All this talk about definitions has gotten ahead of me, but to now run off the 1 or 2 guys other than Pete, Raimey, and Daryl still following this thread, here's where I am trying to interpret the various damascus patterns. Note that Twist and Laminated Steel ain't even on here.
Damascus pattern classification outline:
Crolle patterns
From ‘crullen’ or ‘krolle’ meaning to form into coils/to twist
Fine leaf, Large scroll, Symmetric, Annular Crolle
Many Two Iron patterns especially Boston and Remington Boston R S.J.
Fine leaf, Large scroll, Asymmetric, Annular Crolle
Remington Oxford 2 S.J.
Fine leaf, Small scroll, Symmetric, Annular Crolle
Turkish or Damas Crolle Turc
Remington Oxford 4 S.J.
Most ‘Fine’ and ‘Extra-fine’ Three and Four Iron patterns
Coarse leaf, Large scroll, Asymmetric, Non-annular Crolle
Remington Boston N
Horse-shoe (Two and Three Iron)
Non-Crolle patterns
Discontinuous (variegated), Lamellar, Annular
Bernard, esp. Rose pattern II
Éclair
Star or Etoile
Remington Washington N 3 B.P./American Flag (Bunting)/Stars & Stripes
Discontinuous (variegated), Lamellar, Non-annular
Chain
Herring-bone and Remington Legia P.
Discontinuous (variegated), Non-lamellar
Leclerc
Remington Chine P
Remington Pieper P
Unidentified named patterns
Pointille'
Robinson
Moire
Thonon
Turc mine' blanc
Pearl
Chine'
Japanese
Ribbon
Bresciano
London
English Variegated
English Chequered
Last edited by revdocdrew; 12/28/07 09:16 PM.
