Making a knife blade with CNC - Resolute MkIII
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- Опубликовано: 11 ноя 2015
- For more info on my hunting / camping / survival knives: store.goughcustom.com/
Over the last 9 months I've been working to try to move my process over to CNC! It's been an absolutely insane amount of work, and there's still much more to go, but the new process is finally beginning to become reality!
In this video I show how I make the blades for the new Resolute MkIII knives. The process of making the blades is a fusion of CNC work and hand work, and is producing beautiful results! This process is fairly complicated and is still being improved to increase consistency and reduce scrap rates, but overall it's going quite well!
These knives are primarily designed to be hard-working outdoors knives for hunting, camping, bushcraft and so on, and as such need to be made well to hold up to a lifetime of use!
I'm happy with how things have turned out so far, but of course there's still much more work to do!
The tooling used in this process is supplied by Maritool (maritool.com) and is all made in the USA. The vise I'm using is made by Orange Vise (orangevise.com) and is again 100% made in the USA. I think it's important to support local industry and I do so whenever possible!
Hope you guys like the video! More coming soon!
-Aaron Gough 
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Wow! Awesome video Aaron, and what a slick production setup. The results from each step are just stunning.
+Clickspring Thanks very much Chris! I take that as high praise coming from you mate!
There's still a lot of work to do, but the process as it's seen here forms a great base to work from!
+Clickspring You both do amazing work =)
+Clickspring I agree with Chris awesome work. Your workshop also displays my kind of OCD or CDO as I prefer to say. You could be an ICU nurse with this type of obsessiveness.
cleaner than hospital.
5 stars workshop.
Great
+Wm Siu Thanks very much mate!
now I've watched ALOT of RUclips and a lot about making knives and I gotta say you my friend have the cleanest shop in existence. ..lol...I just had to get that off my chest keep up the good work brother
+Scott Harrison Thanks Scott! I would go crazy if it wasn't clean!
+Scott Harrison I cannot agree more! The amount of white-ness in the workshop is too much for me to handle! LOL
+Gough Custom i tried doing knifes its so hard :(... how thick is your steal where do u buy it and can i do it manually
+Gough Custom I have to agree, I watch those vids for years and your working style, machine use and safety is better than any other I have seen.
+chibiebil Thanks mate!
It must be fun to make the Machines do what you want and tinkering with them too perfect and make them turn out what you want them to. Each step is it's own perfection. And the game. How lucky. I bet you never saw it COMMING years ago. But I bet the machines are right up your alley as well as the knife making. ONE LOVE.
+hairfarmer07 I love the CNC machines man! This one especially given how much work I've already done on it! AS you guessed the machines themselves can be just as much fun as the knives :)
I've been lurking for a while now, watching the progress, but man, this just far exceeds expectations. I cannot adequately describe how impressive this is.
+lazaglider Awesome! Thanks very much mate!
Amazing! You're inspiring a new generation.
Just yesterday my kid asked me if he could make a knife and I said yes and showed him your old timelapse video where you file/grind the while thing. He was blown away it could be done with hand tools :)
I told him he has to start that way then maybe when he's older I'll let him CNC on my machines.
+russtuff Hey Russ! Awesome man, I think it's great that he's getting into making stuff... It really shapes how you see the world eh!
Thanks mate, glad you liked the video!
I have several knives from multiple artists, you raise the bar of perfection. from beginning to end. 👍👍👍👍
Thanks very much!
Thanks for letting us into your shop again. It's neat to see all the equipment as you expand!
Great vid.
+entropy11 Thanks for following along mate!
Man thats some super high high quality
+Themoigt Thanks mate!
+Gough Custom you should do a video showing how to sharpen a foldable knive with only a stone, no rigs or lansky.
I like a lot your job and the videos are awesome keep doing them
Mate! Outstanding work and great looking shop! Been following for awhile and have definitely upped the game!
As a new knife maker I'm floored! Keep up the great work!
+GroundPounder “TheWisk” 85 Thanks very much mate!
THE. BEST. QUALITY. I. HAVE. EVER. SEEN!
+Tomáš Červenka Thanks very much mate!
Amazing progress. I watched your videos a couple years ago and did not expect all of this. Hat's off to you for making it happen.
Thanks very much mate! It's been a lot of work, but it's been worth it!
WOW!!! #### WOW!!! You have came a long way my friend. And I couldnt be happier for you... You are a great person and even better knife maker WOW!!!
I never seen so many machines to make a knife... That is AWESOME!!!
You forgot to tell us the sparks from the best grinder go into the best buckets lol I love it mate!!! You took it to a whole new level! WOW!
+John K. Eich Bushcraft. Haha, thanks John! I'm definitely very happy with the new knives! I'll be even happier once I get a few more process improvements in and the whole things starts ticking over like clockwork!
I really love the scientific, precise approach you take. :)
+Roll Fizzlebeef Thanks dude, much appreciated!
Thanks to you, I'm finishing my first knife at the moment. Your work has been and still is such a great inspiration. Thanks and all the best ...
Awesome mate! Best of luck!
Its been awesome seeing you build knives throughout the span of time, improving along the way, ever since the beginning it has been so clear the craftsmanship and care that goes into these. Amazing journey, and an amazing work of art. Thanks for sharing!
+david184351 Thanks very much for following along mate! It's very cool to talk to guys like yourself that have seen the whole journey!
You've come a long way since I subscribed to your channel, all for the better I must say, you produce a fantastic knife, one of which I hope to get my hands on some day, keep up the good work, all the best👍
+Gareth Ga Wilmott Thanks Gareth, much appreciated mate! I'm definitely very pleased with how the new knives are coming out. Easily the nicest work I've done, and they're only going to get better!
+Gough Custom Could they get better? They look pretty good already😃
+Gareth Ga Wilmott Absolutely mate, I've got some plans... Just you wait!
That mill cutting through the blank is so satisfying, like butta'
+Alex Lee Media I never get tired of watching it! When you get the feedrate right there's barely any noise, just a lovely low hum as it obliterates that steel!
thanks for taking the time to make these videos, i cant imagine how much more time it takes to document the whole process when you already how so much on your plate to finish all these blades. i also love how meticulously clean and organized your workshop is.
+Ragnarok043 No worries at all mate! There's benefits for all involved :)
It does take a lot of extra time to shoot the videos, but I've gotten pretty used to it by now!
Fantastic again. I can't begin to imagine how much time and effort was spent refining all the machining processes. I am also incredibly impressed with the amount of hand work that is involved after the machining process.
+whitechevtruck Thanks mate! It definitely took a simply huge amount of time... And that's ongoing as well as the process shown in this video is simply the first iteration, there are many more refinements still to come!
There will always be quite a bit of hand work in the process! Unfortunately the machine cannot produce a finish that's good enough to simply coat over. The next version of the process I will be eliminating the belt grinding step in favor of better finish off the machine, and then some hand sanding to finish before coating. I think that will give me better overall consistency and lower chance of mistakes!
Hey Aaron, just noted your new uploads. 2 words mate, bloody fantastic. Great work as always mate. Trust you're well over there? Cheers, Azza.
+DCTTeacher1 Hey Az! Thanks mate, glad you liked it! Yeah things are going pretty well! A little slower than I'd like, but I'm slowly building up momentum!
Let me tell ya your videos are as well made as your knives, I'll be saving my money over the winter to buy one of your knives. 👍🏿
+zackally828 Thanks very much mate! I appreciate the support!
Really cool seeing this video and remembering the early tutorial videos of how to do the entire thing more-or-less by hand. That CNC must be the best shop investment imaginable!
+Ryan Lerch Thanks Ryan! Yes it's been a crazy journey to get from there to here! I'm really happy with the VMC, easily the best purchase I've made!
I really respect all the attention to the detail you give to making these knives. inner OCD in me is very pleased when watching you vids :) thanks.
+nihontoman Thanks very much mate!
man, I would love to run my mill with just air. yours looks so clean without all the oil and chips stuck to everything :)
Great work!
+Geof Dumas Yeah man the air blast is awesome! Any reason you can't just run with air blade? Requires coated tools of course, but Maritool has good tooling inexpensively!
+Gough Custom partially from not having a good air compressor, but mostly because my handles are titanium. Coolant is a must, so it's not worth it to have both coolant options
+Geof Dumas Ah gotcha! I haven't machined titanium yet, but I have heard it's difficult to work with!
Yeah it's much less forgiving than steels. It really needs a sharp cutting edge and the right speeds, but once you've got it dialed in, it's very nice to work with
Great work, I haven't seen anything like this yet, thank you for working on this for so long, your knives look great! Can't wait to get one of my own ~GTC
+Gage Cooper Thanks very much Gage!
Them tools!!!
Wow! Awesome job as always.
+silver blotter Thanks mate! Glad you liked the video!
Mr. Gough Custom
I am watching your work with excellent interest.
And the machines are very special and wonderful
You do good work
+aydoğan gül thanks mate!
What a beautiful final result, thank you for sharing the process of making one of those beauties with us
+katana24 Thanks very much mate!
Beautiful blades. I could watch stuff like this all day. Thanks for sharing your talent.
+insanepolarbear Thanks mate!
I love the look of your workshop,nice and tidy,designated space for designated tasks,can't wait to get some of your work in my hand in the new year,really does look impressive on camera
+smugBBQ Thanks mate! I have been reorganizing the shop to create dedicated areas as you noticed! Still more work to do on that front!
Outstanding work! This is by far the nicest workshop I have ever seen and your product comes out beautiful. Cheers Thomas
+IschRoque Thanks very much Thomas!
I spend my life grumbling about "knife things" on the internet, and nothing is good enough for me. But Aaron Gough nails it.
Most people who are into knives spend many thousands of dollars buying different knives before they find that ONE knife they really trust.
If I could go back in time I would have just bought one Resolute, or perhaps two.
His knives aint cheap but they are damn sight cheaper than wasting thousands of dollars on crap.
If I leave home tomorrow and need one knife that I can trust my life to, Ill take my Resolute MkIII.
I could have saved myself a lot of money if I had learned that lesson earlier.
I am very glad you like your knife so much mate!!!
Just. Awesome.
From hand files to this, man you've come a ways! Fantastic work.
+SlvrChkn Thanks very much mate! Still a way to go as well!
This is just pure beauty, from the Machines to your work. Keep it up
+Steez lundeen Thanks very much mate!
Man. Every step it self is a work of art. To impressive. So clean. Every step you can tell a lot of thought has gone into even catching small shavings , just every thing is so impressive. Thank you for Sharing your adventure with us. I hope you become very successful on both ends with knives and RUclips. RIGHT ON RIGHT ON. ONE LOVE
+hairfarmer07 Thanks man! As you said every step takes a lot of time to get right... More so than even I though they would!
love the high tech & super clean approach taken to knife making. True innovation
+Adam Smith Thanks very much Adam!
Amazing facility! I find videos like this so relaxing for some reason. Thanks for giving us some insight into your workflow process!
+Frontier Thanks for watching mate! Glad you liked it!
It becomes a real technology process. Awesome work.
It looks fantastic!
+uros maksimovic Thanks very much mate!
It is great to see how far you have come as a knife maker and to see your process. The Mill has come a long way and I love the vice you have on it. Keep up the great work.
+mwvanwyk Thanks very much mate, glad you liked the video!
Great video! As a budding bladesmith this vid is pure motivation.
The engineer in me loves how much effort you have put in to desiging such a good production line. What makes it better is your batches seem to have excellent quality!
Great stuff!
+Tom S Thanks Tom! I'm very pleased with how the new knives are coming out for sure! Lots of tweaking is still needed in the process itself, but the result has been great!
Fantastic addition to How It's Made ;). Smashing stuff mate, appreciated.
+Kani Fuker Thanks mate! Glad you liked it!
Yea, your shop is impressive as is your method. Much respect and I am extremely envious of the equipment in your shp. Fantastic work, really impressive stuff.
+Alm0stF4mous Thanks very much mate!
That milling machine is absolutely amazing!!!
+esteban betancourt Thanks mate! Yeah I've been very happy with it so far!
Absolutely fascinating how you do your quality work! Thanks for sharing!
+Wurzelsepp Survival Thanks very much for watching mate, glad you liked the videos!
Great to see you making vids again!
+Mike Cirrincione Thanks Mike! Glad you like them!
Daaamn G!!!!!! you've stepped your game up big time. I can't wait till the orders open again.I missed the last round. Gotta have one of these beauty's in my possession
+Phillip Torres (45Bandit) Thanks mate! Yeah things are coming along nicely, working on the 3rd generation of this CNC process at the moment! Should be doing the next pre-order in late July!
Very impressive process! Awesome work my friend. Good choice on the Orange Vise- just got one myself for my shop/mill.
If I was ever in the market for a knife, I'd be ordering one of yours. Absolutely gorgeous with high quality, you can easily see just how much work you have put into this process.
+Gazpalli Thanks very much mate! I appreciate the kind words!
Nice job well done! Welcome back!
Thanks mate!
Congrats on your new equipment man and great process you got there . Best of luck to you.
+webslinger67 Thanks mate! Much appreciated!
I truly love watching these clips your bringing out man, keep it up!
+undergroundblu Thanks very much mate! Will do!
I admire the passion you have in doing those blades. They simply look beautiful. The process is also awesome. The day I'll have the money I'll buy one of those Resolute knives.
+polanskiman Thanks very much mate! I appreciate the support!
you make it look seamless, incredible stuff
+ThunderCatsAreGo01 Thanks very much mate!
Very impressive to see how far you have come in your knife making and your process. Props bro! Thanks for sharing!
+Jeff Davidson Thanks very much Jeff!
Wow, damn that's a nice shop!!! You're making some heirloom quality knives there, and I love videos like this one!
+Gunslinger454 Thanks very much!
I always enjoy watching your videos, I feel like I've learned along with you (although not nearly as much, of course!). I really admire your attention to detail!
+aznelite325 Really glad you feel that way mate! Definitely one of my goals is to spread what I've learnt... I think it's better if we all learn stuff rather than just me!
You do such awesome work. I've been following you long enough to say its been neat watching your progression. Keep it up. I hope to pick up one of your blades one day.
+buetang Thanks very much mate! I watched one of my oldest videos the other day and it's pretty crazy to look backward... Like going through a time warp!
what i like most in your videos is that you always wear proper safety gears . secondly cleanliness of your workshop from the beggining of your channel.
Thanks mate! Yeah safety gear is always needed... You only get one body after all!
I've been following you from way back and it's good to see your business taking off! The setup you have is very professional and the handwork that still goes in to the knives makes them a unique product.
Keep up the good work and keep those videos coming ;)
Greetings from Holland
+Brouw Thanks very much mate! I will do my best!
now this is what I call "made to perfection". amazing job mate :)
+Alex Halsall thanks very much!
I definitely want to buy one! The knives are so well made! Keep up the great work!
+Joshua Jacob Thanks very much Joshua!
You have come a long way since your hacksaw days. I remember your first videos; still high quality and intelligent design. Regards, DAM
+henry leroi thanks very much mate!
What thousands of hours reveals, badassary! Thanks for another great video my friend.
+Gerald West Thanks Gerald! Glad you liked it mate!
this is so amazing! can't wait to see the final result
+Master Villain Thanks mate!
So awesome , I like the way your channel has started with everything done by hand and it just keeps progressing to these awesome time saving machines. Very cool and interesting videos. Cheers
+weighed11 Thanks mate! It will be interesting to see where it goes next!
Indeed I will be watching for sure. Cheers
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing the journey.
+braxtonec Thanks very much for coming along mate!
I dont think I have ever watched something so fascinating and I dont know why but it is
+Nick Massey Very glad you liked it Nick!
Thanks for posting, really like and appreciate the precision involved in your knife making.
+Charles Roberts Thanks Charles, glad you like it mate!
beautiful knife, what a great video, so much attention to detail, so jealous of your work shop
+Greg SB Thanks very much mate! Glad you like the video!
I am surprised and very pleased with the precision and quality!
+Chemistry, Films, and More Thanks mate!
Holy cow... shop goals!
+Eagle Bird Knives Haha, thanks mate! Glad you like the shop!
Very informative on your process, tooling and techniques. Thanks!
Thanks for watching Paul!
+Gough Custom how can i order one and how much will it cost me.great job
As usual, footage is awesome and your knives look superb.
Your videos are really interesting and well done. It's great to watch how things are done and how carefully you do any task for the best quality.
Definitely I will be ordering one of your knives, some day.
+Jorge Tierno Rey Thanks very much Jorge! I appreciate you watching all the videos! Thanks for your support!
Excellent video! Thank you for sharing. And you definitely get the award for cleanest knife shop ever. I wish I was that diligent about it lol
+EKIM1428 Thanks for watching mate! I'd go totally crazy if the shop wasn't clean, partly because I'm a bit obsessive, but mostly because I would be losing things left and right!
Beautiful work , high preformed man , unique work environment .
Thanks very much mate!
men i really like what you do i have like 2 years watching your videos, and its really cool to see that you are now a full time knife maker , im getting one of those pretty soon they look like quality, just make sure to start shipping to mexico lol , nice work keep it up
+Adrian Vega Thanks mate! I would like to start shipping to Mexico as a few people have requested it, I will look into it more!
Awesome. All of the Instagram updates failed to prepare me for just how excellent your new methods truly are. Really, really impressive!
Thanks for the video, and keep grinding through the backlog, eh?
If you ever make it down to the States Bay Area, the first beer is on me.
+samwisekoi Thanks mate! Interesting that there was still a surprise even giving you keeping up on Instagram, good to know! Will do mate!
-Wish the best for you your fans and keep that passion up ...
-Beautifull stuff you do .
+S1L3XEXTREME Thanks mate!
You have really refined your production methods. You have come a long way. Great work... ;-)
+Jeff Keen Thanks very much Jeff!
No more filing the bevel with your jig. No more tired forearms...
Nice vid and tools to be jealous of, as always.
+Pete Duckworth Thanks Pete! I can't imagine doing production full-time with the filing jig! I think my arms would fall off!
Just being comical! Great work Aaron. Envious of your fantastic equipment!
+Jim M. No worries Jim I gotcha! Thanks mate, glad you like the new setup!
hi Aaron beautiful work you have come a long way from the old vids me being a fitter and turner i can appreciate great skills and craftsmanship ,love the clean workshop to i have ocd to haha
Thanks mate! I take that as a high compliment coming from someone with your background!
You are an inspiration Aaron!
+HavokTheorem Thanks man! Glad you like the video!
Man, that was ART!
+Raouf Razak Thanks man!
Brother your knives are awesome and your shop is very clean and tidy. Great videos too ! :)
+eran 19 Thanks very much mate!
Always a fascinating vid from you and this one certainly doesn't disappoint. Looks like you're making great progress with setting your machines up (although I realise it must be a massive amount of work to get them properly set up!) Keep up the great work :)
+Matt Jones Thanks Matt! It is definitely a lot of work, but it's nice that once you get it ironed out the process can be repeated a lot more easily!
Very nice! Id never heard of the dry ice procedure before - interesting! 👍
Thanks mate! The sub-zero quench does not have a noticeable effect on all types of steels, but medium/high alloy steels and stainless steels can really benefit from it!
Dude, you are awesome. Well freaking done!
+Philip Dunn Thanks Philip!
i love how even though you're small batch your supper professional production about it
+ncktbs Thanks mate! It definitely makes a huge difference to treat it as though I were planning to make a thousand knives... The production process is hugely complicated to setup and get right, so I have checklists and all sorts of other stuff to help ensure it goes smoothly... Still much more work to go on that front!
I want one. Looks like the pinnacle of quality in terms of heat treat.
Impressive evolution!
+Khris Seger Thanks Khris!
I have been waiting for this video. Thanks.
+Belnap Custom Knives Well I hope it lived up to expectations!
+Gough Custom Well worth the wait.
This is so interresting to watch ... all thumbs up ... awsome work ! 🔪👍👌
Regards from Austria
Thanks very much mate!
I like your efforts, very high tech, nice knives too!
Thanks mate!
awesome stuff. I hope to order one soon
+moose2638 Thanks mate, glad you like it!
i have no words to describe how beautiful the work done is. i'm so jealous actually.
wish all the best for you.
i'd love to see a damuscus knife made by you.
Thanks very much mate!
Well done, Aaron!
+SugarcreekForge Thanks very much Tim!
Great workmanship loved it
Thanks very much Mark! You'll probably like one of my newer videos 'making a knife the high tech way' as well!
Amazing job, you really have that process down in a small manufacturing cell. Great work man, if you ever visit Seattle hit me up.
+diyengineer Thanks very much mate, will do!