Experimenting With Twist Damascus 

That was my favorite pattern so far. Also, as a side note, I appreciate your commentary on how you take us through your process. I don’t want perfection- I want to see the mistakes and fails. Bravo old chap

"a kick in the wrinkle beans" is my new favourite saying.

Nobody: Green Beetle: *Wrinkle Beans!*

Even though you went thru hell on this blade. It came out cool Steve.

When the forge weld starts to delaminates. I use an air hose. Turn the pressure really low and it pushes the flux deep into the cracks get a good weld.

Here we go! A solid square of 1084 and low layer damascus is twisted and manipulated for a unique pattern. Do things go wrong? Why, yes. Does persistence pay off? Stay to the very, very end to see the delamination ground out yay!

Thats pretty sweet. My son thought it was the coolest thing he had seen if that counts for anything.

Great video! About doing twist damascus: back in the day I watched a video of Jason Knight doing twist and he had one piece of advice that I've found invaluable, and that's to forge stock round before twisting. It saves having to deal with almost all of the shuts and lost material from the square edges. Again, love the channel and keep up the great work!

I actually really like that coarse low layer pattern. Its really unique. Im starting to feel like high layer Damascus patterns just start to all look the same after a while. Anyways sorry about that delam.. thats a bummer. You'll get it next time.

Green beetle, you are a master of blacksmithing comedy!!! It is always a joy watching your videos!

I really enjoy your videos. The reason why you're not afraid to show your mistakes. I'm building my forge and I have not done anything yet. I can't wait to get to work.

One thing I like about your feeds is that you’re brutally honest about the mishaps. You really do keep it clean and never make excuses. That’s honest work.

You are truly a master of your craft. I saw your struggle but you adapted. Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

It's all about learning, dude. Ive followed you a long time and you have progressed so well.

"There are no mistakes, just happy little accidents."

Great Vid man. Loved the pattern and process to get there. Sometimes its about the journey not the destination. Thanks for a good watch.

God I love watching the scale pop off while twisting.

"Wrinkle beans"= one thumbs up! I feel like there should be a "Aint that a kick in the wrinkle beens" line of Green Beetle merch!

I didn't realize how delicate and complex this form of knife making is, if been watching this guy "shurap" make blades and it looked fairly straight forward to me. No wonder dumascus blades are so expensive. : )

I really appreciate showing the flaws and failures on camera. And I always love seeing you go way outside of your comfort zone to make weird cool shit. Thanks

I truly respect your storytelling of the ups and downs of your art form. Beautiful work. I hope the pattern grows on you, it is amazing.

Next video: * starts cleaning the anvil with his hand after every couple of strikes * a tea pot makes an appearance BTW I liked the result! You have a great talent for this. Learn from the best, what else.

That is a beautiful pattern. Work out the process brother, you're on to something fantastic. I'd buy that for sure.

4:30 You had me at wrinkle beans.

Green beetle time best time

I would love to see a green beetle/alec steele collab

I really like your work, you demonstrate the kind of humility and humanity that allows errors from which to learn.

While I like watching your videos to learn new techniques, I also have found that I greatly enjoy your antics in the shop. Keep up the work. We amateurs appreciate it.

I love your narration.... and whistling. spot on content Steveo !!

Mr Beetle - very entertaining and informative. Thank you.

Sorry for the late reply, just got up for work. I just wanted to say that the knife looks amazing and that I love your videos! One of the few smithing channels where I genuinely look forward to uploads 💯

That's righteous - don't lose that formula.

I think it looks great. I wish my mess ups looked that nice.

I honestly love that pattern. Super cool.

Honestly I think it turned out pretty awesome. I like it.

Something about that pattern at 11:18 makes me think "crocodile". Beautiful work as always.

I have been wanting to see this style of Damascus for a while. Would also like to see a really twist Damascus that is squared and then untwisted. maybe grind valleys and do a ladder?

Ok my new favorite saying is "that's a kick in the wrinkle beans"

I personally think that's something to be proud of really like that pattern I thought it was really nice thanks again for the amazing video

Still looking amazing!

I love the pattern and very dark etch. Worth an extra 8 hours, $20 of propane, metaphorical kicks in the wrinkle beans, existential crisis yelling, and delamination? Maybe it was a pain in the ass for you, but it was sure interesting to watch. I like that you show the stuff that doesnt come out perfectly too, and the amount of effort it takes even for an experienced forger, and that sometimes you can plan all you want, but shit still happens. So many forging channels dont show the less than perfect outcomes, or attempting to salvage something that has flaws or isnt picture perfect. The fact that you do, and do informative and funnt commentary along the way makes this my favorite knife forging channel on youtube

Forgot to add, your so good at what you do, you have really inspired me into knife forging. . . Well when I'm out of school at least, love your work!👍

Steve: makes an epic knife that I'd be over joyed to have Steve: this thing sucks. I'm not even gonna finish it

I really enjoy watching your projects go off the rails and you bring them back. That knife is gorgeous. Edit: Not to say I don't enjoy when they go exactly how you want.

Heck yeah man, Heck yeah. Looks pretty sweet to me!

I always enjoy your videos. Wish you’d make more. I personally have been in a knife making slump. Is that even a word (slump) 😂 IDK. The hot weather is just not such an enjoyable time to be in my suffocating shop. I look forward to cooler weather and more Green vids. Thanks ✌️

That really didn't turn out so bad, I know its not what you intended. I liked it.

That came out great. I loved the pattern

Omg, that's beautiful.

Awesome man! Such creativity!!!

I think i turned out awesome keep up the hard work man you have gottin me into forging and i just made my own forge

Nice blade even though it didn't turn out the way you planned. I think it's cool!!

The final pattern sort of mimics the black and white green beetle logo you got. Pretty cool if you ask me.

That pattern looks awesome. Really appreciate the hard work Bud!

I commend you for your efforts and being willing to share your experiment with us. I will have to go back and watch this a few times; I got lost in some of the flips and stacks!

You worked hard on this. The pattern is pretty cool. I hope the hollow grind works out. I really enjoy your videos. I learn a lot and you make me laugh a lot as well.

I love that pattern!!! Looks awesome!! That’s what I would call a successful failure!!

Look so cool bro 😍 the Damascus pattern 😱😱💪💪👍👍well done bro

i could live with that out come.

I really think it turned out pretty cool

That came out sweet!!

Very nice looking blade. The delamination is a bummer, but the blade is sweet.

Been waiting in anticipation for your next video.... I have been having a terrible knife time myself......so kinda laughed as I can feel your fustration. Still looks like a great knife.....8 hours and US 20 later.....you ended up with a flaw.... Please keep the videos coming... Cheers.

Always impressed by your finish quality, I think that's a slick knife!

Another beautiful knife despite the challenges! Great work Steve:)

Pretty cool pattern

Well-done.

Nice job ! Love the “kick in the wrinkly beans “gonna start using that one

I think that one of the nicest pattern's iv seen

I would still call that a success, this makes you dig deeper to fix it👍👍👍👍✌

Its a cool looking pattern, good thing you were able to grind out that inclusion.

That is awesome dude.

Tough break! Cool attempt nonetheless! ✌😎🏴‍☠️

Looked good, very informative clip 👍👍👍👍👍

Great looking knife there Green Beetle. It's too bad about that cold shut but it is a great looking pattern. I'm seriously thinking about getting into blacksmithing myself and one of the things I'd just love to make is a Damascus blade. Well done sir!

May not have turned out like you wanted but IMHO still a cool pattern. Subbed.

Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya Prayers

Awsome looking blade.

That turned out Beautifully!! I really like how your knife turned out! Fun video!

thats a good looking blade

That pattern with a edge piece forge welded would be awesome. In my opinion I mean.

You gift us with another video good sir! I thank you for this informative, fun entertainment

It's funny, the ubiquitous orange bucket at the belt sander. I have exactly the same bucket at my sander. Every time I go to that store I buy a bucket. Gotta be careful though, get enough of them and it's hard to tell what's what when you go to quench.

Thanks for sharing. Nice editing (i.e. leaving out the boring stuff). Sorry about the de-lam. Nice looking knife.

Ah thankyou for the new term my wife will love it lol

I love your work, man. It's always fun to see what you come up with. I gotta get me a forging press...

When things have all gone to shit, and you've had to re-forge cracks/do loads of extra grinding, have you ever considered masking the issue by forging the billet out to a bar again, and re-twisting? I mean, once your pattern has gone totally mental, an extra twist might look pretty decent!

Wow that came out beautiful!!! Enjoyed your video gave it a Thumbs Up

I like it. Wish I had the ability to try forging. Love your videos. Always entertaining. Your voice is so mellow, goes well with the video. ♥️

Es una chulada la hoja y el patron lo felicito

Another great video!

Lovely!!!

How about the little odds and ends that you cut off for whatever reason, get used? Then stack and forge weld together, only folding or cutting to re-stack. Then find out what kind of a pattern emerges? I think people get a bit to crazy about perfection. Whether you call it Damascus or Pattern welding. I find it all looks very interesting. Nice video, thanx.

Too bad about the delam. I think doing the mosaic slicing (you called fairy) would have been better for the pattern. Keep forging! 👍

Yes us it very beautiful pattern I love it

Looks great and love that software!

I have had an idea for a pattern in my head for awhile. Draw the billet to a square, cut diagonally into the corners and twist till you get a overlapping scale shape. Draw it out. Cut and restack and forge into a square and then do the scale twist again. Draw out cut restack and then do it again and then forge into a blade. Curious how it would look.

I was watching someone twist thick metal like that before and they welded a torque wrench bit and used the wrench to twist it effortlessly

Just like to add, it's likely that credit should go to Steve Filicietti for the mosaic technique. (The Ferry flip) All praise be unto the Steves!

It looks great- a anvil pattern in my opinion