Archaeologists in Poland uncovered 26 iron objects made from a single meteorite. The artifacts, discovered during excavations ...

Corey Dunlap forges custom Damascus steel knives at his Tempe workshop. Here's how he made the jump from chef to craftsman.

Recreating Damascus steel remains a holy grail of materials science. The exact process and alloys used are long ago lost to time. At best, modern steelworking methods are able to produce a rough ...

Owen forges a modern Damascus knife using a pattern-welding technique practised in the Iron Age. This method, which involves combining different types of steel, was invented to give strength to ...