Mosaic Pattern Welded Steel

It is started with squares of solid steel such as 1050 or 1095.

Mosaic pattern welded steel.

The spider web or grid is another simple mosaic pattern. Sign in to follow this. Damasteel ds93x martensitic damascus patterned steel this steel consists of two different hardenable steel grades in more than one hundred layers. 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.

It combines corrosion resistance with superior edge sharpness and toughness. Braided mosaic pattern welded steel. This can be done with less sophisticated tools but i have access to some. I ve still got about 10 tons of knowledge to learn about the subject but ho.

Knife makers from all over the globe use his steel to make their knives. For all his latest check out doug s instagram click here. The number of layers multiplied as the smiths repeatedly tilted and forge welded the metals at. Simple basic little intro to the world of damascus steel.

Pattern welded damascus bars being forged together. If you would like to purchase mosaic damascus you can contact him directly through the contact doug page. When using mosaic patterns in a knife it is somewhat trickier because forging it to flat barstock would not be visible on the knife. 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.

However it doesn t lend itself easily to making semi automatic firearms because there is a lot of precision machining that is needed even after the. If enough pieces are welded side by side a loaf can be made where slices are cut off to be the blade. Cut four squares of the steel and stack them into a square billet. The steel becomes stainless after heat treatment.

Doug is on instagram. Pattern welded damascus steels were made by forge welding two steel grades into a sandwich. 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. Doug ponzio mosaic pattern welded steel is mostly sought after for knife making.

Quite simply because he can produce it with exceptional quality and unique patterns. By tucker parris august 1 2018 in video.