Gene Kimmi
KNIFE MAKER
I decided to spend this weekend trying a new damascus pattern, the feather pattern. I started with a 17 layer billet.
![](https://i.postimg.cc/Pqb4PmJz/2019-10-25-19-25-23.jpg)
Once I started forging, I figured I would try to make crushed w's to make the feather pattern out of. I've never made either pattern, so there was a lot of trial and error. Definitely learned some things and would do a couple steps different next time. The crushed w's came out pretty good.
![](https://i.postimg.cc/gjjqSQDN/2019-10-26-17-01-55.jpg)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/43RPf8fx/2019-10-26-20-20-07.jpg)
When stacking and forge welding the last time, I almost lost everything, but was able to put it back together and finish.
![](https://i.postimg.cc/gJNHKmvx/2019-10-27-15-14-41.jpg)
Here's the blade forged from the billet. It's not perfect, but I'm satisfied with it for my first time with this pattern.
![](https://i.postimg.cc/NMgxT5rh/2019-10-27-20-36-46.jpg)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/RZHGzrzY/2019-10-27-20-36-59.jpg)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/Pqb4PmJz/2019-10-25-19-25-23.jpg)
Once I started forging, I figured I would try to make crushed w's to make the feather pattern out of. I've never made either pattern, so there was a lot of trial and error. Definitely learned some things and would do a couple steps different next time. The crushed w's came out pretty good.
![](https://i.postimg.cc/gjjqSQDN/2019-10-26-17-01-55.jpg)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/43RPf8fx/2019-10-26-20-20-07.jpg)
When stacking and forge welding the last time, I almost lost everything, but was able to put it back together and finish.
![](https://i.postimg.cc/gJNHKmvx/2019-10-27-15-14-41.jpg)
Here's the blade forged from the billet. It's not perfect, but I'm satisfied with it for my first time with this pattern.
![](https://i.postimg.cc/NMgxT5rh/2019-10-27-20-36-46.jpg)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/RZHGzrzY/2019-10-27-20-36-59.jpg)