STAR knife handmade by master XI KNIVES, order to buy in Ukraine, Damascus 300 layers 59 HRC
- Brand: Студія ексклюзивних ножів ручної роботи XI KNIVES
- Product Code: ЗОРЯНИЙ - ніж ручної роботи майстра XI KNIVES
| Загальна довжина клинка mm: | 313±05 мм |
| Матеріал леза | Blade steel - forged Damascus 300 layers - a type of steel with visible inhomogeneities on the steel surface, most often in the form of patterns obtained in various ways. |
| Твердість клинка (метал): | Загартованість - 61 HRC |
| Матеріал руків'я: | Stainless steel, epoxy hybrid stabilized moraine willow |
| Довжина леза | 160±05 мм |
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The name of the knife: STAR knife handmade by master XI KNIVES, order to buy in Ukraine, Damascus 300 layers 59 HRC
Knife type: Fixed blade
Brand: Workshop of handmade knives XI KNIVES
Blade material: Blade steel - forged Damascus 300 layers - a type of steel with visible inhomogeneities on the steel surface, most often in the form of patterns obtained in various ways.
Steel sheet: Forged, installation is inserted into the screed and epoxy resin.
Blade Sharpening Angle: 36 Degree Pointed
Descents: Straight
Taper: 0.15mm
Blade hardness: 59 HRC
Overall length: 313mm
Blade length: 160mm
Blade width: 31mm
Blade thickness: 4.3 mm
Handle length: 150 mm
Handle thickness: 33mm
Grinding of the blade: The finish of the blade is mirror polished
Bolster and back material: Stainless steel
Handle material: Stainless steel, epoxy hybrid stabilized moraine willow
Handle color: Black and white
Handle Impregnation: Yes
Handle finish: Polishing
Lanyard hole (for lanyard): None
Temlyak: Absent
Sheaths: Absent
Model: STAR knife handmade by master XI KNIVES, order to buy in Ukraine, Damascus 300 layers 59 HRC
Model number: 002
Country of birth: Ukraine
Craftsman: Master of the XI KNIVES studio (Ihor Khonkiv), Zastavna, Ukraine Workshop of handmade knives XI KNIVES
Best Uses: Multi-purpose: Hunting, Fishing, Tourism, Household, Carcass Splitting, Slicing, etc.
Knife condition: new
The price is without sheath.
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"Damascus" and "bulat" what are these tacos and how do they differ?
What is Damascus steel?
Damascus steel is called steel that has a clear, clearly visible surface pattern, which is a consequence of its heterogeneous, layered internal structure. The drawing 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.
Since long ago, swords with such a pattern were attributed exceptional qualities: high sharpness, flexibility and strength. Sometimes (especially against the background of products of imperfect medieval technologies) it was so. We'll talk about why "sometimes" below.
In the photo: Knife "Enchanting Damascus" (damask).
Why is Damascus steel needed and why is it like that?
As you know, real iron is actually usually 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 usually 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 acquires great hardness. Unfortunately, along with this, it becomes fragile. In ancient times, when the technologies of obtaining steel and its hardening were still properly developed, many products made of it (sometimes, even swords and armor) differed little in quality from, for example, a file of Soviet production. This file is strong and hard, but try to drop it on the floor or hit it and it will most likely flake.
- Well, if the carbon content in the metal rises above 1.7%, cast iron will be obtained. Cast iron melts easily, is good for casting, but is hard, brittle and not malleable. A cast-iron pipe, which fell even from a small height, is blown to pieces.
As a result, we see that iron gives plasticity to the alloy and increases its melting point. Increasing the carbon content in the metal gives hardness, up to brittleness, and makes the material more malleable.
Blacksmiths and metallurgists have always sought to combine in their products these two conflicting qualities - plasticity and hardness, so that they complement, rather than contradict, each other. In addition, an extremely important property was considered to be elasticity, which none of the mentioned alloys originally had.
In the old days, tools made of pure iron were too soft, and made of overheated steel of that time - very fragile.
We do not know what genius thought of combining these two alloys in a kind of "sandwich" and thereby combining the properties of different materials in one product. But it was clearly a genius similar to the inventor of the wheel or the bonfire.
Thus, when making a blade, a layer of hard steel was laid between two layers of soft iron and forged. As a result, a product was obtained, which, thanks to such a "layered" structure, was stronger than purely iron and plastic, than hard, but fragile due to unsuccessful tempering, steel of those years.
Tools and instruments from pure iron were too soft, and from pure steel - too brittle. Therefore, to make, for example, a sword, it was necessary to make a sandwich from two iron plates, between which a steel plate was placed.
Such steel was called welded.
In the photo: Hunting knife "Sea drop". The blade is made of mosaic damask.
Damascus is a further development of this technology. Someone (probably in India) thought that if the product had more alternating layers, it would become even more flexible and strong.
The method of obtaining such steel was quite time-consuming - the iron billet was forged in length, folded in half, then forged again and folded again. This action was repeated sometimes dozens of times. Thirty or forty repetitions would not surprise anyone. Although hardly anyone would start sharing such subtleties of technology. For a long time, the masters kept it in the strictest secret.
In the future, other, slightly (somewhat) less time-consuming methods were invented. But the principle of action 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 mixing of layers that creates the beautiful pattern that distinguishes Damascus steel. It is the structure and special arrangement of the layers that determine the quality of the blade. Determine the combination of strength and flexibility in it.
By the way, for the untrained eye, the picture began to say a lot. Thus, the famous medieval Arab connoisseur of weapons Al-Kindi wrote: "Looking at the patterned steel, you see it both outside and inside." And, perhaps, one of the best European connoisseurs of damask and Damascus steels, P.P. Anosov claimed that "... an experienced Asian will not make a mistake in choosing a blade and one in
vision will determine whether the connection is strong or fragile, hard or soft, elastic or weak."
It is interesting that modern specialists often claim the exact opposite, saying that "the quality of steel has nothing to do with the pattern on it." Most likely, this interesting curiosity is connected with the fact that long-known methods of chemically and mechanically applying a damask pattern to the surface of any piece of steel, even an ordinary iron, which never lay near a blacksmith's mine. Of course, nowadays such fakes have become extremely common.
In addition, from under the hammer of the "master", who does not know all the peculiarities of production, blanks with a pattern may well come out, like a real damask, but do not rise in terms of their characteristics above completely ordinary steel. And here, to figure it out, you probably have to be a real connoisseur, no worse than Anosov or Al-Kindi.
So, first of all, from all that has been said, we can conclude that Damascus steels can be of different quality, and it 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 "damask" 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 ancient times, 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 distorting, creating an unimaginable variety of confusion and illogicality.
We, who are used to the unambiguity of the terms, should constantly remember this when we deal with the various concepts and ideas of our ancestors.
Road and high-quality steel were called differently in different countries and different times. "Damascus", "bulat", "vutz", "kharalug", "taban", "khorashan", "sham" - these names cannot be listed.
So, for a long time, steel of the highest quality in the territory of the Russian Empire was called exactly "bulat" (bulat steel). And, apparently, they did not think at all that this word comes from the Iranian "pulad", which meant cast steel.
As V.N. Khoreev writes in the book "Weapons from Damascus and Bulat": "Bulat is a 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 bulat is obtained by melting, when a small ready-made ingot comes out of the furnace, which initially carries a magical internal structure.
In the photo: Hunting knife "RYS 3" (damask).
The word "damask" may (but not exactly) come from another Arabic word "damast", meaning "wavy", "stream". 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 that we see is that bulat and damask were obtained using completely different technologies. Since most regions of our planet did not know how to melt iron for a long time, bulat was even rarer than welded patterned steel.
For this reason, the use of the term "bulat" for "damask" is a clear result of confusion and, most likely, a consequence of the fact that the real bulat in the territory of the Russian Empire was not seen at all.
By the way, a drawing on a cast pumice stone can also be beautiful and pleasing to the eye. It is believed that it was deposited during the crystallization of the ingot. This happened because iron and carbon, as we have already written, have different melting temperatures. Later, during forging, this drawing could turn out in one way or another. But, by the way, some experts claim that it was the fine-grained, unpatterned type of cast wootz (as the Hindus themselves called it) that were the best.
Unfortunately, in the place of the invention of bulat - in India, the secrets of its production were hidden so carefully that in the end they were completely lost. A. Vasylenko in his article "Bulatna steel" states that: "Even by the end of the 12th century, blades made of cast bulat of the highest quality... could not be made either in India, nor in Syria, nor in Persia."
At the end of the 18th century, Indian metallurgists were ruined by the import of cheap iron from England, and all hopes of restoring the lost tradition to its homeland evaporated completely.
Since that time, metallurgists of many countries have been looking for the secret of obtaining "the same bulat". From time to time, joyful declarations were heard that the secret of the legendary "woot" had been solved. But whether it is really the same alloy, no one will tell you.
However, even nowadays, some manufacturers produce limited series of knives, the blades of which are declared as bulat. It rarely happens, knives are so extremely expensive. One such manufacturer is, for example, Herbertz Limited Edition.
In the photo: Knife "DEER" (damask).
Are knives made of boiled Damascus these days?
Yes, they do. It is forged damask, thanks to its beauty and surrounding legends, which is still extremely popular. In addition, the method of its production has long been no longer a secret.
You can see and buy some knives made of real forged Damascus in the Grand Way online store, and relatively inexpensively. For a very reasonable sum, you can become the owner of a knife for which in ancient times you would have given a small herd of horses or a considerable plot of land.
We have a separate category for Damascus knives.
What is damask?
Working with damask, it is possible to obtain many different patterns. There are almost no limits to the master's imagination. Blacksmiths working with Damascus steels usually do not stop experimenting, looking for new patterns and methods of obtaining them.
Different types of damask are distinguished primarily by the features of the pattern. Yes, striped, mesh and wavy damasks are distinguished.
A knee pattern across the entire width of the blade was considered quite rare and therefore very valuable in the old days. In the East, the Taban ("shining") and Khorasan ("sunrise") varieties were most distinguished. These were very high-quality damasks, with a surprisingly beautiful pattern: on a dark background with a golden tint, there were clearly visible, clear light lines that formed a large knee-shaped or mesh pattern.
In general, a whole tree of variants and forms diverges from the specified main types. Masters do not stop experiments and searches, therefore the variety of drawings only grows.
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 disadvantages of damask at all times were the laboriousness of production and the high consumption of material. It is believed that in the course of dozens of repeated forgings of the medieval masters, the blanks lost up to 85% of their weight until they finally turned into damask.
Due to such a significant expenditure of material, time and effort, products made of such steel have always been very expensive. In addition, the increase in price was influenced by the secrecy of technologies and the limited number of craftsmen capable of making such swords.
The second disadvantage is the considerable susceptibility of damask to corrosion. The reason for this sad fact is the high carbon content and almost complete absence of alloying elements in these grades of steel.
Therefore, Damascus swords, like expensive stallions, have always required particularly careful care.
After use, they must be thoroughly wiped dry. Keep away from moisture. And if rust appears, immediately remove it with available means (kerosene, sandpaper, etc.)
Are there nowadays better steels than damask and bulat?
Perhaps, the most obvious secret of bulat was revealed to modern civilization by the same Anosov in 1830. Many minds in Europe fought over this problem, but only Anosov had Tagil magnetite at hand for experiments.
However, shortly after this discovery, more advanced, technological and cheap methods of obtaining steels combining the properties of strength and elasticity were developed. These types of steel may and may not have always been better than cast bulat in all respects, but they definitely 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, gave us steels and alloys simply incredible and unimaginable for ancient blacksmiths. Not only that, they made products made of these steels available not only to kings and shahs, but also 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 blades from ancient legends and stories.
Yes, the blade of the CH 3510 folding knife from CH Knives is made of 154CM - an excellent American high carbon steel. This brand of steel was originally developed for the production of turbines. But the combination of its characteristics turned out to be so attractive to knifemakers that this steel is now firmly established in the knife industry. The 154CM is used by knife brands and individual craftsmen around the world.
The fact is that the structure and chemical composition of this grade of steel allows it to be hardened to high hardness values (usually around 60HRC) without loss of viscosity. At the same time, the steel does not become brittle. Therefore, such a blade can be made extremely sharp, but it will still perfectly resist both painting and mechanical stress.
Of course, 154CM, like all high-carbon steels, can rust if exposed to water or aggressive environments for a long time. But with proper care, one hundred and fifty-four shows itself from the best side.
The 154CM steel blade allows the CH3510 knife to rightfully occupy a place in the list of really top, premium models sold in the knife.net.ua online store. It is worth noting that the quality level of assembly of this knife is also adequate for its high status.
The S3 puukko flipper knife from Real Steel is no less interesting in this regard. His sword is made from Böhler M390 premium martensitic chrome powder steel. This steel is characterized by high indicators of the ratio of strength and viscosity, it keeps the sharpness of the cutting edge well and resists mechanical loads. And most importantly, despite all this, it perfectly resists corrosion!
Böhler M390 is the highest grade steel. Knives from it are produced in a limited edition (according to Real Steel knives USA, the S3 puukko flipper series - 600 pieces). Therefore, a personal serial number is printed on both of each copy, which is also written in the passport attached to the knife.
Does damask retain its meaning in our time?
Yes and no. Moreover, the romantic "yes" clearly outweighs the dry, practical "no" here.
Of course, obtaining forged damascus is no longer the only available way to obtain quality blade steel.
But what has not gone anywhere is the aesthetic and cultural significance of this steel. A damask sword knife is still a very good thing. A welcome addition to the collection and a prestigious, valuable gift.
The legends surrounding Damascus steel swords only add to their exclusivity and significance in the eyes of people. After all, when you buy such a knife, you are not just buying 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 probably cannot be counted in money.
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