HOW TO FORGE: Basic Mosaic Damascus Steel

Subscribe for more! -- Simple basic little intro to the world of Damascus steel. I've still got about 10 tons of knowledge to learn about the subject, but hopefully this can get you started sooner rather than later!
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a Damascus axe! That was a great video, really liked the how to format! defiantly something I'll try in the future! Thanks again!

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Love your Damascus work Alec

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Awesome tutorial vid!! More like this please mate👍🏼👍🏼

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+Create Something thank you so much my friend!

[@johnguenther5259]

Been watching live and videos to try and understand overall process. mosaic is very interesting as is feather pattern. not same but have some common steps. been a blacksmith long while- hobby vs professional. local group formed nearby to focus on custom knife making. have watched basic damascus, canister damascus and several variations. hope to start making a billet or two soon. thx for the tips!

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Alec, Thank you for explaining the process!

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absolutely gorgeous work.

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Alex "Damascus" Steele.. Fantastic work again,thanks for yet another beautiful vid of beautifully patterned steel.

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Nice work Alec !!

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Excellent tutorial, Alec!

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Absolutely gorgeous work sir.....

[@skutterbuster666]

Oh nice, just starting out and found lots of videos showing cool stuff mad e from it but this is the first video i have found that shows and explains how to make patterns. Cool video and i learnt something cool

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I like the step by step illustrations of how you get the pattern.

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you should forge a damascus anvil! that would be dope

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Making damascus weaponry on my damascus anvil with my damascus hammer and tongs! >;D Lest not forget the damascus forge and fire within that was folded a few million times!

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That's beautiful work.

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Nicely done, so many patterns from simple manipulations, so little time!

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I saw this video after going to your channel on a friend's recommendation and I immediately had to hit the 'Subscribe' button. That was easily the most beautiful piece of steel I have ever seen.

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+Keegan Macrae Thank you Keegan!

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Good job! It is so much more enjoyable when you talk without shouting and with some soft music in the background, like you do now. I loved this video.

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Tremendously nice work. I'm amazed to see that you can actually achieve a regular pattern.

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Love your channel. Can you make a video that teaches the full process of making Damascus steel including all materials, how to harden the steel, and how to create the blade edge and sharpen it.

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Great vid once again!

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Absolutely awesome!

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Great work!

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+Tizona Amanthia Thank you my friend! Sincerely appreciate it!!!

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Keep finding good content, it's a lofty goal with the daily vids, how you manage to find time for vid editing is beyond me.

[@manix4home]

thanks man... that really helps with understanding how damascus works!

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thanks for the introduction on steels and setting up the pattern

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Awesome video!!

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Awesome it really is a work of art, I appreciate the talent and skill it takes to to this.

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Great video Alec! I can't wait to try making some more Damascus, and videos like this will really help. Keep up the great work

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+Nick Verbree thanks nick :)

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Loved the video need more like it

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worked many years as a lathe operator, but this is just awesome work

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just was watching someone make stuff like this last week!

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Thanks for showing me how to do that. you make everything look so easy...

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Excellent! I have 2 more W billets to forge out. May have to try this.

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+Eric Jalbert Thank you my friend!!!

[@RandallSisk-yk4he]

This may have been uploaded years ago, but thank you! I've been making damascus for about 3 months and couldn't figure out how patterns like this were done

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I love how Alec is able to make almost anything in Damascus

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saving this video! This is a huge thing I want to do!

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Hey Alec, could you make a video using wire to hold the billet together instead of welding, I know a few of us don't have access to a welder so it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, keep up the great videos.

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Some time of soldering with a propane torch?

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Inzane you can arc weld with two car battery's

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He made a video of it! Great suggestion

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Stick welders are cheap, the Chicago Electric 130A inverter welder at Harbor Freight is cheaper than a pair of new car batteries somewhere around 200$ and if you make an adapter, or switch out the plugs, it can be plugged into a standard drier outlet as it takes 250V 30A, just like a drier does. It's a pretty good welder, easier to use than an old buzz box, and much more portable. DO NOT get the iron core Chicago Electric welders, you can tell they are iron core by their weight, and they will be AC welders (they are garbage, unless you strap 2 of them together, but then they will cost you more than a name brand welder that didn't need rigging to work) DO NOT get any welder that can plug into a standard 120V 15A outlet, a standard wall socket can't supply enough power to do proper stick welding. 1/8" E6013 and E7014 rods are the easiest ones to use for a n00b, assuming you are welding clean steel (which it better be if you want to pattern weld it in a forge). they should weld easily from 75-130A. I would recommend swapping out the electrode holder for a better one, Harbor freight sells ones that work just fine. The Chicago electric welding hoods work, get the one with a grind mode, it's only slightly more expensive, and better quality, plus it has a grind mode. The start-up cost may look a bit steep, but welding is useful, I'm sure you can find other things to use the equipment for, especially equipment portable enough to carry around.

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This is great! Now I will be be able to make Damascus steel in my workshop (my shed) with all my tools (a hammer).

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I'd like to see a set of metal dice, like a Damascus yahtzee set. You could enamel the pips, or do some sort of inlay with another metal.

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Grazie per tutto quello che ci insegni.... Maestro 🙏

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last song.....smooth. love it

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You should make a damascus Railway Spike :D

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Then forge that spike to a knife to prove railway spikes make mint knives lol

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To know if it's a mint you needs to pass a series of tests in the states at least I don't know if it's worldwide.

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go to damascus, get a railway spike....make it yourself....lol.....or the old hijaz railroad will do.....its still in peices from when " O'RENCE " was there.

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great one Alec, I'm currently reading Damascus steel properties and theory I think it's called. fantastic book! then I have 3 more in the wings.

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great video! Thanks

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Gorgeous!

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Hey Alec great video! I would love to see some decorative type blacksmithing I loved the Christmas gift video btw. but sticking to the theme of Damascus you should make jelly roll Damascus that would be splendid. anyway have a spectacular day and keep up the good work!

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That closeup was dope as hell

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Looks awesome. Id love to have a billet of that made so I can mill it into a 2011 slide for range bling!

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amazing brother

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Beautiful! I was wondering if you ever do lathe turned fountain pens from this.

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Impressive work, as usual. Well done. I'd be very interesting if you took a slice of that billet and forged/grinded a shaving razor...

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Very cool pattern

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I personally would love to see you make an ax from that beautiful mosaic damascus. Have a great day.

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"clapped out Bridgeport" huh? Sounds like someone is listening to AvE talk about his mill lol.

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Love you work and love that you sharing ! Whats your thoughts about power hammer vs hydraulic press ? in my current shop i cant really have the foundasion that a hammer needs so i been lok for a new space or possibly investing in a hydraulic press insteed.