Dustin Quade Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 So i got my hands on some damascus steel last week and wanted to know how to tell what type of pattern they are. There were 5 patterns in the batch i got. I have attached images for reference.They are made of 1095 and 15N20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I don't know the correct terminology, but hazarding a guess in order of appearance I think they may have been produced by the following procedures: Twist Fold Twist and folded crimped crimped and folded I'm sure one of the more experienced bladesmiths will be along shortly to put me straight and assign the correct terminology ( they's darn prutty tho int they) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemish Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 The first is a twist The 4th one is a ladder pattern. The third might be a random. Can't see the 2nd and the last looks like it might be a birds eye with all of the holes drilled in rows. Not an expert, Flemish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffrat Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Flemish pretty well nailed that. The first is a very soft or mild twist, then there is what looks like a re-squared bar flattened out, followed by a plain random pattern, a ladder pattern, and bird's eye (or pool & eye, or rain drop, etc.) with the holes drilled in straight rows. Where did you get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Who did you get them from? Did they say what the two alloys were? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Quade Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thanks for the help. I found a guy about an hour drive away from me on kijiji who was selling them. I didnt think to get his name. I did ask what materials he used for them and he said 1095 and 15n20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.w.s. Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 They look very much like the "1095" and "15N20" billets being mass produced in Pakistan.. I had someone give me one not that long ago and it's all delamination headaches under the hammer.. If thats what they are, then they're pretty enough for guards, bolsters and maybe even a little stock removal. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Quade Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Sorry it took me so long to get back to this topic but i have had alot of projects on the go. I finally had time to test out that steel i got. First i tried hardening a bar and comparing it to some hardened 01 steel. The file skated off the edge of the hadened piece. Then i forged out a blade from the piece and tried to see if i noticed any delamination but i didnt notice anything off hand. Im very new so maybe i just dont know what to look for but it looked alright to me. so i took the piece to the grinder to finish it up and i edged the blade in boiling vinnegar. The etch took after about 4 minutes and the pattern came back through. I dont know if any of that means anything really. Like i said im really just getting started but all in all im happy with my results so far. Attached a pic of the knife i made from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 That's a "sharp" looking knife. Littleblacksith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Quade Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 On 2016-02-13 at 8:07 PM, littleblacksmith said: That's a "sharp" looking knife. Littleblacksith Ha, I see what you did there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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