steel.

For this reason, the application of the term "bulat" to "damask" is a clear result of confusion and, most likely, a consequence of the fact that few people saw real damask in the Russian Empire.

By the way, the pattern on cast damask steel can also be beautiful and pleasing to the eye. It is believed that it was laid down during the crystallization of the ingot. This happened because iron and carbon, as we have already written, have different melting points. Later, during forging, this pattern could appear in one way or another. But, by the way, some experts claim that it was the fine-grained, patternless variety of cast vutts (as the Indians themselves called it) that was the best.

Unfortunately, in the place where damask steel was invented - in India - the secrets of its production were hidden so carefully that they were eventually lost altogether. A. Vasylenko in his article "Damask Steel" states that: "By the end of the 12th century, blades made of cast damask steel of the highest quality... were not able to be made either in India, Syria, or Persia."

By the end of the 18th century, Indian metallurgists were devastated by the import of cheap iron from England, and all hopes of restoring the lost tradition in their homeland evaporated completely.

Since then, metallurgists from many countries have been searching for the secret of obtaining the "same damask steel." Periodically, one could hear joyful announcements that the secret of the legendary "wut" had been solved. But whether it is really the same alloy, no one will tell you.

However, even today, some manufacturers produce limited edition knives whose blades are declared to be damask. This is rare, and such knives are very expensive. One such manufacturer is, for example, Herbertz Limited Edition.

In the photo: Knife "DEER" (damask).
 

Are knives made from welded Damascus steel these days?

Yes, they do. Forged Damascus, thanks to its beauty and surrounding legends, is still very popular. Moreover, the method of its production has long been no secret.

Some knives made of genuine forged Damascus can be seen and purchased at the Grand Way online store, and at a relatively low price. For a very reasonable price, you can become the owner of a knife that in ancient times would have cost a small herd of horses or a considerable plot of land.

We have a separate category for Damascus knives.

What is Damascus?
Working with Damascus, it is possible to obtain a variety of different patterns. There is almost no limit to the imagination of the master. Blacksmiths working with Damascus steels usually do not stop experimenting, looking for new forms of patterns and methods of obtaining them.

Different types of damask are distinguished primarily by the characteristics of the pattern. For example, there are striped, mesh, and wavy damask.

Quite rare, and therefore very valuable in the old days, was considered a knurled pattern across the entire width of the blade. In the East, the varieties taban ("shiny") and khorasan ("east") were more distinguished. These were very high-quality damasks, with a surprisingly beautiful pattern: on a dark background with a golden sheen, there were clearly visible, clear light lines that formed a large knurled or mesh pattern.

In general, a whole tree of variants and forms diverges from these basic types. Masters do not stop experimenting and searching, so the variety of drawings is only growing.

In the photo: The blade of the BEAR PAW knife (damask) is an excellent example of the so-called striped damask.

Does Damascus steel have any disadvantages?

Of course, everyone has flaws in this world. There are no exceptions.

The main disadvantage of Damascus at all times was the laboriousness of its manufacture and the high consumption of material. It is believed that in medieval masters, during dozens of repeated forgings, the workpiece lost up to 85% of its weight until it finally turned into Damascus.

Due to such a significant expenditure of material, time and effort, products made from such steel have always been very expensive. In addition, the price increase was also influenced by the secrecy of the technology and the limited number of craftsmen capable of producing such swords.

The second drawback is the high susceptibility of Damascus steel to corrosion. The reason for this sad fact is the high carbon content and the almost complete absence of alloying elements in these steel grades.

Therefore, Damascus swords, like expensive horses, have always required particularly careful care.

After use, they should be wiped dry. Store away from moisture. And if rust appears, immediately remove it with available means (kerosene, sandpaper, etc.)

In the photo: Folding knife "AVIATOR" (damask).

Are there any better than Damascus and damask steel in our time?

Perhaps the most obvious secret of damask steel was revealed to modern civilization by the same Anosov in 1830. Many European scholars struggled with this problem, but only Anosov had Tagil magnetite at hand for experiments.

However, soon after this discovery, more advanced, technologically advanced, and cheaper methods of producing steels that combined strength and elasticity were developed. These steel grades may not always have been superior to cast damask steel in all respects, but they certainly provided a more convenient alternative to it in production.

Progress does not stand still. The technologies of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, as well as the deep knowledge of modern scientists in physics and chemistry, have given us steels and alloys that were simply incredible and unthinkable for ancient blacksmiths. Moreover, they have made products made from these steels accessible not only to kings and shahs, but to almost all of humanity.

For example, in the Grand Way store, you can find many models of knives that are as good as many swords from ancient legends and tales.

Yes, the CH 3510 folding knife blade from CH Knives is made of 154CM - a wonderful American high-carbon steel. This steel grade was originally developed for turbines. But its combination of characteristics has proven so attractive to counterfeiters that this steel is now firmly established in the knife industry. 154CM is used by knife brands and individual craftsmen around the world.

In the photo: The blade of a folding knife by master Oleg Lesiuchevsky.

The fact is that the structure and chemical composition of this steel grade allows it to be hardened to high hardness values ​​(usually around 60HRC) without losing its toughness. The steel does not become brittle. This means that such a blade can be made very sharp, but it will still be perfectly resistant to both painting and mechanical stress.

Of course, 154CM, like all high-carbon steels, can rust if exposed to water or aggressive environments for long periods of time. But with proper care, 154CM shows itself at its best.

The blade made of 154CM steel allows the CH3510 knife to rightfully take its place in the list of truly top-notch, premium models sold in the   knife.net.ua online store.   It should be noted that the quality level of assembly of this knife is also adequate to its high status.

In the photo:  GOLDEN AUTUMN, an exclusive handmade collectible knife from the KUSTOM KNIVES studio, buy and order in Ukraine (Steel - blade mosaic Damascus Damasteel® 58-60 HRC)  - an attribute of the highest class product!

No less interesting in this regard is the S3 puukko flipper from Real Steel. Its sword is made of premium martensitic chromium powder steel Böhler M390. This steel is characterized by high strength-to-toughness ratios, retains its cutting edge sharpness well and withstands mechanical stress. And most importantly, it is also highly resistant to corrosion!

Böhler M390 is the highest-grade steel. Knives made from it are produced in limited editions (according to Real Steel knives USA, the S3 puukko flipper series is 600 pieces). Therefore, each copy has a personal serial number stamped on the butt, which is also written in the passport attached to the knife.

Does Damascus retain its significance in our time?

And yes and no. Moreover, the romantic "yes" here clearly outweighs the dry practical "no".
Of course, obtaining forged Damascus is no longer the only available way to get high-quality steel for a blade.
But what has gone nowhere is the aesthetic and cultural significance of this steel. A knife with a Damascus sword still remains a very beautiful thing. A desirable addition to a collection and a prestigious, valuable gift.
The legends surrounding Damascus steel swords only give them exclusivity and significance in the eyes of people. After all, by buying such a knife, you are buying not just a high-quality cutting tool, you are buying a part of a legend, a small piece of the glorious history of mankind, a reminder of the times of brilliant blacksmiths, great kings and glorious heroes.
Such values ​​are eternal and, perhaps, cannot be counted in money.
Knife made of CPM-S90V steel

Thus, exclusive handmade knives knife.net.ua are highly durable and can withstand quite high loads and at the same time perfectly retain their sharpness. They have excellent anti-corrosion properties and do not react with most alkalis and acids, that is, special care for these knives is not required, which makes them a huge plus when used in nature, hunting, fishing and/or in extreme conditions *. Perhaps the only disadvantage of knives made of M398 steel is their cost, which is quite high and you need to be prepared for this.

It is worth remembering that if you use the knife for its intended purpose and treat it with care, it will last you a very, very long time.

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