he had to shave off his hair due to his small pac disease. it was starting to get obvious that his head was smaller than a single strand of normal human hair. pretty soon he'll be microscopic and can make knives out of atoms and adopt a pet tardigrade.
The spring steel is hard to move because it's still hardened. You're literally fighting the hardness of the steel. Quick tip: any hardened steel you want to hammer, and hammer easily, heat it to forging/forge welding temperature, then let it cool down naturally. This removes the temperature in the steel, and makes it way easier to work. And when you go back to heat treat it, it becomes just as hard if not really close to as hard as before forging.
Good tip. Spring steel will be especially hard to work with without normalising since it's meant to be springy and return to it's original form. Doing a few normalising cycles of all the steel should soften it up quite a bit.
I found this on a forum about forging using leaf spring steel: “One thing you have to know about leafsprings, particularly heavy loaded ones from cars/trucks, is that they suffer from metal fatigue. Metal fatigue is basically cracks forming, starting at the edges, holes etc. These start as tiny hairline cracks as soon as the springs start being used, and slowly grow throughout the use. Normally they should stay quite small, but there may be more significant cracks in there. Now if you forge, these can open up. Also, how hot are you forging? If you forge too cold, then you can get cracks. The worst thing you can do is straighten a piece out just before putting it back in the forge. On the other hand, if you keep the steel very hot for a long time, you get grain growth. This makes the steel more prone to cracking during forging, in particular the if you do the former. Annealing twice sounds insufficient. You need to go through at least 3 normalizing cycles. Break one of the cracked blades, and it can tell you a lot. What does the grain look like? And what does it look like at the crack? Is it significantly more coarse there, and/or oxidized? Then the crack was was in there before you annealed and quenched.”
I think I can comfortably speak for everyone, Dans probably the best thing you could do for this channel. As you guys work together you’ll be having more fun as well as you being able to teach him what you know will give you lots of fulfilment in the work you are doing. We love you Eli keep going strong!!
Dan crafting is a very complex art form, I'm impressed you got such a good one. My first attempt I got a naD. naD's are useless, unlike Dans. Feel free to use this as a quick reference to Dan crafting (Note: I'm not a professional Dan Crafter, but I have researched a lot of it online and made a few myself) -Camouflage clothing will make your Dan sneakier. But if you put anything Mossy Oak branded in there you'll get a Truck Nut Dan, who's favorite hobby is mudding. -A denim Jacket grants Dan hipster power in proportion to the fade, wear, and holes present in the jacket. Adding round wire rim glasses triples the hipster content of your Dan. -Subbing the DnD or Cthulu books will simply change the focus of his nerdiness. -You can also use nonfiction books to make the Nerdy focus on a practical skill set. One Dan, I used the Reader's Digest _Fix-It Yourself Manual_ and now I have a Handy-Dan. -Swapping the Star Wars iconography for Star Trek is discouraged, as Star Trek Dan will go on tangents as to why Star Trek is superior to Star Wars. Whatever you do, do not use a CoD disk for your gamer element and use Monster for the liquid whilst Dan crafting. This makes a Kyle, who's sole purpose is gaming, collecting Monster paraphernalia, and assaulting their natural enemy: *Drywall* *Edit* Yes, you can sub out the Sabaton for something else heavy metal (Falconer, Glory Hammer, etc), but any other genre can lead to traits some would consider undesirable such as heavy tobacco consumption (country/western), a Starbucks infatuation (Pop), or becoming a chilled out stoner (Reggae). I have heard of people using 2 tone or third wave Ska to get a chill Dan without the weed problem, but I've never seen it first hand. Granted, you're making your own Dan, so you may not mind these side effects. *Edit2* NO, you absolutely CANNOT substitute the Yellow for another color. The Danonomicon is VERY clear about this.
I've tried my hand a few times, and gotten really mixed results. No complete duds, but haven't really gotten the intended outcome either. However, along the way I've made a few discoveries. -A bit of beef jerky can make the Dan stronger. Slim Jims & their ilk do not work for this, it has to be jerky. Slim Jims don't react at all, and just get dumped out alongside the Dan at the end. -Empty brass can be considered 'yellow' for this, and occasionally unlocks the 'Guns' skill without skill points. It is still to be determined if the caliber matters. -Grunge or hard rock seems to be more or less interchangeable with Sabaton. (Godsmack & Disturbed have given good results.) -From experimentation, sci-fi in general works, Star Trek specifically doesn't. A Halo disc worked well, that Dan was almost a head taller than the rest. -I've thrown in a Popular Mechanics & an automotive magazine, and that was a bit of a mistake. Nothing was safe from the tinkering once he found the tools. Further investigation is required, and the process can surely be improved.
@Alexander Parra yes it should be fine as long as you put in two items instead of one sabaton t shirt. Little tip also you need less water in this one and if you put too much water in it will result in a naD, which really no one wants.
Okay the memes are fire but I need to take a moment to legitimately, honesty reflect on how truly talented this man is. Like, sometimes people overdo the humor, and forget how skilled my boy is. Good on you, ZNA🙌
Man I never would be the same craftsman I am now if it weren't for you, Eli. I got into blacksmithing, which led me to jewelry and woodworking. I am even doing commission work now, and I never would be here without you. Cheers, my friend. I wish you good health
It's so wholesome that Eli is so happy and Dan is back, its like they are trying trigger my nostalgia from when I first found this channel. I love what your doing Eli and where you are going, keep it up
@17:36 dat edge is cold, well below 1500. Sweet looking decorative piece. HRC files are 60 bucks well worth the investment to fine tune your heat treat
Hey Eli, ive been watching you since i was 14, and am currently at a point in life where i actually earn my own money and can support you with more than monthly binges of old projects that already got demonetized. Its always been kinda painfull for me knowing how bad youtube screws knifemakers and blacksmiths on youtube over, and ive kinda allways wanted to support you any way i can. I unfortunatly live faaar away in sweden, and due to import taxes im currently not in a financial place to justify buying a knife or similar from you, but any merch you list in the future you can bet i will buy to support you. Thank you for creating amazing content and always staying goofy
That curving near the hilt is pretty natural with Bowie's, you could actually push it back slightly further (couple mm) to enhance the shape of it. It makes it a bit nicer to slice with and also is good for cutting wet rope as it won't start sliding about. Also you can use the difference to lacerate meat/whatever without actually slicing the whole way through, this is great for pork belly BBQs
You know, sonetimes i get recommended some of these older videos and I get to both remember the fun of the older videos and get to enjoy seeing how much you have grown as well. Keep up the amazing work!
One of the things that got me when I started forging was just HOW HARD you can hit steel, and how well it starts moving when you really start whaling on it. Like, you're NOT going to go too far. And it's crazy how much easier things happen when you sort of let loose.
ZNA Productions Ew imagine unironically using only one color of Dykem to mark your blades. They make two colors for a reason. Mix em together and make the al powerful purple Dykem. Anything else is kinda cringe bro.
I'm getting such powerful deja-vu from this, it's insane. Especially about getting the leaf spring off. I could swear I had a dream about this exact thing years ago.
Thank you so much for staying on RUclips, there’s not another content creator like you my guy. You’re special and you make this world better for us all. Keep it the h*ck up!!!
I’m so glad he has gotten better and back on his feet it makes me feel horrible when someone is working so hard for something that they deserve and everything seams to go wrong. It’s a great day when someone can get back up to fight another day. No matter the situation.
From what rookie smithing I did back in high school, I’d recommend making a few smithing tongs with some nice long handles. Once I switched from like vice grips, there was no going back.
you were the ray of light i needed just now man... was feeling so just, bummed and defeated, but idk... your video really brightened me up and turned my view around. Thanks :)
Hey Eli. Good tip for cracking bolts like with the leaf springs. Instead of pulling the socket up, turn it around so it's going to rotate down and then stand on it. You can put a lot more force into it and you won't kill your back yanking it up
You know man. I’ve been watching over 5 years now and I can honestly to God say that I’m proud of you. You’ve made amazing effort and improvement in your life. I’ll be with you for years to come!!✊🏿
Keep it up brother we learn through trial and error! I’m at the beginning stages of opening my studio which is mixed media and I understand the challenges as well as the frustration! But I believe in you and I believe in myself and I’m sure we both have people who believe in us! It feels worth it when we see the fruits of our labor. ✌️ 💪🎯
Great to see you joining knife making game man! The 2x72 is definitely a good idea, it’s the #1 thing that has improved my knife making and other making.
I actually really liked the style and structure of this video a lot. Been here since sharpened squares and the spongebob beanie with a hole in it, and can say this is a welcome change. You've never been better Eli, keep it coming. God bless.
It hurt to watch you struggle in the past, but seeing you even having an employee now is awesome and makes feel better about a RUclipsr that’s worth my time
Since leaf springs take the majority of the bouncing from driving around, they end up with a ton of built up stress over the years. If you get them up to forging temps and then submerge them in some fine sand (like paving sand) until they’re not glowing anymore (at least three times) the steel will be much easier to move. Learned it in my metallurgy class last semester.
You were fighting the temper of the spring steel. For future works with spring steel, heat it up to forging temperature, then let it naturally cool down. That process is called normalization, and removes the structural tension that hardens the steel in the first place. Makes it easier to work with.
16:59 lets appreciate the fact that he either synced the song up with the video or edited in the droplet sound effect even though most likely no one would have noticed
He’s back and balder then ever
69th like
@@notanaltaccount4211 They're not mutually exclusive. He wears it well.
he had to shave off his hair due to his small pac disease. it was starting to get obvious that his head was smaller than a single strand of normal human hair. pretty soon he'll be microscopic and can make knives out of atoms and adopt a pet tardigrade.
Sparrow ohh I had no idea I feel so bad I know he fought a battle with ligma in the pass but I had no idea he still struggled with his small pac
He's been back
Feels weird seeing him with an “employee”. Feels like last week he was just sitting in his garage putting rivets and washers on a kilt
Is that not Correct?
@@driftertravelerman6893 apparently not I guess
"Stuff's better, stuff's good, stuff's epic." Eli~2020 That's very good to hear
But does that statement imply what I think it implies? I'm pretty new to the channel, so forgive me if that's a dick question.
The spring steel is hard to move because it's still hardened. You're literally fighting the hardness of the steel.
Quick tip: any hardened steel you want to hammer, and hammer easily, heat it to forging/forge welding temperature, then let it cool down naturally. This removes the temperature in the steel, and makes it way easier to work. And when you go back to heat treat it, it becomes just as hard if not really close to as hard as before forging.
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Good tip. Spring steel will be especially hard to work with without normalising since it's meant to be springy and return to it's original form. Doing a few normalising cycles of all the steel should soften it up quite a bit.
I found this on a forum about forging using leaf spring steel:
“One thing you have to know about leafsprings, particularly heavy loaded ones from cars/trucks, is that they suffer from metal fatigue. Metal fatigue is basically cracks forming, starting at the edges, holes etc. These start as tiny hairline cracks as soon as the springs start being used, and slowly grow throughout the use. Normally they should stay quite small, but there may be more significant cracks in there. Now if you forge, these can open up.
Also, how hot are you forging? If you forge too cold, then you can get cracks. The worst thing you can do is straighten a piece out just before putting it back in the forge. On the other hand, if you keep the steel very hot for a long time, you get grain growth. This makes the steel more prone to cracking during forging, in particular the if you do the former.
Annealing twice sounds insufficient. You need to go through at least 3 normalizing cycles. Break one of the cracked blades, and it can tell you a lot. What does the grain look like? And what does it look like at the crack? Is it significantly more coarse there, and/or oxidized? Then the crack was was in there before you annealed and quenched.”
@@CascadePSA Thank you I'm just getting into blacksmithing and that helps
Thank you
*I used to be a fan, now i am an entire air conditioner*
Stay strong my man
that’s pretty cool 😀👍🏽
Omfg
XD XD XD what a clever joke haha!!!!
Dad!? Is that you!? I haven't seen you since you left to get milk 12 years ago.
I think I can comfortably speak for everyone, Dans probably the best thing you could do for this channel. As you guys work together you’ll be having more fun as well as you being able to teach him what you know will give you lots of fulfilment in the work you are doing. We love you Eli keep going strong!!
When you get more employees you should call them all Dan. Then make shirts for the "Eli and the Dans"
ZNA and the Dans floor
sounds like a shitty garage band hahah
Eli and the Dan's
Lol are you trying to turn them into a boy band
steely dans
Dan1 get over here and bring Dan3 with you
Now do one where you make garbage out of knives.
just look on amazon for those
@@dubnubdubnub4113 they usually say tactical *insert edgy name here*
@@spongebobsquarepants8403 tactical black multi tool "Τέρας πέους"
Did you not watch the video?
Better yet, making leaf springs out of knives.
20 minutes video doesn't feels like 20 minutes at all. That shows how good the video is.
Ur mom
@@anonymousperson3433?
@@azraeiazman Just go with it
I love how even tho your crappy upload consistency I've still been watching for like 5 yrs, much love
I’ve never related to a comment so much
@@sarchlalaith8836 Or when he was making weapons for a church movie 😂
I agree. It’s been fun watching him grow into a man though. He’s got it going on now! Keep up the good work son.
I come back after 3 months and just binge all the new vids
notice how muscular this dude is now that he's bald. coincidence? i think not.
That’s what I was saying.
100 pushups
100 sit-ups...
@@vinceemery5943 =baldness?? Doubt it
Maybe the boys with a little extra should try going bald
Dan crafting is a very complex art form, I'm impressed you got such a good one. My first attempt I got a naD. naD's are useless, unlike Dans.
Feel free to use this as a quick reference to Dan crafting (Note: I'm not a professional Dan Crafter, but I have researched a lot of it online and made a few myself)
-Camouflage clothing will make your Dan sneakier. But if you put anything Mossy Oak branded in there you'll get a Truck Nut Dan, who's favorite hobby is mudding.
-A denim Jacket grants Dan hipster power in proportion to the fade, wear, and holes present in the jacket. Adding round wire rim glasses triples the hipster content of your Dan.
-Subbing the DnD or Cthulu books will simply change the focus of his nerdiness.
-You can also use nonfiction books to make the Nerdy focus on a practical skill set. One Dan, I used the Reader's Digest _Fix-It Yourself Manual_ and now I have a Handy-Dan.
-Swapping the Star Wars iconography for Star Trek is discouraged, as Star Trek Dan will go on tangents as to why Star Trek is superior to Star Wars.
Whatever you do, do not use a CoD disk for your gamer element and use Monster for the liquid whilst Dan crafting. This makes a Kyle, who's sole purpose is gaming, collecting Monster paraphernalia, and assaulting their natural enemy: *Drywall*
*Edit* Yes, you can sub out the Sabaton for something else heavy metal (Falconer, Glory Hammer, etc), but any other genre can lead to traits some would consider undesirable such as heavy tobacco consumption (country/western), a Starbucks infatuation (Pop), or becoming a chilled out stoner (Reggae). I have heard of people using 2 tone or third wave Ska to get a chill Dan without the weed problem, but I've never seen it first hand. Granted, you're making your own Dan, so you may not mind these side effects.
*Edit2* NO, you absolutely CANNOT substitute the Yellow for another color. The Danonomicon is VERY clear about this.
What can a Dan help with?
LowResolution better question is what a Dan can’t help with
I've tried my hand a few times, and gotten really mixed results. No complete duds, but haven't really gotten the intended outcome either. However, along the way I've made a few discoveries.
-A bit of beef jerky can make the Dan stronger. Slim Jims & their ilk do not work for this, it has to be jerky. Slim Jims don't react at all, and just get dumped out alongside the Dan at the end.
-Empty brass can be considered 'yellow' for this, and occasionally unlocks the 'Guns' skill without skill points. It is still to be determined if the caliber matters.
-Grunge or hard rock seems to be more or less interchangeable with Sabaton. (Godsmack & Disturbed have given good results.)
-From experimentation, sci-fi in general works, Star Trek specifically doesn't. A Halo disc worked well, that Dan was almost a head taller than the rest.
-I've thrown in a Popular Mechanics & an automotive magazine, and that was a bit of a mistake. Nothing was safe from the tinkering once he found the tools.
Further investigation is required, and the process can surely be improved.
Can I substitute the Sabaton with powerwolf?
@Alexander Parra yes it should be fine as long as you put in two items instead of one sabaton t shirt. Little tip also you need less water in this one and if you put too much water in it will result in a naD, which really no one wants.
man the editing on these has been clean of late, that touch at 16:58 with the droplet sound was SLICK
i noticed it too lol
holy shit his production value just got an impressive boost, for the quality it was already at
Okay the memes are fire but I need to take a moment to legitimately, honesty reflect on how truly talented this man is. Like, sometimes people overdo the humor, and forget how skilled my boy is. Good on you, ZNA🙌
"So I'm probably gonna be going out to Ohio"
Be careful Eli, once you enter Ohio, you might get stuck there
Haven’t you heard?
I hear if you die in Ohio, you die in real life.
If you die in Ohio, you respawn at the nearest Speedway. Everyone knows that
Or a dollar general. It's happened to me twice.
You respawn in Ohio. It’s all Ohio. We’re all stuck in Ohio
Man I never would be the same craftsman I am now if it weren't for you, Eli. I got into blacksmithing, which led me to jewelry and woodworking. I am even doing commission work now, and I never would be here without you. Cheers, my friend. I wish you good health
Man's looking like one punch man with the forehead shinier than ever. Good to see you back Eli
You know there was something really jarring about how disoriented Dan was coming out of the can. Like some matrix born out the goop type biz.
“New Video From ZNA” Me: *CLICK*
me caveman me click (not making fun of you but it reminded me of that)
Wow very nice comment
The Silverknight You’re not wrong lol
SpearHunked Thank you. It ain’t much but it’s honest work.
I hope he starts doing armor and masks again as well he's so good
Now that he’s forging knives he should try making a push dagger, lots of skills to try and learn when making it
16:59 the way the drop was in sync with the water drop noise in the music was hecka nice
Dang bro. That black smithing is definitely forging out them gains. No homo: but full respect.
I added dad sneakers to my Dan- recipe and he keeps calling himself Dadiel. Pls help
Get rid of him before he learns to speak. He will drown you in dad jokes. If he isnt eliminated, we will all be in grave danger.
It's so wholesome that Eli is so happy and Dan is back, its like they are trying trigger my nostalgia from when I first found this channel. I love what your doing Eli and where you are going, keep it up
His brainpower caused his scalp to expand and hairline to receed
That explains why I've had a McDonald hairline all my life.
@@IIBLANKII Big Brain Time
A big Brian is a Big forehead
Facts people
I really like how you explained the mistake Dan made and how you fixed it. It was very succinct, yet explanatory.
when you dumped an actual human in a sabaton teeshirt I laughed til I cried and heard the winged hussars in the distance
Thanks for the tutorial on making homunculi.
so the lesson we learn from the scrap yard trip:
work smarter not harder.
@17:36 dat edge is cold, well below 1500. Sweet looking decorative piece. HRC files are 60 bucks well worth the investment to fine tune your heat treat
You should know color gauging doesn't work in the bright sun. The edge passed the magnet test, and you can clearly hear in the end that it's hardened.
Hey Eli, ive been watching you since i was 14, and am currently at a point in life where i actually earn my own money and can support you with more than monthly binges of old projects that already got demonetized. Its always been kinda painfull for me knowing how bad youtube screws knifemakers and blacksmiths on youtube over, and ive kinda allways wanted to support you any way i can. I unfortunatly live faaar away in sweden, and due to import taxes im currently not in a financial place to justify buying a knife or similar from you, but any merch you list in the future you can bet i will buy to support you. Thank you for creating amazing content and always staying goofy
That curving near the hilt is pretty natural with Bowie's, you could actually push it back slightly further (couple mm) to enhance the shape of it. It makes it a bit nicer to slice with and also is good for cutting wet rope as it won't start sliding about. Also you can use the difference to lacerate meat/whatever without actually slicing the whole way through, this is great for pork belly BBQs
David Goggins has “going the distance”.
Eli has “Street fighter guile theme”.
I love how you matched up the clip of applying cutting oil with the drip sound in the music! Such attention to detail!
Saw the notification and checked the description right away to see if selling a knife lol
You know, sonetimes i get recommended some of these older videos and I get to both remember the fun of the older videos and get to enjoy seeing how much you have grown as well. Keep up the amazing work!
9:50 only OG zednoughts will know the background music
One of the things that got me when I started forging was just HOW HARD you can hit steel, and how well it starts moving when you really start whaling on it. Like, you're NOT going to go too far. And it's crazy how much easier things happen when you sort of let loose.
Imagine using red Dykem instead of blue, unironically. That's kind of cringe bro.
Ew dude. Imagine unironically using cringe to describe red dykem, incredibly cringe, man. Seek help.
ZNA Productions Ew imagine unironically using only one color of Dykem to mark your blades. They make two colors for a reason. Mix em together and make the al powerful purple Dykem. Anything else is kinda cringe bro.
Cascade Pierce-Shimomura Ew, imagine unironically using dykem and not simply seeing the steel's true form with your 1,000,000 IQ balding powers.
Michael Boal ew, imagine unironically knowing what Dykem is and what it’s used for, kinda cringe bro.
@@vinceemery5943 Ew imagine unironically not having any idea what Dykem is or what it’s used for, really cringe ngl
16:59 got me feeling a certain way, I love when music matches visuals and that was a beautiful example
Wait shit I missed my chance to be one if the first comments I didn't realize how early I was. Tell Dan that The Art of War is Sabaton's best album
Dunno about that one mate, The Great War album has some hard bangers in it.
* heck*
The one guy who crawled through a mile of 2020 and is coming out clean on the other side. Keep up faith and the great work.
Why does he have my bin? PHB, Sabaton... Yeah! Hey, that’s mine!
My dude's always positive and humorous. Keep it up man, you're a light for 1m+ people!
That's one of the finest Dans I've ever laid my eyes upon
This felt like such a classic zna video. Doing new things you've never done before, angle grinder montages, dope ass music. Love it dudeeee
He looks like Wayne "The Stone" John's Son
That outro was really epic. I'm gonna steal it man
“Bruh” - Barrack Obama
Seeing this, then going back and watching homemade weapons part 2 gave me whiplash
Bro, you’re seriously becoming Saitama. Especially since I remember that video of you eating a hot pepper, and 100+ pushups!! ✊🏿🔥
You have inspired me to begin woodworking and hopefully metal working soon! Thank you sir, I owe it all to you.
I edited my comment so u have no idea what my funny joke was that got all of these likes.
The original said:
Please like this comment so I can edit it and confuse people how I got this many likes tomorrow.
@@fathom493 How bout i do anyway?
Purple Churros we know the truth
Anything for you senpai
@@Co_braKai not very funny bud
I'm getting such powerful deja-vu from this, it's insane. Especially about getting the leaf spring off. I could swear I had a dream about this exact thing years ago.
Is it just me or has anyone else feel like they have seen some of this vid before?
Yeah some of the beginning is on his second secret chann- uh I mean what?
@@IronmanTommy 🔫
@@IronmanTommy 🔫
Thank you so much for staying on RUclips, there’s not another content creator like you my guy. You’re special and you make this world better for us all. Keep it the h*ck up!!!
Ha I lived in Ohio... I'm actually visiting people right now
That drip noise at 16:58 matching the cutting lube....nice. and so glad to see a new video!
What you say about my homie Sabaton
I’ll tell you who REALLY deserves the hate;
Tool
Tool definitely lives up to their name.
I’m so glad he has gotten better and back on his feet it makes me feel horrible when someone is working so hard for something that they deserve and everything seams to go wrong. It’s a great day when someone can get back up to fight another day. No matter the situation.
OMG IM 1ST NO AAY
Nice
Lmao "No aay"
How dare you
@@Makwaa lel
From what rookie smithing I did back in high school, I’d recommend making a few smithing tongs with some nice long handles. Once I switched from like vice grips, there was no going back.
that water droplet timed so nicely at 16:57 is just perf 👌
Awesome to see you taking some steps up the learning curve in knifemaking!
Keep having fun!
you were the ray of light i needed just now man... was feeling so just, bummed and defeated, but idk... your video really brightened me up and turned my view around. Thanks :)
Hey Eli. Good tip for cracking bolts like with the leaf springs. Instead of pulling the socket up, turn it around so it's going to rotate down and then stand on it. You can put a lot more force into it and you won't kill your back yanking it up
This is still hands down one of the best RUclips channels ever.
I've been watching this channel for quite a while and I'm liking the direction it's heading. I'm so glad you never gave up!
You know man. I’ve been watching over 5 years now and I can honestly to God say that I’m proud of you. You’ve made amazing effort and improvement in your life. I’ll be with you for years to come!!✊🏿
His head. It's so smooth.
Bro. Thank you so much! I’ve been trying to figure out how to build a Dan for YEEEEEEARS, and FINALLY I can build one now! Thank you!!
Can we all just appreciate Eli's track "Astray" for a second? Heckin Frick its good man.
It’s few years ago I was diagnosed with smallpock it is vary sad but I fond you and learned you have it all so and it made me so happy
Keep it up brother we learn through trial and error! I’m at the beginning stages of opening my studio which is mixed media and I understand the challenges as well as the frustration! But I believe in you and I believe in myself and I’m sure we both have people who believe in us! It feels worth it when we see the fruits of our labor. ✌️ 💪🎯
Dude it's so nice to hear this song and watch you do things again. Thanks!
Great to see you joining knife making game man! The 2x72 is definitely a good idea, it’s the #1 thing that has improved my knife making and other making.
4:20 so cool to see him play with the hotwheels
Eli I'm so proud that you're finally starting a business in blacksmithing with an employee and sellable products
I actually really liked the style and structure of this video a lot. Been here since sharpened squares and the spongebob beanie with a hole in it, and can say this is a welcome change. You've never been better Eli, keep it coming. God bless.
Great to see you making more videos again Eli, looking forward to seeing what else you're going to make.
Getting a ZNA Productions notification is better than opening up power tools on Christmas morning.
Damn, I’ve been watching your channel for 7 years now, I remember when you hit 100k, congrats on a million
I can't wait for part 2. time is literally bending to force me to watch it.
I love the different sound of each knife under a file
Always makes my day brighter when I see that Eli posted a video
I'm so glad to see you doing better and being more productive. I'm happy for you man.
The editing around 10 mins in was amazing I had goosebumps
It's nice to see the progression from torching your first knife into slag. Into this good work keep it up!
Been watching through the bad times and just want to say congrats. I know how hard it was to get back here.
It hurt to watch you struggle in the past, but seeing you even having an employee now is awesome and makes feel better about a RUclipsr that’s worth my time
nice job fixing the issues with the bowie. I hate having to reprofile blades once ive got a shape i like, but you kept it lookin good.
Since leaf springs take the majority of the bouncing from driving around, they end up with a ton of built up stress over the years. If you get them up to forging temps and then submerge them in some fine sand (like paving sand) until they’re not glowing anymore (at least three times) the steel will be much easier to move. Learned it in my metallurgy class last semester.
Man hearing the music you use in your vids just makes me big happy
You were fighting the temper of the spring steel.
For future works with spring steel, heat it up to forging temperature, then let it naturally cool down.
That process is called normalization, and removes the structural tension that hardens the steel in the first place.
Makes it easier to work with.
16:59 lets appreciate the fact that he either synced the song up with the video or edited in the droplet sound effect even though most likely no one would have noticed
The background with the apocrusader armor looks really nice.
I feel so inspired when I think of how far you've come man, keep up the hustle cuz you're killing it
used to lose sleep watching your videos over and over again now i’m doing it again