[GH85Carrera]

There was an interesting series called Forged in fire for several years on History channel. I don't know if they are still in production.

Anyway, they had a challenge thing were different blacksmiths competed on identical forges and equipment in the same room. They regularly made Damascus steel. Usually they layered different types of steel, and folded it many times. There are many types of Damascus steel, and they used many varieties of steel.

It was an interesting thing to watch the competitors make some interesting blades from daggers to swords and axes and blades I had never heard of. The testing often had the testers cut pig carcass in half.

It is not just folding steel that makes Damascus steel, it requires different types of steel layered and forged together. They made some very pretty blades. I had no idea that the USA had so many different people forging items by hand in the modern times. Some as just a hobby, and some as full time profession.