1000 layers, top-notch forging, macro etching, hand shake with ancient cultures - more than 2.000 don't-like clicks. Some people are strange. Many thanks Sir, my hat's off to you; you know what you are doing here.
I have a decent sword collection, prices ranged from $50 to $300. After watching this video, I’ll never look at them again the same way I used too! This is quite an Art! Much respect for these Blacksmiths! VERY MUCH!
I enjoy watching several of the knife making channels, but I love the commentary and why he does what he does. It's fun to watch the silent channels too, but I appreciate knowing the thought process behind each piece.
I have a character in one of the novels I'm writing with a skill and blade that was forged a 1,000 times, called the 'Thousand Fold Slayer' and always love coming across videos of people trying up this challenge, love this channel.
This man sounds like the old blacksmith who teaches you ancient arts passed down through his family. This is the highest praise I can give. Amazing video sir!
This is the best video I've ever seen. Thank you for showing the intermediate effect when there were 125 layers. You're the first one to do it. Thanks!
Watching this reminded me of watching the glass blowers for hours on end at Tlaquepaque. I love to see a true craftsman doing what they love. Subscribed.
I bet you he tells people he works in a forge and they’re like “oh ok, that’s cool” then he’s like “come down, let me show you” and after that they’re hooked for life
Awesome...I'm a welder and love knives, so needless to say I've watched a ton of these videos. Yours was definitely in the top ten. Your narration was great, and really made the video top notch.
Outstanding video ! I was a drop forging repairman years ago for a tool making company. Got a few burns along the way. These were pneumatic and board hammers. We fixed about everything in the shop but my drop forgers got the attention. They can't make money if the hammer was down. Great job. I really miss it.
Big Dog, that was an interesting and amazing video! That has to be the best job I’ve ever seen of forging Damascus steel together with no cracking, or hair line splitting between layers. Plus the first time I’ve seen anyone tackling a 1000 layer forge. Great work. Turned out beautiful after you forged the 3 pieces side by side. Awesome work.
I have been wanting to get started with forging as a hobby for a few years and your video on Damascus is one of the best I’ve seen thanks. Probably will have to my first Damascus with “Armstrong” hammers thanks again for sharing
Excellent work! And I loved the way you switched the grain patterns to the sides of the bar! Damn son! You can make a good living by forging just that! You are a Vulcanist tried and true!
Brilliant blacksmithing. Never seen anything like it. I hope to hell you're teaching some other fine young men on how to do what you do. It is knowledge that needs to be passed down to other generations. Thank you for the great camera work and the informative narration as well.
8 or 9 hours of highly skilled work to make one billet. Outstanding! For the life of me I can't imagine how Indochina can sell $89 Damascus bowie knives...even if it's made out of old buicks and slag.
That was friggin amazing work!!! Thank you for sharing this Mr Dog. Having a good working trip hammer makes a world of difference. I’m in the process of completing mine. Just think about how the old timey trip hammers worked. I saw a very old lithograph print of how early Blacksmith’s forge welded large pieces. The Smith would work the piece in a coal fired forge with a large bellows (I believe they used thick canvas heavily oiled for the bellows) but he would bring it up to heat, and lay it on the anvil and 2 Apprentice’s with 12-16lbs sledge hammers and pounded away at it! All for about maybe 4 bits a day. My Uncle was a Horseshoer at Roosevelt Raceway in Long Island, NY. I was 13 when I started as his Apprentice. He was a hard man to work under! Thank God we were family, and Italian, because we were prone to argue a “bit” generally around paydays. An Apprentice don’t make a whole hell of alotta money. I walked out on him 2-3x over it. He died last year. The most valuable lesson he taught me at an early age was how to really put in a hard days work! All day everyday! We don’t see enough of that these days. I truly enjoyed watching you make this piece. Don’t ya just love how the borax does wonders to the lining in the forge? Thanks again, and Stay Safe.
Congratulations on your successful challenge! Wow..can you imagine how big the arms were on those ancient smiths who used to do this by hand!? Going 1000 flawless layers by any means is an extremely difficult task.
Thanks James I couldn't even imagine doing this without Scrappy the power hammer, I think you would have to be the size of a gorilla and have a lot of aggression to release. Anyway thank you very much for tuning in and take care.
James McMillen Yes they had big arms as big minds. However the minds were as strong as we have forged now. There have been power hamers back then. Look up Japanese power hammer designs, or suage-swage hammers.
Trent Szeponski. I have no doubt our ancient brethren had some type of "shop made" tredle hammer. More importantly they would've had apprentices to do some of the heavy work. I'm sure it was of utmost importance to pass the knowledge along to the next generation.
James McMillen, yeah I have seen many videos of one to two apprenices using long handled 4 pound or greater hammers to aid forge masters. With two 4 pound hammers to a single handed forge master timing each round of blows. I am learning as much as I can knowing little upon a few years.
I know NOTHING about metallurgy, why couldn't I stop watching?? It was FASCINATING. Maybe it is because I called BS on you being able to make 1000 layers. Only to eat my words in the end. You obviously know what you are doing. Cheers!
its actually pretty cool to see, how the side of the damascus looked like a landscape at some of the points, i am a smith aprentice myself, but not old fashioned smith, as more of a modern smith making structures with black steel.
@@SBZ925 Right!?!? I know the feeling.... Isnt it crazy how when we're younger we wanna be older but now that we're older we wanna be younger!?!?!?!? Hahaha just a thought I guess......
What I think? You sir are amazing! Seems like a through back to the old days with the forge and a hammer the way the old time blacksmiths did it! Great video!
not that loud, hammering on yellow hot metal dulls the sound hammering on white hot is like clay :D obviously the Damascus is much harder than mild steel though but the effect is similar edit: maybe that's just because I wear ear protection though 😂
Amazing!!! Like Mr. McMillen below I was thinking how the ancients would have undertaken such a monumental task as creating Damascus. As a lover of all things with blades for about 40 years now I am in awe of the work you have done here. Thank you for sharing and Happy Holidays.
You’re extremely talented. This was a fun watch. Also, has anyone told you that you somewhat resemble the actor John c. Reilly? Seriously, great video. I’ll be watching more.
Hy Jibran when it came out of the etch the first time and I saw that grain I thought almost the same thing there's got to be some mythology behind it, thanks for tuning in and take care.
interesting you should say that. A similar japanese material called mokume-gane is made by layering copper, silver, and gold and folding it to create similar patterns. In japanese, mokume gane means "wood grained metal."
So much better to watch a craftsman taking his time to make something than watching contest shows like Forged in Fire where everything is rushed and edited for tv.
That was a great job! I have yet to use the material you sent me but will be used soon. And I will send pics of the progress ! Thanks again for sharing your adventures in blacksmithing they are always educational and helpful.
Thank you so Much mark for tuning in and I do appreciate the kind words and thank you for giving me someone to share with. The subscribers to this channel are the best you guys make it all worthwhile, and I know you're going to do something incredible with that material, when you get around to it I would love to see a photo, as always my friend take care and be safe.
What? How did you even come up with these numbers? If you are replaying to undo.kat's comment than 1st of all you should know that 1'000'000 /1000 = 1000 not 100. And 2ndly it doesnt work that way. Hes folding, meaning hes making double the stacks by each fold (1000 / 2000 / 4000 /8000 /16000 and so on). And you cant even begin to calculate that considering the metal becomes harder to cut and shape after each fold.
I think i saw this closer to when it first came out, but didn't comment. In any case, this is a great straightforward explanation for both the scope and procedures required to make many-layer damascus. Thanks again - I hope to be doing this sort of thing eventually, like when I have a forge to do similar work in, or lighter work (as I am fairly likely to have a forge well before I have a power hammer).
Spring steel is one of the most difficult steels to forge weld to its Self, try welding it to a piece of mild steel you will get a much better result. Thanks for watching
Another random video that I stumbled upon and thoroughly enjoyed! I'm assuming that the project was for some type of knife blade? The pattern on the blade would be crazy. Thanks for posting...
I've watched all of the Forged in Fire episodes. Where most of those guys struggle like hell to get just a few layers forge welded, you make it look easy. I guess that's where experience really counts. Damn good job, man.
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1000 layers, top-notch forging, macro etching, hand shake with ancient cultures - more than 2.000 don't-like clicks. Some people are strange. Many thanks Sir, my hat's off to you; you know what you are doing here.
I have a decent sword collection, prices ranged from $50 to $300. After watching this video, I’ll never look at them again the same way I used too! This is quite an Art! Much respect for these Blacksmiths! VERY MUCH!
I'm not setting up a challenge here, but it would be interesting to see what the finished blade from the Billet would look like.
This is what I did with it. Thanks for watching.
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I agree. Man how much would that go for?
bruh when was I NOT finished
We gone put a lid over the top
Katana makers do 1000 folds
I enjoy watching several of the knife making channels, but I love the commentary and why he does what he does. It's fun to watch the silent channels too, but I appreciate knowing the thought process behind each piece.
What an a absolutely interesting video...... just stumbled onto this by accident .
Great narrating and editing - two thumbs up for posting .
Lolol me too I couldn't look away
It's mean you undo your like😁
Same, i just ran into it
Another me, too. Fascinating!
Here they are, the two thumbs-up 👍 👍
I have a character in one of the novels I'm writing with a skill and blade that was forged a 1,000 times, called the 'Thousand Fold Slayer' and always love coming across videos of people trying up this challenge, love this channel.
he just put off a good vibe like he seems like someone that would be fun to talk to 😂
I am a 49 yr veteran dentist who loves seeing what other people can do at their jobs. This was fascinating!
This man sounds like the old blacksmith who teaches you ancient arts passed down through his family. This is the highest praise I can give. Amazing video sir!
This is the best video I've ever seen. Thank you for showing the intermediate effect when there were 125 layers. You're the first one to do it. Thanks!
I am a former steelworker who dearly misses my trade. Thank you for keeping some of the traditions alive!
I truly enjoy your narrating, it helps me understand plus it makes for a better production,
Thanks...
That's Badass. I'm a Drop Forge Hammer Operator myself. Forging ain't no joke. Been forging since 94. Takes a big toll on the body.
Watching a professional at his craft is so satisfying.
Thanks for watching
Watching this reminded me of watching the glass blowers for hours on end at Tlaquepaque. I love to see a true craftsman doing what they love. Subscribed.
I bet you he tells people he works in a forge and they’re like “oh ok, that’s cool” then he’s like “come down, let me show you” and after that they’re hooked for life
Or, to law enforcement, "I'm a forger" - handcuffs coming out..
Awesome...I'm a welder and love knives, so needless to say I've watched a ton of these videos. Yours was definitely in the top ten. Your narration was great, and really made the video top notch.
That lunch bit made me blow my drink out of my nose, so funny! I couldn’t stop watching. Great video.
I'm a woodworker but recently drifted into the dark world of steel and forges. I like it. Thank you.
If the world only had more people like you sir, it’d be a better place..
Ended up a work of art. I felt privileged to watch your process.
Outstanding video ! I was a drop forging repairman years ago for a tool making company. Got a few burns along the way. These were pneumatic and board hammers. We fixed about everything in the shop but my drop forgers got the attention. They can't make money if the hammer was down. Great job. I really miss it.
I stumbled upon this video researching metal types, this was very interesting. You're like Bob Ross of blacksmithing
Hahaha, great comment.
You're completely right.......funny.
I love the realistic take on all the work that went into 1000 layer Damascus would love to see the finish product!!
This is what I did with it.
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And that’s why Damascus Knives are so expensive and beautiful, great video!
Big Dog, that was an interesting and amazing video! That has to be the best job I’ve ever seen of forging Damascus steel together with no cracking, or hair line splitting between layers. Plus the first time I’ve seen anyone tackling a 1000 layer forge. Great work. Turned out beautiful after you forged the 3 pieces side by side. Awesome work.
Thank you
Smithing Increased (100)
Drinal?
Runescape?
Skyrim
Looking to protect yourself? ...or deal some damage?
It’s over 9,000!
My greatest respect to your skill. Amazed.
I don't know a thing about metals but I recognize focused, skilled and persistent effort when I see it! Great!
I have been wanting to get started with forging as a hobby for a few years and your video on Damascus is one of the best I’ve seen thanks. Probably will have to my first Damascus with “Armstrong” hammers thanks again for sharing
Awesome, thank you!
Apart from the forging, best commentary ever.
Thank you so much.
This was FASCINATING to watch! Thank you, Big Dog for putting this together.
Doug Marcada said.......... “IT WILL KILLLLLL!”
Power Willy’s Your blade Sir? Will keeeellllll
keeel
It will KEAL (Keep Everyone A Live) true story
IT WILL KIEEEEEL:))
It is actually it will keal
:D
Excellent work! And I loved the way you switched the grain patterns to the sides of the bar!
Damn son! You can make a good living by forging just that!
You are a Vulcanist tried and true!
The sparks from the grinding tells me that is a very hard piece of steel. Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing!
This just showed up on my Newsfeed. That pattern at the end was Beautiful. Great Job Sir!
Brilliant blacksmithing. Never seen anything like it. I hope to hell you're teaching some other fine young men on how to do what you do. It is knowledge that needs to be passed down to other generations. Thank you for the great camera work and the informative narration as well.
finally, RUclips recommends something worth watching.
You Sir, are clearly a legend! I will always remember your kindness in sharing this amazing work of art. Respect always.
8 or 9 hours of highly skilled work to make one billet. Outstanding!
For the life of me I can't imagine how Indochina can sell $89 Damascus bowie knives...even if it's made out of old buicks and slag.
That was friggin amazing work!!! Thank you for sharing this Mr Dog. Having a good working trip hammer makes a world of difference. I’m in the process of completing mine. Just think about how the old timey trip hammers worked. I saw a very old lithograph print of how early Blacksmith’s forge welded large pieces. The Smith would work the piece in a coal fired forge with a large bellows (I believe they used thick canvas heavily oiled for the bellows) but he would bring it up to heat, and lay it on the anvil and 2 Apprentice’s with 12-16lbs sledge hammers and pounded away at it! All for about maybe 4 bits a day. My Uncle was a Horseshoer at Roosevelt Raceway in Long Island, NY. I was 13 when I started as his Apprentice. He was a hard man to work under! Thank God we were family, and Italian, because we were prone to argue a “bit” generally around paydays. An Apprentice don’t make a whole hell of alotta money. I walked out on him 2-3x over it. He died last year. The most valuable lesson he taught me at an early age was how to really put in a hard days work! All day everyday! We don’t see enough of that these days. I truly enjoyed watching you make this piece. Don’t ya just love how the borax does wonders to the lining in the forge? Thanks again, and Stay Safe.
That was...ABSOLUTLY Beautiful!
As a metal worker mysself i find your skills and talent8 amazing. Well done fantastic job i really enjoyed your vid .
A wonderful way to recycle your saw blades.
I'm getting ready to give that a try.
Love how you show us every step. Hugely helpful
Congratulations on your successful challenge! Wow..can you imagine how big the arms were on those ancient smiths who used to do this by hand!? Going 1000 flawless layers by any means is an extremely difficult task.
Thanks James I couldn't even imagine doing this without Scrappy the power hammer, I think you would have to be the size of a gorilla and have a lot of aggression to release. Anyway thank you very much for tuning in and take care.
some youtuber did a million. still a pattern, jsut a very fine, almost woodgrain pattern
James McMillen Yes they had big arms as big minds. However the minds were as strong as we have forged now. There have been power hamers back then. Look up Japanese power hammer designs, or suage-swage hammers.
Trent Szeponski. I have no doubt our ancient brethren had some type of "shop made" tredle hammer. More importantly they would've had apprentices to do some of the heavy work. I'm sure it was of utmost importance to pass the knowledge along to the next generation.
James McMillen, yeah I have seen many videos of one to two apprenices using long handled 4 pound or greater hammers to aid forge masters. With two 4 pound hammers to a single handed forge master timing each round of blows. I am learning as much as I can knowing little upon a few years.
Thanks for sharing your talent.
Really appreciate the narration. Learned some things about forging
Lunch looked gr8...yum! Thank u sir for a gr8 demo...the narration was spot on! And the material excellent...
I know NOTHING about metallurgy, why couldn't I stop watching?? It was FASCINATING. Maybe it is because I called BS on you being able to make 1000 layers. Only to eat my words in the end. You obviously know what you are doing. Cheers!
1000 layers is only folding a piece of metal ten times times.
its actually pretty cool to see, how the side of the damascus looked like a landscape at some of the points, i am a smith aprentice myself, but not old fashioned smith, as more of a modern smith making structures with black steel.
1 minute in and i already love this guy
First time watching. Has a This Old House vibe to the editing and voice over. Thanks for making this!
"this old Forge"
damn im old. i know this show lol
@@SBZ925
Right!?!?
I know the feeling....
Isnt it crazy how when we're younger we wanna be older but now that we're older we wanna be younger!?!?!?!?
Hahaha just a thought I guess......
Austin Sears wiser words my friend. Enjoy youth while it lasts lol
You, SIR, are awesome! You remind me of working with my dad, he was a master carpenter and really good at explaining like you.
What I think? You sir are amazing! Seems like a through back to the old days with the forge and a hammer the way the old time blacksmiths did it! Great video!
I really enjoyed the video. Mesmerizing. Great editing and production,
My granpa made his own lawnmower blades, rototiller as well. He put me in charge of small engine repair. He still owes me a cold one. (R I P Cliff!)
I can't imagine how loud it must have been with that automatic hammer slamming into that steel over and over.
not that loud, hammering on yellow hot metal dulls the sound
hammering on white hot is like clay :D
obviously the Damascus is much harder than mild steel though
but the effect is similar
edit: maybe that's just because I wear ear protection though 😂
Great to watch a craftsman at work , thank you for posting sir !
Nice! There was a time in my life when I tried to find blacksmiths to apprentice me, but was unlucky in my efforts. Thanks for your contribution.
Very welcome!
I love this guy's sarcasm. "Just a little bit of flux, not too much" Flux looks like frosting on a cake.
There is NEVER too much flux!
Sarcasm?
poooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooop
😂😂😂
Amazing!!! Like Mr. McMillen below I was thinking how the ancients would have undertaken such a monumental task as creating Damascus. As a lover of all things with blades for about 40 years now I am in awe of the work you have done here. Thank you for sharing and Happy Holidays.
You’re extremely talented. This was a fun watch. Also, has anyone told you that you somewhat resemble the actor John c. Reilly? Seriously, great video. I’ll be watching more.
Thanks for watching. And thanks for the kind words..
I am an artisan in a different field and I love learning new stuff, great video I truly enjoyed.
Awesome! Thank you!
amazing pattern when you were done makes me want to go out and get a forge and an old saw blade.
This guy is the Bob Ross of forging steel
this could totally add to the mythos of a mystical weapon being born from a sacred tree. that wood-like pattern, that is.
Hy Jibran when it came out of the etch the first time and I saw that grain I thought almost the same thing there's got to be some mythology behind it, thanks for tuning in and take care.
BIG DOG FORGE thanks for being cool. also the name for the blade should be cool. Keep doing what you do.
interesting you should say that. A similar japanese material called mokume-gane is made by layering copper, silver, and gold and folding it to create similar patterns. In japanese, mokume gane means "wood grained metal."
What did you end up making with it? I would really like to see the finished product.
Check out the 1,000 layer damascus challenge part 2 making a knife video
So much better to watch a craftsman taking his time to make something than watching contest shows like Forged in Fire where everything is rushed and edited for tv.
What a beautiful piece of work. Thanks for sharing.
thats a lot of hard work even with a power hammer, but that pattern looks great,my compliments to you sir.
Thank you very much Carlotta thank you so much for tuning in and taking the time to comment, take care
"Just a little bit of flux..." LOL
That was a great job! I have yet to use the material you sent me but will be used soon. And I will send pics of the progress ! Thanks again for sharing your adventures in blacksmithing they are always educational and helpful.
Thank you so Much mark for tuning in and I do appreciate the kind words and thank you for giving me someone to share with. The subscribers to this channel are the best you guys make it all worthwhile, and I know you're going to do something incredible with that material, when you get around to it I would love to see a photo, as always my friend take care and be safe.
Finally, a maker channel that tells me what's happening and why. Great channel!
Just a beautiful billet great work this is the first video of yours I've seen an as a learning amateur blacksmith thanks for the lesson
I would love a blade made from that billit looks awesome
Thank you very much, it won't be this billit but I do have a giveaway coming up this month you never know, stay tuned. Thanks for watching
BIG DOG FORGE Nice billet bud, would make a beautiful......well....anything ;-)
should make a katana with this... would be beautiful with the bottom third ground down to the edge.
so why is this math here?
What? How did you even come up with these numbers? If you are replaying to undo.kat's comment than 1st of all you should know that 1'000'000 /1000 = 1000 not 100. And 2ndly it doesnt work that way. Hes folding, meaning hes making double the stacks by each fold (1000 / 2000 / 4000 /8000 /16000 and so on). And you cant even begin to calculate that considering the metal becomes harder to cut and shape after each fold.
One of those weird videos youtube put in my feed , BOY I'M GLAD THEY DID. Great stuff , great work .
I love this type of work. I'm curious what 1K herringbone Damascus would look like. One of my favorites. Thumbs up.
Thanks nigga
I think i saw this closer to when it first came out, but didn't comment. In any case, this is a great straightforward explanation for both the scope and procedures required to make many-layer damascus. Thanks again - I hope to be doing this sort of thing eventually, like when I have a forge to do similar work in, or lighter work (as I am fairly likely to have a forge well before I have a power hammer).
Cool, thanks!
Awesome. I enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks for all the hard work you did to show us this.
I cant even get two pieces of spring steel forge welded together😅 you make it look so easy!
Spring steel is one of the most difficult steels to forge weld to its
Self, try welding it to a piece of mild steel you will get a much better result.
Thanks for watching
I know I'm late to the show, But I bet a thousand layer rain drop or ladder would look amazing with that billet
Imagine a twist!
Absolutely beautiful !
Would love to have some cutlery made from that 😀
24min and I was not bored. Good commentary. And I know nothing about this art
"And this is what we got."
Seriously? It's an absolutely SPECTACULAR masterpiece!
You, sir, are an artist!
this man looks amazing
Thanks Landon and thanks for checking out the video.
Another random video that I stumbled upon and thoroughly enjoyed! I'm assuming that the project was for some type of knife blade? The pattern on the blade would be crazy. Thanks for posting...
Pretty damn cool. Blacksmith's, it's almost a forgotten art form.
It will never been forgotten, its the pillar or anything that is iron work today.
Not close to forgotten. There are tens of thousands of active blacksmiths my self included. It’s only growing in popularity
I thought your work was fantastic; well thought out, took your time, and explained very well. Well done and bravo !
Thank you very much!
That was freaking awesome!! Showing to a friend who forges! I'm sure he'll love this.
Love this knife. Do you have a store? I'd love to see what you have available, thanx!
I've watched all of the Forged in Fire episodes. Where most of those guys struggle like hell to get just a few layers forge welded, you make it look easy. I guess that's where experience really counts. Damn good job, man.
Watch the episode with well-experienced knifemakers. A couple of them got perfect, patterned forge welded blades.
Every one is born with a gift.
Sometimes you find & use it.
"I don't think its 3000 layers... just 1000 layer 3 times"
the etching of the end result is fantastic, i would trust this metal with my life
What a fascinating video. Thanks for sharing . EXCELLENT WORK I MIGHT ADD.
what happened after you etched it that last time? how did it look? just curious. Finished product.
Wow! That is one beautiful billet!
Make something really special from it!
DAMASCUS 1000 LAYER CHALLENGE
Part #2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2LFV...
Please enjoy part #2
I'm wacthing in 2020 May...you are so patient bro.RESPECT
Amazing work to this Damascus steel guy! Very good results
Thank you very much!