Forging Damascus Knives by Hand is stressful...

I’m finally back with the epic finale of my handforged damascus trilogy and this time I can actually show a functional knife. The blade is made from 20 layers of 15n20, 1095 and O2 that were twisted. The spacers are brass and the handle is, as always, some unlabeled hardwood that I don’t know the name of. If you do please let me know below. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:34 Preparing the Billet 0:58 Forgewelding 2:52 Forgewelding for real 3:58 Twisting the steel 4:16 Forging the blade 4:40 Grinding the blade 5:30 Quench 5:45 Finish grinding and Handsanding 7:29 Prepare for etching 8:25 Testing the steel 9:03 Grain Structure 10:11 Second Blade 11:48 Electro-etching my Logo 12:50 Will it survive? 13:12 Etching Sequence 13:27 Making the handle 13:52 Glue-up Meltdown 15:32 Finishing the handle 16:26 Sharpness Test 16:47 Showcase Music by Epidemic Sound