Subject: Re: Making a pattern welded knife blade from cable - report & questions

From: Mike Linn <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 96 16:32 EST

At 08:24 AM 3/26/96 -0800, you wrote:

>Mike,
>
>Just curious -- why do you call this "Faux Damascus"?
>
>Joe McGlynn
>
Joe,
        Faux - French word = false, artificial, synthetic.

zat clear it up. I came up with it from faux fur used on coats.

mike

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From: "Joe B. McGlynn (415) 855-5707" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 08:25:32 -0800 (PST)

>zat clear it up. I came up with it from faux fur used on coats.

Uhhhh, I knew that.  I mean why *faux* (false, artificial, synthetic) damascus?
 In other words, how is this any less "damascuss" than one that starts with
slabs of high and low carbon steel?

Joe