I just bought a Blur with the plain Tanto blade. Arrives in a few days. Must be very satisfying to edc a knife that sports a blade you fashioned yourself. Excellent video...educational and edited well.
BRAVO-ZULU!! Great Video! I have been wanting to do the same thing to my Blur that I have had since 2009 I don't mind the serrations but the Tanto is defenetly not my favorite on this knife. The joy of knowing that it was your blood, sweat and tears that made the replacement blade must be an AWESOME feeling.
I've wanted to try working with wood for a while now, but this looks super interesting. It hadn't even really crossed my mind that you could work steel without a forge and whatnot. Loved this video, and the one where you made a knife from scratch.
Cider Gnome I've wanted to work with wood as well, and doing research on that helped me find out how easy it is to set up a forge to make knives. So I plan on doing both. Good luck, I hope you end up doing both! :-)
Excellent job sir! I am very impressed by your replacement blade, and now you have a custom Blur unlike any other! great job explaining the process BTW. Kudos!
Amazing amazing video. Paired with the music in the background, its almost hypnotizing to watch. A beautiful blade, have always loved the "used" look on knives. Gives them character, beats the "safe queens" people have, of course, if we are talking about "artistic" pieces. Its understandable, but if someone keeps an obvious user as a safe queen, its demeaning. Its like buying a pile of books but never reading them.
This is awesome. How many people want a certain knife but with better steel. You can do it and it makes me wish I'd learn these techniques. Well done and yeah that was relaxing for some reason
rusty gray The first time I saw that done, the person did not really explain it very well, I saw it elsewhere and they explained that the bit needs to be the same width as the steel thickness, thus giving you a point exactly halfway. It really is clever because a thickness scribe is pretty expensive.
Great video! I love the Tanto blade shape, but I agree that the serrations are usually not needed, and make the knife hard to sharpen correctly. Cool idea - not sure why I had never thought of actually replacing my blades, I usually just buy new knives when the old ones wear out.
+Aaron Batteen Thanks! Honestly this took so much time it's not practical to do just to replace a blade, I did it for that, and for something to challenge me.
Awesome blade. I am thining of buying a Blur S30V but read it has an issue with the framelock. Did you have any problems with it, did it ever close on you? Would you recommend one? Thanks
No, I could whack the spine of the blade and it would not unlock on me, but I have heard this was a problem that popped up within the past two years or so? Mine was made back in 2005, I don't know if Kershaw has addressed the problem yet. Some knife enthusiasts were upset with Kershaw for not publicly saying there was a problem with their knives. It looks like they were hoping to fix the problem and pretend nothing happened. If that WAS the case, it makes it hard to tell if you are buying a problem knife or a "revised" knife. For what I paid at walmart (around 60 dollars or so), I would not fault the knife too much for unlocking when subjected to a test designed to make the lock fail (the spine whack) If the knife is being sold at much higher prices then I would expect more from it. Bottom line, if they fixed it, then AWESOME, buy one. If not, it would depend on how bad the lock up is, if it fails the spine whack, but dose not unlock during normal use, I would not worry much about it.
Wow dude, really enjoyed this video. Ambient music was great. It would have been awesome to see a side by side comparison of your new blade with that of a new unserrated manufactured blade.
So i see this video has been around for some time. I'd like to see how your blade is holding up. ive had the same knife as you for maybe 6 years,. And a Tanto-serrated blur (just like the one you "fixed") for many more years beforehand. Thats awesome what you did. Even though my current kershaw blur is maintained and working just fine, I'm partial to wanting the S30V version or even the ELMAX. What do you think of those steels? Belated congrats of your success making that blade.
so how much stronger is the tool steel compared to the Sandvik 14C28N? I just bought my first blur and wanted to know in case mine does break and i would want a stronger steel blade and not replace it with the Sandvik steel by sending it in to kershaw
+Devon Asher I have heard a lot of people talking about their blur with Sandvik steel chipping like this. When I got mine, i got the S30V recurve blade. I have had it for a while now and have had no such issues. I don't know if its the steel or the tempering process that was used, but I think kershaw's 14C28N, at least in the earlier blur production, was on the brittle side. My freinds tip snapped just stabbing it into a stump, which shouldn't of happened. Yes, kershaw will replace the blade for you, but possibly with the same overly brittle steel. Personally, i just recommend people go for a s30v version instead.
Just out of curiosity. What was your source for the material, and cost? Also, Have you thought about making more knives from the left over materials? Anyway, nice outcome. I'm guessing you didn't have more power tools, or do you prefer doing it by hand? Slower pace by hand, but errors more easily corrected. Regardless, great job!!
I'm working on another fixed blade using the leftover stock from this project. I also want to do an automatic folder in the future. The stock for this project was 1/8 thick by 1 and 1/2 wide and 18 inches long. It was about 19 dollars. I got it from onlinemetals dot com.
Kershaw states Sandvik 14C28N as the steel for the tanto blur. I don't know if that is the same steel as mine made in 2005, but it held up okay. My brother's blade is the one that broke and it was made more recently.
Wow, amazing work on the knife and a great quality of videos- just subbed. Many thanks for the "forge out of a coffee can" - will try building one in spring, my BM Griptilian was in need for a new blade for a couple of years by now. Been carrying a Kershaw since then though, fell in love with this bustard- a steal for the price you pay for it. Though it's a pity you didn't show the process of grinding the lock face surface. Was it hard? And, btw, do you measure the temps in the forge or hardness of the blade or everything is done aproximately?
Thank you! The lockbar surface shrank a little after heat treat, it almost did not need final grinding, so good thing I left some extra meat there. Some light strokes with the diamond sharpening hone brought the surface down to the right fit. I don't really measure the temps, I test the blade with a magnet, when the steel no longer attracts the magnet it's at the right temp and it's time to quench. After quench the hardness is tested by running a small file over the hardened steel. If it hardened properly, the file will not cut any materiel, it will just skate over the steel like it were made of glass. Thanks again!
I have never dreamed of having a blade that sharp, my knives always end up getting hung and ripping the paper but I just say it counts. How do you do it
I am 15 and want to stark making knifes what tools are needed and recomented? Can somebdoy give me some tips? Sorry for bad english I am from the netherlands
Can you recommend a good brand of files? Seems like all the brands I 've been buying do not last at all. Hmm, and most now say made in Mexico. Suggestions?
Heh, that big one on the filing jig is a hayes file, the small ones are imported. Try finding an old Nicholson file, not old like used, but old like made before the move to Mexico. I have heard of people finding them at small hardware, auto parts, lumber shops. I have heard good things about Bahco files, but have never used one.
Because that's written in the steel datasheet, written by the manufacturer) But if you really want to know the science behind it- it's because oil is more gentle then water. Most modern high carbon steels will crack if quenched in water. Also, some folks say that some carbon from machine oil (especially used one) transfers to the steel.
Tyson Boren Woops missed this one, yep oil is used because that is what the steel is designed to be quenched in, the package of the O-1 steel in the start of the video shows the steel as "oil hardening" Some other tool steels like W-1 are water hardening, and still others are "air" quenched. It all depends on the steel. As for adding carbon to the steel via used motor oil, I personally don't think that happened here. Carbon CAN be added to steel in a similar way, this is called case hardening, and it was normally done to low carbon steel parts before high carbon steel became common. A good example is an old firearm receiver, made from low carbon steel therefore not heat treatable. But the part needs the hardness in the high wear areas like locking lugs and such. The part in placed in a crucible and the rest of the space inside filled with various sources of carbon, anything from powdered charcoal to charred bone. The crucible is sealed with a lid and fired in a forge or kiln for a prescribed time during which the steel takes in carbon on the exposed surfaces. The carbon never gets into the depths of the steel hence the name case hardening. You create a hard "case" or shell around the part. The thickness of the case is determined by the time the part is at critical temperature, as well as the chemistry of the steel. Once the part has soaked at temperature for the time prescribed, the whole load is dumped into water to quench the steel, locking the carbon in place, and causing the molecular tension that gives the steel it's hardness. In short, my steel blade did not spend enough time at the critical temperature in the carbon rich oil for any to be taken in, as well as the fact that the steel was already high in carbon.
clkindred thank you for the explanation. I appreciate the depth you took there. This is something, since I've seen your video and others like it, that I have grown more and more interested in and would like to try my hand at at some point. Thank you again for all your videos and your response:)
Tyson Boren No problem! If you would like to learn more about what is happening during heat treating, check out Ben Krasnow's video. He uses W-1 in his demonstrations and shows the different levels of tempering. ruclips.net/video/ulfCxDsVTWo/видео.html
clkindred I had been planning to replace the serrated blade with a straight Carbon one, until FSBushcraft convinced me of the value of that blade for Marine grade rope, but there is nothing else in the Surge I would want to be without, so there is only the straight blade to be considered... For My work the Surge is perfect!
A couple weekends, now that I know what I'm doing I could probably get the blade done in a day. I have made two other knives with the steel I had, working on a fourth!
I should have shown that in my knife videos, the steel is checked with a magnet as it heats up, once the steel no longer attracts the magnet it's at the critical temp and it's time to quench. Thanks for the comment!
clkindred after the forge and quenching it in the oil (used motor oil I assume?) how did you finish the heat treating? Did you just toss it in an oven for a few hours, or did you send it off?
Just finished binge watching all of your videos. Great work! Have you considered getting some more bench tools? I'm sure you would save a lot of time and pain if you had made some of those cuts on a band saw, or did some of your grinding with a bench grinder. John Heisz has a great tutorial on his channel for making a bench grinder, and it's made out of wood! Also glad to see you decided to anchor your vice, haha! No more drill bits through finger tips!
A Lot of Vowels Bench tools would be nice, but I don't have a lot of space to put them. I live with my brother whom I rent from, and don't have full say over the garage space :-)
Even better, you should make it a joint effort! I imagine he has seen the usefulness in your tinkering? You guys should collaborate on making a functional multipurpose work space.
I love the sound of when you cut the metal its funny I love these vids keep em up and boom you hit 11950 since I subed more its been 1 month so im hoping for more because I love these
Thanks! I was working on a new knife but that one ended in a junk blade. I'm still pondering what caused my problems as I did a few things differently. I'll show it when I get a chance to re make the knife.
+unTamed At this point I have no idea, my fixed blade was about 15 hours, I would imagine this was slightly less because it's less blade to work on, and I had a little experience from the blade before.
Oddly very relaxing to watch.
pSmall360 Thank you!
+pSmall360 i agree. but don't really know why haha
+pSmall360 , yes, nice background music.
Man, the fact that you were able to do all this by hand for a knife that was cnc'd is pretty fantastic. Loved watching this.
I just bought a Blur with the plain Tanto blade. Arrives in a few days. Must be very satisfying to edc a knife that sports a blade you fashioned yourself. Excellent video...educational and edited well.
BRAVO-ZULU!! Great Video! I have been wanting to do the same thing to my Blur that I have had since 2009 I don't mind the serrations but the Tanto is defenetly not my favorite on this knife. The joy of knowing that it was your blood, sweat and tears that made the replacement blade must be an AWESOME feeling.
most badass project folder I've seen so far! Respect !
I've wanted to try working with wood for a while now, but this looks super interesting. It hadn't even really crossed my mind that you could work steel without a forge and whatnot.
Loved this video, and the one where you made a knife from scratch.
Cider Gnome I've wanted to work with wood as well, and doing research on that helped me find out how easy it is to set up a forge to make knives. So I plan on doing both. Good luck, I hope you end up doing both! :-)
Excellent job sir! I am very impressed by your replacement blade, and now you have a custom Blur unlike any other! great job explaining the process BTW. Kudos!
Amazing amazing video. Paired with the music in the background, its almost hypnotizing to watch. A beautiful blade, have always loved the "used" look on knives. Gives them character, beats the "safe queens" people have, of course, if we are talking about "artistic" pieces. Its understandable, but if someone keeps an obvious user as a safe queen, its demeaning. Its like buying a pile of books but never reading them.
Your thinking was ahead of it's time, as this blade you created is now offered.
Ha! Well done, buddy. You do great work and I also got a kick out of the fact that we have both rebladed Kershaws. Excellent video production too!
Thanks for the kind words!
wow, that looks like a ton of work, usually I see cnc machines and machine tools, first I've seen someone make a blade with hand tools. Great Job!
Don't see this every day unless you have a plant pass to a knife manufacturing facility and even then, most aren't made by hand. Priceless heirloom.
This is awesome. How many people want a certain knife but with better steel. You can do it and it makes me wish I'd learn these techniques. Well done and yeah that was relaxing for some reason
+William Charles Thank you! I learned how to do this on youtube, so anything is possible.
Such a great video. The blade came out looking incredible and with a quality steel no less. Fantastic work.
obvious question...how much to make one for the rest of us
WOW amazing job. Props to you. Hands down awesome project well done:)
i thought that i'd see some new blade shape revealed by kershaw, but found something even better :D great video!
never saw that done before very interesting on how it's done. end results looks greats. thanks for show us
Amazing project and very well done. You got some skills! The filing jig is very cool also.
John B Thank you!
unbelievable..really great, must have been a lot of work, the result is perfect
Free Manson Thank you!
Brilliant for using the drill bit as a scribe for middle point on the blade.
rusty gray The first time I saw that done, the person did not really explain it very well, I saw it elsewhere and they explained that the bit needs to be the same width as the steel thickness, thus giving you a point exactly halfway. It really is clever because a thickness scribe is pretty expensive.
Pretty impressive work.
Very nice, your blade is much better than the original one.
Thanks!
Great video! I love the Tanto blade shape, but I agree that the serrations are usually not needed, and make the knife hard to sharpen correctly. Cool idea - not sure why I had never thought of actually replacing my blades, I usually just buy new knives when the old ones wear out.
+Aaron Batteen Thanks! Honestly this took so much time it's not practical to do just to replace a blade, I did it for that, and for something to challenge me.
Good looking blade! Very nice job looks like you are very talented
what a fine craftsman you are.
Well Done.
So, did the blade geometry change after you hardened it? did you have to fine tune the fit?
Impressive craftsmanship. I just ordered a Blur and I hope it treats me as well as it has you.
Chopz Thank you!
Very nice work, i never thought before it's possible to make a new blade for a folder...i'm less stupid now....
huge improvement to that folder
Great video and good job on the knife blade.
Awesome blade. I am thining of buying a Blur S30V but read it has an issue with the framelock. Did you have any problems with it, did it ever close on you? Would you recommend one? Thanks
No, I could whack the spine of the blade and it would not unlock on me, but I have heard this was a problem that popped up within the past two years or so? Mine was made back in 2005, I don't know if Kershaw has addressed the problem yet. Some knife enthusiasts were upset with Kershaw for not publicly saying there was a problem with their knives. It looks like they were hoping to fix the problem and pretend nothing happened. If that WAS the case, it makes it hard to tell if you are buying a problem knife or a "revised" knife.
For what I paid at walmart (around 60 dollars or so), I would not fault the knife too much for unlocking when subjected to a test designed to make the lock fail (the spine whack) If the knife is being sold at much higher prices then I would expect more from it.
Bottom line, if they fixed it, then AWESOME, buy one. If not, it would depend on how bad the lock up is, if it fails the spine whack, but dose not unlock during normal use, I would not worry much about it.
Sounds good. ..thanks for the quick response.
Wow dude, really enjoyed this video. Ambient music was great. It would have been awesome to see a side by side comparison of your new blade with that of a new unserrated manufactured blade.
So i see this video has been around for some time. I'd like to see how your blade is holding up. ive had the same knife as you for maybe 6 years,. And a Tanto-serrated blur (just like the one you "fixed") for many more years beforehand. Thats awesome what you did.
Even though my current kershaw blur is maintained and working just fine, I'm partial to wanting the S30V version or even the ELMAX. What do you think of those steels?
Belated congrats of your success making that blade.
Great video. It does have a real contemplative and relaxing spirit.
I carry the same tano love mine also a s&w swat and s&w homeland security. My tip broke on my blur i might have to order a new blade from Kershaw
Just finished all your videos. Question on this one though, did you have to file the lock down more after heat treating?
Justin Clark A little bit, I used the diamond files from my knife sharpening kit to take the hardened steel off.
Amazing, you're such talented! Congratulations.
That's commitment, right there. Props!
Wow, serious knife mod! Very cool.
How do you like that sharpening kit? Seems to have done a good job.
Sweet work! Camber however will have to replace my Blur. Thumbs up!
Not at all what I expected from this vid - but this was fascinating! Thanks
Lot's of info for an 11 minute video. Keep up the good work. I'm inspired.
+Randy Williams Thank you!
Turned out very well, good job.
Thank you!
You heat treated the blade but did you temper it afterwards in an oven to keep it from breaking?
I did, I forgot to add that part of the voice over.
Great video, feels really relaxing to watch your stuff!
+Cruto Thank you!
I feel called to use a word which is used far too often in our society, but this effort of yours merits the word: AWESOME!
***** Thank you!
You are very talented beautiful work
+knives fan Thank you!
so how much stronger is the tool steel compared to the Sandvik 14C28N? I just bought my first blur and wanted to know in case mine does break and i would want a stronger steel blade and not replace it with the Sandvik steel by sending it in to kershaw
+Devon Asher I have heard a lot of people talking about their blur with Sandvik steel chipping like this. When I got mine, i got the S30V recurve blade. I have had it for a while now and have had no such issues. I don't know if its the steel or the tempering process that was used, but I think kershaw's 14C28N, at least in the earlier blur production, was on the brittle side. My freinds tip snapped just stabbing it into a stump, which shouldn't of happened.
Yes, kershaw will replace the blade for you, but possibly with the same overly brittle steel.
Personally, i just recommend people go for a s30v version instead.
Just out of curiosity. What was your source for the material, and cost? Also, Have you thought about making more knives from the left over materials? Anyway, nice outcome. I'm guessing you didn't have more power tools, or do you prefer doing it by hand? Slower pace by hand, but errors more easily corrected. Regardless, great job!!
I'm working on another fixed blade using the leftover stock from this project. I also want to do an automatic folder in the future. The stock for this project was 1/8 thick by 1 and 1/2 wide and 18 inches long. It was about 19 dollars. I got it from onlinemetals dot com.
I think I'd only buy the s30v version of this knife if I were to actually use it. Seems alot of people are breaking the blade of the original one
Kershaw states Sandvik 14C28N as the steel for the tanto blur. I don't know if that is the same steel as mine made in 2005, but it held up okay. My brother's blade is the one that broke and it was made more recently.
Nice job! I would have cheated with power tools though . Done by hand impressive!
Wow, amazing work on the knife and a great quality of videos- just subbed.
Many thanks for the "forge out of a coffee can" - will try building one in spring, my BM Griptilian was in need for a new blade for a couple of years by now.
Been carrying a Kershaw since then though, fell in love with this bustard- a steal for the price you pay for it.
Though it's a pity you didn't show the process of grinding the lock face surface. Was it hard? And, btw, do you measure the temps in the forge or hardness of the blade or everything is done aproximately?
Thank you! The lockbar surface shrank a little after heat treat, it almost did not need final grinding, so good thing I left some extra meat there. Some light strokes with the diamond sharpening hone brought the surface down to the right fit.
I don't really measure the temps, I test the blade with a magnet, when the steel no longer attracts the magnet it's at the right temp and it's time to quench. After quench the hardness is tested by running a small file over the hardened steel. If it hardened properly, the file will not cut any materiel, it will just skate over the steel like it were made of glass.
Thanks again!
Beautifully done!
An R key _ Thank you!
One of the best knife vids I've seen!
Very cool!! I wish I had the guts to attempt this.
This video is awesome. I subscribed to your channel. Great job. I love my blur!! Great knife!!
+olmmedic Thank you!
Genius. Again, I've had to do this with props for films! I'm sure steel is much easier to deal with than messy aluminum.
Thanks! Yea aluminum likes to clog files, and don't even think about using the bench grinder to grind aluminum! LOL
Where'd you buy the steel? I want to do the same thing for a skyline
Great work! That blade looks a lot better than the original.
Thanks!
Excellent work!
This was VERY cool! How long did the entire process take? Thanks for the video!
I have never dreamed of having a blade that sharp, my knives always end up getting hung and ripping the paper but I just say it counts.
How do you do it
Ben Jones I put a link to the knife sharpening kit I used in the description.
Great video! Where did you find the info/plans on your file jig? Can you post a link?
metalart0420 It's in the video description.
Would love an update on how the 01 TS blade is holding up.
I was wondering why he chose that steel instead of maybe a powdered steel stainless like m390 or sxxv or something. Especially on a folder.
I am 15 and want to stark making knifes what tools are needed and recomented? Can somebdoy give me some tips? Sorry for bad english I am from the netherlands
I like the vid but why not just buy the drop point version?
Can you recommend a good brand of files? Seems like all the brands I 've been buying do not last at all. Hmm, and most now say made in Mexico. Suggestions?
Heh, that big one on the filing jig is a hayes file, the small ones are imported. Try finding an old Nicholson file, not old like used, but old like made before the move to Mexico. I have heard of people finding them at small hardware, auto parts, lumber shops. I have heard good things about Bahco files, but have never used one.
Do you plan on adding jimping to the spine?
Why do you use used motor oil instead of water? Take note that I do not know shit about this, just curious is all.
Because that's written in the steel datasheet, written by the manufacturer)
But if you really want to know the science behind it- it's because oil is more gentle then water. Most modern high carbon steels will crack if quenched in water.
Also, some folks say that some carbon from machine oil (especially used one) transfers to the steel.
Kilo Ton Interesting. Thank you for answering my question:)
Tyson Boren
Woops missed this one, yep oil is used because that is what the steel is designed to be quenched in, the package of the O-1 steel in the start of the video shows the steel as "oil hardening" Some other tool steels like W-1 are water hardening, and still others are "air" quenched. It all depends on the steel.
As for adding carbon to the steel via used motor oil, I personally don't think that happened here. Carbon CAN be added to steel in a similar way, this is called case hardening, and it was normally done to low carbon steel parts before high carbon steel became common. A good example is an old firearm receiver, made from low carbon steel therefore not heat treatable. But the part needs the hardness in the high wear areas like locking lugs and such. The part in placed in a crucible and the rest of the space inside filled with various sources of carbon, anything from powdered charcoal to charred bone. The crucible is sealed with a lid and fired in a forge or kiln for a prescribed time during which the steel takes in carbon on the exposed surfaces. The carbon never gets into the depths of the steel hence the name case hardening. You create a hard "case" or shell around the part. The thickness of the case is determined by the time the part is at critical temperature, as well as the chemistry of the steel. Once the part has soaked at temperature for the time prescribed, the whole load is dumped into water to quench the steel, locking the carbon in place, and causing the molecular tension that gives the steel it's hardness.
In short, my steel blade did not spend enough time at the critical temperature in the carbon rich oil for any to be taken in, as well as the fact that the steel was already high in carbon.
clkindred thank you for the explanation. I appreciate the depth you took there. This is something, since I've seen your video and others like it, that I have grown more and more interested in and would like to try my hand at at some point. Thank you again for all your videos and your response:)
Tyson Boren
No problem! If you would like to learn more about what is happening during heat treating, check out Ben Krasnow's video. He uses W-1 in his demonstrations and shows the different levels of tempering. ruclips.net/video/ulfCxDsVTWo/видео.html
Nice work I really enjoyed this video.
Very nice DIY.
I was planning to do the same thing to my Leatherman...Thanks, this helps a lot!
Humm, you could potentially replace all the tools with ones you want.
clkindred I had been planning to replace the serrated blade with a straight Carbon one, until FSBushcraft convinced me of the value of that blade for Marine grade rope, but there is nothing else in the Surge I would want to be without, so there is only the straight blade to be considered... For My work the Surge is perfect!
beautiful work and blade
Thanks!
Damn dude thanks for the vid how long did it take all in all? you should make a full tang blur with the left over lol
A couple weekends, now that I know what I'm doing I could probably get the blade done in a day. I have made two other knives with the steel I had, working on a fourth!
Excellent work
Super cool, dude. That was awesome.
Zachary Hawkins Thank you!
What a fantastic work! luv the result.. Great Vid man!
you did a very nice job.
+excxflyr Thank you!
Nice work, how did you know when the blade was at the right temp to quench?
I should have shown that in my knife videos, the steel is checked with a magnet as it heats up, once the steel no longer attracts the magnet it's at the critical temp and it's time to quench. Thanks for the comment!
clkindred after the forge and quenching it in the oil (used motor oil I assume?) how did you finish the heat treating? Did you just toss it in an oven for a few hours, or did you send it off?
Amazing job , nice! Thanks.
Just finished binge watching all of your videos. Great work! Have you considered getting some more bench tools? I'm sure you would save a lot of time and pain if you had made some of those cuts on a band saw, or did some of your grinding with a bench grinder. John Heisz has a great tutorial on his channel for making a bench grinder, and it's made out of wood! Also glad to see you decided to anchor your vice, haha! No more drill bits through finger tips!
A Lot of Vowels Bench tools would be nice, but I don't have a lot of space to put them. I live with my brother whom I rent from, and don't have full say over the garage space :-)
Even better, you should make it a joint effort! I imagine he has seen the usefulness in your tinkering? You guys should collaborate on making a functional multipurpose work space.
Outstanding!
very impressive work
gojo197zero Thanks!
I love the sound of when you cut the metal its funny I love these vids keep em up and boom you hit 11950 since I subed more its been 1 month so im hoping for more because I love these
Thanks! I was working on a new knife but that one ended in a junk blade. I'm still pondering what caused my problems as I did a few things differently. I'll show it when I get a chance to re make the knife.
Great job. well done.
Keep on doing these, you are doing it really good. Keep em' going!
ChipFlexes™ | 1080pᴴᴰ Thanks!
Impressive. I love it.
Thank you!
Wow forging is intense
Love your videos keep it up. also was wondering if your gonna make another knife ?
+A.J. Rusinek I'm working on a folder now, but it's complicated.
clkindred mmm okay can't wait for the video and yeah making custom folders or knife blades can get really complicated
Extremely awesome video
Jeremy Rodriguez Thank you!
great job and video brother
okay this is pretty badass! but you could just call Kershaw and tell them your blade broke and they would send you a new one... just saying...
+michael dostert huh, I would not have thought the warranty was that good.
Lifetime warranty lol I work for Kershaw I could have hooked you up!!! But this honestly a bit cooler!
Call them and find out. Just say the tip of your blade broke.
But he also said that he didn't like the serrations. Plus, 01 is better than 8cr13MOV.
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuure you do michael.
Awesome video dude!
man very nice work!
background music?
How many hours did this take?
+unTamed At this point I have no idea, my fixed blade was about 15 hours, I would imagine this was slightly less because it's less blade to work on, and I had a little experience from the blade before.
This is awesome, kudos to you.
PMC Thank you!