Reading some of these comments made me realize how many expert knife smiths there are out there. Would really love to see them post videos of them making their knives. 🤔 That looks like one heck of a good skinning blade.
@@nikschneider9364 I would never give up the things I’ve learned doing this 31 years and spent seven of them in Japan learning from the best I don’t need to make videos to prove to people on RUclips. I know what I’m doing. My bank account proves that to me.
I think the power hammer is probably the one piece of equipment that has got more people to stay in smithing than any other piece in my not so humble opinion
Heard in the shop Monday morning: Hey boss, one of those crazy janitors broke in over the weekend and destroyed all of your new drill bits, and we're out of Borax again, I swear those guys eat it like porage.
There is not many of us left that do it old school forge,hammer & file everyone is using power hammers & hydraulic press the most expensive blades ever made was with man power
A Damascus Katana is a sacrilege. Katana were never Damascus. Not the same region, even. Not the same time period. It's a mixing of genres and it's not cool.
I recently read in another comment section (I forget if it was this channel or not) but the sand or sawdust helps the steel cool slower and more evenly after the quench.
I was thinking, into the coffee next, and I never quite understand how damascus works when there isn't alternating layers or canister with powder. What is it contrasting with?
The bits themselves would have some contrast due to the bit materials. For example, many are made of a high carbon core or stainless steel center with a nickel or chrome electroplating at the end for rust resistance.
I always find the hand sanding of these knifes scary, no wood below to maintain the knife and prevent a freak accident in case you trip... Otherwise always interesting to see how you work your art.
I have a 3 inch scar on my forearm from this very thing. Even though the blade wasn't sharpened yet the tip was quite pointed and sharp enough to lay me open as I was reaching for more sandpaper and not paying close enough attention. Pain is the best teacher though, I've never done that again lol.
Unfinished? Never actually started. How much Borax did he use, on clean/bright steel? He glazed it like a Danish. The only thing he forgot this time was the canister. I'm beginning to think he does it so inept on purpose as a joke.
Japanese sword marking to give the steel strength is folding and folding and folding not so much about heat at the end making the swords edge by hammering the edge...not by grinding the cutting edge
You know the Japanese folded their steel like crazy because it was low quality and impure, and because they were frequently combining steels with different carbon contents, right? Each fold would remove more impurities by allowing them to come to the surface and be removed by the forge heat and hammering. The repeated folding would also redistribute the carbon content equally throughout the steel. The quench is what makes it hard, not the hammer, not the folds. But when making Damascus, you don't want to hammer out the edge, because you'll distort the pattern. All modern Damascus patterned steel knives have ground edges. If you forged a sword and folded the steel 10,000 times but didn't harden it, or at least the edge, the thing wouldn't hold an edge, for one, and would be brittle and break easy (Katanas were often heated and then quenched with the back of the blade covered in clay, which would also give them their distinct wavy pattern on the edge, but is also responsible for the curve, which occurred naturally by the quenching process, because the back would cool slower. It also meant the back, or spine, of the blade was softer than the edge.) All this information is available by way of Google searches, if you're curious. But Japanese sword smithing and Damascus steel have nothing in common, as Japanese swords were not made of Damascus steel, and Damascus steel originates in India and Sri Lanka.
Where is that online keyboard knife maker from the last video who said everything was wrong. Is he going to say this week that the canister was made wrong because it wasn't in existence?
Has anybody actually asked him why he chooses to do it this way?? Maybe he likes the challenge od not needing to put powdered steel wirh everything, maybe he likes the challenge of doing these things to see if he can donit without all these other additions not that they are a bad thing , but maybe its his decision to do it that way and hes just briniing us along for the ride. Chill out people
Amateur hour, cold shuts everywhere, no precision in grinding the blade, the only thing that is done right in the grinding of the blank, but I would not pay good money for something like this. Good effort, but this dude has a very long way to go to make a proper top-quality knife. And, looking at the bits used to make this "knife", they are likely El Cheapo bits from a dollar store, so the metal in them is definitely suspect as well.
Y'see what I mean? Whats the point of stacking and welding and twisting several bits (pun) of the same steel? He could have just used bar stock. FFS, he struggled to even light the forge. C'mon man, step it up.
It's called showing (or having fun with) a different method of forging. Sure he could've just used bar stock, but why not experiment? As for "struggling" to light the forge, it looked more to me like he was enjoying playing with fire.
@pyrosmoak53 Nevertheless. What was different about his method of forge welding etc? Ineptness? Oh yes, that's 'different' all right. Inept playing with fire too: now Nero, that's playing with it, but I can't find any info on if he was any kind of blacksmith.
The borax acts as a flux keeping the welds clean and free of impurities. And as previously read from another comment section, sand or sawdust cools the steel slower and evenly.
I think you did a great job. Even if the bits were new, you're showing people how to reuse their old stuff thanks.
gorgeous work as usual, as an aside the drill bits in the thumbnail all stacked together looked like a cool spaceship to me :3
Reading some of these comments made me realize how many expert knife smiths there are out there. Would really love to see them post videos of them making their knives. 🤔
That looks like one heck of a good skinning blade.
That's the best place to find the experts 😂
@@nikschneider9364 I would never give up the things I’ve learned doing this 31 years and spent seven of them in Japan learning from the best I don’t need to make videos to prove to people on RUclips. I know what I’m doing. My bank account proves that to me.
@nikschneider9364 Are you saying that only professional athletes are capable of being sports reporters.
@nikschneider9364 Granted you could 'skin' with it. All else rescinded.
Plot twist: it will be a letter opener, so you can check your bills
Alhamdulillah!!! my brother finally put a mechanical connection to the handle! granted it's a full tang knife, but it's still nice to see! 😄
That's awesome work. I wasn't sure those welds would hold for the first few presses but you pulled it off.. Great looking knife.
I really love the thought of just recycling old tools into new tools. The knife looks great, by the way.
Drills look not so old. But if you say that, I believe you, not my eyes. Yine muhteşem bir Şam Çeliği üretimi yaptın, tebrikler usta..
they look brandnew indeed,
@@RedSampler Azeris tell constantly lie 😎😂
дядька привари к трубному ключу ответную часть в виде ручки ,чтоб удобно было двумя руками крутить поковку 😉
I love the handle and general look of the knife. Great video, really enjoyed it. Thanks.
I think the power hammer is probably the one piece of equipment that has got more people to stay in smithing than any other piece in my not so humble opinion
Great video
Хорошо и на совесть,а главное от души сделано.
Однако,ножны теперь нужны :)
Could be a good skinner with that broad blade. Very nice!❤
How awesome 👍👍
Very nice I really like this one
That's a really interesting tang design. I love it.
Awesome. I love it.
Uma jóia supimpa!!!
Parabéns pelo trabalho.
Sucesso sempre!!!
That’s a pretty awesome piece of craftsmanship.
you are awesome😀
Красота!
Man that is cool 😎👍💯🔥🏹
Very nice looking blade.
I dig the style
Looking good glad your getting those delaminations out. Would make a nice skinning knife.
Another beautiful knife!
Griswold!
Awesome Job!
What is the purpose of heating a 2nd time in the toaster oven?
Awesome knife
Heard in the shop Monday morning: Hey boss, one of those crazy janitors broke in over the weekend and destroyed all of your new drill bits, and we're out of Borax again, I swear those guys eat it like porage.
Make your cold jokes in summer
@@dronetalia My jokes are red hot.
😊😊😊😊
What is porage?
@@Njazmo Porridge. Auto correct sucks.
Trabalho excelente muito bom
those bits are all brand new! Do you think we are blind?
❤👍
Sweet! Love the scales; pecan?
Great work! Do you sell this knife?
There is not many of us left that do it old school forge,hammer & file everyone is using power hammers & hydraulic press the most expensive blades ever made was with man power
What about trying one of those extended shaft from a socket set
No eye protection?
Make one out of a set of Snap-on wrenches. 🔧
Could ya try to forge a Damascus katana with 1k layers challenge??!plz?!lol
A Damascus Katana is a sacrilege. Katana were never Damascus. Not the same region, even. Not the same time period. It's a mixing of genres and it's not cool.
Just curious, do you have steel powder mixed in the borax ?
Obviously, no.
I wish I had someone to teach all about knive making. Question what is the sand and dirt for after he hardens the edge?
I recently read in another comment section (I forget if it was this channel or not) but the sand or sawdust helps the steel cool slower and more evenly after the quench.
@@pyrosmoak53 The sawdust also soaks up any excess oil
I was thinking, into the coffee next, and I never quite understand how damascus works when there isn't alternating layers or canister with powder. What is it contrasting with?
The bits themselves would have some contrast due to the bit materials. For example, many are made of a high carbon core or stainless steel center with a nickel or chrome electroplating at the end for rust resistance.
I always find the hand sanding of these knifes scary, no wood below to maintain the knife and prevent a freak accident in case you trip... Otherwise always interesting to see how you work your art.
It's not sharpened yet, when it's hand sanded.
I have a 3 inch scar on my forearm from this very thing. Even though the blade wasn't sharpened yet the tip was quite pointed and sharp enough to lay me open as I was reaching for more sandpaper and not paying close enough attention. Pain is the best teacher though, I've never done that again lol.
The heat treat is suspect. The variations in blade temperature means the hardness is going to be all over the place
I wonder how that knife would look with a clear epoxy resin handle?
You should forge a sword 🗡️ out of an old boat anchor ⚓️ and forge a knife out of an old steel propeller
Damn fine knife don't care much for the style of the scales everyone has their own taste though.
is this knife for sale?
i was going to say , old as in bought but never used ? cause those some shinny brand new bits to me..
металл с внутренними трещинами и низкого качества
развалится при первом же усилии
Don't care for that those scales. Looks unfinished.
Unfinished? Never actually started.
How much Borax did he use, on clean/bright steel? He glazed it like a Danish. The only thing he forgot this time was the canister.
I'm beginning to think he does it so inept on purpose as a joke.
Please name everything you use, from the machinery, equipment, water, to the polish and the white powder
Funny because those paddle bits are brand new
Nice $5 knife from $50 worth of new paddle bits.
Koyo peli bentuk e😂
Looks like you've had some copper in your ferric chloride tank
Japanese sword marking to give the steel strength is folding and folding and folding not so much about heat at the end making the swords edge by hammering the edge...not by grinding the cutting edge
You know the Japanese folded their steel like crazy because it was low quality and impure, and because they were frequently combining steels with different carbon contents, right? Each fold would remove more impurities by allowing them to come to the surface and be removed by the forge heat and hammering. The repeated folding would also redistribute the carbon content equally throughout the steel. The quench is what makes it hard, not the hammer, not the folds. But when making Damascus, you don't want to hammer out the edge, because you'll distort the pattern. All modern Damascus patterned steel knives have ground edges. If you forged a sword and folded the steel 10,000 times but didn't harden it, or at least the edge, the thing wouldn't hold an edge, for one, and would be brittle and break easy (Katanas were often heated and then quenched with the back of the blade covered in clay, which would also give them their distinct wavy pattern on the edge, but is also responsible for the curve, which occurred naturally by the quenching process, because the back would cool slower. It also meant the back, or spine, of the blade was softer than the edge.)
All this information is available by way of Google searches, if you're curious. But Japanese sword smithing and Damascus steel have nothing in common, as Japanese swords were not made of Damascus steel, and Damascus steel originates in India and Sri Lanka.
Where is that online keyboard knife maker from the last video who said everything was wrong. Is he going to say this week that the canister was made wrong because it wasn't in existence?
He didn't use metal powder, so there's no need to use a canister, I presume.
Smile brother it's sunnah😅😊😊
Ludwig Falls
All that for an Amazon quality knife?
👍🔥🔪❤
Why don’t you use any eye or hearing protection? WHAT?!
el barbas 🤣
Old drills my arse
Has anybody actually asked him why he chooses to do it this way??
Maybe he likes the challenge od not needing to put powdered steel wirh everything, maybe he likes the challenge of doing these things to see if he can donit without all these other additions not that they are a bad thing , but maybe its his decision to do it that way and hes just briniing us along for the ride.
Chill out people
old drill bits? Thise looked new
И что это такое😮
Вот че таорит разбойник
Not my cup of tea, but it would probably make a good skinning knife.
Amateur hour, cold shuts everywhere, no precision in grinding the blade, the only thing that is done right in the grinding of the blank, but I would not pay good money for something like this. Good effort, but this dude has a very long way to go to make a proper top-quality knife. And, looking at the bits used to make this "knife", they are likely El Cheapo bits from a dollar store, so the metal in them is definitely suspect as well.
а гриндером религия не позволяет пользоваться ?
Y'see what I mean?
Whats the point of stacking and welding and twisting several bits (pun) of the same steel? He could have just used bar stock. FFS, he struggled to even light the forge.
C'mon man, step it up.
It's called showing (or having fun with) a different method of forging. Sure he could've just used bar stock, but why not experiment? As for "struggling" to light the forge, it looked more to me like he was enjoying playing with fire.
@pyrosmoak53 Nevertheless. What was different about his method of forge welding etc? Ineptness? Oh yes, that's 'different' all right.
Inept playing with fire too: now Nero, that's playing with it, but I can't find any info on if he was any kind of blacksmith.
Not an approved use of WD40
Nem tetszik!
What is the purpose of the Borax and putting the knife in sand?
The borax acts as a flux keeping the welds clean and free of impurities. And as previously read from another comment section, sand or sawdust cools the steel slower and evenly.