Mosaic Pattern Welded Steel

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Mosaic pattern welded steel.

It combines corrosion resistance with superior edge sharpness and toughness. Braided mosaic pattern welded steel. Doug ponzio mosaic pattern welded steel is mostly sought after for knife making. By tucker parris august 1 2018 in video.

The steel becomes stainless after heat treatment. Pattern welded damascus bars being forged together. The spider web or grid is another simple mosaic pattern. Stacking initial forge welding and then machining and re stacking the billet to develop the braid like pattern.

Here you can see photos of doug s amazing mosaic aka pattern welded steel damascus work and photos of his shop and some of the equipment he uses. Cut four squares of the steel and stack them into a square billet. Add shims of contrasting steel such as 15n20 or pure nickel and then forge weld and draw the billet down into a 1 inch square bar. I ve still got about 10 tons of knowledge to learn about the subject but ho.

For all his latest check out doug s instagram click here. Quite simply because he can produce it with exceptional quality and unique patterns. If you would like to purchase mosaic damascus you can contact him directly through the contact doug page. Damascus meanwhile is the process of pattern welding two different kinds of steels can be two harden able steel alloys together and then forging the implement to make swirly liquid pattern.

Doug is on instagram. Braided mosaic pattern welded steel. Damasteel ds93x martensitic damascus patterned steel this steel consists of two different hardenable steel grades in more than one hundred layers. Pattern welded damascus steels were made by forge welding two steel grades into a sandwich.

Simple basic little intro to the world of damascus steel. In this video i show the process of making a blade with the client s ranch brand la capilla as part of the steel pattern. If enough pieces are welded side by side a loaf can be made where slices are cut off to be the blade. The number of layers multiplied as the smiths repeatedly tilted and forge welded the metals at.

This can be done with less sophisticated tools but i have access to some. It is started with squares of solid steel such as 1050 or 1095.