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Australian Damascus billets now on Creative Man!

Australian Damascus billets now on Creative Man!

The first batch of damascus steel from Odins arms are now available on Creative Man!

Jay-J from Odins Arms hand-makes damascus in Donald, Victoria from 1084 and 15N20 steels.

1084 is a popular high-carbon blade steel, 15N20 is basically 1075 with added nickel.

The 2% nickel in the 15N20 helps this steel resist the final etch after the steels have been forge-welded together, again and again until the final pattern and layer count is achieved.

When etching the blade, the 1084 will etch darker due to no nickel and some manganese, while the 15N20 will not.

By resisting the etch, the layers of 15N20 remain shiny, creating alternating layers of dark and light steels.

Pro tip: To further increase the contrast, add fine sand paper to a hard backing and lightly sand the blade after etching. As the 1084 has etched into lower "valleys" between the shiny 15N20 peaks, this will sand only the peaks, increasing the contrast.

Our range of available billet from Odins Arms will vary over time, but we are working on a pre-order model. Where you can order a customised billet for a special project and it will be sent within 4 weeks of ordering.

List of available Odins Arms billets: link

23rd Aug 2019 Bjorn J

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