Here is the other side and a couple more I have recently finished or currently working on. And yes, you can get consistant patterns with damascus with the right steel. Most of my damascus is done with 15n20 and 10x steel. The 15n20 has nickel in it that gives the shiny highs with 10x as the darker lows and both have plenty of carbon so the edge is consistantly hard. Makes for a much better knife than just adding nickel alone.
Don,t mind the optical illusion on this one - it is an 8.5" blade but my feet make it look 4' long!
I call this one the Jalapeno skinner
couple of recent projects - hawk is from a ball pien hammer
I call this one the "Lady Hunter" or "Doe Skinner"
A San Mai with 100+ year old wrought iron over 15n20 and 10x80
This one I am actually proud of - not finished yet but it is Sushi Slicer - 13.5" overall with a 9" blade