When I started making knives about 9 years ago, your videos were among the very few available to learn from. I’ve been full time now for 5 years, supporting my family with a passion you helped fuel nearly a decade ago. Thank you for being there for me!
It was at this point, that followers of this channel became known as "You Bastards"! We need a T-Shirt. Seriously. Thanks for sharing the knowledge without all the PC filtering and scripted BS.
I'm thinking something along the lines of a caricature of Trent, wearing the trademark leather tophat and goggles, with a little word bubble that exclaims "You Bastards!"
Great advice good sir! I put blade edges on the backburner for the time being. I've gotten a few decent edges using the wheel rock, and then smooth everything out with the pad attachments I have for my drill. (My foundry bud got me a bunch of stuff. Sand pads, scotch pads, buffer pads, ect) but I fell in love with blacksmithing as a whole so now Ive been doing everything that comes with that and wanna wait till I save for a belt sander. But your vids are all saved and will be referenced in the future! Sword making got me into the craft and I wanna wait till I develop it all. So far, I've made good head way. Got the wife's support, and yea 🍻
use a 120 grit flap disk from the parts store .They are in the autobody section . Much more control . Low grit wheels hard to control and will dig a ditch in an instant .Oh a BIG 7 inch grinder with a 36 grit will make your knife disappear
I made my first from a worn out file I found in a scrap pile and my grandpa's old bench grinder. It wasn't insanely sharp or anything, but it was definitely a knife shaped piece of steel.
Having completed some of the items from your teaching series (leaf, spoon and so on) I am thinking of trying a knife. I am in the quite comical predicament of having a treadle whetstone and no working legs. It's about 2 foot in diameter and if someone spins it puts a wicked edge on just about anything. So just a quick question will the heat from an angle grinder be a problem and should I grind then heat treat or vicey versey? I will be using some high end, high tech and highly questionable scrapyard feck feckty steel for my first few attempts so it will probably be quenched in a puddle and tempered in a sweaty armpit. (No electric were I work)
Did you draw the ricasso or free hand it?? I see you have a couple of pieces of what looks like 3/8x about two welded to top of your welding table. Is that a much used jig for something you make lots of??
Some time ago you made a jig for the angle grinder, as I recall, it was for a consistent internal radius. is there value in trying a jig for this to keep the grinder angle consistent or do you think that it would be more effort than roughing it with the grinder and finishing by hand?
Great video, bro...however, since it is aimed somewhat to the beginner knife maker, you should really show them how to use a knife board, so that they don't inadvertently enviscerate themselves, or stab the blank through their hand or arm.
Especially in a open air fire. Just like they want us to believe the open air fires in California are hot enough to melt brick and steel beams to nothing. Yet the lawns and trees arnt burned. You see melted car rims burned out cars under trees and bushes unburned. But plastic seems to not burn in those fires. In his example video he had to put the beam in a forge. And the building beams are countless times thicker. Most of the jetfuel burned upon impact. It wouldn't get glowing hot from a open air fire. Ive burned several thousands of gallons of diesal for fires to keep bugs away and when I was a fire bug it was cheap and non explosive. Filling 55 gallon drums with 25 gallons and lighting it. A open air fire is not going to make steel beams star lt glowing red. I've put steel over my massive diesal fire barrels never seen it happen. Now if I use my diesal burner for my metal furnace on it then yes it will. I use it to melt copper and have melted the fire bricks inside it before.
When I started making knives about 9 years ago, your videos were among the very few available to learn from. I’ve been full time now for 5 years, supporting my family with a passion you helped fuel nearly a decade ago. Thank you for being there for me!
This is so cool man. I'm so happy for you dude
It was at this point, that followers of this channel became known as "You Bastards"!
We need a T-Shirt. Seriously.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge without all the PC filtering and scripted BS.
As always, great advice. I agreed with FlatBroke, we need a T-shirt. “You Bastards” on the back
I'm thinking something along the lines of a caricature of Trent, wearing the trademark leather tophat and goggles, with a little word bubble that exclaims "You Bastards!"
Great advice good sir! I put blade edges on the backburner for the time being. I've gotten a few decent edges using the wheel rock, and then smooth everything out with the pad attachments I have for my drill. (My foundry bud got me a bunch of stuff. Sand pads, scotch pads, buffer pads, ect) but I fell in love with blacksmithing as a whole so now Ive been doing everything that comes with that and wanna wait till I save for a belt sander. But your vids are all saved and will be referenced in the future! Sword making got me into the craft and I wanna wait till I develop it all. So far, I've made good head way. Got the wife's support, and yea 🍻
I've made a LOT of knives with nothing more than an angle grinder and sandpaper
you are a really good teacher, i got everything the first time, thank you so much!!!
Huge fan of your work Trent thanks for all the content been watching for 5 years from Tallahassee Fl
This is a great series. Thanks.
I was hoping to find the money for a belt grinder and instead I got this video. XD
Thanks Trent!
use a 120 grit flap disk from the parts store .They are in the autobody section . Much more control . Low grit wheels hard to control and will dig a ditch in an instant .Oh a BIG 7 inch grinder with a 36 grit will make your knife disappear
I made my first from a worn out file I found in a scrap pile and my grandpa's old bench grinder. It wasn't insanely sharp or anything, but it was definitely a knife shaped piece of steel.
Excellent. I am going to be making a throwing knife pretty soon, and I am going to use an angle grinder. This video will help. Thanks.
You gave great information and i saw some stuff I missed good work keep it up.
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Just a thought, watching you work an angle grinder, you and Michael cthulhu working together would be an epic sight
I generally do a 70 30 relatively low hollow grind but i use a bench grinder
clamp to avoid the helicopter blade of death
Your safety glasses are probably laying tight next to the guard for the grinder 🤣
Trent the goggle minion
Having completed some of the items from your teaching series (leaf, spoon and so on) I am thinking of trying a knife. I am in the quite comical predicament of having a treadle whetstone and no working legs. It's about 2 foot in diameter and if someone spins it puts a wicked edge on just about anything. So just a quick question will the heat from an angle grinder be a problem and should I grind then heat treat or vicey versey? I will be using some high end, high tech and highly questionable scrapyard feck feckty steel for my first few attempts so it will probably be quenched in a puddle and tempered in a sweaty armpit. (No electric were I work)
What type of scribe tool do you use? Making my first knife and am looking for tools to buy
Did you draw the ricasso or free hand it?? I see you have a couple of pieces of what looks like 3/8x about two welded to top of your welding table. Is that a much used jig for something you make lots of??
Some time ago you made a jig for the angle grinder, as I recall, it was for a consistent internal radius. is there value in trying a jig for this to keep the grinder angle consistent or do you think that it would be more effort than roughing it with the grinder and finishing by hand?
worth it .
Steampunk Trent!
Honestly cool video but how am i supposed to swap position when i have zero space and veteran car behind me
Great video, bro...however, since it is aimed somewhat to the beginner knife maker, you should really show them how to use a knife board, so that they don't inadvertently enviscerate themselves, or stab the blank through their hand or arm.
are clamping to the table and running it threw your ass .If I clamped a knife like that I would end up in the ER with a story .
'kinda made that mistake on purpose'...
Hair? What hair? Lol.
Jet fuel still doesn't melt steel beams
Especially in a open air fire. Just like they want us to believe the open air fires in California are hot enough to melt brick and steel beams to nothing. Yet the lawns and trees arnt burned. You see melted car rims burned out cars under trees and bushes unburned. But plastic seems to not burn in those fires.
In his example video he had to put the beam in a forge. And the building beams are countless times thicker. Most of the jetfuel burned upon impact. It wouldn't get glowing hot from a open air fire. Ive burned several thousands of gallons of diesal for fires to keep bugs away and when I was a fire bug it was cheap and non explosive. Filling 55 gallon drums with 25 gallons and lighting it. A open air fire is not going to make steel beams star lt glowing red. I've put steel over my massive diesal fire barrels never seen it happen. Now if I use my diesal burner for my metal furnace on it then yes it will. I use it to melt copper and have melted the fire bricks inside it before.