Add shims of contrasting steel, such as 15n20 or pure nickel, and then forge weld and draw the billet down.

How to make damascus steel without a welder. I like bandsaw blade and pallet strapping as i can start with 20 to 25 layers and so save a. You could also use mild steel and some type of high carbon steel, and you could even use sand as a flux. Bring up to forge welding temp and hammer away.

Repeat the fluxing and hammering 3x. Tap off excess kerosene and go straight into the fire. 10,064 views dec 29, 2018 hand made damascus with no welder used.

In this video i use my hydraulic forging press to make damascus steel. Hand made damascus with no welder used. Cutting and stacking a billet.

Cutting and stacking a billet. The first step is to cut and stack. Btaim most of my pattern welding has been done by myself with a hand hammer.

The length of each piece of steel and the number are purely up to you. Going to try and make a damascus billet. Damascus is a type of steel that is made by forge welding a carbon steel to a steel with nickel in it, then it can be.

Cut four squares of the steel and stack them into a square billet. This is the second billet of damascus, it works just no to plan. This modern damascus is made from layer upon layer of steel worked by the smith and welded into a solid billet.