Making a Custom Damascus Steel Ring

[@bobgore1962]

The intensity in your eyes while hand sanding, pierced my soul, and will echo in my thoughts... FOREVER!!! Or, in other words... COOL RING BROTHER! 💯🤪👍🏻🔨🔥🗡️

[@dannyfromspace]

Awesome job, looks fantastic.

[@Androcles2AD]

Super Champ! Ring looks awesome. As I binge through all the Forged and Fire seasons it's clear they need your skill and humor to be part of the show on a regular basis.

[@hippoheadforge]

haha thank you. Please go scream this to the producers...

[@DGrif14]

I have one of these and it's absolutely beautiful! My wife and I are huge fans of yours champ and I'm honored to own a piece of your work. You should have replaced Wil Willis when he left! If you ever want a customer testimonial, hit me up, just stay away from my wife! She's too big of a fan!

[@Firstbuild]

Beautiful ring. Looks like a pretty cool facility 😏

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Very beautiful and elagent design. Love this very unique Damascus design on it. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. God bless.

[@hippoheadforge]

Many Thanks!

[@guyb1227]

Dude you should make a maker's mark stamp it would be a good way to seal your approval and would be a cool video

[@Jersa7]

Love the pattern on that Damascus. I assume the coffee etch causes that really light/dark contrast? Not a blacksmith, but always curious!

[@hippoheadforge]

sure did. Coffee is naturally acidic and will "etch". very slowly but it also "stains" (think about teeth) and helps make those darks, darker for added contrast. The ferric chloride sets a "deep" etch and the coffee brings in a darker tone. This is a pretty simplified explanation and I'm sure there is more science involved. I don't always use coffee as ferric can bring it some high contrast in itself but I figured I'd show an example in the video and also darken up a piece as best I could because all the touching of a ring will surely lessen the contrast over time.

[@KimP0612]

If you ever make a size 6 lemme know lol

[@hippoheadforge]

I sure Will