Welcome to KN folks! I've been here since the forums beginnings. I have extensive experience with Bladesmithing and making Damascus. I'm an ABS Mastersmith, with 30+ years of Bladesmithing experience. If you have question ask away, and I'd be happy to answer. I certainly don't know it all, but if I can't answer it, I will do my best to either find and answer for you, or direct you in the right direction.
You can find a lot of info on my website:
http://www.caffreyknives.net/
and lots of Damascus pics/knives that I've produced here:
https://ibb.co/album/w0PcdN?sort=dat...N&seek=SsCPP7x
If you're far enough along that you're interested in Bladesmithing classes.... I can help there too.....
http://www.caffreyknives.net/classes.html
You can find many Bladesmithing/Knifemaking videos and tools at KnifeMakerTraining:
https://knifemakertraining.com/
We also have a Facebook page for KnifeMakerTraining:
https://www.facebook.com/knifemakertraining/
And finally, a Facebook group for Bladesmithing/Knifemaking training/Q&A:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1502440453149021/