The key, I think, is trucking on through to the end. We all run into problems like that, and the mysteries are what make things fun. Just gotta remember to not let the aggravation get the better of you because you're not alone in the fight. Everyone's been there.
Great video. I like that you still shared the video despite the setbacks and you kept going to you ended up with a blade. I will add this chopper design to my list of projects.
Really enjoyable vid. I'm not a knife maker but I really like your "warts and all" approach as it's really helpful in de-mistifying and understanding your craftsmanship. I guess it's also why do many knife makers have a favourite steel or material they prefer to use, depending on their experience and the setup of their shop. As per your Forged in Fire reference, I would guess that's why do many excellent smiths go in to the show and struggle with those particular studio workshop conditions.
i’ve had that exact same thing happen to a knife tang with the high vibration on my grinder and it caused me to seriously question my heat treatment process for several weeks
Thought you weren't wearing the beard? Lol, love your content brother. Some of the best man-spaining 'bout blacksmithing. Get tired of Alex what's his face weirdo stuff. Thanks for keeping it real
I doubt it matters what brand of truck the springs are off of, leaf springs are always a vendor part, nobody makes their own springs as far as I know. They probably have no idea what metal was used, you’d have to get a hold of whatever company they source their stuff from.
Just a guess but being from a heavy truck i figure there were small stress fractures in it before you started. I nake knives out of 5160 quite often. Your forging and quenching heat looked perfect to me.
As noted by another commenter, I suspect the spring section you used had microcracks from years of being on the road, and of course you can find them the hard way as you did. Never seen a tang fracture like that on a belt, and hope never to see it again!!!!
Those old springs are great practice material but not great for functional blades because that spring saw unknown miles of abuse on the road and being from an old semi- truck or dump truck or whatever it almost certainly saw a significant increase of miles far beyond what any average passenger vehicle would. I like those old springs for guillotine tool dies because even unhardened they are far more durable than mild steel and buying 4140 that size for die stock can be pricey. When you use these old springs for blades you unknowingly get pre-existing micro cracks in the steel quite often leading to failures like in the video, sometimes they will crack immediately in the quench like the little one did around the integral bolster and sometimes they will spontaneously break while being tempered or ground or even simply sitting on the bench after being tempered
@@scottlanghorst1483 you can always make a blade out of old springs but unexplained cracks causing failures are just going to be expected using that material over a better source of recycled material or better yet brand new material that won’t have preexisting micro cracks like old leaf springs tend to be known for. Yes you can do a San Mai with mild steel exterior and possibly save a blade from questionable material but you are just adding more work for material that is questionable from the start
good chance it was 6150 off a larger spring, if it seemed like it didnt move as well under the hammer as previous 5160 has it probabaly was, also red shorts easier because of increased chromium
That turned out pretty good in the end. Yeah these things will happen with just about any form of metalwork really. Also, as cool as that knife is, you should never do anything Serbian ever ;)
man i want this knife the imperfections are just character
That will definitely work 👍👍 Your your own worst critic!!!
I appreciate that you share your difficulties as well as your successes. It makes me feel like less of a hack😂
Thanks for sharing the obstacles and you overthinking them. Great video and piece as per usual!
I love it, a brute of a knife!
Nice results.
Everydays a school day as long as we win in the end nothing is wasted.
Looked good to me, but I'm not super critical, unless it breaks, then I loose it, lol
Looked fine before the wire wrap. Looks rustic! Keep at it man!
I learn so much from your videos - thanks.
The key, I think, is trucking on through to the end. We all run into problems like that, and the mysteries are what make things fun. Just gotta remember to not let the aggravation get the better of you because you're not alone in the fight. Everyone's been there.
Frakenblade? I hate to admit it, though. I like how it looks. 👍👍
One of those days, huh.... you handled it very well. No giving up, just getting wiser and keep working. Nice knife at the end.
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i really like the knife exactly like it is
This was a great video.
You kept encountering difficulties and kept overcoming them whatever way you could.
Thats a hero's journey right there. Kino.
Great video. I like that you still shared the video despite the setbacks and you kept going to you ended up with a blade. I will add this chopper design to my list of projects.
Outstanding work 👏👏
That pretty much is how all of my builds go
Really enjoyable vid.
I'm not a knife maker but I really like your "warts and all" approach as it's really helpful in de-mistifying and understanding your craftsmanship.
I guess it's also why do many knife makers have a favourite steel or material they prefer to use, depending on their experience and the setup of their shop.
As per your Forged in Fire reference, I would guess that's why do many excellent smiths go in to the show and struggle with those particular studio workshop conditions.
You could have said this video was from 7 years ago and we all would have been amazed and proud of how far you have come with your skills.
I have a couple of kukhris from Nepal. They use 5160 and harden just the blade area with a neti pot of water.
Interesting!
Well done perserving through - End up with a Unique piece!
Great video Elijah. Love the copper wire wrap. I think it looks great. Thanks for sharing
Sometimes you learn as much from things that don’t go well then you do when things go well!
Those look lovely and choppy....the very essence of sharp shiny object
thanks for Sharing
i’ve had that exact same thing happen to a knife tang with the high vibration on my grinder and it caused me to seriously question my heat treatment process for several weeks
From one integral, to two, to one, to none hahahaha this was a great video. I like how it turned out, that's crazy how the tang broke off the big one!
Thought you weren't wearing the beard? Lol, love your content brother. Some of the best man-spaining 'bout blacksmithing. Get tired of Alex what's his face weirdo stuff. Thanks for keeping it real
Thanks!! Yeah still using the face respirator with a short beard...
i like this rustic style
Can you show us a the process you do to sharpen your knives? Or is that a secret for the universe
Congrats
Very nice work!!!
I doubt it matters what brand of truck the springs are off of, leaf springs are always a vendor part, nobody makes their own springs as far as I know. They probably have no idea what metal was used, you’d have to get a hold of whatever company they source their stuff from.
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Just a guess but being from a heavy truck i figure there were small stress fractures in it before you started. I nake knives out of 5160 quite often. Your forging and quenching heat looked perfect to me.
Very possible! Thanks for watching
the bolster might of cracked in the quench becuase of the hard corners on the shoulder
Yep
@@FireCreekForge i get its annoying but leave them round for the quench. use a file guide and ali oxide belt, it does wonders to square off tangs
Well that sucked with the tang. Sorry that happened to you. Stay safe.
As noted by another commenter, I suspect the spring section you used had microcracks from years of being on the road, and of course you can find them the hard way as you did. Never seen a tang fracture like that on a belt, and hope never to see it again!!!!
Those old springs are great practice material but not great for functional blades because that spring saw unknown miles of abuse on the road and being from an old semi- truck or dump truck or whatever it almost certainly saw a significant increase of miles far beyond what any average passenger vehicle would. I like those old springs for guillotine tool dies because even unhardened they are far more durable than mild steel and buying 4140 that size for die stock can be pricey. When you use these old springs for blades you unknowingly get pre-existing micro cracks in the steel quite often leading to failures like in the video, sometimes they will crack immediately in the quench like the little one did around the integral bolster and sometimes they will spontaneously break while being tempered or ground or even simply sitting on the bench after being tempered
Would it be good for SanMai?🤔
@@scottlanghorst1483 you can always make a blade out of old springs but unexplained cracks causing failures are just going to be expected using that material over a better source of recycled material or better yet brand new material that won’t have preexisting micro cracks like old leaf springs tend to be known for. Yes you can do a San Mai with mild steel exterior and possibly save a blade from questionable material but you are just adding more work for material that is questionable from the start
I always quench with a plastic lid!😉
I know huh, unfortunately my metal bucket did not come with a metal lid... Not sure why
good chance it was 6150 off a larger spring, if it seemed like it didnt move as well under the hammer as previous 5160 has it probabaly was, also red shorts easier because of increased chromium
Certainly a possibility
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That turned out pretty good in the end. Yeah these things will happen with just about any form of metalwork really. Also, as cool as that knife is, you should never do anything Serbian ever ;)
thanks for watching!
So you are Serbian? Oh, so it's american 😂😅