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Were nanotubes the secret of Damascus blades?
Posted by Rand Simberg at November 16, 2006 06:39 AM
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Now *that* is interesting. I'm skeptical, given the efforts that we go totoday to make nanotubes, but very interesting.
Too bad you already dropped the line in the previous post.
Posted by Big D at November 16, 2006 08:25 AM
"But the secret of the swords' manufacture was lost in the eighteenth century."
What the....? They made Damascus barreled shotguns in the 19th & there's knifemakers that use the techniques today because it produces such a beautiful pattern.
Damascus shotguns should NEVER be shot with modern ammo.
Posted by Frantic Freddie at November 16, 2006 12:50 PM
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