Since Drew introduced me to the doublegunshop forums, I have visited the site daily. Yea, I've been lurking. I am fascinated by the tremendous amount of information shared here. I've been checking this thread and thought I might offer my knowledge of damascus making, to help repay for what I have learned through this forum.
To understand how and why a pattern in damascus looks the way it does, you need to ask someone who actually makes damascus. This is what I do. A skilled damascus maker understands how to manipulate layers of material to create individual patterns. That knowledge can be used to reverse engineer how a pattern was made. The pattern tells a story, explaining how the material was manipulated to create it. I welcome your questions on how damascus patterns were made in gun barrels. I will do my best to explain them clearly.
Something in this thread interests me. It is the terminology used to describe the separate segments of the damascus pattern; "leaves", "scrolls", "1/2 scrolls". These terms are totally foreign to modern damascus makers. If I understand correctly, these terms were coined by Dr. Gaddy?
I'll be back to post up some information about damascus pattern development. If all of you are interested.
