{"id":1300,"date":"2025-09-10T10:11:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T10:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mysaracen.com\/?page_id=1300"},"modified":"2025-10-29T13:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T13:46:48","slug":"vyroba-damaskove-oceli","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mysaracen.com\/en\/vyroba-damaskove-oceli\/","title":{"rendered":"The Making of Damascus Steel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Making of Damascus Steel<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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1. Layer forging<\/span><\/h2>\n

At the beginning, three steel plates are prepared \u2013 with alternating layers
high-carbon<\/strong> (harder, sharper) and
low-carbon<\/strong> (tougher, more durable).<\/p>\n

2. Welding and forging<\/h3>\n

The assembly is heated to 1 200\u20131 300 \u00b0C<\/strong>, then welded and forged with a press or hammer
into a single homogeneous block.<\/p>\n

3. Folding the layers<\/h3>\n

The block is cut, folded again, reheated, and forged back together. This process creates multiple layers:<\/p>\n

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  • after the 1st folding: 6 layers<\/li>\n
  • after the 2nd folding: 12 layers<\/li>\n
  • after the 3rd folding: 24 layers<\/li>\n
  • after the 4th folding: 48 layers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
     <\/div>\n

    If it is necessary to achieve 67 layers<\/strong>, the blacksmith adds additional steel plates at a certain stage and continues folding.
    v p\u0159ekl\u00e1d\u00e1n\u00ed.<\/p>\n

    4. Shaping the blade<\/h3>\n

    The finished multilayer block (billet<\/em>) is reheated, forged into a flat bar, and
    then forged or cut into the shape of a knife \u2013 either by hand using a template or by machine.<\/p>\n

    5. Hardening and tempering<\/h3>\n

    The blade is heated to approximately 800 \u00b0C<\/strong> and rapidly cooled in a special oil bath (hardening \u2013 to increase hardness).
    (hardening \u2013 to increase hardness<\/em>).<\/p>\n

    It is then heated to 150\u2013600 \u00b0C<\/strong> (tempering \u2013 to reduce brittleness and increase flexibility.<\/em>).<\/p>\n

    6. Etching the pattern<\/h3>\n

    The blade surface is etched with acid, which highlights the contrasting layers. A characteristic
    wavy or vein-like pattern appears<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Why do we alternate different types of steel?<\/h3>\n
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    • High-carbon steel<\/strong> \u2013 darker pattern, higher hardness, longer-lasting sharpness<\/li>\n
    • Low-carbon steel<\/strong> \u2013 lighter pattern, greater toughness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The combination creates not only aesthetic beauty but also the ideal balance of hardness and flexibility.<\/p>\n

      Steel structure after hardening<\/h3>\n

      After rapid cooling, martensite is formed<\/strong> \u2013 a very hard but brittle phase with
      a tetragonal crystal lattice.
      During tempering, the martensite partially transforms and becomes less brittle.
      Another present phase is austenite<\/strong>, which provides flexibility.<\/p>\n

      Summary of the production process<\/h3>\n
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      1. Layer composition and welding<\/li>\n
      2. Repeated folding and forging<\/li>\n
      3. Creation of a multilayer block (billet<\/em>)<\/li>\n
      4. Forging the knife shape<\/li>\n
      5. Hardening and tempering<\/li>\n
      6. Grinding<\/li>\n
      7. Etching to highlight the pattern<\/li>\n
      8. Handle fitting<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        1. Skl\u00e1d\u00e1n\u00ed vrstev Na za\u010d\u00e1tku se p\u0159iprav\u00ed t\u0159i pl\u00e1ty oceli \u2013 st\u0159\u00eddaj\u00ed se vrstvyvysokouhl\u00edkov\u00e9 (tvrd\u0161\u00ed, ost\u0159ej\u0161\u00ed) an\u00edzkouhl\u00edkov\u00e9 (hou\u017eevnat\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, odoln\u011bj\u0161\u00ed). 2. Sva\u0159en\u00ed a kov\u00e1n\u00ed Sestava se zah\u0159eje na 1 200\u20131 300 \u00b0C, pot\u00e9 se sva\u0159\u00ed a skuje lisem nebo kladivemdo jednoho homogenn\u00edho bloku. 3. P\u0159ekl\u00e1d\u00e1n\u00ed vrstev Blok se roz\u0159\u00edzne, znovu p\u0159elo\u017e\u00ed, roz\u017ehav\u00ed a op\u011bt skuje dohromady. […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1300","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mysaracen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mysaracen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mysaracen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mysaracen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mysaracen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mysaracen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1300\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mysaracen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}