>> ^Jinx:

I was under the impression that the technique of making Damascus steel had been lost, so I'm not sure that just folding metal qualifies. Still, its a cool effect and I bet it makes a strong knife.


Depends on who you ask. A few people think they've figured it out. I think the ABS defines Damascus steel as 300+ layers, but the term is generally used nowadays to describe any pattern-welded steel, like in this video.

>> ^SFOGuy:

As someone who has spent way to many days as a patient in eye hospitals (congenital retina issues)---it's a little unnerving to see him without the side guards...


It really is not until you get your eye messed up you realize that proper PPE while working is in YOUR best interest.

I was in thick bush while quad logging without my safety glass' on when the willow tree I was running over threw branches at my face and scaped my scalia ( eye wept for 30 hours and I couldnt open it for a day) that I realized, "DAMN ! I NEED MY EYES ! "

Love it. I wonder what the katana guys would think of him.

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Fuck Dove shampoo, but huge kudos to Bob Kramer. It's always a joy to watch a master at work.