A large industrial bearing serves as the unlikely starting point for this Damascus steel katana build. The project follows the transformation of hardened steel into layered patterned metal through ...

This katana build begins with a section of railway steel track that is cut, heated, flattened, drawn out, and hand-forged into a curved sword blade. The blade is shaped with files and grinders, coated ...

Even though the handmade portion of Hackaday is still in its infancy, we expected to put up a post on traditional japanese sword making by now. What [Kelvin] sent in to the tip line far surpases the ...

An old piece of steel with serrations cut into one side. This Remnant 2 weapon guide details everything you need to know about the weapon, including how to unlock the Steel Katana melee weapon, how ...

If you grow up around a working blacksmith’s forge, there are a few subjects related to metalwork on which you’ll occasionally have a heated discussion. Probably the best known is the topic of wrought ...