Forging Raindrop and Ladder Pattern Damascus EDC Knives

🔥 FULL PROCESS: Forging Raindrop & Ladder Pattern Damascus – From Raw Steel to Heat-Treated Blades This is the complete start-to-heat-treatment journey of two 160 layer Damascus EDC knives – no finished handles, no final polish, just pure pattern development and everything you need to get perfect welds and killer pattern before you touch the handle material. You’ll watch every step in real time: Stacking and welding the initial high-layer billets Forging, cutting, and manipulating the raindrop pattern Precise technique for clean ladder pattern Multiple forge welds, squaring, and pattern reveal Full heat-treat cycle: normalizing, hardening, tempering, and the first look at the patterns showing through after heat treatment . No hidden steps – if you’ve ever wanted to see exactly how those wild patterns are born and locked in before final finishing, this is it. Which pattern are you planning to try first – raindrop or ladder? Let me know below and tell me what billet you want to see forged next! 👇 Like if you love seeing the raw forging process, subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss a heat. 🔔 Forge is hot – let’s make some patterns. #bladesmithing #damascussteel #forging #powerhammer 00:00 - intro 00:20 - cut and cleaning the steel 00:45 - prepping and welding the stack 01:18 - forge welding the billet together 02:17 - drawing out the billet 03:48 - cut and re-stacking the billet 04:31 - second forge weld 05:02 - drawing out the billet again 07:23 - rough forging the blades 09:34 - forging in the ladder pattern 10:51 - finish forging the ladder blade 11:46 - drilling the raindrop pattern in 12:36 - forging the raindrop blade 13:21 - rough grinding both knives 14:42 - thermal cycling and heat treating the knives 16:30 - outro