My first attempt at Damascus Steel

[cbutzon]

I forged the metal billet myself, which was a learning experience. :biggrin: The pen kit is Artisan Exemplar. I made an album of the build process that you can see here:

https://imgur.com/a/bhVDB

Goals for next time include better welds, increasing my layer count, and improving my etching technique.

 

[mark james]

Very nice, I like that a lot.

 

[yaroslaw]

Damascus, my love!

 

[Charlie_W]

I think it looks great as it is! I like the randomness of the fold lines and the apparent openings!

 

[Lucky2]

That's a very interesting looking pen, I'll have to look into your tutorial. I own a Damascus blank, I've owned it for a couple of years. I haven't even looked into how to turn it yet, are they difficult to work with?
Len

 

[Rolandranch]

Nice!! That looks awesome and I really like the kit you used.

 

[yaroslaw]

That's a very interesting looking pen, I'll have to look into your tutorial. I own a Damascus blank, I've owned it for a couple of years. I haven't even looked into how to turn it yet, are they difficult to work with?
Len

Depend's on damascus style, but THEY ARE DIFFICULT to turn. Needs metal lathe and a lot of sanding.

 

[Brotherdale]

Very cool and great write up on your process.

 

[MikeL]

Sounds like a fun project and it is certainly a great looking pen.