Making this folding pocket knife was such an awesome experience - thanks to Master Smith Shawn McIntyre. He invited me and a couple of other guys down to his workshop in Melbourne, for the week to make these stunning little knives. I learned so much and can't thank Shawn enough for such a wonderful time. Check out Shawn's Instagram instagram.com/mcintyreknives/ Jackson Rumble's Instagram instagram.com/rumble_knives/ and Corin's Instagram instagram.com/corin_at_gameco/
This is why I love your channel Neil. You are constantly pushing yourself to learn new creative techniques and methods. You make it look so easy, which is a testament to your talent and skill. Thank you for sharing this adventure on your holiday. You could have very easily done all of this off-camera, and I, for one, greatly appreciate you sharing your experience. Cheers!
Thanks very much Marcus! I reckon that's what I enjoy most about making, learning new techniques and I definitely learned a lot this week. I almost didn't film it and that's why I didn't have my equipment with me but it's quite surprising what you can get out of a phone (even if it isn't the best). :)
@@PaskMakes The quality was great, and it would be hard to tell it was all hand-held phone work if you didn't say something. The image stabilization and resolution on today's phones are amazing. Hard to believe it when I used to have to carry loose change as a young adult in order to make phone calls away from home! 😆
That's an exceptionally well equipped knife shop, even without the tools he made himself. Did you notice that the one belt grinder had a secondary belt on the platen to reduce heat build up?
As a pocketknife enthusiast, this is amazing to see and understand the steps which separate a good pocket knife from a work of art. Thanks for sharing this!
What a beautiful knife you have to go with the tremendous memories! Thanks to you for sharing it (and to the others for being a part of it). Glad you had this opportunity; no surprise, though, that you were invited.
While growing up I had a bunch of timber blocks that were all different Aussie timbers, labelled with a black texta. JAM was always my favourite. Then in my twenties I worked with a guy that brought in a bunch of Jam fence posts from his farm to make wedding gifts. Loved the smell as it was worked on.
I am unsure if you have a regular job as well as your RUclips enterprise but you are a lucky man to be spending your time like this. A great life I’m sure. Thank you for your posts. I look forward to them. Cheers mate. 🇨🇦
The “Horizontal grinding” marks on all edges is something that I teach all young fabricators that I work with because it removes the chances of stress risers in all the parts that are made. This is especially helpful in building race car parts, as that’s what I do for a living. It’s a simple but crucial thing to do to all parts!
Gotta love that PID controlled forge. With that temperature control, and having the burner at the bottom to reduce oxidation in the atmosphere at the top, it's no wonder those blades came out with such little surface scale. What an amazing setup!
Those knives are definitely a step up on the perfection ladder. It's not very often you see someone making knives, on RUclips, that go to the effort of all those tiny detail (like making sure the spring stays level) that take a knife you'll cherish for the rest of your life to one that will be passed down through (hopefully) a lot of generations of your family. If you are going to make another one, I would love to see another video...... even better would be a min series..... shot at your pace and covering everything. This video has just shown several tools and steps that are totally new to me and I'd love a closer look, please? Thanks for the great video 😊👍👍👍👍👍👍
As someone who enjoys making knives I think it's really cool you have been pursuing knifemaking! Expanding your skillset is always important as a craftsman
Awesome video!! Looks like all of you master knife makers left your egos at the door and worked beautifully together. Keep the great videos coming, Mr. Pask!!
Thanks very much Dean! We all had a fantastic week. I don't think any of the four of us have any sort of ego - we all got on great with lots of sharing of knowledge! :)
This was incredibly complicated and I feel very lucky I can go buy a knife and not have to learn 10,000 steps to make one! Shawn McIntyre is an amazing Master Smith, and I have no doubt you were a star pupil!
Like others, I had no idea the are soooooooo many steps to the final product & the many specialized tools & jigs. The carbide punch-like gizmo for taking any bend out with super light taps was an eye opener for me.
Neil, i hope you are as proud of that knife as I would be had I made it! As a folding knife enthusiast I would give a fingertip to own it! Thanks for sharing your process.
Fantastic video. Didn't even realise it was filmed on your phone. Thank you so much for sharing. My pulse rate went up when I saw the notification pop up for this. That's how much I look forward to your videos.
Even with the almost cool conditions in QLD lately, going to Melbourne would have been a stretch, glad to see you survived! Always a good trip when learning something new!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! It'd be awesome to watch a video of you making a folding knife in your shop. I can see C.A. glue working for the liners. The rubber tape came undone from a section of sole on one of my Chuck Taylors and I used C.A. glue to put them back together. It's holding even better than I expected.
Fantastic job. A few years ago I went to the Perth knife show. I saw some homemade knifes which were okay, then the factory made ones which were much better, then the hand crafted ones like these and they were amazing, a giant leap up in quality. It was a big lesson for me. "Handmade" and "handmade" can be vastly different.
Brilliant, Mate! Simply Brilliant! I shall never see another as knife such as this without mentally comparing it to your final results - all the while appreciating the talent and skill required to accomplish such results.
I have such a greater appreciation for the work that goes into making folding knives now, thank you! i would still watch another, slower paced version when you make it 😀
I was fortunate enough to be in the shop for about 20 minutes while all these amazing makers were under the one roof..... Talk about intimidating 😂😂 knife looks amazing mate well done. Was awesome to meet you in person too
Awesome video. I made a folder last week and the instruction in this video gives some insight into the changes I can make to increase the quality of my builds.
Nice video, nice knife. I made 109 knives so far working on 110, never a folder. I think this might be the kick in my butt video to finally tackle one.
Fantastic! I love living vicariously through you, Pask, so don't stop any time soon. Getting that feeling right as you transition through all three positions of the blade might seem like a trivial detail, but it makes all the difference in the world. Even one of the unlearned can feel the difference between a good folder and one of those cheap things you might see at the local gas station. It really is amazing how much of a difference the feel makes as you're opening and closing the blade. Never would have thought CA glue was good for that application. I guess the rivets are what really hold everything together and the CA glue is more of a gasket to keep air, and subsequent oxidation, out from in between the two pieces. Learned something new there! As for the vertical forge - nah. They're great for heat treating long things, like blades, because they let gravity keep things as straight as possible, eliminating warps like you might see if you had the blades just sitting on a shelf or the like, but for general purposes I'm not a fan. If you're going to forge a blade from coil spring or the like, 98% of the work doesn't benefit from the gravitational pull to help keep things straight and it actually hampers all the other stages before you get to heat treating. All depends on what you want to do, and why most who forge will have several heat sources. I don't make a lot of knives and can usually minimize any twisting or warping in a horizontal forge just by being cautious and moving the blade around so it doesn't get heated on one side too much more than the other. That and a muffler pipe helps keep the oxidation down tremendously. Still, don't take that as an excuse to not make more tools. You've got an entire metal shop there and fans around the world who would love to see videos on how you make a vertical forge for heat treating blades!
Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it! I wasn't very clear in the video but it's more the PID control of the forge I would like to do, I'd still keep the forge horizontal. :)
Utterly fantastic. I'm never not amazed and impressed by the little ingenious nuances that differentiate your projects from those of lesser craftsman. Glad you've acquired another skill and I hope to see more of it in the future.
They look great Neil. Fantastic work. I attended the Australian Blade Symposium over the weekend in Sydney at Eveleigh Works and was lucky to participate in some workshops facilitated by Shawn and Jackson and they were fantastic. Looks like you had a great time!
@@corinkayaker I thought it was fantastic. Loved the format and the intensive, hands on workshops. And that location? I could happily visit Eveleigh Works every weekend. Can’t wait for the next one.
A great video and very informative. I suspect that the bottle labelled "urine" contains a solution of ammonia diluted with demineralized water, to use when wet sanding steels that are not stainless; I've read that some people do this as weak ammonia solution is a rust inhibitor.
Making this folding pocket knife was such an awesome experience - thanks to Master Smith Shawn McIntyre. He invited me and a couple of other guys down to his workshop in Melbourne, for the week to make these stunning little knives. I learned so much and can't thank Shawn enough for such a wonderful time.
Check out Shawn's Instagram instagram.com/mcintyreknives/
Jackson Rumble's Instagram instagram.com/rumble_knives/
and Corin's Instagram instagram.com/corin_at_gameco/
Beautifull work gents!! I bow my head to the craftsmanship 💪
Congratulations on getting 1 million subscribers 👏
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Is it a lockback? Drive they usually have a hook that engages with the back part of the blade? I didn't see it.
What an awesome week! One that won’t be forgotten. Thanks for joining us Neil and I am already excited for the next one!
It really was and can't wait for the next one! :)
This is why I love your channel Neil. You are constantly pushing yourself to learn new creative techniques and methods. You make it look so easy, which is a testament to your talent and skill. Thank you for sharing this adventure on your holiday. You could have very easily done all of this off-camera, and I, for one, greatly appreciate you sharing your experience. Cheers!
Thanks very much Marcus! I reckon that's what I enjoy most about making, learning new techniques and I definitely learned a lot this week. I almost didn't film it and that's why I didn't have my equipment with me but it's quite surprising what you can get out of a phone (even if it isn't the best). :)
@@PaskMakes The quality was great, and it would be hard to tell it was all hand-held phone work if you didn't say something. The image stabilization and resolution on today's phones are amazing. Hard to believe it when I used to have to carry loose change as a young adult in order to make phone calls away from home! 😆
I had no idea so many steps went into it, and how many specialized tools there are for making that process more efficient. Very cool!
I think that's what I enjoyed most Tharemy, using and learning new tools and techniques. :)
That's an exceptionally well equipped knife shop, even without the tools he made himself. Did you notice that the one belt grinder had a secondary belt on the platen to reduce heat build up?
I will point out that you can do this with files and a drill press.
As a pocketknife enthusiast, this is amazing to see and understand the steps which separate a good pocket knife from a work of art. Thanks for sharing this!
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Is it a lockback? Drive they usually have a hook that engages with the back part of the blade? I didn't see it.
@@EbonyPopeit's not a lockback
Fantastic film. Thank you!
So happy to see you having some 'Me Time'!!!
Sounded like you both learned and enjoyed!!
Awesome jigs!!!
Thank you Master McIntyre!!!
Thanks Johnson! We really did have an awesome time and yes, thank you again Master McIntyre! :)
Thanks Neil for the awesome video
What a beautiful knife you have to go with the tremendous memories! Thanks to you for sharing it (and to the others for being a part of it). Glad you had this opportunity; no surprise, though, that you were invited.
Thanks very much June - we definitely made some good memories! Glad you enjoyed it. :)
While growing up I had a bunch of timber blocks that were all different Aussie timbers, labelled with a black texta.
JAM was always my favourite. Then in my twenties I worked with a guy that brought in a bunch of Jam fence posts from his farm to make wedding gifts.
Loved the smell as it was worked on.
I am unsure if you have a regular job as well as your RUclips enterprise but you are a lucky man to be spending your time like this. A great life I’m sure. Thank you for your posts. I look forward to them. Cheers mate. 🇨🇦
The “Horizontal grinding” marks on all edges is something that I teach all young fabricators that I work with because it removes the chances of stress risers in all the parts that are made. This is especially helpful in building race car parts, as that’s what I do for a living. It’s a simple but crucial thing to do to all parts!
Fantastic knives! A precision job for sure.
Many thanks Torbjorn
"Stop filming" from the very last second of the video was priceless. 👏👍
Pask makes me happy. Love your videos
That turned out beautiful. The world needs more of this.
Thanks very much Jim! :)
Dude. I keep watching this video! This is like the 4th time through. Love it!
beautiful knives
Nice work besssssssimo I love it
Very generous of you to make and post this mate, thanks
Awesome!!! Thanks so much for bringing us along.
Great looking Trapper knives, one of my favorite styles!
Great work, it's knife a very good!
I haven't seen such interesting work for a long time !!!))))
What a fun way to spend a week. The video quality looks fine by the way.
A knife to be cherished. Do not forget the makers mark, and add No 001
Agreed
What a privilege to work with a great craftsman. The knives look beautiful. Thanks for taking us along.
I really was very lucky to be invited - glad you enjoyed it Doug! :)
Shawn's definitely one of the most all-round, talented knife makers in Australia so you're in about the most capable hands around
Absolutely! He's super talented for sure and an all round great guy! :)
Super. Really wonderful detailed mechanical process
Gotta love that PID controlled forge. With that temperature control, and having the burner at the bottom to reduce oxidation in the atmosphere at the top, it's no wonder those blades came out with such little surface scale. What an amazing setup!
I'm glad I get to see Shawn's shop. I have always enjoyed our all too brief visits.
Neil never feel intimidated by others, because the rest of the world would love to be able to do just some of the stuff you do. Cheers from the west
Thanks very much Darryl! :)
It was really great to see how the innnerds of the knife work and see it all come together. Thank you for sharing!
Glad you found it interesting - I had very little idea myself before starting this knife. :)
Those knives are definitely a step up on the perfection ladder. It's not very often you see someone making knives, on RUclips, that go to the effort of all those tiny detail (like making sure the spring stays level) that take a knife you'll cherish for the rest of your life to one that will be passed down through (hopefully) a lot of generations of your family. If you are going to make another one, I would love to see another video...... even better would be a min series..... shot at your pace and covering everything. This video has just shown several tools and steps that are totally new to me and I'd love a closer look, please? Thanks for the great video 😊👍👍👍👍👍👍
Beautiful. Forge On. Fab On. Weld on. Keep making. God bless.
As someone who enjoys making knives I think it's really cool you have been pursuing knifemaking! Expanding your skillset is always important as a craftsman
Thanks Randall - I reckon making knives is fun, I'd do more but the videos never seem to do so well for me. :)
Awesome video!! Looks like all of you master knife makers left your egos at the door and worked beautifully together. Keep the great videos coming, Mr. Pask!!
Thanks very much Dean! We all had a fantastic week. I don't think any of the four of us have any sort of ego - we all got on great with lots of sharing of knowledge! :)
This was an absolute treat to watch, thank you!
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Thanks for sharing this, Neil. What a fun time, what a great learning experience.
Glad you enjoyed it Vickie! It really was special week! :)
@@PaskMakes Your knife was flat out beautiful.
This was incredibly complicated and I feel very lucky I can go buy a knife and not have to learn 10,000 steps to make one! Shawn McIntyre is an amazing Master Smith, and I have no doubt you were a star pupil!
Like others, I had no idea the are soooooooo many steps to the final product & the many specialized tools & jigs. The carbide punch-like gizmo for taking any bend out with super light taps was an eye opener for me.
Yeah this was the game changer for me too
That "stop filming!" cracked me up :D There's a guy proud of what he does - and rightfully so!
Neil, i hope you are as proud of that knife as I would be had I made it! As a folding knife enthusiast I would give a fingertip to own it! Thanks for sharing your process.
Thanks very much Jay - I am very proud of it for sure! :)
Wow!
Sweet folder!
Alot of work went into making that thing.
Cool man
I tried making my own pocket knives.
Sliplock. Yours are of a much more precise fit. I thank you for showing me how it's correctly done.
What a beautiful knives you did .. WOW.. Congrats
The process was shown well! From this, I think I could do everything other than the metallurgy.
Thanks Steve! Glad you got something out of it, even if it's just a starting point and some inspiration to look into it more. :)
Thanks mate that was so cool to watch
Super project - the knives are just beautiful!
Gorgeous knives of heirloom quality!
Glad you like them Sean! :)
Fantastic video. Didn't even realise it was filmed on your phone. Thank you so much for sharing. My pulse rate went up when I saw the notification pop up for this. That's how much I look forward to your videos.
quiet impressive !!
Even with the almost cool conditions in QLD lately, going to Melbourne would have been a stretch, glad to see you survived! Always a good trip when learning something new!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! It'd be awesome to watch a video of you making a folding knife in your shop.
I can see C.A. glue working for the liners. The rubber tape came undone from a section of sole on one of my Chuck Taylors and I used C.A. glue to put them back together. It's holding even better than I expected.
You make the greatest things on this channel! Great cell phone video, too! Well done!
Good video, I'm a little more confident to try my first folder
Fantastic job. A few years ago I went to the Perth knife show. I saw some homemade knifes which were okay, then the factory made ones which were much better, then the hand crafted ones like these and they were amazing, a giant leap up in quality. It was a big lesson for me. "Handmade" and "handmade" can be vastly different.
Brilliant, Mate! Simply Brilliant! I shall never see another as knife such as this without mentally comparing it to your final results - all the while appreciating the talent and skill required to accomplish such results.
Thanks very much George! :)
What a top video. Just got a Rockler folding knife kit to make a present for my dad, this is NEXT LEVEL! 👌
I have such a greater appreciation for the work that goes into making folding knives now, thank you!
i would still watch another, slower paced version when you make it 😀
Glad you got something out of the video Elisabeth! There's a lot of steps but a fun project that I'm itching to have another go at! :)
That power hammer was made in my small hometown halfway across the globe, how cool!
It’s a small world!!
What a magnificent work of art.
Thanks very much! :)
I was fortunate enough to be in the shop for about 20 minutes while all these amazing makers were under the one roof..... Talk about intimidating 😂😂 knife looks amazing mate well done. Was awesome to meet you in person too
It was great to meet you too! :)
They are awesome thanks for showing
I loved watching this build and I look forward to one in your shop with all the details. Thank you for sharing
Thanks very much Ryan! :)
Beautiful knife. The only thing I would add is a lanyard loop to the back of the knife. This way it replicates the airborne pocket knife style.
I always thought you had the talent, skill, and patience to make high-level knives.
What a wonderful piece. Great work. I would like to see more of this process.
Wow! That was very entertaining! Thank you for sharing. Perhaps I'll get in on a class someday.
Awesome video - thanks for sharing !
I really like that knife, its simple and elegant, looks like its quite functional too, I say keep these coming, its nice to see other work shops
Thanks very much - I reckon it's a real classic, I love it! :)
What a beautiful knife!!
I just found this channel and so far I’m deeply impressed and now I have to go binge watch the rest of your videos.
Awesome video. I made a folder last week and the instruction in this video gives some insight into the changes I can make to increase the quality of my builds.
Never have made a knife but learned some cool tricks. Thanks Pesk.
Nice video, nice knife. I made 109 knives so far working on 110, never a folder. I think this might be the kick in my butt video to finally tackle one.
Fantastic! I love living vicariously through you, Pask, so don't stop any time soon.
Getting that feeling right as you transition through all three positions of the blade might seem like a trivial detail, but it makes all the difference in the world. Even one of the unlearned can feel the difference between a good folder and one of those cheap things you might see at the local gas station. It really is amazing how much of a difference the feel makes as you're opening and closing the blade.
Never would have thought CA glue was good for that application. I guess the rivets are what really hold everything together and the CA glue is more of a gasket to keep air, and subsequent oxidation, out from in between the two pieces. Learned something new there!
As for the vertical forge - nah. They're great for heat treating long things, like blades, because they let gravity keep things as straight as possible, eliminating warps like you might see if you had the blades just sitting on a shelf or the like, but for general purposes I'm not a fan. If you're going to forge a blade from coil spring or the like, 98% of the work doesn't benefit from the gravitational pull to help keep things straight and it actually hampers all the other stages before you get to heat treating. All depends on what you want to do, and why most who forge will have several heat sources. I don't make a lot of knives and can usually minimize any twisting or warping in a horizontal forge just by being cautious and moving the blade around so it doesn't get heated on one side too much more than the other. That and a muffler pipe helps keep the oxidation down tremendously.
Still, don't take that as an excuse to not make more tools. You've got an entire metal shop there and fans around the world who would love to see videos on how you make a vertical forge for heat treating blades!
Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it! I wasn't very clear in the video but it's more the PID control of the forge I would like to do, I'd still keep the forge horizontal. :)
Great video Neil and very beautiful knives, thanks for sharing 🙏
Amazing! Thanks for posting this
Absolutely breathtaking craftsmanship. Thanks Neil, for taking the time to put this vid together. BTW congrats on hitting the 1 mil subscribers
Thanks very much! :)
Awesome! Definitely make another one and another video 👍
That turned out great!
A very beautiful knife. And the phone video didn't detract. You are making me want to make a knife now.
This is so awesome. What an amazing experience and thank you for sharing it.
Thanks very much Henk - I'm very glad you enjoyed it! :)
What an interesting process (more involved and meticulous than I would have imagined). Very much enjoyed this video.
Glad you enjoyed it Ken! :)
Absolutely beautiful.
Utterly fantastic. I'm never not amazed and impressed by the little ingenious nuances that differentiate your projects from those of lesser craftsman. Glad you've acquired another skill and I hope to see more of it in the future.
Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it! There were lots of little things I picked up this week which will be super helpful in future projects. :)
Nice knife. Some smart build techniques. I picked up a tip or two.
What a beautiful finished knife. Would be proud to own and show it. Glad you had a good time. Would love to see more of the process or a second knife.
Thanks very much John - I had an awesome time there as did the others. :)
Very cool works, like it. I like to see you make the frame lock knives 👍😘
Was looking forward to this! Thanks for releasing it!
That looks great, Neil. It's quite a process to make one of those. Thanks for sharing with us.
Bill
Thanks very much Bill! :)
You are so lucky, Neil!!! I would love to have gone to a workshop as awesome as this!!!
Your knife is also amazing!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️
Thanks very much Samantha - I really was very lucky! :)
Beautiful knives. Thanks so much for sharing the workshop build.
Thanks James - glad you enjoyed the knives and Shawn's workshop! :)
They look great Neil. Fantastic work. I attended the Australian Blade Symposium over the weekend in Sydney at Eveleigh Works and was lucky to participate in some workshops facilitated by Shawn and Jackson and they were fantastic. Looks like you had a great time!
They are absolutely two of the best. How did you find the Symposium? Any feedback?
@@corinkayaker I thought it was fantastic. Loved the format and the intensive, hands on workshops. And that location? I could happily visit Eveleigh Works every weekend. Can’t wait for the next one.
Great work thanks for showing and describing the process
A great video and very informative.
I suspect that the bottle labelled "urine" contains a solution of ammonia diluted with demineralized water, to use when wet sanding steels that are not stainless; I've read that some people do this as weak ammonia solution is a rust inhibitor.
Now that, my friend, is a *gorgeous* Lanny's Clip. Collector/Heirloom quality by the looks!
Cheers!
Great Video, thank you for sharing. When you go to make another folder in your shop, I'd love to see it. cheers.
Great group!!!