Nesmuk Protective Coating

Craftsmanship with high-tech coating

The oldest finds of Damascus products date back to 500 BC. The technique was particularly important in the Middle Ages and modern times, as Damascus blades were reserved for the aristocracy and upper classes because of their superior properties over mono steel products and their unique appearance. In the 19th century, the art of Damascus forging almost completely disappeared in the course of industrialization. It was not until the end of the 20th century that this craftsmanship gained importance again.

Manufacture according to old traditions

Damascus steel is a welding compound of several steels with different alloying components, which are deliberately selected according to their material properties. Nesmuk manufactures and processes only traditionally produced Damascus: different types of steel are alternately layered, forged together and formed. When the blades are etched, the different types of steel react differently and the unique pattern of the damask becomes visible. Stainless stainless steels cannot be used in the traditional fire welding of Damascus, especially since they do not achieve the quality of traditional carbon steels. For this reason, handicraft products made of Damascus steel require special care to prevent rusting.

Cooperation with Fraunhofer Institute

In cooperation with the renowned Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT, Nesmuk has succeeded for the first time in applying a permanently adherent coating on the inhomogeneous damask surface - an absolute innovation in the history of Damascus steel over the centuries: Nesmuk Protective Coating. NPC is a silicon layer only a few micrometers thick, which is applied by means of microwave-generated plasmas and permanently preserves the blade - hydrophobic, corrosion-resistant, low-friction, smear and scratch-resistant. The authenticity of the NPC coating can only be seen under fluorescent light in the form of interference colours on the silicon layer. Nesmuk is the first and only manufacturer to offer damask knives as a masterpiece of blacksmithing without the usual maintenance. NPC is standard on all blades in the Nesmuk EXCLUSIVE collection and preserves the precious blades for decades.