Give Me 2 Dozen Old Drills And I'll Make The Sharpest Knife That Will Last 50 Years

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  • Опубликовано: 21 дек 2024

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  • @LineManager
    @LineManager Год назад +4698

    for those asking.. the white powder is borax. a cleaning agent used to remove impurities from the fire and prevents oxidation

    • @reyanldodajosegarcia8035
      @reyanldodajosegarcia8035 Год назад +116

      Just some pointers to think of...
      I think the white powder is a kind of flux that is used to bind all the drill pieces just like welding using a welding rod

    • @carlao549
      @carlao549 Год назад +19

      Ohh thanks

    • @illescasf
      @illescasf Год назад +12

      Oooooooooh thank you.

    • @scottmckinney1830
      @scottmckinney1830 Год назад +23

      Thank You for the info.I was always wondering what it was and no one ei explained it

    • @pipersdaddy12
      @pipersdaddy12 Год назад +18

      But my man is using it like it's glue!

  • @68blues
    @68blues Год назад +1969

    The really tough part is turning a knife into 50 drills.

    • @rrangana11
      @rrangana11 Год назад +41

      Funny.... but True....

    • @tommurphy4307
      @tommurphy4307 Год назад +20

      its refreshing to see commenters (and contributors) who know the difference between a drill and a drill motor.

    • @Noqtis
      @Noqtis Год назад +67

      I can make beer into piss. Anyone interested?

    • @NoIDidnot-z5n
      @NoIDidnot-z5n Год назад +4

      😂😂😂😂

    • @vampiremonkeyonspeed
      @vampiremonkeyonspeed Год назад +4

      but all I need is a spoon

  • @seancurrie5488
    @seancurrie5488 Год назад +706

    For those still wondering, the reason why drill bits make such good knives is that they are not pure steel,but alloyed with vanadium and manganese, making them far more resilient. You will rarely find knives made with this alloy though, as it's harder to come by and real tough to work with.

    • @drakesavory2019
      @drakesavory2019 Год назад +9

      Aren't those the same alloyed metals in true Damascus (wootz) steel?

    • @dalehood1846
      @dalehood1846 Год назад +33

      Spring steel is also another very good grade of steel. Shops that do spring work on older cars and trucks wiil sometimes even give away older broken springs. They usually break due to overloading, so the steel is still good. I worked in machine shops and the makeup of steel and hardness is extremely good. Flexible until you heat it, however, hardening the hot metal in oil will help. Water cooling/hardening will make the metal too brittle. Wear eye protection and stay safe. Good fabricating. If done right, it will be a knife you will depend on for many years. All the best and may God bless.

    • @rachelcosgrove2048
      @rachelcosgrove2048 Год назад +5

      Ahhhh... okay, I was wondering. Thank you for that explanation.

    • @stevopusser9093
      @stevopusser9093 Год назад +16

      There are plenty of knife makers using great steels. Look up powder metallurgy knife steels to see how they make them even tougher!
      Though the tool steels in drill bits are also a great budget alternative if you don't have the powder...

    • @IDKSeemsnice-uf2zp
      @IDKSeemsnice-uf2zp Год назад +12

      nobody asked

  • @adrianm296
    @adrianm296 7 месяцев назад +577

    Great skill. And at least he’s not risking damage to his safety glasses. Keep them in their case and on the shelf, out of harm’s way.

    • @georgeoffenberger1262
      @georgeoffenberger1262 7 месяцев назад +32

      Exactly! They were expensive. Dont want to ruin them. He wants them pristine so they look good covering his empty eye socket.

    • @bardbar
      @bardbar 7 месяцев назад +17

      they should look nice and clear when the inspector man comes.

    • @tonykuli
      @tonykuli 7 месяцев назад +1

      🙏

    • @timdeilly5971
      @timdeilly5971 7 месяцев назад +2

      LOL!

    • @patavinity1262
      @patavinity1262 7 месяцев назад +9

      Hey, what do you think the visor of his baseball cap is for? All the protection a man needs.

  • @picklerix6162
    @picklerix6162 Год назад +744

    I agree with the others here. Safety glasses will save your eyesight. I use to work in a machine shop and my eyesight was saved from hot flying shards of metal at least twice. One time, the metal hit my glasses so hard that my safety glasses went flying off my face but I escaped without injury.

    • @lordhexon
      @lordhexon Год назад +22

      Not to mention toxic fumes

    • @pietekoo5559
      @pietekoo5559 Год назад +38

      Protecting his clothing with an apron, but not caring for his eyes.

    • @cory3106
      @cory3106 Год назад +31

      Angle grinder, no guard.

    • @khamkyaw-zf9ug
      @khamkyaw-zf9ug Год назад

      ​@@lordhexon။😊

      ။။။


      ယဉ်။ ယယ

    • @crooked-halo
      @crooked-halo Год назад +8

      Yeah, I'm just a structures & sheet metal aircraft mechanic, but I've had my safety glasses knocked off my face a few times in 20 years by things that would've likely ended my career. However, it's hard to imagine this guy with them on.

  • @duhnudedude
    @duhnudedude 11 месяцев назад +354

    Really mind blowing to me that someone of the skill set and experience is doing all this without ever wearing safety glasses and protecting his eyes - without them he would no longer be able to do this trade.

    • @1man1guitarletsgo
      @1man1guitarletsgo 11 месяцев назад +45

      He can't hear you, because he doesn't bother with earplugs either!

    • @1man1guitarletsgo
      @1man1guitarletsgo 11 месяцев назад +28

      @@ss84jdtybw Your comments about the rubber ring and hard hat are "straw man" arguments. Anyway, you say that "Safety gear is not necessarily always needed"... well let me tell you, from my own experience: safety gear is _never_ needed; until it is. Only a fool would take unnecessary risks with safety.

    • @ashta6550
      @ashta6550 11 месяцев назад +5

      And a mask while handling borax

    • @ErikFromCanada
      @ErikFromCanada 10 месяцев назад +8

      This struck me right around the time he was squinting into a shower of sparks coming off the grinder.

    • @david0858too
      @david0858too 10 месяцев назад +26

      Yeah, I used to be really lax about safety glasses, sometimes I wore them, sometimes not. Then on one of the times I was wearing them I had a grinding wheel on an angle grinder blow up. A big chunk left a bloody grove up my left cheek and across the glasses. If I hadn't had them on I would have lost my left eye. I'm not lax anymore about wearing them. :-)

  • @steve_and_lolas_hikes
    @steve_and_lolas_hikes Год назад +402

    While I admire the talent and skill in making it, I was a bit underwhelmed at the end. I was expecting a nice finish and a nice proper handle 😔

    • @sebastianoferrau9584
      @sebastianoferrau9584 Год назад +21

      Agree

    • @MrFlacogst
      @MrFlacogst Год назад +12

      @@sebastianoferrau9584 Agree +1

    • @Liberallez
      @Liberallez Год назад +3

      @@CAPS_AMERICA Balisongs are pretty but this would stop a sasquatch!!!

    • @Amoth_oth_ras_shash
      @Amoth_oth_ras_shash Год назад +6

      hmm ,i could second the thoughts on handle since well , its also doubles as 'shook absorbing' ..wich for a knife that gives me 'survivor tool' undertones be quite logical due to how meaty it is compared to say a slim kitchen knife expected to be safe indoors its whole 'life'

    • @willdrivesu7914
      @willdrivesu7914 Год назад +15

      Honestly, after doing all that I was too. Was expecting some finishing touches made to it. Sure, the knife might last 50 years, but that handle will fall apart fast.

  • @RalphsPier1961
    @RalphsPier1961 2 месяца назад +4

    Skilled men like this guy are getting rare. I love watching how the project comes together. Great job Knives Project!

    • @p.chuckmoralesesquire3965
      @p.chuckmoralesesquire3965 Месяц назад +1

      its because he wasted 24 expensive drill bits to make a basic knife. I mean neat-o for the camera, sure!

  • @mirwaisazami7964
    @mirwaisazami7964 Год назад +97

    How has this guy not lost an eye yet.... amazing work!

    • @dash8dave476
      @dash8dave476 Год назад +6

      He will .Just a matter of time.

    • @timriley69
      @timriley69 Год назад +3

      or fingers!

    • @edmeyers6200
      @edmeyers6200 Год назад +6

      At least he always wears his hat to protect the top of his head.😂😂😂😂😂

    • @HavenGuild
      @HavenGuild Год назад

      @@edmeyers6200 🤣

    • @GrannySoupLadle
      @GrannySoupLadle Год назад +9

      Luck. He’s one bad cutoff wheel away from becoming a cyclops.

  • @tommatsko1345
    @tommatsko1345 Год назад +568

    Great project. Thanks for the detailed video.
    The one thing I would REALLY stress to you though is you should be using safety shields or spectacles, polycarbonate impact resistant, over your eyes when you're pounding metal on metal or grinding or basically doing any of the things you're doing in the video. I'm an Ophthalmologist and long ago lost count of the people who lost vision or lost their eyes from metal shards going in the eye, grinder wheels blowing up, etc., etc. Please protect yourself. You have wonderful talents, and one weird/bad thing happening to you could change your life.
    Thanks for your work, and please keep them coming.

    • @public.public
      @public.public Год назад +9

      Good point.
      pick axe on concrete.... my plastic lens specs saved mine more than once.

    • @a24396
      @a24396 Год назад +16

      This comment deserves a LOT more love! Eye protection is essential!

    • @gregorywilson1114
      @gregorywilson1114 Год назад +9

      WHAT EVER

    • @avimisra1312
      @avimisra1312 Год назад +9

      After I started reading this I noticed he was bare faced, I’ve only casually watched videos like these but it seems pretty important to wear facial protection 😮

    • @jairtondantas3982
      @jairtondantas3982 Год назад +10

      the project is interesting, but the lack of eye protection made the video bad...

  • @robknight5550
    @robknight5550 Год назад +325

    As well as being interesting and informative, this is also a really beautiful piece of film-making. Great camerawork and editing. Well done to all involved...

    • @restors6538
      @restors6538 Год назад +7

      Сделать сверло плоским куском металла - это просто.
      Искусством будет из ножа сделать сверло.
      Making a drill bit into a flat piece of metal is easy.
      It will be an art to make a drill out of a knife.

    • @АндрейПрокофьев-с2у
      @АндрейПрокофьев-с2у Год назад +2

      Это просто дибильство,столько свёрл испортить,как будто не найти другого железа,сходи в металлом,поройся и найдёшь железо,если по глупости не здал,и вообще своё железо не надо сдавать,оно всегда пригодиться,☝️

    • @restors6538
      @restors6538 Год назад

      @@АндрейПрокофьев-с2у Архангельский как процитировал одного тульского кузнеца клинков -Мы не кузнецы , мы плющельшщики . Кузнецы кую цветы а мы плющим металл.
      И это действительно так
      Вот реальные кузнецы. www.youtube.com/@artmetallab
      Я их работы видел.это фантастика

    • @alfabethev2.074
      @alfabethev2.074 Год назад +4

      yes . the vid is nice to watch , however the result. is.. a.. p.o.s. but thumbs up for the vid.

    • @user69candoit
      @user69candoit Год назад +1

      ​​@@alfabethev2.074not a POS. But also not really finished. I don't understand why with all the effort to that point he didn't polish it and put some nice wood or bone scales (handles) on it. He had the holes for attaching hardware, why not finish it out and make mix really nice?

  • @ianainsley7174
    @ianainsley7174 7 месяцев назад +72

    Great to see a smith at work, my own father was a blacksmith on the English airfields of WW2, he went on to be the last framesmith in the British Isles working in the North East English docks and elsewhere before the future took over ha ha ha, he worked for a company called 'Fosters Forge' Pallion Sunderland UK, he was so very skilled in his work and I'm proud of him.

    • @oisd-sd876
      @oisd-sd876 6 месяцев назад

      @@P963_21 hahahaha

    • @outlawtrucker187
      @outlawtrucker187 6 месяцев назад

      My dad was a crackhead and had stories for days yo. Problem was he never came back from the store one day. Must of been a long line

    • @josechineabarrera999
      @josechineabarrera999 3 месяца назад

      ​@@outlawtrucker187😊

    • @arcadianwhite3169
      @arcadianwhite3169 Месяц назад

      I wish I knew my grandpa.. and great grandparents too

  • @DavidFerree54
    @DavidFerree54 9 месяцев назад +296

    Doing all that grinding without eye protection is insane.

    • @rickb-i9t
      @rickb-i9t 7 месяцев назад +31

      he can't hear you, he's deaf

    • @shadow7950
      @shadow7950 7 месяцев назад +12

      There is no guard either

    • @austinsparks4561
      @austinsparks4561 7 месяцев назад +8

      Tbh i was taught to do this stuff by my grandpa and he was the same way. I used to get metal bits in my eye and id just either ignore it or if i couldnt, go rinse my eye out. If it still doesnt come out, it will usually work its way out over time. No major eye problems (other than genetic nearsightedness) but im probably just incredibly lucky. Still wont catch me wearing safety glasses when grinding tho.

    • @DavidFerree54
      @DavidFerree54 7 месяцев назад +34

      @@austinsparks4561 well that's pretty f'ing stupid but ok, lol.

    • @thecrimsoncrispy
      @thecrimsoncrispy 7 месяцев назад +4

      A lot of older gens don’t bother with it if you get some metal in the eye just get it picked out at the hospital

  • @LunchboxNinja
    @LunchboxNinja Год назад +163

    Seeing an angle grinder without a guard always gets me on edge. I've responded to too many events with broken discs in people''s faces.

    • @RC-Heli835
      @RC-Heli835 Год назад +16

      I won't even pick up a grinder without eye protection and now I reach for my new auto darking yeswelder helmet that has a grinding mode that lets it not go dark but having the advantage of full face protection if a cut off wheel flies apart.

    • @jameskim62
      @jameskim62 Год назад +10

      PLUS NO EYE PROTECTION!!!!!!!

    • @johnsmith1474
      @johnsmith1474 Год назад

      He'll be pounding the state for medical when he can't breathe at age 62 because he hasn't the brains to wear a respirator.

    • @21rooms1willdo
      @21rooms1willdo Год назад +13

      Yah i kinda figured this guy hated his life when he was taking 0 safety precautions at every step.

    • @franko8572
      @franko8572 Год назад +3

      👨‍🚒?
      🚑?
      👮🏻‍♂️?
      👨‍⚕️?

  • @jonbrown3227
    @jonbrown3227 Год назад +31

    Nothing beats a nice full tang blade with a thicker spine. A knife you can pass through generations.

    • @alementary4065
      @alementary4065 Год назад +2

      Lots of things beat them if you want them to actually cut.

    • @corymorris9656
      @corymorris9656 Год назад

      most historic and real swords were made with hidden tang and a lot of premium knives are made with hidden tang. Full tang isn't bad but neither is hidden tang

    • @papabird4425
      @papabird4425 Месяц назад

      And the hearts of your enemies

  • @GeorgeGeorge-yb2sz
    @GeorgeGeorge-yb2sz 7 месяцев назад +77

    A couple of comments from an old welder.
    First, for the value of 24 drill bits I can go buy a damn good knife and still have a hamburger!
    With the new Chinese drill bit sharpeners, it takes a long time to wear out a drill bit.
    Secondly, for people who wear good eye protection and still get steel in their eye, the steel is not going by the mask. It gets hung in your hair and eyebrows, and even in the hair on your arms and as soon as you wipe across your face it finds it way into your eye. I have had many pieces of steel removed from my eyes after using tight goggles and a face shield. I finally figured out where it was coming from.
    After grinding, wash your face and comb your hair and don't forget your eyebrows. Wash your hair as soon as possible. I started doing that toward the end of my career and I didn't have any more eye injuries.

    • @xxitz_pr0gxx631
      @xxitz_pr0gxx631 3 месяца назад +1

      That is completely beside the point, lady. He is creating art.

    • @GeorgeGeorge-yb2sz
      @GeorgeGeorge-yb2sz 3 месяца назад

      Buy a large box of Crayola Crayons, much less expensive and some people also call it "Art"
      To spend the time to make a knife out of drill bits and build it, and then call it art is a good example of "I have too much time on my hands". Most people have to make a living and when they build something, they use it, they don't look at it!
      @@xxitz_pr0gxx631

    • @p.chuckmoralesesquire3965
      @p.chuckmoralesesquire3965 Месяц назад

      i like how he neglected the safety goggles in exchange for wearing a hat with a bill to deflect even more gunk into his face :P

    • @Omar-uy4gr
      @Omar-uy4gr Месяц назад +2

      Gran aporte con razones y no con bulos aclaro el tema técnico.

    • @Omar-uy4gr
      @Omar-uy4gr Месяц назад

      ​@@xxitz_pr0gxx631
      Eso no es arte ignorante es parte del marketing del "hágalo usted mismo"

  • @planes3333
    @planes3333 Год назад +708

    Its odd to me someone with so much talent and knowledge is not using eyewear. I used to be a machinist and even with glasses on little shards of metal would make it into my eye area and scare the crap out of me.

    • @medavis
      @medavis Год назад +82

      I was cutting angle iron on the chop saw in the shop one day, wearing glasses as always, and a hot piece of steel shot off the back of the saw blade, and bounced off the wall behind the chop saw with the perfect trajectory required to drop right in over my glasses (which were not completely snug to my face), landing directly in my left eye just on the edge of the iris.
      Fortunately, this crazy path the metal took meant it wasn't flying as fast (nor was it as hot) as it could have been, so it went no deeper than the outer cornea. Cue an immediate trip to urgent care to get the metal drilled out of my eye (which is a shitty experience, if you don't mind me saying so), followed by days of prescription eyedrops, pain and discomfort.
      Moral of the story: wear your $%&!ing safety glasses! Preferably ones that sit tight to the face.

    • @thephoenixsage4163
      @thephoenixsage4163 Год назад +24

      i got a nice puncture dead center of my right eye from cutting a zip tie. the perfect shot that you think could never happen.

    • @brianmck7363
      @brianmck7363 Год назад +19

      Agreed definitely strange that a dude with this guys skill level doesn’t wear safety glasses, all it takes is one tiny piece of hot metal to hit you in the eye and if your lucky it just hurts like a SOB and unlucky you lose an eye? And you only have 2 of them!! There not like baby teeth they won’t grow back!!!! Great work man!!!

    • @planes3333
      @planes3333 Год назад +11

      @@medavis I used to de-bur steel dyes in a machine shop and even with the glasses snug I would feel the metal shavings hitting all around my eye, and I was lucky but I heard of a guy in the shop who got a shaving in his eye and similarly to you they had to grind the little metal chip out of his eye which to me sounds odd. I would think they would maybe tweezer it out or something.
      Yeah its an odd video in that the guy is really talented it would seem but in diametric opposite irony he is portraying the most ludicrous foolish actions in not wearing the safety glasses. I am wondering if maybe he wants to have his face clear for the camera in his u utube video.
      I dont want to judge because I have done a lot of dumb dump truck type stuff in my life but still in making a video for the public I think responsibility would be in showing the public he respects safety, (for the young kid watching this as he is essentially a role model of sorts)
      maybe he is another superman and he shoots lasers out of his eyes and has nothing to worry about, hes just making a knife on his day off and saving lois lane and fighting the taliban is his day job.
      peace safety first always right
      see you my name is Darren and I am from canada

    • @pumpkinheadghoul
      @pumpkinheadghoul Год назад +14

      I find NOTHING in this entire thread I can argue with. Moving on...

  • @stevosteve
    @stevosteve Год назад +10

    I know very little about this process but was totally fasinated by the work. Can you tell what the white powdery substance is that is sprinkled on the hot metal during the early phase of the process and what is its purpose.

  • @desperatedave3573
    @desperatedave3573 7 месяцев назад +18

    that's a great vid...I love that you just did the work an showed it.. you didn't even speak... the work was all that needed to speak!

    • @RealJeep
      @RealJeep 7 месяцев назад

      You would have had to have subtitles. This is in Europe or Russia somewhere.

  • @harrykane329
    @harrykane329 7 месяцев назад +131

    Can't believe someone with this amount of skill and experience doesn't wear eye protection, insane!

    • @greenpedal370
      @greenpedal370 7 месяцев назад +6

      Shows what you know.

    • @jimgroome4970
      @jimgroome4970 7 месяцев назад +3

      Safety First??

    • @alexc9434
      @alexc9434 7 месяцев назад +8

      He’s being plenty safe can’t you see how much he squints? Nothing is getting in there.

    • @Germz4U
      @Germz4U 7 месяцев назад +4

      TBH I understand why some people don't bother. I had 3 layers of PPE on and ended up getting my eyeballs dremmel'd out by the optometrist. Glasses, Safety goggles over the glasses, and a face shield and STILL got 3 shards of metal in my eyes. Sometimes you're just an unlucky son of a bitch.

    • @atenrok
      @atenrok 7 месяцев назад +2

      A man as experienced as this guy is wearing his safety squint all the time. You never know what might happen anytime 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @Eddie-wn8tu
    @Eddie-wn8tu Год назад +12

    Nice work. Love the vid. Tip: if you ever need an MRI make sure to tell them you weld, grind, heat, sand, pound, and shave metal with no eye protection.

    • @thepagan5432
      @thepagan5432 Год назад +2

      Around 48 years ago I was hit in my face by a small shard of a drill bit. The piece hit me on my right cheek around 25 - 30mm under my eye, I had safety glasses on but obviously this was under the glasses. It only bled a little as this shard was small with a barb on it. The hospital tried to take it out but the barb, which was stuck in a muscle would not budge, so it was left in. 20 years ago my neck broke but thankfully surgery with a titanium plate bone graphs fixed it. The MRIs showed the piece of high speed steel still in my cheek. Last year I had another MRI scan and it was still there.

    • @tommurphy4307
      @tommurphy4307 Год назад +1

      be sure to tell it to an OSHA official- and don't leave out the name and address of the shop

  • @selyts4
    @selyts4 10 месяцев назад +14

    I’m by no means any kind of welder, but I am a professional knife thrower. This is one of the most interesting videos I’ve seen in awhile! It’s awesome to see how they make the blades!

  • @ivorbigun7575
    @ivorbigun7575 Год назад +20

    Dude you created a £300-£500 hand made 1 off blade & wrapped it in 2p worth cord. Alot of tools,expertise, time & knowledge went into that blade much respect

    • @Chance-ry1hq
      @Chance-ry1hq Год назад +5

      There is a crack on the heel of the knife from a bad weld. You have no idea what you are talking about.

    • @c0onrad
      @c0onrad Год назад +3

      nobody paying £300 for that knife maybe £30

    • @mrkiky
      @mrkiky Год назад +1

      @@Chance-ry1hq And the fit and finish can be improved a lot too. Well the finish anyway, there's nothing to fit. The heat before the quench was visibly uneven as well.

    • @OceanKing6725
      @OceanKing6725 Год назад +9

      @@Chance-ry1hq Every time he showed the billet there were cold shuts in it. Losing my mind reading most these comments praising the craftsmanship. This dude isn't even close to a professional knife maker, he just a guy with a forge creating videos that pander to those that don't know any better.

  • @kamilhorvat8290
    @kamilhorvat8290 3 месяца назад +3

    So much work and in the end you get a knife, which costs a few bucks? That's quite a dedication.

  • @Blakehenry11
    @Blakehenry11 10 месяцев назад +69

    I was expecting a little better end result but love the craftmanship that went into this. Really a joy to watch.

    • @jetzers
      @jetzers 10 месяцев назад +2

      But hey, because it's simplicity the knife looks almoust indestructable!

    • @andy_ppp
      @andy_ppp 10 месяцев назад +1

      I dunno, he made exactly what he wanted, I was impressed

    • @umbrellasolutionstech
      @umbrellasolutionstech 9 месяцев назад +1

      Very satisfying

    • @lindboknifeandtool
      @lindboknifeandtool 9 месяцев назад +1

      I kinda doubt the validity. First of all most drills are high speed steel which is hard to heat treat let along forge weld. It also looks like a San mai

    • @TimothyMcVay
      @TimothyMcVay 6 месяцев назад

      It's a strong knife but it ain't much else. What else you need tho

  • @ddevinm1373
    @ddevinm1373 Год назад +263

    Amazing work, very impressive and a true mastery of the craft. But bro...safety glasses and hearing protection please! I'd love to see you doing this for many many more years!

    • @josemarques2906
      @josemarques2906 Год назад +1

      Só!!!? Então e as luvas que nada têm a ver com o trabalho efetuado? E a aspiração dos fumos da soldadura!!? Quanto ao resto convenhamos que o senhor tem jeito.

    • @Kiwausie
      @Kiwausie Год назад +10

      Baby steps bro, he only just started using a welding helmet 😆

    • @lawrencesteger5574
      @lawrencesteger5574 Год назад

      😢 idiot

    • @Stqr3denYT
      @Stqr3denYT 8 месяцев назад

      He can't see or hear this comment 😅

    • @simonburkitt8831
      @simonburkitt8831 8 месяцев назад

      Pfff welding helmets are for sissy's 😂

  • @evanw5404
    @evanw5404 Год назад +57

    Safety squints engaged. This guy builds stuff!

  • @stuarthynes6136
    @stuarthynes6136 2 месяца назад +3

    Nice work mate, grandfather and uncles ran a foundry in Newcastle Australia making propellers for warships in ww2 .. and still found time to make blades...

  • @jamesfranklyn8547
    @jamesfranklyn8547 Год назад +7

    Amazing skills, a pleasure to watch.
    Thank you xx

  • @franzjones179
    @franzjones179 Год назад +13

    ⭐️ it's kind of crazy watching the dril drill through the billet made of drills... 🤔

    • @jaws8817
      @jaws8817 11 месяцев назад

      Drill bits...

  • @nojnoj3069
    @nojnoj3069 Год назад +36

    Absolutely perfect. Now that is a knife I would be proud to own. Well done sir.

    • @jrhamilton4448
      @jrhamilton4448 Год назад +6

      Blade smith here. The cord wrapped handle leaves a lot to be desired in my humble opinion. He could have used linen micarta, wood, or anything but cordage.

    • @nojnoj3069
      @nojnoj3069 Год назад +1

      Personally, that's what I find perfect. Don't make it so you won't use it like it's supposed to. Just use it.

    • @jrhamilton4448
      @jrhamilton4448 Год назад +1

      @@nojnoj3069 You can make it nice and functional but put a decent grip on it out of a material other than twine so it doesn't look like a beginner made it in their pap pap's basement.

    • @SCOTTEDM
      @SCOTTEDM Год назад +1

      Agree but not the fit and finish. That blade deserves more than a cord wrap.

    • @SCOTTEDM
      @SCOTTEDM Год назад +1

      @@jrhamilton4448 Agreed!

  • @tylerh6054
    @tylerh6054 2 месяца назад +2

    I love how he didn't put the bits in a canister and worked it down slowly. Id like to know what kind of drill bits he was using. I believe a lot of them are alloyed steel but I believe you can get them in m2 but I don't think they would forgebweld together if they were m2.
    AWESOME WORK MAN!!!

  • @whatsdaddoing1
    @whatsdaddoing1 11 месяцев назад +6

    Bluddy great looking knife. Awesome proportions, amazing skill.

  • @АлександрПриходько-ф7я

    Любовь к металлу сродни любви к женщине! Тебе успехов,творчества и здоровья! Береги органы дыхания

  • @jamieertley310
    @jamieertley310 Год назад +11

    the cleanest, sharpest, most uniform set of used drill bits! Incredible!

  • @chrisguiton4983
    @chrisguiton4983 4 месяца назад +1

    This is a very cool video. Hats off the the blacksmith and the very artistic camera operator. Great work!!!

    • @chrisguiton4983
      @chrisguiton4983 4 месяца назад

      I too neglect to use eye protection while grinding… and I’ve done hours of grinding in my life. (Knocks on wood and looks up to god for continued protection) sweet knife bro

  • @walcirtomaz
    @walcirtomaz Год назад +10

    Sem dúvida um profissional experiente. Cuide muito bem dos seus olhos. É muito fácil ser atingido por uma fagulha ou limalha de ferro que poderá por em risco a sua visão.

  • @oldbassist60
    @oldbassist60 Год назад +150

    Safety admonishments aside, I'm very intrigued by the metallurgical methods employed by blacksmiths and craftsmen like yourself to temper and work the metal to the need. It's definitely a learned trade and if you can do this you can do about anything. Now, wear your safety glasses!🤓

    • @danielkamen4503
      @danielkamen4503 Год назад +7

      Only thing I noticed in the whole video.

    • @jeffo4817
      @jeffo4817 Год назад

      Oh come off it. Eyewear is for Shiite I never use it it just gets in the way

    • @Gandeloft
      @Gandeloft Год назад +3

      "Safety admonishments" - no everyone wants to live under a glass bell like yourself

    • @nathanfaria312
      @nathanfaria312 Год назад +7

      He had his safety squints on

    • @erieauontario
      @erieauontario Год назад +5

      lol, he uses the squint and blink method for eye safety. He'll be deaf soon too.

  • @eliasfelixfelix8545
    @eliasfelixfelix8545 Год назад +11

    Lindo trabalho parabéns só não deixe de usar óculos de proteção para não se machucar e bom trabalho

  • @LETME-kl9jg
    @LETME-kl9jg 6 месяцев назад +2

    NOT ONLY IS IT MADE OF GREAT MATERIAL,.... ITS A GREAT DESIGN,.....AWESOME!

  • @thealchemist851
    @thealchemist851 Год назад +8

    It is always mesmerizing & relaxing to watch a professional while he work is working. Great video!

    • @kfujillama9548
      @kfujillama9548 Год назад

      It is pretty relaxing… his skills are better than mine so I watch to pick up little things. This was just fun to watch

    • @jayvalderrama6610
      @jayvalderrama6610 Год назад

      Very impressive skills. I know I wouldn't have any fingers left if I had to work that fast.

  • @BranRuzLorient
    @BranRuzLorient Год назад +22

    Chapeau ! There's not one single moment in the whole process where he is wearing eye or ear protection.

    • @lanceh1041
      @lanceh1041 10 месяцев назад +3

      ...except while welding

  • @bryanharoldfuller2657
    @bryanharoldfuller2657 9 месяцев назад +12

    Y'all know "safety glasses " have only been around for like 70 years, while people have been blacksmithing for thousands of years.

    • @6DarthSion9
      @6DarthSion9 8 месяцев назад +2

      Yes and angle grinders were also for thousands of years, right?

    • @kentlab3850
      @kentlab3850 8 месяцев назад

      And a lot of blacksmiths ended up in poor conditions. It only takes 1 time

    • @robnaut1283
      @robnaut1283 4 месяца назад

      Yolo. Who else is he hurting?

  • @jimfitzgibbon5492
    @jimfitzgibbon5492 2 месяца назад +3

    I love this kind of stuff. I,m a retired tool & die maker. Even throw I used modern tools like
    Engine lathes & milling machines, these guys are my hero’s when it comes to metal workers.

  • @ミックJ
    @ミックJ Год назад +15

    Great!It's lika a Japanese sword.
    The technisian's skill is so high I think.
    Also video quality is good. The video shows the details systematically.
    Both technisians of the sword smith and the video staff were exelent.
    Comment from Japanese old mechanical engineer.

  • @michaelquillen2679
    @michaelquillen2679 8 месяцев назад +14

    I love to watch guys that can work with steel. Knew an ol' boy several years ago who could do it. Give him the heat and give him a grinder, and he was impressive. He was an incredible welder/fabricator as well. Any kind of steel or aluminum, was no problem for him.

    • @TimothyMcVay
      @TimothyMcVay 6 месяцев назад

      Sounds like you two were lovers , no judgement here.. Im also a man who loves to watch other men work with my steal, you ready for a new lover?

    • @TheCrazyCartModChannel
      @TheCrazyCartModChannel 6 месяцев назад

      I was waiting for you to say "until he lost his eyes" HAHAHA

  • @solhays
    @solhays Год назад +13

    Amazing work! I wonder how a canister damascus with powdered steel and drill bits would look and if it'd work at all.

  • @mamaspuput8860
    @mamaspuput8860 7 месяцев назад +1

    I have an itching question. What makes a certain drill bit so strong that it can drill every steel but other drill so weak that it can become dull or even snapped when we use it

  • @Alex-xo4lj
    @Alex-xo4lj Год назад +12

    Не перевелись ещё такие смелые мастера, которые работают без кожуха и очков!

    • @Jaguartamb
      @Jaguartamb Год назад +2

      Кепка защитная.

    • @user-vapet
      @user-vapet Год назад

      Тем временем Лёха Вал, показывая на камеру слегка пропиленную руку: __ :)

    • @МаксимТарабрин-к6ю
      @МаксимТарабрин-к6ю 7 месяцев назад

      Больше на блогера этот мастер похож,реально в глаза от такой работы не попадало. Под очки бывает залетает, а тут процес ещё такой,ковка,болгарка.

  • @ncarusojr5791
    @ncarusojr5791 Год назад +6

    This was awesome. Sorry for the stupid question but what is the white substance he is using on the drill bits in the beginning and what does it do to the metal. I have no knowledge of metal work but love watching true craftsman in there trade.

    • @willamettevalleymagnetadve2251
      @willamettevalleymagnetadve2251 11 месяцев назад

      Boron, used as flux to keep oxygen from the weld zone. O2 + welding heat= scale. Scale = delaminations.

  • @SilverFox-qr1ci
    @SilverFox-qr1ci 11 месяцев назад +8

    One of the coolest patterns out of the acid etch I've ever seen. Well done. Must have cost a fortune for the material.

    • @werebackGBO
      @werebackGBO 10 месяцев назад +1

      What would have cost a fortune?

    • @SilverFox-qr1ci
      @SilverFox-qr1ci 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@werebackGBO drill bits are expensive

    • @bughunter1766
      @bughunter1766 8 месяцев назад

      I watched a video where a guy made a Damascus knife using reclaimed Steel cable. He did all his folding on the Anvil. A lot of folds, and the knife was the prettiest I ever saw.

  • @Trucker-John-B
    @Trucker-John-B 17 дней назад

    Nothing more rugged than being a blacksmith. I see this stuff and I’m reminded oh, that’s what a man is supposed to do.🎉

  • @bpdub21
    @bpdub21 Год назад +12

    Just for the sake of being different... I'll say that I love that you raw dog it with now eye protection. This is high stakes blacksmithing.

    • @janjansen8623
      @janjansen8623 Год назад

      blacksmith by day poker player by night🤐

  • @Balthazar030
    @Balthazar030 Год назад +26

    Incredible how much hard work is needed to make a handcrafted knife! Respect to this man and all the others they do such difficult jobs!

    • @davidfodre1375
      @davidfodre1375 Год назад

      ​@@victoriouswillisorius5362 Why?

    • @matthewearl9824
      @matthewearl9824 Год назад +3

      They don't normally do it this way. I believe this video was created for clicks. Great talent but Amazon has knives for 10 bucks with lifetime warranties. I would feel cheated if I gave the guy 10 bucks for his knife, but it was only made out of drill bits lol. I don't understand the reasoning behind the video unless you are trying to display that you can recycle steel. This is how all blacksmiths do this.

    • @Shoprestorationthe
      @Shoprestorationthe Год назад

      Matthew Earl boy, what an ignorant comment. Comparing a chinese knife made in a sweat shop factory out of garbage materials.. how brilliantly stupid.

    • @10th_Doctor
      @10th_Doctor Год назад

      @@matthewearl9824 Sure, you can buy a mass produced machine made knife. That's not the point of making one yourself or buying hand crafted knives.

    • @andreas7136
      @andreas7136 28 дней назад

      You can buy a knive for 30 € or 3000 €. Now you can see, why.

  • @harveycalder672
    @harveycalder672 Год назад +6

    awesome video, thanks for sharing - here is dumb question what is the white powder used in the forging stages?

    • @BonyFingers1969
      @BonyFingers1969 Год назад

      borax flux : ruclips.net/video/EwSLSuz6Ytc/видео.html

    • @bonbond3510
      @bonbond3510 Год назад

      It's Borax, chemical stripper used to clean up impurities and mitigate oxidisation.

    • @salomon2397
      @salomon2397 Год назад

      Borax prah za čišćenje podloga

    •  Год назад +2

      It's borax. Borax is used as a flux for general purposes. During precious metal casting and casting processes, it reduces dross on the metal surface, improving fluidity. It will also prevent the oxidation of metals and will facilitate their mixing or alloying.

  • @benjaminvoigt1638
    @benjaminvoigt1638 3 месяца назад

    What did you spray on the blade just before hand sanding each time? Just water or some sort of agent designed to help with the sanding?

  • @mohammedmoussa9088
    @mohammedmoussa9088 Год назад +10

    Excellent work and patience for this long and hard process, a piece of advice, try to take care of your personal safety through using proper protective equipment and keeping grinder cover in place
    .

    • @mikemondano3624
      @mikemondano3624 Год назад

      He knows what he is doing. Protection and covers reduce visibility and increase risk. They are for amateurs and fraidy-cats.

    • @Shoprestorationthe
      @Shoprestorationthe Год назад +1

      Mike Mondano unbelievably ignorant

    • @Noeland
      @Noeland Год назад

      @@mikemondano3624 Protection does not increase risk. Hahahaha.

    • @mikemondano3624
      @mikemondano3624 Год назад

      @@Noeland Real protection doesn't. But "protection" like plastic goggles that restrict side vision and get covered in dust increases danger.

  • @FrankCarter-v5q
    @FrankCarter-v5q Год назад +7

    I watched it 3 times. Excellent work. I love his determination and skill.

  • @frankwebster8365
    @frankwebster8365 Год назад +21

    Totally, amazing video. I wish I had the tools and shop like this guy. Great work.

    • @chrisbova9686
      @chrisbova9686 Год назад +1

      I would have if not for the high park laser fire.

  • @shawnmcgregor6878
    @shawnmcgregor6878 14 дней назад

    I have a question?You used like 10 or 12 drill bits to melt and bang the metal down to nothing do you have to use that many for the same out come if over half was cut off or knocked off?

  • @truthmatters1950
    @truthmatters1950 Год назад +12

    @5:02 That grin of satisfaction of imagining something and creating it with your own hands... says it all..."Dang, this is going to be awesome!"

    • @Teddokrato
      @Teddokrato Год назад

      Imagine the awe when humans first mastered metal

  • @robertsimon276
    @robertsimon276 Год назад +18

    I am so impressed by your knife building skills! Awesome!

  • @rafaelrafo5845
    @rafaelrafo5845 Год назад +15

    Great job! Two questions: you use some kind of white powder. What is it and what is it for? Thank you!

    • @vasiledanci8833
      @vasiledanci8833 Год назад +3

      I would like to know the same?

    • @ahnemea6761
      @ahnemea6761 Год назад +1

      It looks like coke :-) but probably isn’t

    • @brooklyn9398
      @brooklyn9398 Год назад +2

      Coke.

    • @NolanVh
      @NolanVh Год назад +3

      If I had to guess it is borax it purifies metal take out impurities it’s used in gold

    • @jtr2122
      @jtr2122 Год назад +3

      Borax

  • @tosborne8062
    @tosborne8062 8 месяцев назад +1

    Great work, beautiful and functional blade, (I had ambitions of being an amateur swordsmith when younger, never quite worked out sadly.... maybe someday) It's a work of art as well as a working tool... Great Vid thnx!

  • @wildmangreen5259
    @wildmangreen5259 Год назад +10

    truly great video to watch...no mindless jabber, just skill, concentration and artistry.

  • @mikewallace119
    @mikewallace119 11 месяцев назад +70

    I can't believe he's not wearing safety glasses... I won't even cut my grass without them... I weld and grind everyday at my job...

    • @masondegaulle5731
      @masondegaulle5731 9 месяцев назад +4

      He's wearing his Safety Squints™

    • @TORO4700
      @TORO4700 8 месяцев назад +2

      Unbelievable, indeed.

    • @vitalyniki
      @vitalyniki 7 месяцев назад +4

      You mow your grass with safety glasses? Do you poop with a respirator as well?

    • @patavinity1262
      @patavinity1262 7 месяцев назад +1

      OK, wearing safety goggles to mow the lawn is maybe a *little* over-cautious.

    • @switchtr3
      @switchtr3 7 месяцев назад

      You won't even cut GRASS without them? What's gonna happen, some soft plants gonna get in there? Lmao I've seen those dudes wearing earmuffs while mowing the lawn, but safety glasses too??? hahaha wow

  • @joeallen7981
    @joeallen7981 Год назад +25

    I haven't worked a forge since I made a chisel in grade 8 shop class and yes I've watched Forged In Fire like everyone else but I don't claim to know anything, so I'm sorry if this is a stupid question: I'd like to know what pre-cleaning was done and how delams were prevented with all the spaces around the drill bits. Was it just the flux that made it possible or was there something like an acid bath off screen that made this amazing work possible?

    • @JoseMendez-dq3vx
      @JoseMendez-dq3vx Год назад +5

      Viste el polvo blanco que, fue usado fuera de la fragua, ese es un químico fundente, usado para soldar bronce y algunos otros metales, pongo como ejemplo: el revestimiento de los electrodos usados en soldadura eléctrica, si fuese solo metal, no soldaria.

    • @Abel-Harland
      @Abel-Harland Год назад +7

      I don't know much about complicated forge welding (I do know a lot about TIG welding which follows many of the same cleaning procedures). But I would start by soaking the drill bits in a rust eating oil for a week or so (if they are in good condition), then I would wire brush each bit with a grinder or drill, and finally I would soak them in acetone or methylated spirits for a few days to remove every trace of oil.
      That cleanup would only work with non-coated drill bits, Titanium, Cobalt, Black oxide, etc. coatings would need to be removed for a solid forge weld (it wouldn't be worth it).
      It looks like he used normal Borax for flux (I may be wrong, but it's what I would use).
      Personally, I would never stick weld the billet as he did, it would just ruin part of the beautiful cleanup job 😫. Stick always makes a mess, TIG, or (non flux core) MIG would keep everything (mostly) nice and clean.
      Hopefully I'll get around to trying this myself someday, maybe I'll comment back in three years time and let you know how it went 🤣
      Edit: It's NOT a silly question at all.

    • @therighthandmann
      @therighthandmann Год назад +2

      My forge task in 8th grade shop class was to make a screwdriver. I told the teacher it didn't look like a screwdriver because I invented a new kind. He didn't buy it.

    • @thehitmana
      @thehitmana Год назад

      Joe it was delaminated. You can see whole drill bits fall off of it as he cuts it. Just because some of it stuck together doesn't mean the entire thing is solid. You can see the crack lines in the flattened piece after he grinds it. This is all to get clicks.

    • @Bialy_1
      @Bialy_1 Год назад

      @@thehitmana Watch the video again... especialy the part when he is cuting good parts from that first flattened piece...

  • @alanberickson
    @alanberickson 7 месяцев назад +5

    My first thought was some sort of respirator with all that grinding, but eye protection is right up there also.

  • @ВадимГерасимов-р1ь

    Технику безопасности при работе с болгаркой я знаю как свои три пальца и один глаз!

    • @SHEPRom
      @SHEPRom Год назад +2

      +5 баллов за комент !

  • @michaelalbright7393
    @michaelalbright7393 11 месяцев назад +17

    Very talented. Great job.
    Was hoping to see a beautiful handle installed on it.

    • @drewe9514
      @drewe9514 8 месяцев назад

      The blade is enough to see, sure they will put something nice on for handle

  • @soonthespoonable
    @soonthespoonable Год назад +10

    what are the advantages of moulding the steel on top of the wood and what is the white powder being sprinkled over the metal?

    • @jakepetty6809
      @jakepetty6809 Год назад +1

      Id say forging on timber forces it together without warping the material too much and the white powder is borax it prevents oxidization. (In my totally unprofessional opinion)

    • @ErebosArt
      @ErebosArt Год назад +1

      it may be borax. you use it to join elements easier. it slightly melts the metal making it easier to weld together by hammering.

  • @markpalmer3958
    @markpalmer3958 28 дней назад +12

    no eye protection?

  • @EnlightenedRogue24
    @EnlightenedRogue24 Год назад +7

    Excellent artisan craftsmanship and kudos to whoever filmed this, high quality all the way around. ☝️🥴👍

  • @garstarr
    @garstarr Год назад +6

    Amazing work. I often watch Forged in Fire here in Canada and his work at least equals the work they do on that show. It made me a bit nervous when he wasn’t wearing any safety glasses

    • @Oynasma
      @Oynasma Год назад +2

      Welcome to Turkiye, safety is always third 😅

  • @davefman1984
    @davefman1984 Год назад +7

    Are these bits made from high-speed steel? If so they may not be the best for blade steel. Great video

    • @vodkasiciocolata
      @vodkasiciocolata Год назад

      Was going to write just this. Agree 100%, a knife made out of this material is useless and dangerous

  • @chargerboy2222
    @chargerboy2222 15 дней назад

    So good, I really enjoyed watching that. THX

  • @bullseye2255
    @bullseye2255 Год назад +11

    For your next video can you make a drill bit out of two dozen knives?

    • @m_a_s6069
      @m_a_s6069 Год назад +1

      That would be one heck of a drill bit.

  • @DorelingAburabs
    @DorelingAburabs Год назад +15

    This man really knows his job,My respect 👍👍

    • @russellsmith2712
      @russellsmith2712 Год назад

      Please read my comments sir.

    • @russellsmith2712
      @russellsmith2712 Год назад

      Cant see your response - Look forward to discuss further - thank you sir.

  • @pedroleal7118
    @pedroleal7118 Год назад +15

    Thank you for sharing your experience! YOu keep making beautiful blades! Thank you and have a great continuation. Take care!

  • @petervilliers-tuthill9190
    @petervilliers-tuthill9190 3 месяца назад

    I have had and used my Vitorinex knife for more than 50 years and it is still in excellent condition, holds a keen edge to the blade and has a comfortable wooden handle.
    It took me five minutes to purchase from a traditional hardware store.
    Still. if you want to waste your time making your own, then please don't let me spoil your enjoyment.

  • @msjohncox
    @msjohncox Год назад +6

    It's awesome how he can hammer red-hot metal and grind metal and not use any eye protection - truly a master craftsman! Next level of badass: Weld without a helmet.

  • @charlieparker2773
    @charlieparker2773 Год назад +12

    THAT'S A REAL CRAFTSMAN , IT'S NICE TO SEE A MAN THAT KNOWS HOW TO WORK METALS & IS PROUD OF HIS TRADE 😤😎

  • @matthewtalbot5876
    @matthewtalbot5876 Год назад +21

    Loving the safety glasses whilst grinding 😳😳

  • @Demchenkov_Anton
    @Demchenkov_Anton 6 месяцев назад

    Классная работа 💪
    Появилось наконец-то желание, сделать нож!

  • @bobstonecutter
    @bobstonecutter Год назад +5

    What is the white powder you use and what is it's purpose? I am so intrigued with the whole forging process.

    • @henryalexandertovarcarvaja6655
      @henryalexandertovarcarvaja6655 Год назад +3

      Esa misma pregunta me hago, ¿Que es lo que usa y para que?

    • @stanislavvolchek6345
      @stanislavvolchek6345 Год назад +4

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borax

    • @bobstonecutter
      @bobstonecutter Год назад

      @@stanislavvolchek6345 Thank you so much.

    •  Год назад +1

      It's borax. Borax is used as a flux for general purposes. During precious metal casting and casting processes, it reduces dross on the metal surface, improving fluidity. It will also prevent the oxidation of metals and will facilitate their mixing or alloying.

  • @waldemarwaal465
    @waldemarwaal465 Год назад +14

    Нож - безусловно отличный! Хочется, в свободное от работы время,себя чем-то порадовать! Как бы сказать:- Могёшь однако! Очень даже понимаю! Мы больше по другой части: бороны,лемеха оттягивали,бандажи и т.д.,да мало ли работы в сельской кузнице? Попробовал бы я ,55 лет назад,загубить столько свёрел! Зав МТМ, в лучшем случае,кочерешку загнул бы на моей спине! Очень хороший был Мужик,по настоящему Воспитатель!...Молоды мы были,перед Армией молотобойцем работал около года...кузнец, хороший дядька,разрешал мне делать ножи. Делал из: клапанов, пружин,рессор,тракторных ( траки) пальцев,обоим подшипников...,да из чего попросят сельчане. Вспомнилось,накатило... Здоровья Вам и процветание каналу и вашему делу!

    • @若菜ふう
      @若菜ふう Год назад

      日本の鍛冶屋も見てみて

  • @AK.__
    @AK.__ Год назад +10

    Absolute craftsmanship. Couldn't stop watching.

  • @jessimiller8244
    @jessimiller8244 4 месяца назад

    I would like to get one just in black if possible and very nice work. Keep it up, and do you have a website?

  • @Anthony9592
    @Anthony9592 Год назад +11

    Traditional, raw, pure talent, intriguing... Thanks a ton..

  • @gordonsmith9263
    @gordonsmith9263 Год назад +6

    Great work. I put my safety glasses on just to watch it!

  • @DavihLinhares-q6f
    @DavihLinhares-q6f Год назад +5

    Hey man, good job!!!
    Could you please tell me what kind of bench powder do you apply to the fire-heated drills?
    And your work is incredible, congratulations on the knowledge and availability in your sharing, it is very rewarding.
    Success for you.!!!!

    • @MyTheGringo
      @MyTheGringo Год назад +1

      Parmesan cheese however shredded Mozzarella works better 😂😂😂

    •  Год назад +5

      It's borax. Borax is used as a flux for general purposes. During precious metal casting and casting processes, it reduces dross on the metal surface, improving fluidity. It will also prevent the oxidation of metals and will facilitate their mixing or alloying.

    • @EstOptimusNobis
      @EstOptimusNobis Год назад +1

      anhydrous borax powder

  • @RobinWood-it6id
    @RobinWood-it6id 10 дней назад

    Very well done - thanks for sharing 😀

  • @mfbomber
    @mfbomber Год назад +6

    My father-in-law used to work at William Henry, so I appreciate this presentation. Blades are art!

    • @spikespa5208
      @spikespa5208 7 месяцев назад

      Not so much that handle.

  • @jackmclane1826
    @jackmclane1826 Год назад +40

    As much as I love the idea... getting a defect free piece out of a bundle of drills is like hitting the lottery. Possible, but... the ferric chloride etch shows significant defects as this is NOT damascus! This is in effect a monosteel knife from a homogenuous material. But with defects and material gradients.
    Also the heat treatment shown is unsuitable for HSS steel. It needs to be treated completely different to more typical knife steels. Yes, it is hard. But it is not HSS-like hard and abrasion resistant as it could be.

    • @peterpackard1448
      @peterpackard1448 Год назад

      I'm guessing you can do it way better right Of course you can Looks like you spent some time looking up comments about forging just so you wouldn't look like a tool when you criticized someone else's work And I might have missed something but it doesn't say anything about it being Damascus steel

    • @jackmclane1826
      @jackmclane1826 Год назад +5

      @@peterpackard1448 You totally missed the points. Congratulations!

    • @hunterbidensaidslesion1356
      @hunterbidensaidslesion1356 Год назад

      Jack, you're correct in that his hardening temperature is *way too low* for the high-speed steels. The correct hardening temperature is well over 2,000F, so it's strange that he is able to get it that hot for forging, but chose to use a different method for hardening. He also appears to have skipped tempering it.
      It's recommended that high-speed steels be tempered at least twice, for 2 hours each.
      I would expect a properly austenitized high-speed steel blade lacking a temper to snap right off while scrubbing the scale off.

    • @jackmclane1826
      @jackmclane1826 Год назад

      @@hunterbidensaidslesion1356 The whole heat treatment was not suitable for the material. There are different ways to do it, depending on what you want to do with the piece. You can tune the properties with the right kind of heat treatment. This - however - was none of the useful ways to do it.
      Without tempering most HS steels contain a significant amount of retained austenite. Which can make it surprisingly tough. That are Carbon rich regions that are so high in carbon that the austenite is stable at room temperature. It should not be as coarse that is appears on the etch, so that probably still are material defects.
      Most HS steels get harder by tempering. Up to a certain temperature. Then they also get soft again.

    • @narref04
      @narref04 Год назад

      I was watching it as he first put it together. All those gaps that weren't initially filled with steel beads or some other proper material. This should have been done in a container with all the gaps filled as much as possible. I'm not a blade smith, but as a gunsmith working on enough steels and composites.. I knoe enough to just worry about the final process and suffering delamination from some ofnthenincomplete forge welds.

  • @peterwilliamson4296
    @peterwilliamson4296 Год назад +17

    That would be my best tool in the shed. The skillful work to make it and the strength of the steel makes the knife very desirable.

  • @resol5942
    @resol5942 3 месяца назад

    Amazing work. Really cool finished product. Would be cool to learn something like this

  • @КирДора
    @КирДора Год назад +5

    Очень нравится вся ваша работа. Спасибо вам

  • @adamjudis
    @adamjudis Год назад +5

    Absolutely beautiful, amazing skills, and you make it look so easy although I am sure it took a lot of years of experience to be able to do this. You should be wearing some glasses or eye protection while working with some of your tools. Thx for sharing, great video.

  • @turhanbulut6652
    @turhanbulut6652 5 месяцев назад

    Ellerine sağlık kardeşim çok ama güzel oldu hele yağmur💦 damlası desenler muhteşem

  • @TralfazConstruction
    @TralfazConstruction Год назад +8

    Very nice! I 'haft' to have one. It does remind me of one which my father gave me years ago but was lost at the deep base of a waterfall in June '73. It's probably still there settled amongst the boulders.

    • @mike_oe
      @mike_oe Год назад

      Magnet fishing???

    • @tommurphy4307
      @tommurphy4307 Год назад

      doubt that- sombody prolly found it and got a grip for it on eBay.

    • @ronaldjones6920
      @ronaldjones6920 11 месяцев назад

      What is that powder that sprinkled on it

    • @ronaldjones6920
      @ronaldjones6920 11 месяцев назад

      How do you know its done?

    • @WeeWeeJumbo
      @WeeWeeJumbo 11 месяцев назад

      @@ronaldjones6920Borax is used to remove impurities, according to many people in these Comments