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LOL, you think twisting is easy. Twisting is a simple concept but you may be surprised by the end result. Or, maybe not, won't really know until you try.
It's hard to say exactly what you would get in your Random pattern if you simply stopped now or after one more stack. But, you have a hammer whacking the steel, breaking through layers sometimes, smooshing stuff around. If you have enough layers that process always results in something more interesting than just a stack of layers.
Look at this though: if you stop now and make a blade you might see nothing but a simple stack of layers. OK, that tells you that you have good control over your welds and when you carry things further and want to induce a pattern by cutting, splitting, twisting, etc that your pattern will probably come out much as you imagine it should.
On the other hand, if your simple stack comes out pretty interesting looking then that means the steel is moving around in ways you did not anticipate. Adding more layers will complicate that which will be great for the next Random billet but not so great if you're trying for a specific pattern.
So, in effect, I'm asking you, "how much work are you willing to do before you find out what it is you are actually doing?"...
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