DropLockBob: The knives are really sharp (I have several) and all Damascus looks good to me (for some reason?).

It's my understanding that even the infamous Viking swords of the Middle-ages were treasured because they were Damascus as well. How Damascus steel (or Wootz steel) ended-up in nowhere Scandinavia way-back then is quite the mystery to me (I'm sure there's some theory about it all somewhere). Damascus is pretty neat stuff and I'm glad somebody is still making things with it. More power to them.