Description
(NOTE: American Bladesmith Society DVDs are NOT Hollywood productions and some titles do not have DVD case art. They do offer the highest level of instruction by ABS Mastersmiths for serious knifemakers and bladesmiths)
This is a three (3) DVD set of ABS Master Smith J.W. Randall demonstrating the making of several Damascus steel patterns including Mosaic Damascus patterns.
This DVD set was filmed during the Fifth Mid America Bladesmithing Exposition held in
DVD #1 of 3 contains the following Chapters:
1) Introduction
2) Damascus Steel Choices
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4) Cleaning, De-scaling & Fluxing Steels
5) Initial Welding 20 Element Billet
6) Cutting & Folding Forming 40 Layer Billet
7) Forming a 80 Layer Billet
8) Creating the 160 Layer Billet
DVD #2 of 3 contains the following Chapters:
1) Continue: Creating the 160 Layer Billet
2) Forming Ladder Pattern using Spring Swage
3) Fashioning & Grinding Ladder Pattern
4) Discussion of Randall’s Damascus Billets
5) Billet Fabrication Process
6) Etching the Ladder Pattern
7) Accordion
8) Randall’s Damascus Billet Slide Show
DVD #3 of 3 contains the following Chapters:
1) Multi-Bar Mosaic
2) Initial Mosaic Pattern Forge Weld
3) 1st Cut & Fold of Mosaic Billet
4) 2nd Cut @ 90o to 1st and Fold
5) Description of Randall’s Forge
6) 3rd Cut & Fold
7) Trimming Pattern Billet & Etching
8) Slide Show of Randall’s Knives