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Authorized U.S. distributorBALBACHDAMAST®

German Damascus.Cut to the inch.

Carbon and stainless DSC® Damascus billets and bar stock, forged by BALBACHDAMAST® in Germany and already in stock in Ashland, Oregon, so US orders pay no import duties or customs fees. Pick a size and a pattern, choose your length to the inch, and orders placed before 2 pm Pacific ship the same business day.

Etched DSC Carbon billet in the Large Pyramids pattern, shown enlarged
DSC® CARBON · LARGE PYRAMIDS · 160 LAYERS
NOT TO SCALE

Quick finder

6 patterns in stockFROM $4.75 / INwas $9.50

Two steels, one forge

Carbon or stainless?

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Pattern library

Eight patterns

Each count is how many sizes of that pattern are in stock to cut to size right now, carbon and stainless together.

Pre-cut billets

Already cut. On the shelf.

See all pre-cut
  • CARBON · SKU 159ALeopard55 × 6 MM · 6 IN2.17 × 0.24 IN

    $76.50was $153.00

  • CARBON · SKU 177BTorsion50 × 6 MM · 5 IN1.97 × 0.24 IN

    $58.50was $117.00

  • STAINLESS · SKU 187AWild20 × 4 MM · 9 IN0.79 × 0.16 IN

    $38.00was $76.00

  • STAINLESS · SKU 255BFerus50 × 6 MM · 9 IN1.97 × 0.24 IN

    $146.00was $292.00

A smith holding a glowing billet under a power hammer

The forge

Forged in Laubuseschbach, Germany.

BALBACHDAMAST® (opens in a new tab) has forged Damascus since 1991. Its DSC® SuperClean process, which it describes as patented, welds solid steel with no powder, so the layers stay clean, heat treat with low distortion, and stay bonded when you machine them.

Founded1991
Facility3,200 m²
ProcessDSC® SuperClean
OriginGermany

From the bench

Makers on the steel

Read all 30 reviews
★★★★★

Pre-Cut - Easy

The pre-cut option is a good way to find a billet ready to go. I've used both high carbon and stainless, always a top quality product!
Imperial Custom Works · Oct 21, 2026 · Pre-cut carbon
★★★★★

Inox stainless damascus

I have been working with Damascus a short time. Damaworks has a variety of blade steels, they ship quickly and answer all my questions, especially about heat treating.
R Cooper · Apr 25, 2026 · Stainless, cut to size
★★★★★

Beautiful steel, easy to work

Grabbed a Band pattern carbon billet for a big bowie build. Forged clean, heat treated without a fight, etched up easy with nice tight lines. The straight bands look killer running down a long blade. Good stuff!
Dave H. · Apr 24, 2026 · Carbon, cut to size