Episode
How Do They Do It?: Pearls, Damascus Steel Knives
Overview
Blacksmiths unlock the ancient secrets of the infamous damask steel blade.
Details
- Series
- How Do They Do It?
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2021-06-03
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Pearls, Damascus Steel Knives is Episode 6 in Season 17 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2021-06-03. The runtime is 22 min.
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