Cleanest workshop of all the 300 videos I saw (and well equiped), very efficient working also. Love the sandblast finish and the clear character of the knife. Pleasure to watch.
Very nice, I never thought the blueing would suit the handle material like that. Oh well, one another thing to try out. Thanks and looking forward to seeing more.
Wow! I love this knife. I've been watching tons of videos on knife making because I've wanted to try my hand at it. I need to take the plunge! Great job.
You made a GREAT BLADE! It looks to me in the comments, that possibly inexperienced people keep trying to give an expert advice! Keep doing what you're doing, it's fantastic. Future buyer here, if possible. : )
I just came across this channel. Good videos! This survival knife is spot on. It has the strength for chopping and prying, a blade that can be useful for all but the most delicate tasks, and a solid grip. I would be proud to make and use such a knife. Thanks for sharing...
very nicely done and actively responding to questions here in the comments. a small time knife maker myself i enjoy the craft, i really struggle on my handle finish though. need more practice :)
Jonathan Wines, I also struggle with finishing with my handles at times. I can be too impatient sometimes. Thanks for taking the time to comment my friend. Keep on making your Knives. : )
Yes, practical and simple - this is all you need. Maybe leave a bit of the tang on the bottom exposed in case you ever have to smack it with a mallet or branch. Brass caps are also used but it's a hell of a lot easier to just leave some hangin' out
Man I watch videos almost every night and I see you take a lot of pride in your skill Iran’s when you decided to start selling please let me know I’d love to have one keep up the good work
Very nice video. Love the finish on that knife. I like another comment I read earlier struggle with my handles. Getting better though through practice.
Thanks cflinger1979. I think the copious hours of practice required can be one of the biggest obstacles one faces while learning how to make knives. Keep on practicing. Thanks for commenting. 😉
Hello thanks for the video, couple of questions about sand blasting. Is this method prevents rusting in carbon blades (O1,O2 etc.) and does it damage the handle if I use natural wood? Any kind of info about the size of the grits will be great too (do you always blast 80? for example) Best, Ali.
After all that work I reckon it's a $400 knife without the sheath. Fancy. I have to stick to leaf springs which I prefer because of their toughness and availability. Truly you built a reliable knife.
Hello I wanted to congratulate you for your work, your knives are very well done your work is neat. I encourage you to continue doing good quality work and especially to make other videos. Once again congratulations.👌🏼⚔️
Great looking knife. Always fascinating to watch how people make knives, they all seem to have their own methods. Would love to start making knives myself, but I don't have the tools or the facilities for it.
SAsgarters you can actually make a knife with a cheap angle grinder. I made my first knife with a only a file and a $15 firebrick forge I made. Where there's a will there's a way. 😉
Good music choices . And knife knife also . I really liked your design so I built a knife a bit small out of a old file . For a handle I did grey pvc which a flattened with a heat gun and c clamps . That's an awsome knife you made . One question though, were did you get the steel used ?
Thanks, jacob fehr. I’m not sure exactly where I bought the steel. It was while ago when I made this knife. I buy all my steel from alpha knife supply, USA knife maker, or Jantz supply. Amazon also sells tool steel. Thanks for watching. 😊
Great video. Knife making is something I would like to try in the future. I was wondering what you do for the final blade sharpening? Or did i miss it? I have a Lansky myself, with the 5 stones. It works very well. Thanks again for the video. Inspirational for novice and experts alike.
I usually use the same belt grinder seen in the video to sharpen my blades. There's some footage of me sharpening a blade in my second hunting knife video. I also have a Lansky sharpening system that I use for trickier blade shapes. It sure does work great for the price, doesn't it? Thanks for watching David. Sorry for the lateness of my reply.
Garrett Liggett I’m not real particular about the bits I use to drill the handle fastener holes. For those I use Irwin, Dewalt, or Dyno Drill. The end mills I use are made by RapidKut. Sometimes I use Kodiak end mills too. The counterbore drill bit I use came from Jantz Supply. I’m not sure who manufactured that one. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend. : )
Hey mate, putting the knife in cryo after temper is useless. The blade needs to be submerged while still warm after "quenching" when around 400f. The retained austenite will be fixed in place with that temper cycle and the sub zero cryo won't do a thing. Also you can quench between two thick aluminum plates whilst in the packet. Your knives will be harder and will be dead flat. Nice design and execution mate. Cheers nyatiblades.
James M, cryogenically treating steel after a temper cycle is definitely less effective than doing so directly after quenching, but it still has an effect on transformation. I typically do a short temper prior to cryo. treating. I've actually had knives crack and/or warp due to cryo. treating shortly after quenching. Many manufacturer data sheets specify thin pieces of their steel, or pieces with intricate shapes may be cryo. treated in between tempers. I do plate quench my knives sometimes. I'll be utilizing a plate quench in one of my upcoming videos. Thanks for commenting, and for your interest in my channel my friend. I appreciate it. 🙂
really eager to get a sandblaster. what brand do you use? Looks like you used 80 grit both times, is that a good general use grit? Is cryo essential for A-2 tempering process? great looking knife!
Peter Hughes DVM my sand blaster is from Harbor Freight. I'm not sure what brand it is. 80 grit is just the media I prefer. I've seen people use much finer media. It just depends on your preference. Cryogenically treating A2 is not necessary, but it is very beneficial to the overall performance of the blade. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend.
what does the kryotreatment do? From my point of view i do not see a reason why it should improve the grain structure if the since the mobility of the carbon remaining in the steel should be low/ all the carbides are already bound as chrome carbides. I would appreciate any information!
Róbert Pántya, In the beginning the blue stuff was layout dye, which allows me to scribe a pattern onto the steel. Near the end of the video, the blue stuff was gun bluing paste, which forms a corrosion resistant barrier over the steel. Thanks for watching my friend.
Say Heah, What a Beauty. Yup, I really like it. Infact it reminds me of my Rodent 6 which I had mine thinned down from the original .265" thickness down to less than a 1/4" I also had the Top Guard taken off. I had it professionally done at the Busse Custom Shop. It came out Spot on. It now looks like a Ratmandu but on steroids. Infact it's prolly my most Fav's Wilderness Knife. I like to team it with my Mora Forest Exclusive #277. or my Mora 510 as a Neck Knife. I also like to add my 17" Hultafors Bruks Agdor Hatchet because of its compact size and the weight a 1 3/4 lbs head. Makes easy wood processing for firewood. I also just bought a Agawa Canyon 21 Boreal Saw with the Crazy Horse Scabbard that I put the extra Aggressive Saw Blade in it. To exchange saw blades is easy peasy nice and easy. I don't think my tools are a over kill. But I like doing solo trips so I just feel more comfortable knowing my tools will stand up to anything that I might encounter. Again, It looks like you designed yourself a awesome knife. I wouldn't mind having it on my collection. Great Work there Partner.,,. p
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Who knew all this went into knife-making. Amazing video. Thanks for sharing, you work hard at this and I watch it over and over.
Thank you.
I love the finish on that. Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing your videos.
Thanks for watching. : )
Cleanest workshop of all the 300 videos I saw (and well equiped), very efficient working also. Love the sandblast finish and the clear character of the knife. Pleasure to watch.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Pat Sin. I appreciate it.
I'm in love with it. Brilliant work!
Thank you for your support. : )
Loooove the gun metal look!!! Super good looking blade!
That is a nice looking knife and I love the way you built it from raw materials to the tool it is.
Thank you, Sidney Mathious. 😉
Fantastic survival blade, I love this knife profile👍🗡!
Thanks my friend.
That's a work of art mate Thanks for showing us your craftsmanship......
Thank you Dave. 😊
Very nice, I never thought the blueing would suit the handle material like that.
Oh well, one another thing to try out.
Thanks and looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks Smu. I think the best way to learn is to always be trying out new ideas.
Awesome build, looks very much like a RAT-7 or an ESEE-6.
this video has such a film noir feel, the way its lit. It's the Eraserhead of the knife making videos.
Ok of all the things i have to say.. I love this guys taste in music like it is amazing
Wow! I love this knife. I've been watching tons of videos on knife making because I've wanted to try my hand at it. I need to take the plunge! Great job.
Thank you Dustin. If you do take the plunge, be careful. Knife making is very addicting. : )
Turned out real nice.
Man , what an awsome knife. Great skill, my friend.
You made a GREAT BLADE! It looks to me in the comments, that possibly inexperienced people keep trying to give an expert advice! Keep doing what you're doing, it's fantastic. Future buyer here, if possible. : )
jun1orbaitor44 Thank you sir. 😊
Boy, that sure is one healthy knife!
mister smith, thank you sir. 😊
Thank you. This is a nice video. Cool knife, too.
Thanks for watching, Rusty.
I just came across this channel. Good videos!
This survival knife is spot on. It has the strength for chopping and prying, a blade that can be useful for all but the most delicate tasks, and a solid grip.
I would be proud to make and use such a knife.
Thanks for sharing...
Thank you for the kind words Jerry Stark. 😉
Que hermoso trabajo, felicitaciones, con tu permiso me voy a hacer uno, gracias por tomarte el trabajo de compartir este video. Saludos.
That's a great looking knife !
SmiTTyy 1967 thank you. : )
That's a beautiful blade
Wonderful video. Meticulous work. You're a true artist. Not sure I've seen bluing after blasting before. Cool!
Sharpbevel Thanks my friend.
Excellent work, well done.
very nicely done and actively responding to questions here in the comments. a small time knife maker myself i enjoy the craft, i really struggle on my handle finish though. need more practice :)
Jonathan Wines, I also struggle with finishing with my handles at times. I can be too impatient sometimes.
Thanks for taking the time to comment my friend. Keep on making your Knives. : )
Yes, practical and simple - this is all you need.
Maybe leave a bit of the tang on the bottom exposed in case you ever have to smack it with a mallet or branch. Brass caps are also used but it's a hell of a lot easier to just leave some hangin' out
Yep I agree. That's a really good idea about the tang.
... отличный тесак получился,я тоже для своих ножей рукоятки фанерные делаю, молорик продолжай экспериментировать!!!
I like that blasted finish... I may have to get a cabinet...
Budget Guns and Gear Reviews, it’s worth it. Especially if you’re a more pragmatic individual such as myself. Thanks for watching, my friend.
Excellent work, my friend. Love that design, too. A bit Schrade-ish.
That is a good looking knife!
Thanks Nick.
Wow...awesome knife making and you can see you have an awesome workshop.
Graeme Guerrilla Thanks. : )
I love the design excellent.
Thanks, theurbanyankee. Appreciate it.
Ahh thats bloody fantastic!
Thanks Aidan Daly. : )
Absolutely Beautiful Work!
Thank you.
I really like your grinding Jig, I'm going to try that myself
Thanks Jon Pierce. It was a very simple build and it works great.
Thanks for commenting. : )
Great job and great video!! 💪💪
Roscioli Kustom Thank you sir.
Very good video, quite liked it. You have a very cool workshop by the way.
I hope your channel grows and you make more videos.
Thanks hes. I will definitely be making more videos. : )
Beautiful Knife. Good job
Thanks, Mushegh Tsarukyan.
Man I watch videos almost every night and I see you take a lot of pride in your skill Iran’s when you decided to start selling please let me know I’d love to have one keep up the good work
Shane bray thank you. : )
Great job, with great machinary and talent.
Thank you. : ) It takes a lot of practice, but it's worth it.
Great Knife!
Kristy N Chuck Henderson thanks for watching.
Beautiful blade and beautiful work
Thanks, Scot Metcalf.
Güzel olmuş eline sağlık , takımların profesyonel ...
Great work... love it..!'
Thanks.
Would love to see one of those with cammo scales
GREAT JOB!
Thanks M A K KHAN.
Do you sell these by chance? Looks like a fantastic knife
Awesome Knife...
great Job. I was surprised you just started this channel because everything seems to be made very professional
Thank you. I appreciate it. I've wanted to make a channel for quite some time, but the timing wasn't right until recently. : )
like I said, your work Looks great and very experienced! looking forward to see more of you ;)
Thank you.
awesome!!
I like the process 🤗 thanks for sharing
Thank you hero heroin. 😉
Thanks for sharing. Beautiful knife, awesome job. GF1 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😎
Exceptional friend!
Keep up the awesome work 👍🏻
Thank you for your support. : )
Wonderfull work !!! Nice vidéo !!!
Thanks, Clint65
Very nice video. Love the finish on that knife. I like another comment I read earlier struggle with my handles. Getting better though through practice.
Thanks cflinger1979. I think the copious hours of practice required can be one of the biggest obstacles one faces while learning how to make knives.
Keep on practicing. Thanks for commenting. 😉
It's actually a really fun learning process.
I think you have the patience required to be a great knife maker. 😊
Nice work dude thanks for sharing 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you Diesineveryfilm Customs. 😉
In my opinion, this knife definitely stands out.
Thank you Edward Diewold. : )
i like it. good job.
Omer Demir thank you. 😉
Hello thanks for the video, couple of questions about sand blasting. Is this method prevents rusting in carbon blades (O1,O2 etc.) and does it damage the handle if I use natural wood? Any kind of info about the size of the grits will be great too (do you always blast 80? for example)
Best, Ali.
After all that work I reckon it's a $400 knife without the sheath. Fancy. I have to stick to leaf springs which I prefer because of their toughness and availability. Truly you built a reliable knife.
Hello I wanted to congratulate you for your work, your knives are very well done your work is neat.
I encourage you to continue doing good quality work and especially to make other videos.
Once again congratulations.👌🏼⚔️
Thank you for the encouraging words Pepe Litox. 😊
I like it.
Of all the knife makers on RUclips it seems you are the most professional. Do you sell any of your knives?
Lightning48 No, I don’t. It’s mostly a labor of love for me. Thanks for watching.
I just bought the Schrade SCHF 52 ....nearly identical shape... but your's wins... A2 and flat-grind... soo damn nice.
Thanks Adam. I appreciate your comment. : )
Really nice work.
Thank you, Tom Olofsson.
nice job brother!
Thank you.
Great looking knife. Always fascinating to watch how people make knives, they all seem to have their own methods.
Would love to start making knives myself, but I don't have the tools or the facilities for it.
SAsgarters you can actually make a knife with a cheap angle grinder. I made my first knife with a only a file and a $15 firebrick forge I made. Where there's a will there's a way. 😉
I doubt everyone else in this apartment building would appreciate it. ;)
LoL, I agree. Hopefully you'll have a garage to work out of someday. : )
What grit of belt grinder did you use to finish your profile, then what was the next grit, then what was the paper grit progression. Nice knife sir.
Sweet!
Love your music playlist dude whats it called? I know most of the songs wanting to know where to find the play list
beautiful, very beautiful
Thanks, Muhammad. : )
Good job.
Thank you. : )
does sandblasting take the need for hand sanding away? or do you still hand sand
Andrew Fischer, Sand blasting takes away most of the need to hand finish. Especially if you plan on bluing the steel.
Good music choices . And knife knife also . I really liked your design so I built a knife a bit small out of a old file . For a handle I did grey pvc which a flattened with a heat gun and c clamps . That's an awsome knife you made . One question though, were did you get the steel used ?
Thanks, jacob fehr. I’m not sure exactly where I bought the steel. It was while ago when I made this knife.
I buy all my steel from alpha knife supply, USA knife maker, or Jantz supply. Amazon also sells tool steel.
Thanks for watching. 😊
Great video. Knife making is something I would like to try in the future. I was wondering what you do for the final blade sharpening? Or did i miss it? I have a Lansky myself, with the 5 stones. It works very well. Thanks again for the video. Inspirational for novice and experts alike.
I usually use the same belt grinder seen in the video to sharpen my blades. There's some footage of me sharpening a blade in my second hunting knife video.
I also have a Lansky sharpening system that I use for trickier blade shapes. It sure does work great for the price, doesn't it?
Thanks for watching David. Sorry for the lateness of my reply.
Beautiful piece of steel you got there dude.#KnifeMasters
Thanks, Jason Folsom.
Excelente !
Gracias mi amigo.
That is so effing cool. What do you need the jumbo size WD40 for? I also like your random music selections.
Brian, it's just cheaper and easier to buy it in bulk. I use WD40 a lot.
Gloves near rotary tools. Scary stuff. 😬
Would've liked to have seen final sharpening and cutting but cool over all
Looks good partner...
Thank you, Grinder _1045_.
those are some next level heat treating processes
Chuck Finly, thanks for watching and commenting. Heat treating is a very important step to me. It can make or break the knife.
Fckin cool knife!
What kind and brand of drill bits do you use to cut through your knife steel please
Garrett Liggett I’m not real particular about the bits I use to drill the handle fastener holes. For those I use Irwin, Dewalt, or Dyno Drill.
The end mills I use are made by RapidKut. Sometimes I use Kodiak end mills too.
The counterbore drill bit I use came from Jantz Supply. I’m not sure who manufactured that one.
Thanks for watching and commenting my friend. : )
A beautiful knife, did you design it or did you get a pattern somewhere
I designed it.
would it be possible to forge it aswell?
that would probably give a nice outcome aswell
Bouncy Banana it would be possible. I’d like to have the setup for it someday. Forging looks like a lot of fun. 😉
Nice!
Roger Snell thank you. 😉
great job
Cobe Cobess thank you. 😊
very nice work... best wishes :)
Thanks Mohamad.
nice work.. 👍 it
Thank you GC.
What is the thickness of the blade?
Hey mate, putting the knife in cryo after temper is useless. The blade needs to be submerged while still warm after "quenching" when around 400f. The retained austenite will be fixed in place with that temper cycle and the sub zero cryo won't do a thing. Also you can quench between two thick aluminum plates whilst in the packet. Your knives will be harder and will be dead flat. Nice design and execution mate. Cheers nyatiblades.
James M, cryogenically treating steel after a temper cycle is definitely less effective than doing so directly after quenching, but it still has an effect on transformation. I typically do a short temper prior to cryo. treating. I've actually had knives crack and/or warp due to cryo. treating shortly after quenching. Many manufacturer data sheets specify thin pieces of their steel, or pieces with intricate shapes may be cryo. treated in between tempers.
I do plate quench my knives sometimes. I'll be utilizing a plate quench in one of my upcoming videos.
Thanks for commenting, and for your interest in my channel my friend. I appreciate it. 🙂
What type of belt grinder do you have? I like the setup
James Carmicheal, it’s a Pheer 454, 2”x72” belt grinder with a 1.5 hp motor.
Thanks for watching and commenting. : )
was waiting for the paper cutting
really eager to get a sandblaster. what brand do you use? Looks like you used 80 grit both times, is that a good general use grit? Is cryo essential for A-2 tempering process? great looking knife!
Peter Hughes DVM my sand blaster is from Harbor Freight. I'm not sure what brand it is. 80 grit is just the media I prefer. I've seen people use much finer media. It just depends on your preference. Cryogenically treating A2 is not necessary, but it is very beneficial to the overall performance of the blade.
Thanks for watching and commenting my friend.
what does the kryotreatment do? From my point of view i do not see a reason why it should improve the grain structure if the since the mobility of the carbon remaining in the steel should be low/ all the carbides are already bound as chrome carbides. I would appreciate any information!
Hello, what is that blue thing you put onto the blade? Thanks very much! ;)
Róbert Pántya, In the beginning the blue stuff was layout dye, which allows me to scribe a pattern onto the steel.
Near the end of the video, the blue stuff was gun bluing paste, which forms a corrosion resistant barrier over the steel.
Thanks for watching my friend.
Thank you very much! ;)
Say Heah, What a Beauty. Yup, I really like it. Infact it reminds me of my Rodent 6 which I had mine thinned down from the original .265" thickness down to less than a 1/4" I also had the Top Guard taken off. I had it professionally done at the Busse Custom Shop. It came out Spot on. It now looks like a Ratmandu but on steroids. Infact it's prolly my most Fav's Wilderness Knife. I like to team it with my Mora Forest Exclusive #277. or my Mora 510 as a Neck Knife. I also like to add my 17" Hultafors Bruks Agdor Hatchet because of its compact size and the weight a 1 3/4 lbs head. Makes easy wood processing for firewood. I also just bought a Agawa Canyon 21 Boreal Saw with the Crazy Horse Scabbard that I put the extra Aggressive Saw Blade in it. To exchange saw blades is easy peasy nice and easy. I don't think my tools are a over kill. But I like doing solo trips so I just feel more comfortable knowing my tools will stand up to anything that I might encounter. Again, It looks like you designed yourself a awesome knife. I wouldn't mind having it on my collection. Great Work there Partner.,,. p
paulie 4x Thank you sir.
Flat River Knives. Your Welcome, Sir. You did a Outstanding job on it. Thanx You for sharing it.,,. p
is so beautiful and strong. wow.. :X
Thanks for watching. : )
awesome
Thanks. : )