Subject: Re: [??] Sharpening damascus knives

From: [email-masked]
Date: 2 Oct 95 12:20:16 -0500

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (Andy Dingley) writes:
> I've just bought a damascus bladed penknife, but I'm having trouble
> sharpening it.
> 
> What should I use as an angle for damascus steel ?
> 
I have always sharpened the knives I make in essentially identical
fashion whether they are 5160's or damascus.  My typical damacus
mix is O1-L6-wrought iron with a terminal C content of .65 (apprx).
If there are no pure nickel layers, carbon migration should have
given you a fairly homogeneous edge (carbon-wise), hence given a
decent heat-treat, it ought to take a good edge.  It may be that
the Rockwell on the blade isn't comparable to your other blades.

Steve Bloom (IronFlower Forge - Archer,FL)

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From: James Batson <jbbatson.ro.com>
Date: 3 Oct 1995 13:44:37 GMT

Who made the Damascus steel in the blade?  How many layers?  Did the 
edge wire?  If so how big was the wire?