Damascus Patterns

[Don Hanson III]

Been liking this stuff lately;

Still like the mosaic stuff too;

 

[John White]

Did somebody say "Explosion?"..here's a controlled explosion happened in the shop yesterday...

John

 

[Gary Mulkey]

Did somebody say "Explosion?"..here's a controlled explosion happened in the shop yesterday...

John

If that all happened yesterday, whew!. :thumbup: More than a couple of welds in that beauty.

Thanks everybody. Keep them coming.

Gary

 

[RogerP]

John - that is really beautiful.

Roger

 

[erik markman]

I like most patterns but like the Duplex Sanmai Ladder by Russ Andrews the most.

 

[RogerP]

I don't mean to hijack the thread but I might respectfully suggest that if anyone has a photo of a great example of their favorite pattern that they post it along with their response so people like me can start identifying the pattern names with their actual appearance.

That's no hijack - that's an excellent idea.

Roger

 

[John White]

Gary,

You're right, pressure builds up over a few days...

John

 

[Bruce Bump]

You're da Man John. Wow thats cool! "Controlled Explosion" pattern

 

[Jon Brand]

Heres some hanson mosiac that I like. Its a little different then some of his other well known patterns

This isn't mine but the Grey Fox folder by Shmidt is my dream folder. This is some bold LADDER pattern that probably shimmers as you move it.

More ladder pattern by Hancock

 

[Kevin Jones]

Honestly don't remember seeing many damascus patterns that I don't like.

 

[peterinct]

I couldn't come close to picking just one. There have been several shown that blew me away. John's "explosion", Bruce's, DH III's, are all outrageously nice.

To name a few other favorites: Hoss's spirograph, Steve Dunn's feather, Owen Wood Herringbone, Shane Taylor's mosaics (especially the dragon and bat variety)....too many to list

What really draws me to various patterns is a lot of contrast or dramatic etch. Don't really prefer the colored damascus.

Peter

 

[Kevin Jones]

Harvey Dean Feather pattern:

Jerry Fisk Dogstar Pattern:

Jerry Fisk Wolf's Tooth w/X's over:

Don Hanson, don't know what it's called:

 

[argel55]

Gary just saw on Chuck's site what your finished meteorite blade looks like.you need to post it here also.Mike

 

[Gary Mulkey]

Gary just saw on Chuck's site what your finished meteorite blade looks like.you need to post it here also.Mike

Thanks, Mike. Didn't realize that he had shot it already.

Gary

 

[Keith Montgomery]

For me, it totally depends on the knife.

The way Owen Wood does his multi-bar combined patterns has always appealed to me.

 

[Wolfjohn]

Here is a "basket weave" pattern

This is a "feather" pattern

This is "W" with a texas wind pattern pressed into it

This is Indian Motorcycle Chain damascus

Here is an accordian cut "W" pattern for the Newell Bowie

That is some absolutely beautiful damascus, Bruce...well done...very well done. I gotta make the 1/2 hour drive your way and meet you sometime....sigh...

 

[Doug C]

Fitch "martian mosaic" damascus.

Doug

 

[Larrin]

I've always had a soft spot for Spirograph:

 

[peterinct]

YES indeed Larrin. One of my all time favorites. But I can't say i've EVER seen any Devin Thomas damascus I didn't like.

Peter

 

[bluejaunte]

Spirograph is, indeed, very attractive.

I mentioned "high layer" damascus ealier--my appreciation for this probably stems from the beauty of hada, the grain structure resulting from the forge welding process in the making of nihonto.

http://www.nihontocraft.com/nihonto_jigane_vari.html