German 'damascus' swords

Shakethetrees · 4th March 2015, 05:38 AM

I'm sorry I do not have any images, but within the last six months or so I did a bit of work on a WWI German Naval Officers sword with a Damascus blade.

The texture was very fine, the owner referred to it as "angel hair".

Someone in the past polished it smooth and chrome plated it, so it was cleaned of the plating and re-etched to reveal the layering.

An etched false Damascus would have been achieved by waxing the blade and "combing" a bit of false layering through the wax. The remaining wax acts as a resist, leaving false layering.

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4th March 2015, 05:38 AM	#2
Shakethetrees Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 363	I'm sorry I do not have any images, but within the last six months or so I did a bit of work on a WWI German Naval Officers sword with a Damascus blade. The texture was very fine, the owner referred to it as "angel hair". Someone in the past polished it smooth and chrome plated it, so it was cleaned of the plating and re-etched to reveal the layering. An etched false Damascus would have been achieved by waxing the blade and "combing" a bit of false layering through the wax. The remaining wax acts as a resist, leaving false layering.