What can be found are commonly
expanded information from Wikipedia
with legends about miraculous
properties. Usually, there is lack of
any valuable information, sources
etc. Thus why I decided to compile
all this available knowledge into a
single story. I used multiple different
articles and interviews available in
the internet (where it is hard to
say who first created a particular
theory) as well as more precise,
subject related magazines or other
sources like Jerzy Piaskowski's "Old
Damascus steel in terms of modern
metal science" (History of science
and technology 11/3 1966 quarterly
journal ) and book "About Damascus
steel" of the same author as well
as translations of fragments of
"Handbuch der Eisenhuttenkunde"
textbook by C. J. B. Karsten.
Let's begin with an explanation of
what was that miraculous steel which
the secret of creation was strictly
secured. First of all let's specify that
the term Damascus steel is very
misleading and imprecise.
story & photo: Piotr Blachowski
www.fragoutmag.com
