Very nice. You might get higher contrast in the pattern if you start etching at a lower grit and sanding up to higher grits in between etching cycles. I think Liam Hoffman starts etching at 600 grit on his damascus blades, but I'm not 100% sure on that. You could also try a super-strong coffee etch to increase the darkness of the 1084. Loved the vid and looking forward to seeing more.
Please take those gloves off... it makes handling the material much easier. Callouses are the only gloves you need buddy. And quit wasting so much material....nice ring
So... 17 minutes and 55 seconds to explain how you're not actually forging Damascus and only pattern welding steel? I'm certain now that literally anybody who says they can forge Damascus steel doesn't have a single clue of what they're talking about.
Why don't you just drill holes instead of demolishing the pattern when you use the hammer and punches? If the bar is the finished Damascus pattern and you're just cutting a ring out you would salvage more of the original pattern and just do stock removal like you did to finish it after you drill the holes vs punching them out! Just my suggestion and what I would do.
Well done, it finished out beautifully. The smaller the item the harder it is to work with. Thank you for sharing your process with us.
Very nice. You might get higher contrast in the pattern if you start etching at a lower grit and sanding up to higher grits in between etching cycles. I think Liam Hoffman starts etching at 600 grit on his damascus blades, but I'm not 100% sure on that. You could also try a super-strong coffee etch to increase the darkness of the 1084. Loved the vid and looking forward to seeing more.
Phukyer Pheefees thanks for the tip! I’ll absolutely give it a try.
This might be a dumb question but I’ve only made knives lol: is there any need to heat treat/ temper a ring?
Looks great, can't wait to give this a try! :)
Coffee etch it too!
Ayeeee. Dope brother.
Awesome
Do you still sell these?
What anvil is that?
How much
How do I get a female version maybe vis Etsy?
Sean Signer Shoot me an email if you’re interested:
Info@timberleeusa.com
you really need to heat treat your ring, the contrast and colors will be much more better
This is awesome 👌🙌
Thank you!
Great video. I’m sure you’ve heard this a million times but you look like Jimmy Fallon.
Please take those gloves off... it makes handling the material much easier. Callouses are the only gloves you need buddy. And quit wasting so much material....nice ring
So... 17 minutes and 55 seconds to explain how you're not actually forging Damascus and only pattern welding steel? I'm certain now that literally anybody who says they can forge Damascus steel doesn't have a single clue of what they're talking about.
Why don't you just drill holes instead of demolishing the pattern when you use the hammer and punches? If the bar is the finished Damascus pattern and you're just cutting a ring out you would salvage more of the original pattern and just do stock removal like you did to finish it after you drill the holes vs punching them out! Just my suggestion and what I would do.