Hey Paulsen,
Let me know what you think about my pattern welded steel idea for weapons: http://battlebrothersgame.com/forums/topic/wootz-damascus-and-pattern-welden-blades/
If you send me the jpeg file for a basic sword like arming sword I can try design one of the patterns onto the blade and see what you guys think of it. Here is my artwork resume: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=519618098