Well, Mosaic Damascus is made by outlining a pattern inside of a 4" x 4" x 4" iron box using a couple different thickness of pure nickel sheets. And the spaces between the sheets of nickel, now standing on end, are filled with a couple kinds of powered carbon steels. That cannister is sealed by welding on a solid plate, but with a small hole eventually drilled into it to prevent an explosion once the cannister is put into the forge. The end of the cannister also has a long handle welded onto it.
Once the right temperature is reached that will lead to the metals being hot enough to fuse together, the cannister is put into a hydraulic press that flattens and lengthens the metal. Eventually the bar is long enough to be cut into four lengths which are then welded together and the above sequence is repeated.
But when one takes a square patterned bar and makes it a round, the pattern is obviously distorted. :devil:
Do some reading on mosaic Damascus and you will get a feeling for the artistry that the maker puts into his work--not to mention the sweat and time.
And, need I mention, that they don't give it away either. :)
