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"Damascus" is not a steel.

Damascus is a term used to describe different steels combined to form patterns and commonly called damascus (more correctly known as pattern welded steel).
 
I think what he is asking is if you already had a damascus billet, could you combine that with another damascus billet made up of different steel.

The answer is yes - but you are adding the potential for lots of delamination. Also, your final blade might look like a mess if the two billets were done with different processes (ladder, raindrop, etc.).
 
shane45-1911 said:
I think what he is asking is if you already had a damascus billet, could you combine that with another damascus billet made up of different steel.

The answer is yes - but you are adding the potential for lots of delamination. Also, your final blade might look like a mess if the two billets were done with different processes (ladder, raindrop, etc.).
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What I have in mind is doing a cable twisted billit and a cinnamon rolled billit to build a custom blade,
 
What I have in mind is doing a cable twisted billet and a cinnamon rolled billit th build a custom blade
 
This could start to sound like a poker game... 😁
"Low hole and suicide Kings wild, and Jack's or better to open. Dealt a Four, and you can pass a card to the player on you tight..."

Huh?
 
If you had three billets, two made of one pattern, I wonder if you could forge them all together San-Mai construction so the core pattern would show and be different once you ground the blade bevels in. As was stated earlier though, it may just lead to a lot of pattern distortion.
 
In theory, you could get a complex design by doing something like this. It might take some tinkering and experimentation. In the worst case scenario, you get to play with metal.
 
You absolutely can. Some archeologists pulled a sword out of a castle in England that was two different steel compositions, so the technique has been around for centuries.

I imagine that the boundary line between the two patterns is going to be a little blurry because of the joining process, but it could be cool, because it would look like the one pattern kind of swirls into the other. Engrave a butterfly on the hilt and call it "Metamorphosis".

I also imagine that you are looking at no less than 7,000 to 10,000 dollars, and maybe more. The skill level that this demands does not come cheap, and you will likely have to pay for all the supplies up front, before the Smith will even light his forge.
 
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