Attempting mosaic Damascus, basket weave pattern

[@OldHickoryForge]

I didn't even think about doing a fairy flip. That really would have given me the pattern I wanted. I'll have to give it a go on my next try!

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

One more thing, squaring dies for your press will help you a ton. I don’t mill the 4-ways, just use the squaring dies. 👍

[@OldHickoryForge]

@@TyrellKnifeworks yeah I'm definitely going to make some before I attempt this again.

[@thefarfiles]

Honestly John, I tried it this morning and it turned out beautiful. Thank you sir.

[@alyssacatanese7222]

I love the fact that you got what you got,now you need to make a skinner out of it

[@davidscadlock5569]

Love the pattern!!! Looking forward to seeing what you make!!

[@bwuest]

That is gorgeous! I think it would make a really cool Scottish Sgian Dubh. I'm in a Pipe Band and we all wear our own Sgain Dubh rather than band issued matchy matchy ones. From one Soldier to another, I'd be honored to purchase this from you and wear it with pride. Also, glad to see you step out of your comfort zone and try something you've always wanted to do.

[@Fricker112]

I just used some tips and tricks I learned from you to make some neat stuff. Keep up the great work.

[@beb32225]

experimentation leads to creation.....keep experimenting

[@scottlanghorst1483]

That's very cool 😎 🤙🤙Well done John. 👏

[@nickverbree]

Definitely worth getting one of the surface grinder attachments for your 2x72. I use mine all the time for Damascus work and it really helps get nice tight seams

[@marty01957]

Very cool pattern, John! It'll look good whatever you make out of it!

[@drycreek3204]

Keep up the great work 👍🏼

[@mking3219]

That's pretty sweet actually, would make a beautiful guy hook, or bird knife

[@ThecrazyScotsman]

That is a pretty cool pattern, leaving the comfort zone is important. Nice work my friend

[@shakesforge]

Nicely done

[@g-off80]

That would make an awesome boot knife/dagger

[@kylebates3627]

dont think ive ever seen mosaic done like that, its always been a fairy flip. Very cool, and that pattern came out awesome, even if it wasnt what you intended.

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Very nice job. Very real cool and clean an very unique design. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Keep making. God bless.

[@dnkb6634]

Havent forged anything in a while I have been dragging my feet, after watching this video John you have inspired me to get back out there and make something....thank you for that my friend!

[@bjf10]

There's nothing wrong with talking to yourself while you work! 🙂

[@bjf10]

And that's super cool!

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

I'd be tempted to and a stick tang and use as much as there is for the blade.

[@richardbryant7972]

Really cool pattern for sure, if your talking to yourself at least your having an intelligent conversation. Thanks for sharing god bless

[@Mitchasauraus]

Thats still quite the pattern my friend! Make yourself a knife to commemorate your first successful mosaic attempt. Great work, seems your finding your rhythm in your new shop! ❤ from 🇨🇦

[@mtyson9004]

Looks pretty awesome to me! Thanks for sharing and God Bless you sir!

[@robvanza]

Dagger would look nice with the pattern

[@jacobpahl972]

An ax head blade would be pretty cool with that

[@brianmeyers2796]

I'm really impressed with your technique. For a first attempt I think you did very well. I hope my first attempt works out as good as yours did!

[@Mucidamascusblades]

I would make a nakiri or a petty knife out of it. Otherwise, fancy bottle openers!! Next time, try to ladder it. With a fine basketweave like that, it comes out a really neat pattern. That's, of course, if you don't want to tile it, which is tricky if you have a short stock like that. Good work!

[@brysonalden5414]

Although the pattern isn't what you were shooting for, it is still very eye-catching. I would be inclined to go with a hidden tang, possibly welding some allthread to the end so you can do a pommel and save as much of that nice steel for the blade as possible.

[@curtisjaggar5939]

I second this!

[@renepicard4225]

hey buddy dont worry about talking to yourself when working i have been a heavy construction welder since 1980 and i still talk to my self lmao well it looks like a five inch seax blade with stick tang would be good take care and keep up the good work

[@danielmesserschmitt5020]

Make it into scales on a kitchen knife. Flip the norm. It would look cool

[@marcsenteney3160]

Very nicely done sir. Going out of the comfort zone is where you learn and excel!

[@Sparkystacoma]

Pair of small push daggers

[@robinschlyter309]

You can´t have enough seaxes really. A smaller one more for eating or fixing would be beautiful. Want to add some bronze or brass, a "swiss dagger" is something of an allrounder with as a fancy grip you can be bothered with. If you want a project out of your comfort zone, check out different kinds of "rondell daggers". Not much of a tool as it is a weapon but it has interesting shapes and parts. Good video as always!

[@themittonmethod1243]

how about a few small double-edged survival knives, flat ground on the base side, pyramid on the top face, with a thumb hole near the base of the blade and 4 thong holes so it could be tied to a stick as either a spear or as an extended handle? length about 4.5" width about 1.75"-2" thick about .2" ... something that would show off the pattern in all its glory! cheers! EDIT: the idea would be to replicate the concept of the percussion bulb of flint-knapped blades from ancient times, brought forward to the modern material. iirc, a fellow designed one like this for a pocket survival kit as a neck knife, about 20 or so years ago, but i have never seen it offered in production. the idea being it is the last blade on you when everything goes wrong. Cheers from Vancouver, Canada.

[@Anderson-HandForged]

very cool john i just got my homemade press done its a game changer for sure i need to make dies squaring and others etc,etc love your videos and your etsy shop Mark 👍 when and if you make your squaring dies wil you do a video ?

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Make a slick, a wood chisel. Something slightly outside the norm. but its still the same skills as making a knife. I'm very glad to see that it turned out for you

[@MadebyKourmoulis]

My father in law chews on his tongue when really concentrating on work.

[@justin_ray]

Looked really cool, my vote would be a drop point hunter.

[@rickmoore]

You could get two small last ditch necker's out of that stock

[@DABBADAN666]

Hey bro, looks awesome. I love your bowie style so a smaller bowie is my suggestion! Cheers man keep up the good work. 👍

[@brittanythompson6527]

A Persian fighter would be cool.

[@Jusader]

Turned out quite decent. My vote is of course towards a knife, or perhaps, it'd made a cool marlin spike with a flared end, hole, and piece of leather or paracord lanyard.

[@christianborghi7544]

That style of basket weave I think you need to tile weld it so pattern doesn’t stretch out

[@thedarwinexperience5312]

Maybe do some nice wood chisels. Just something different than a knife. I don't mind a knife at all just throwing something else out there.

[@skoitch]

It’s important to completely encase the metal that’ll be your final piece when forge welding. Decarb will add bright spots to your pattern. Another option is grinding .060 after every heat

[@matarax0808]

Awesome work!! You might not think so, but I love the pattern! As for what knife to make from it, I've never seen you make a Tracker style knife (now, I'm an amateur smith, and I have no idea if that's enough material to do it) but maybe you've got enough there to make a hidden tang EDC Tracker blade? Maybe it's just me, but I think that would be badass!

[@SonoraSlinger]

Haha I said tracker style too

[@sithlordjeffbledsoe651]

Double sided boot dagger

[@jakebendel5238]

should make a nice skinner knife.

[@dalekidd420]

Definitely a worthwhile experiment. Mosaic damascus patterns are really finicky, and about 75% of the time, they're not going to look like what you had originally envisioned. Takes a LOT of trial and error when working out new patterns, even for damascus aces like Will Stelter.

[@ericbrown1354]

make a karambit out of it, I think the pattern will look nice

[@robbsmind2209]

Boot dagger!

[@fightingcock8096]

Talking to yourself while working , only the great one do that 😏

[@corbinrowe7578]

Make a Japanese skiving knife.

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

You didn’t slice it up and tile it. Your pattern is on the end so you need to do the “mosaic” portion and make tiles. You got the tough part though. 👍

[@OldHickoryForge]

Yeah I don't know why I didn't even think about a fairy flip. It was one of those projects where you get in that "oh man this will be cool I need to do this right now" mindset. So I didn't plan the best. All part of the never ending pursuit of greatness

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

@@OldHickoryForge we learn more from failure than from success! You’ll get it next try! 👍

[@timjackson5555]

Fairyflipp whould have brought out the desired pattern.

[@SonoraSlinger]

What do you think about doing a tracker knife

[@stevethomas7463]

Shop scissors. Never seen Damascus scissors. 👍

[@jeffcopeland3958]

Do you think you will have a problem with warping after the quench with all the upset in the material?

[@RandomAmerican]

Do a basic ass ka bar. That was my first knife but it was a tanto

[@elijahmcgeorge5198]

Knife please make a dagger

[@agooser26]

So what did you end up making with it?

[@rebeccamunoz4596]

🤗❤👍

[@SonoraSlinger]

If it wasn't for those cracks and grinding you may have had your pattern. Came out beautiful either way, nothin to it really.

[@frankheger5185]

👍👍👍🍻🍻

[@davissanders4640]

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