Kyle Royer, you blow me away with your skill bro, serious for years now you have had me in awe of your craftsmanship and skill. Bless you man, may you live to be 120 years old.
kyle roger u blow me far with your skull bruh See riously 4 ears noq u had me in awaken of you kraftmanskip and skill yours Loving Gay Clint. Is lab u k. ❤ n im 120 ears uld
I have seen many bladesmiths attempt doing damascus out of razor blades. And while I find the concept pretty neat, i have never really cared for the finished result other smiths have had. And yet here you are, blowing us all away with hands down the most beautifully crafted take on this build challenge. Words are not enough to praise what you've created here. Just. Incredible man.
@thomasbecker9676 no one wants to hear your bs excuse of how the only "real" damascus has to be made in only 1 place from 1 certain mine and contains 2% bullshit from the golden cow. The term damascus has evolved to include several different methods of how it's made.
Saying it's not damascus is the same as saying your mom isn't a sloot after taking money from a thousand guys and sleeping with them. Get over yourself
Extremely skilled person! Knowing metallurgy, outstanding forging, and designers experience. It's simply impossible to count all skills and knowledge. Just blade design costs more than claimed. Very impressive. Thank you very much!
recognized the tribute. He is not posting so often anymore. He is in Ukraine so I am thinking good thoughts for him. He made a knife out of an occupiers cannon barrel, so... ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=shurap+channel
Describes? Maybe I'm missing something, but....where is the talking? Also, a 9 cent blade isn't a 3000$ knife (ffs, really? 3000$?) You need 1000 blades!
This man is goated, he knows he does not need to say a thing while doing his craft, no voiceover no nothing. Just watch, hopefully learn and enjoy the artistry and ingenuity of a true pro.
Love this. You and Shurap are my favorites to watch (Your dad too) and i often reflect internally on how very differently you operate. I just love everything about you doing this.
Out of all the forging videos I have watched over the years, i have never seen methods like his. He is a true artist with the metal. He earned a subscriber 😊
Once I saw the pepper, I knew who you were calling out. You forgot the tea, unless that was the instant coffee joke. This is like calling Eminem out. Dmitry (Shurap) is a legend.
the coffee is tech he invented a couple of years back, just makes the blacks blacker, increases contrast, don't know how or why it works but yeah; i've seen it getting copied lately.
@@retematic2351A similar albeit slightly different result could probably be done with tea since it is the tannins in coffee react with the iron and iron containing molecules on the surface to create even darker materials in certain regions. A similar reaction makes ancient bog oak black.
It would do multiple things also like consuming and oxygen in the canister as it burns it would also turn to carbon potentially acting carbon to the finished steel
It's a meme in the knifemaking videos. In many languages sharpness and spiceness share the word, so the joke is "adding spiceness" -> "adding sharpness"
It's an homage to the joke from shurap channel. It's famous Ukrainian blacksmith. He always adds paper since the word for "spicy" taste and "sharpness" is a same in Ukrainian. So he adds sharpness to the knife in this way.
This is the best damascus out of every kind of damascus I‘ve ever seen. You know what you‘re doing and even unknowing people can see this. That‘s what I‘d call a mastersmith.
This is one of the best blade/blacksmithing videos on YT in my opinion. No excessive slo-mo shots with music. Just awesome footage and high quality craftsmanship.
this is the best thing I've ever seen you make in my opinion. I like folding razors, and the thought of making one out of 9 cent razor blades is not a new idea, but this was beautiful. Very nicely done.
There is something absolutely gorgeous about the broad hollow grind, of a straight razor. No other cutting instrument compares, in beauty….the fact that its razor blade damascus, just makes it art. 👍👍👍spectacular build.
Don't listen to the people hating and not knowing how much work and effort and the craftmans ship that is needed to make a knife this quality, These people know nothing, Keep up what your doing man, Knifle looks awesome
@@meks360 I don't mind the sun sometimes The images it shows I can taste you on my lips And smell you in my clothes Cinnamon and sugary And softly spoken lies You never know just how to look Through other people's eyes
To all those individuals expressing concerns regarding the product's perceived value, it is essential to recognize that the worth of an item extends beyond its monetary cost. The meticulous craftsmanship and the time dedicated to its creation are equally significant factors in determining its true value.
Then we should also consider that a razor blade (or a group) manufactured and used to simplify a lot the creation of the knife... If this knife would be valued on 3000$ then one made from zero would be way more expensive, while ussually they are not. The price is just made to trigger views, and is not reasonable to extrapolate it to the market, probably not even for a custom request this price would be accepted until literally yoi would be paying for the name/artist recognition, and not actually for the work...
@@ThePhantom4516 we get it man you cut yourself. Give it up, you aren't going to get sympathy attention in a yt comment section. Please just get help if you're genuinely cutting yourself, it's not cool or funny
I have a feeling that he simply didn't include the footage of that in the video. He was grinding off the welds later on so it's not like he isn't cognizant of working mild steel into the billet.
There's multiple clips of him grinding and of the acid etch before he stacked the billet. You can very clearly see that he removed the mild steel before stacking
At 4:51 you can see the dark color is the razors, the light color is high carbon steel powder, and the outside edge is a tarnished tan/bronze color, that's the mild steel case.
@@kyzual Yeah I may have to retract my previous comment...there are definitely three different types of steel in that stack, and they're present in the finished knife as well. Either he forged mild steel into that billet, or the canister was made with some variety of carbon steel itself. Looking at the very beginning, that canister seems to be homemade rather than off the shelf tubing, and he didn't put any kind of whiteout on the inside either. Whether that's because the canister started out as square tubing and cut down to fit razor blades, or it was made from some type of lower carbon steel (1018 or 1050 perhaps?). I could get behind incorporating a canister made from a lower carbon steel as a third steel, but not mild steel. It's either a total rookie mistake or that was part of the plan.
For those saying 3K is a scam, some people have money & value craftmanship. Put those together with a large audience, and the knife will sell (it did and almost instantly- which means he could have charged more). Not saying I would have bought it, but that its a rational price given the limited quantity of the product and the fact many people will tick the boxes mentioned above.
it either does nothing, or it burns the oxygen in the canister to make a better forge weld, I'm not a blacksmith but from my some decade of watching it that's what I've gathered
Nothing, it is just a pun in Russian since there is a word that can describe both sharp and spicy things in that language. The pepper doesn't significantly harm anything and it can remove a little oxygen from the canister but that isn't the reason why it is used.
It is worth what someone will pay for. With a huge audience and a product stock of exactly one knife, he can sell anything he makes at a premium because his skills and reputation afford him that ability.
*I'm an artist. I just built the cleanest micro ATX PC in smoked glass and an arctic white, metal case with black parts, save the white PSU. For the parts, $3,000. For my LABOUR? Another $3,000. So, $6,000 please.* 😑
People in the comments crying about the price and the fact there isn't a hole in it for a lanyard 😂😂!! They don't see the skill and the meticulous workmanship in it!!! Absolutely it's a work of art!!!. Sorry man but these people ate ignorant.!!? Incredible work!!!!
The amount of people whining about "wasting" the razor blades to make a "Damascus" pattern is insane, you can't just use sheet metal and get the same pattern. He was fater a certain pattern, using specific blanks(in this case razor blades) and a mix of other metals he made a beautiful knife. The properties of the steel may be different than sheet steel but if it's maintained it'll still be better than any of the razor blades put into making the final product.
This knife is sold...
you called it a $3000 knife, but it has not even sold for $3000 yet?
how much do you really want for this $2 knife?
@@InternetArbiter First time on this website?
how about a tribute to Bill Moran!! do his moon knife!!
@@nickbrown3723 that doesn't answer my question and you aren't that guy. what are you trying to imply?
@@InternetArbiter i see you are one of those all powerful mighty keyboard knife makers!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kyle Royer, you blow me away with your skill bro, serious for years now you have had me in awe of your craftsmanship and skill. Bless you man, may you live to be 120 years old.
haha that ending made me laugh! gonna steal that xD
Amen!
I hope he takes on a couple of assistants, and trains them to keep this skill going.
@@budsimpson2853 I will wait patiently until someone gives him $3000.00 for his skill........
kyle roger u blow me far with your skull bruh See riously 4 ears noq u had me in awaken of you kraftmanskip and skill yours Loving Gay Clint. Is lab u k. ❤ n im 120 ears uld
customer: is thats a knife???
barber: yes, but it has the heart of a razor blade.
Younger barber: I wouldn’t say *A* razor blade.😂
(Loud smack, before quiet crying)
@@isaacnelson4503what??
@@isaacnelson4503 you ruined the joke
@@isaacnelson4503what does this mean
Commenter: am I using corrects grammar?
Readers: No you’re illiterate and incompetent with severe autism
I have seen many bladesmiths attempt doing damascus out of razor blades. And while I find the concept pretty neat, i have never really cared for the finished result other smiths have had.
And yet here you are, blowing us all away with hands down the most beautifully crafted take on this build challenge. Words are not enough to praise what you've created here. Just. Incredible man.
It's pattern-welded to look like damascus, but it's not actually damascus.
@thomasbecker9676 no one wants to hear your bs excuse of how the only "real" damascus has to be made in only 1 place from 1 certain mine and contains 2% bullshit from the golden cow. The term damascus has evolved to include several different methods of how it's made.
Saying it's not damascus is the same as saying your mom isn't a sloot after taking money from a thousand guys and sleeping with them. Get over yourself
@@cae2487 It's more to do with the methodology, you clown. Damascus is a crucible steel. What Kyle does is pattern-welding.
@@cae2487 Damascus is a crucible steel, not pattern-welded.
I've never seen a piece of pattern welded steel be twisted so much. You really have some skill at that.
Rumours say he's still twisting it to this day...
3:41 bros core is unbelievable
Extremely skilled person! Knowing metallurgy, outstanding forging, and designers experience. It's simply impossible to count all skills and knowledge. Just blade design costs more than claimed. Very impressive. Thank you very much!
Client: I’d like a twist damascus straight razor made of razor blades, please.
Kyle: One Shurap Special coming right up! ❤
recognized the tribute. He is not posting so often anymore. He is in Ukraine so I am thinking good thoughts for him. He made a knife out of an occupiers cannon barrel, so... ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=shurap+channel
@@watchthe1369 shurp is an artist as well!!! i try to but the tea he drinks in his videos
Alec Steele has also been doing the same thing, maybe it’s knifemakers’ way to send their blessings?
@@andrejohnson6731 shurap is an artist as well
@@stuartli16610 it started with shurap he did it as a pun since spicy and sharp can be described with the same word in his native language.
Ik what everyone else is saying, but personally, I love when he describes everything he does. In a way, it sort of even becomes relatable. 😅
yes and i also like to pay for youtube comments
Describes? Maybe I'm missing something, but....where is the talking? Also, a 9 cent blade isn't a 3000$ knife (ffs, really? 3000$?) You need 1000 blades!
@@riff42 not in this video
Ok.
Agreed. I prefer narrated videos.
2990$ on work hours, 10$ material cost..
U forgot mentioning about having all the necessarily tools and knowledge to do it .
So?
Respect the craftsmanship
@@sekoucisse9311 that’s the point! Thanks
And those razorblades cost a lot more. Add a zero to that $10 and you'd come closer.
This man is goated, he knows he does not need to say a thing while doing his craft, no voiceover no nothing. Just watch, hopefully learn and enjoy the artistry and ingenuity of a true pro.
0:11 that's a really cool pattern actually
That has to be one of the most appealing patterns that I have ever seen.
Awesome work.
Love this.
You and Shurap are my favorites to watch (Your dad too) and i often reflect internally on how very differently you operate.
I just love everything about you doing this.
I cannot describe how beautiful was the moment of you dipping it into the yellowish solution... this is not a Knife, this a piece of art
Out of all the forging videos I have watched over the years, i have never seen methods like his. He is a true artist with the metal. He earned a subscriber 😊
0:37 omg. Just thinking about how tedious unwrapping those blades must have been…
As if that's the only tedious thing! 😂😂😂
13:41 my cat when it sees another cat
🤣🤣🤣
Me when i see another cat
Me when I see other people...
This had me dying lmfao
He hisses!! 😂😂😂
This was the most satisfying thing I have seen in a long time! Your craftsmanship and honesty filmography is just incredible!
Your level of talent and patience is nothing short of astounding.
Once I saw the pepper, I knew who you were calling out. You forgot the tea, unless that was the instant coffee joke. This is like calling Eminem out. Dmitry (Shurap) is a legend.
the coffe is to darken the etch, dont think was a reference
the coffee is tech he invented a couple of years back, just makes the blacks blacker, increases contrast, don't know how or why it works but yeah; i've seen it getting copied lately.
@@retematic2351A similar albeit slightly different result could probably be done with tea since it is the tannins in coffee react with the iron and iron containing molecules on the surface to create even darker materials in certain regions. A similar reaction makes ancient bog oak black.
Isn't the "pepper" a legit thing to remove oxygen from the interior of the sealed billet?
He is also calling out Jessie Hu with the lighting of the forge
Gorgeous work, Kyle! Nice nod to Shurap, too!
That was one of the most beautiful creations I've ever seen. Well done!👏
Duuude, I knew it! Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I know of a certain Ukrainian knife maker who would probably get a kick out of this.
The bronze casting guy? (Can't remember his channel name, but I watched all his back catalogue...)
is the pepper an ode to Shurap??
I thought the same thing!
Sure
no doubt
Be cool to see them do a collab.
It would do multiple things also like consuming and oxygen in the canister as it burns it would also turn to carbon potentially acting carbon to the finished steel
Is that a pepper on 1:45?😮
It's a meme in the knifemaking videos. In many languages sharpness and spiceness share the word, so the joke is "adding spiceness" -> "adding sharpness"
It's an homage to the joke from shurap channel. It's famous Ukrainian blacksmith. He always adds paper since the word for "spicy" taste and "sharpness" is a same in Ukrainian. So he adds sharpness to the knife in this way.
Not really on 1:45 more like 1:36
Organic matter will generally act as a flux to help draw out impurities from the steel.
@@bigbasil1908like borax?
YES! A great reference, this guy knows his stuff 1:34
Haha yes, me too noticed that lmao.
what's that?
@@newt3520 yeah what did that mean?
we need to know, whats with the condiment shaker?
Came here for this. The Shurap reference was not lost!
This is the best damascus out of every kind of damascus I‘ve ever seen. You know what you‘re doing and even unknowing people can see this. That‘s what I‘d call a mastersmith.
Those birds are singing absolutely everywhere, in the shop, in the kitchen, in the slow mo shot… where are you getting them !
The long videos are good but I’m loving these shorter full build videos!!
3:11 that's insane
This is one of the best blade/blacksmithing videos on YT in my opinion. No excessive slo-mo shots with music. Just awesome footage and high quality craftsmanship.
this is the best thing I've ever seen you make in my opinion. I like folding razors, and the thought of making one out of 9 cent razor blades is not a new idea, but this was beautiful. Very nicely done.
There is something absolutely gorgeous about the broad hollow grind, of a straight razor. No other cutting instrument compares, in beauty….the fact that its razor blade damascus, just makes it art. 👍👍👍spectacular build.
0:35 no balls to punch it
There's a difference between being ballsy and being an idiot
@@andriwilliam7474 "There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity." - Mark Twain prolly idk
This comment made me laugh thank you 😂
@@andriwilliam7474bro chill
are you 8?
TRUELY A ARTST!! NOT JUST A KNIFE MAKER!! A CUT ABOVE ALL OTHERS SO TO SPEAK!!
Fixed the title for you
Turning $270 worth of razor blades into an expensive knife using thousands of dollars worth of equipment
According to the description, it was 1,000 razor blades, so $90. It's still a pretty pointless project though, why not just use sheet steel?
@@HM-rz8nvbecause it's art and to create the pattern in the knife. It's more complicated on purpose.
@@mrteeeeeeee you don't need razor blades to create damascus patterns though. It's just a waste of razor blades when other steel would have sufficed.
Well sure that you need some basic investment into equipment to be capable of crafting such knives.
I mean they gotta shop so they must be doing something right
Hello Kyle, have you ever tried forging titanium damascus? I can't wait to see you doing an absolut masterpiece out of that!
Don't listen to the people hating and not knowing how much work and effort and the craftmans ship that is needed to make a knife this quality, These people know nothing, Keep up what your doing man, Knifle looks awesome
1:34 delicious. Now eat it
Why pepper?
@@meks360
I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how to look
Through other people's eyes
@@meks360 no, bla pepper
Raw? Gross, eat after it has been cooked.
I’m sure Shurap will appreciate your pepper reference lol
Great blade. Scientific knowledge and artistic craftsmanship combined in a beautiful blade.
9:30 man practically wringing steel
To all those individuals expressing concerns regarding the product's perceived value, it is essential to recognize that the worth of an item extends beyond its monetary cost. The meticulous craftsmanship and the time dedicated to its creation are equally significant factors in determining its true value.
Agreed. It's not any other knife.
Then we should also consider that a razor blade (or a group) manufactured and used to simplify a lot the creation of the knife... If this knife would be valued on 3000$ then one made from zero would be way more expensive, while ussually they are not.
The price is just made to trigger views, and is not reasonable to extrapolate it to the market, probably not even for a custom request this price would be accepted until literally yoi would be paying for the name/artist recognition, and not actually for the work...
Especially the Damascus method... it's just about the toughest ask of a smith, and a lot of workshops won't attempt it.
@@BioClonehe didn't "extrapolate it to the market".
The blade sold for $3,000.
He actually did turn $0.09 razor blades into a 3,000 dollar blade.
@@DH-xw6jp lol, so selling one unit means that is the real market value? Thx for playing
18:25 bro didn't have to remove so much hair 😂😂😂
😂
Lol 😂
7:06 Me in the morning 😂
NICE! Now let me address the elephant in the room here.. Where is The Griffin Sword????????? 😂
Actually...
11:00 I was waiting for Thunderstruck to start playing.
I thought Hells Bells!
3:41 TF2 Engineer????
Really...
Love the Way You Let 'The Work Speak for itself'. ⚡️
Amazing craftsmanship you showed there. Hope to see more of your work.
So... It's razor sharp?
LOL I see what you did there.
Nope
😂😂😂😂
sure but in another form😂
The slow motion sound of the hammer did something nice to my brain.
The toll of the bell rings for the forgotten.
What happened with the voice over and the griffin sword?
Checking for an update on the griffin sword almost everyday. Need at least an update please
Same, cant wait to see the griffin sword completed
As a professional knife maker of -10 years, I’ll say in my professional opinion that’s some damn good knife making.
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
At least he prevented a depressed teen from using them
Scalpels do a better job anyway
This sounds sooo wrong
@@ThePhantom4516wow bro you're so cool and edgy and unique, everyone cares so much about how you know what items can be best used to harm yourself.
@@michaeljannusch from personal experience yes it’s accurate
@@ThePhantom4516 we get it man you cut yourself. Give it up, you aren't going to get sympathy attention in a yt comment section. Please just get help if you're genuinely cutting yourself, it's not cool or funny
Yeah, the 9-cent got my attention. So how many of them were there?
1000
You didn't remove the mild steel canister before you stacked your billet. Looks awesome though.
I have a feeling that he simply didn't include the footage of that in the video. He was grinding off the welds later on so it's not like he isn't cognizant of working mild steel into the billet.
There's multiple clips of him grinding and of the acid etch before he stacked the billet. You can very clearly see that he removed the mild steel before stacking
At 4:51 you can see the dark color is the razors, the light color is high carbon steel powder, and the outside edge is a tarnished tan/bronze color, that's the mild steel case.
@@kyzual Yeah I may have to retract my previous comment...there are definitely three different types of steel in that stack, and they're present in the finished knife as well. Either he forged mild steel into that billet, or the canister was made with some variety of carbon steel itself. Looking at the very beginning, that canister seems to be homemade rather than off the shelf tubing, and he didn't put any kind of whiteout on the inside either. Whether that's because the canister started out as square tubing and cut down to fit razor blades, or it was made from some type of lower carbon steel (1018 or 1050 perhaps?). I could get behind incorporating a canister made from a lower carbon steel as a third steel, but not mild steel. It's either a total rookie mistake or that was part of the plan.
6:56 is 100% satisfying
Gorgeous pattern, and fantastic grind. I've seen some razor blade damascus before, but this is the best I've ever seen.
Weapon Name: Thousand Razors
Class: Rogue
Chance on hit: inflicts stacking bleed damage
So he turned a razor blade into a razor blade? Where's the handle?
I see you appreciate art and it's conception - any more grand wisdom for we mere simple folk?
Where's the H?
See the part he's holding, that's the handle
1:25 can I mix that with milk 😂
Sure but it’s a little heavy on the stomach.
@@paulpisters668 you get my humor thank you 😂
If you want to be metal.
You must... BECOME METAL.
More Ovaltine, please.
Me - what is this, a Shurap Video?
Kyle - Busts out pepper grinder....
Camera person and the editor deserve a raise
That foot work alone on the pneumatic hammer is admirable.
Definitely hydrologic …. Don’t Mind me. Lol
Everyone complaining about the price but all his knives sell out😹🫵
For those saying 3K is a scam, some people have money & value craftmanship. Put those together with a large audience, and the knife will sell (it did and almost instantly- which means he could have charged more). Not saying I would have bought it, but that its a rational price given the limited quantity of the product and the fact many people will tick the boxes mentioned above.
I know the pepper is a shoutout to shurap but im legit curious on what it does.
it either does nothing, or it burns the oxygen in the canister to make a better forge weld, I'm not a blacksmith but from my some decade of watching it that's what I've gathered
Nothing, it is just a pun in Russian since there is a word that can describe both sharp and spicy things in that language. The pepper doesn't significantly harm anything and it can remove a little oxygen from the canister but that isn't the reason why it is used.
🔥YOU MUST HAVE A SMILE ON YOUR FACE WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND HAVE TO GO TO WORK. 😆
but gurIs knife cradting is boring tho
i’m honestly so impressed that steel didn’t just sheer straight in half with the amount of times he twisted it
How did you come up with 3k for that?
He just put a random number :) should have written $30,000 instead…
You should see the amount of people saying he got it too😂.
It is worth what someone will pay for. With a huge audience and a product stock of exactly one knife, he can sell anything he makes at a premium because his skills and reputation afford him that ability.
He got 3k for the knife and 30k from YT for the vid 😉
That's not absurd for that knife. That's one of a kind and handmade
$3000 seriously?
His last sword sold for something like $65,000
@@Kevin_850 that's crazy
We all now this shit doesn't cost 30 dollars
*I'm an artist. I just built the cleanest micro ATX PC in smoked glass and an arctic white, metal case with black parts, save the white PSU. For the parts, $3,000. For my LABOUR? Another $3,000. So, $6,000 please.* 😑
People in the comments crying about the price and the fact there isn't a hole in it for a lanyard 😂😂!! They don't see the skill and the meticulous workmanship in it!!! Absolutely it's a work of art!!!. Sorry man but these people ate ignorant.!!? Incredible work!!!!
That is amazing craftsmanship. You are so good, you've worked really hard. Keep it up man. 🔥
If you sold that knife for 3k they definitely got ripped off.
I wouldn’t pay not even 30 bucks for this crap. Lol
Ooo look at you so edgy
$3000. 😂😂😂😂😂. Yeah. Good luck on even getting $300. 😂😂
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how ot do it, and Virtue is doing it.
That was sick af, better than most forged in fire episodes I’ve watched.
Classic Damascus method!!! Well executed.
Phenomenal craftsmanship!! You sir are one hell of a seriously skilled bladesmith! Wow😮
That little pepper sprinkle was definitely needed !!
Sharp like etherium 🎉
8:34 wah
Glad to see I’m not the only one who loves the videos by Shurap. Beautiful blade.
That blade is simply gorgeous! Well done!
They say you can do anything if you put your mind to it.. they lied to me.. I couldn't do this in 3 life times! Amazing work.
Ok now I want to see you take 1000 razor blades and make 100 Damascus razors blades.
Definitely the most beautiful blade ever
Masterpiece of rare workmanship ❤
I love that you can see the razors' pattern in the edge of the blade, that's pretty cool
3:39 what is engineer tf2 doing here
w i was searching for this comment
Canister Demascus. Makes waaaaaay more sense. I was really confused as to how you pull it off. That’s smart. Nice work
I think that might be the most beautiful knife I've ever seen. It spoke to my heart. I want one
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
The amount of people whining about "wasting" the razor blades to make a "Damascus" pattern is insane, you can't just use sheet metal and get the same pattern. He was fater a certain pattern, using specific blanks(in this case razor blades) and a mix of other metals he made a beautiful knife. The properties of the steel may be different than sheet steel but if it's maintained it'll still be better than any of the razor blades put into making the final product.
Not my favorite pattern, but the craftsmanship is undeniable.