The spider web or grid is another simple mosaic pattern.
Mosaic pattern welded steel.
Knife makers from all over the globe use his steel to make their knives.
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.
When using mosaic patterns in a knife it is somewhat trickier because forging it to flat barstock would not be visible on the knife.
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.
This can be done with less sophisticated tools but i have access to some.
Simple basic little intro to the world of damascus steel.
Doug is on instagram.
Pattern welded damascus steels were made by forge welding two steel grades into a sandwich.
It is started with squares of solid steel such as 1050 or 1095.
The number of layers multiplied as the smiths repeatedly tilted and forge welded the metals at.
If enough pieces are welded side by side a loaf can be made where slices are cut off to be the blade.
Doug ponzio mosaic pattern welded steel is mostly sought after for knife making.
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By tucker parris august 1 2018 in video.
Cut four squares of the steel and stack them into a square billet.
If you would like to purchase mosaic damascus you can contact him directly through the contact doug page.
Stacking initial forge welding and then machining and re stacking the billet to develop the braid like 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.
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Damasteel ds93x martensitic damascus patterned steel this steel consists of two different hardenable steel grades in more than one hundred layers.
Pattern welded damascus bars being forged together.
Braided mosaic pattern welded steel.
Braided mosaic pattern welded steel.
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The steel becomes stainless after heat treatment.
Quite simply because he can produce it with exceptional quality and unique patterns.