One day I hope to thank you in person for all of the incredible advice you’ve given on RUclips. I have learned so much about knife making and general tool work from your channel. Thank you. 👍
Walter, you are so correct, I am a lucky winner of a hand made folding knife from another You Tube site and I can tell that this knife was made with focus and a specific idea, no two are the same.
Just designed my first knife. It is a fixed blade version of my favorite beefy folding knife, with slight modifications to the design to make it a bit simpler and taking into account why certain designs on the handle were to hide the internal mechanisms.
Good tips - super interesting. I tend to draw a design on thick cardboard and then cut that out to see if it feels right before i make it out of steel.
Hi Walter, i am watching your vid's allready a long time and learned a lot from you!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and craftsmanship with us all! Kind regards from the Belgian Ardennes, Yves.
This is why I love your video's. I came to get some advice for making some of my own knives, and on the outset we get to drop some knowledge bombs with Travis Haley! Thanks for all you do!!!!
Hi Walter, ever consider making a video series for the experienced/veteran knifemaker? Display some of your own expert techniques! Great content as always, keep up the good work.
Walter, I've heard you say on more than one occasion that 1095 is on the border of oil hardening. Is it better to water harden? Could you explain? By the way, huge fan! Thank you for helping us new guys out. Awesome work!
Hey Walter I don't know if you've been asked this out thought much about it but how about a walk around your shop. Kind of a "these are the tools I use and here's why, I have them in this order and my mill is by my surface grinder because" kind of thing. Im a small time knifemaker in my garage at home but have a background in tool and die. The shops I've worked in always had a "flow" from the CNC you went to a grinder to clean up the burrs then to the oven then to the surface grinder and the granite table for final inspection. Can you show us what you work with, why and how it's laid out in your shop?
Wow, you are like a weird twin or something. I'm nowhere near the knife maker that you are, but my background and knife philosophy are literally everything you've said here. Thank you for the affirmation, I thought I was weird for carrying them around the house and yard in between working on them. But yeah, it's the only way to get a feel for how it feels. I'm in Egypt right now on my belated honeymoon, where apparently knives are frowned upon by the government (who knew? I thought for sure there would be some back alley blade smiths here I could hang out with) but this video made me really miss my little shed shop. Still have almost a week to go, but I'll appreciate it that much more once I'm back. Sorry that was a little off track; and you're probably busy and I probably don't qualify even as a journeyman so my opinion isn't worth much, but this is the martial artist talking not the maker; for years I've tried various things to practice with live blades on looking for something that won't hurt the edge but won't be completely shredded after two minutes. The best thing I've found so far are the bumpers for the sides of boats. I came across them at Walmart of all places and have it set up at head/neck hight like a double end bag, so it's good for timing and I go full speed/power on it with knives and machetes. Had it for shoot almost a year now and it looks pretty beat up but it's basic integrity is still 100%. Good for nunchaku (as long as you can hit stuff full power without them hitting you back of course) and escrima too.
I haven't seen, or gone through, all of your videos, so I'm wondering if you've ever done Viking-type weapons, like war axes. I'm interested in how they did it and how they got the decorative designs on them... using the resources they had available. I would love to see the process. There anything you have on it, or can you point me to anyone else's channel who might show this?
hey walter. love your videos. i made my dad and father in law knives for christmas last year. im a pretty big hunter and was curious if you ever thought about making a hunting knife with a gut hook. thanks again
You need to fire whoever is trying to apply your nail polish. They’re way off the mark. Haha. In all seriousness, thanks for all the great videos. You’re a great teacher. Cheers!
I think you are dead on about feel. I've been messing around with a micro spear point last ditch knife and I loved the design on paper. Tested it on thick cardboard, horrible. 5 different changes to make it feel right.
boulderbro959 Why would there be a difference in strength? Unless you're just referring to different steels that tend to be used for each. That makes sense to me. If it's something else then I'm genuinely confused.
Today's steels are rolled at the mill....basically "pre-forged" to its final shape and size to the consumer. Forging by a smith introduces all kinds of potential problems for what amounts to a difference that basically nobody will be able to discern. Forge too cold, you may crack the steel....forge too hot, you affect the grain size or carbon content...forget to thermal cycle, you've passed up the opportunity to refine grain. I'm not a pro, but as a hobbyist who has done a bit of both forging and stock removal, my recommendation is that if you're just starting to make blades, start with stock removal and a known steel simply for the joy of creating a great knife without so many ways to screw things up...it's hard enough learning how to grind even bevels and an attractive, useful profile.
one of the most annoyingly persistent myths out there..... A properly heat treated stock removal knife of a quality tool steel such as A2 or D2 will outperform ANYTHING that can be forged. And that's not even getting into super steels like a11, cpm10v, vascowear/cruwear, ect
do you have an opinion on a 2 x 42 inch grinder if you can't afford 3 grand for a grinder, for knife making? actually i'm looking at a palmgren, who is the manufacturer.
Real BigSwede its hard to stay impartial enough to utilize this, but I feel like I would just try and look at the knife and charge what id be willing to pay for it if it was made by some random company no ones ever heard of, you know? Youve gotta factor in the material costs and labor too, dont lie about materials too, if you do and you get discovered your knives wont be worth the shipping costs in my book.
I may not be Walter, but I had one of these grinders (years ago, $50 on ebay), so if it's okay with you, I'll respond. My experience was that it was EXTREMELY limited. Within the first few weeks of owning it, I chopped it up and used its parts to cobble together my first 2x72. My recommendation....save your money and purchase or build a properly sized, multifunctional (flat platen, contact wheel, slack belt, variable speed, work-rest, etc.) machine that will do all the things you're going to ask of it. If you were just looking for a general grinder for occasional automotive/shop use, it would probably be just right.
i also went a bit cheaper to start off with,i think this kind of model will serve you better. www.hbm-machines.com/producten/hbm-200-mm-slijp-en-bandschuurmachine you will have to look for something like this in your own country but it good to begin with and will teach you the basics(im about to modify this on for a better base plate.
Thanks for the replies. As they say in the gun world, " Buy once, cry once." I'd definitely rather buy something that I can use and will last. That way, if I need something that can do more, at least I can sell a good tool to someone that needs it. Savings accounts help.
VideosUnrelated my knuckles bash the board because I have big hands. but they still fit on the handle, are you sure you're not buying your cutlery from the kids section?
VideosUnrelated drill a hole in a 2x4 to accommodate the knife handle fill with epoxy then put the knife in the hole and clean up the excess. problem solved
VideosUnrelated who mentioned anything about handling a knife for starters, only the already "small" handle. and I weigh 75kg at 6"2 so I can only assume you are calling yourself fat, and that the problem isn't the handles. It's your hands
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Keep it up Walter, I'm an industrial designer drawn to knife design and always appreciate your valuable insight.
Instablaster...
Great tips! I practice most of these. Still relatively new but always learning on every blade I finish. Thanks for the video!
One day I hope to thank you in person for all of the incredible advice you’ve given on RUclips. I have learned so much about knife making and general tool work from your channel. Thank you. 👍
You're the man Walter
Brian N thanks
Lol, that's funny
Brian N thanks!
Walter, you are so correct, I am a lucky winner of a hand made folding knife from another You Tube site and I can tell that this knife was made with focus and a specific idea, no two are the same.
Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos !
Just designed my first knife. It is a fixed blade version of my favorite beefy folding knife, with slight modifications to the design to make it a bit simpler and taking into account why certain designs on the handle were to hide the internal mechanisms.
Good tips - super interesting. I tend to draw a design on thick cardboard and then cut that out to see if it feels right before i make it out of steel.
Hi Walter, i am watching your vid's allready a long time and learned a lot from you!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and craftsmanship with us all! Kind regards from the Belgian Ardennes, Yves.
Yew Tree Knives I
I made my first 2 knives yesterday. They aren't fantastic but they work. Just need to sharpen them but you did teach me a lot. Great video.
Just started moving steel around. Love your videos!
Thanks for the tips Walter. Always enjoy your videos.
This is why I love your video's. I came to get some advice for making some of my own knives, and on the outset we get to drop some knowledge bombs with Travis Haley! Thanks for all you do!!!!
u are hands down the best youtube when it comes the smithing
Travis Haley is awesome. I respect anything he brings to the table
Hi Walter, ever consider making a video series for the experienced/veteran knifemaker? Display some of your own expert techniques!
Great content as always, keep up the good work.
Walter, I've heard you say on more than one occasion that 1095 is on the border of oil hardening. Is it better to water harden? Could you explain? By the way, huge fan! Thank you for helping us new guys out. Awesome work!
Yay new video, lost the count but I think this will be number 7 for today...
I might be addicted :0
I build Cars and car parts and you are correct on the art of the
part!!! Thanks for doing all these ids!!
Hey Walter I don't know if you've been asked this out thought much about it but how about a walk around your shop. Kind of a "these are the tools I use and here's why, I have them in this order and my mill is by my surface grinder because" kind of thing. Im a small time knifemaker in my garage at home but have a background in tool and die. The shops I've worked in always had a "flow" from the CNC you went to a grinder to clean up the burrs then to the oven then to the surface grinder and the granite table for final inspection. Can you show us what you work with, why and how it's laid out in your shop?
Great tips. Thanks Walter.
Wow, you are like a weird twin or something. I'm nowhere near the knife maker that you are, but my background and knife philosophy are literally everything you've said here. Thank you for the affirmation, I thought I was weird for carrying them around the house and yard in between working on them. But yeah, it's the only way to get a feel for how it feels. I'm in Egypt right now on my belated honeymoon, where apparently knives are frowned upon by the government (who knew? I thought for sure there would be some back alley blade smiths here I could hang out with) but this video made me really miss my little shed shop. Still have almost a week to go, but I'll appreciate it that much more once I'm back. Sorry that was a little off track; and you're probably busy and I probably don't qualify even as a journeyman so my opinion isn't worth much, but this is the martial artist talking not the maker; for years I've tried various things to practice with live blades on looking for something that won't hurt the edge but won't be completely shredded after two minutes. The best thing I've found so far are the bumpers for the sides of boats. I came across them at Walmart of all places and have it set up at head/neck hight like a double end bag, so it's good for timing and I go full speed/power on it with knives and machetes. Had it for shoot almost a year now and it looks pretty beat up but it's basic integrity is still 100%. Good for nunchaku (as long as you can hit stuff full power without them hitting you back of course) and escrima too.
im making my first knife !!!
keifer225948 congrats!
William Porter 👍👍👍👍👍👍
its 6 months later, how did it turn out?
Andrew Howard not too bad. it was shown on his last video of viewers knife.
Have you made more knives since that first one?
To a beginner, this was very helpful.
You are a good man, thank you
I haven't seen, or gone through, all of your videos, so I'm wondering if you've ever done Viking-type weapons, like war axes. I'm interested in how they did it and how they got the decorative designs on them... using the resources they had available. I would love to see the process. There anything you have on it, or can you point me to anyone else's channel who might show this?
hey walter. love your videos. i made my dad and father in law knives for christmas last year. im a pretty big hunter and was curious if you ever thought about making a hunting knife with a gut hook.
thanks again
Walter for president of the world!
You need to fire whoever is trying to apply your nail polish. They’re way off the mark. Haha. In all seriousness, thanks for all the great videos. You’re a great teacher. Cheers!
love the videos. just wondering what was on your hand.
You da real MVP!
Do those crimson marks on your fingers have some purpose?
When will you start producing your TA line of knifes, put me om the list.
I think you are dead on about feel. I've been messing around with a micro spear point last ditch knife and I loved the design on paper. Tested it on thick cardboard, horrible. 5 different changes to make it feel right.
is forging a better quality then stock removal or dose it just depend on the heat treatment
boulderbro959 Why would there be a difference in strength?
Unless you're just referring to different steels that tend to be used for each. That makes sense to me. If it's something else then I'm genuinely confused.
Today's steels are rolled at the mill....basically "pre-forged" to its final shape and size to the consumer. Forging by a smith introduces all kinds of potential problems for what amounts to a difference that basically nobody will be able to discern. Forge too cold, you may crack the steel....forge too hot, you affect the grain size or carbon content...forget to thermal cycle, you've passed up the opportunity to refine grain. I'm not a pro, but as a hobbyist who has done a bit of both forging and stock removal, my recommendation is that if you're just starting to make blades, start with stock removal and a known steel simply for the joy of creating a great knife without so many ways to screw things up...it's hard enough learning how to grind even bevels and an attractive, useful profile.
polishavenger1 thank you
one of the most annoyingly persistent myths out there..... A properly heat treated stock removal knife of a quality tool steel such as A2 or D2 will outperform ANYTHING that can be forged. And that's not even getting into super steels like a11, cpm10v, vascowear/cruwear, ect
do you have an opinion on a 2 x 42 inch grinder if you can't afford 3 grand for a grinder, for knife making? actually i'm looking at a palmgren, who is the manufacturer.
tnx man
Hello, I'm not Jesper Voxnaes nice to meet you!
great video man
also where do you get your metal
SC Outdoors newjerseysteelbaron.com is a good place to buy from
+1 for NJSB!
polishavenger1 Aldo, and Pete are good people.
Great vid Walter, just a question thats annoying me.... whats the red stuff on your right hand?
Erik P I was about to comment the same question
Erik P Dyechem maybe
+Kyle Burchard same here
that was distracting me the whole video. although I definitely followed the video, and I thought it was helpful.
blood 0_0
Ok but how do you redesign a karapit
Walter as a new knife maker how do you price a knife.
Real BigSwede its hard to stay impartial enough to utilize this, but I feel like I would just try and look at the knife and charge what id be willing to pay for it if it was made by some random company no ones ever heard of, you know? Youve gotta factor in the material costs and labor too, dont lie about materials too, if you do and you get discovered your knives wont be worth the shipping costs in my book.
why is your right thumb red?
very true
awesome video 👍
I like to use the golden ratio when I design a new knife profile
Can you forge an axe? That would be great 👍
You should do Forged in Fire
Was his hand bleeding?
Thoughts on Multitool MT362 grinders?
I may not be Walter, but I had one of these grinders (years ago, $50 on ebay), so if it's okay with you, I'll respond. My experience was that it was EXTREMELY limited. Within the first few weeks of owning it, I chopped it up and used its parts to cobble together my first 2x72. My recommendation....save your money and purchase or build a properly sized, multifunctional (flat platen, contact wheel, slack belt, variable speed, work-rest, etc.) machine that will do all the things you're going to ask of it. If you were just looking for a general grinder for occasional automotive/shop use, it would probably be just right.
i also went a bit cheaper to start off with,i think this kind of model will serve you better.
www.hbm-machines.com/producten/hbm-200-mm-slijp-en-bandschuurmachine
you will have to look for something like this in your own country but it good to begin with and will teach you the basics(im about to modify this on for a better base plate.
Thanks for the replies. As they say in the gun world, " Buy once, cry once." I'd definitely rather buy something that I can use and will last. That way, if I need something that can do more, at least I can sell a good tool to someone that needs it. Savings accounts help.
coolnest would be wearing a red or green jean shirt for your December videos
you are the best
Hey Walter!
can you make a bushcraft knife?
by the way nice videos
Walter Sorrels please do a video on how to heat treat different types of steel please
I noticed a little calcification in your ear. What martial art?
i believe he's said judo in the past. check his website, www.waltersorrells.com/ there's more info there. i think.
Gotta watch your fingers on that grinder xD
#relevant
Where can I by metal for knife making ?
I know
Offer TA line T-shirts
Lots of time i tried to ask that are you a wrestler cause of your ears as i have cauliflower ears but just hesitated everytime.
Do you have website i want to see your nife?
Walter, I was seeing, there are some things happening with us, like more age = less hair ;p
Knife handles tend to be WAYYYY to small to actually use, or really rounded in shape.. makes me angry, and I don't even have big hands!!
VideosUnrelated my knuckles bash the board because I have big hands. but they still fit on the handle, are you sure you're not buying your cutlery from the kids section?
Dylan Zrim never handled a shrade or kershaw have we?
and being a fatass, doesnt mean you've got big hands.
VideosUnrelated drill a hole in a 2x4 to accommodate the knife handle fill with epoxy then put the knife in the hole and clean up the excess. problem solved
VideosUnrelated who mentioned anything about handling a knife for starters, only the already "small" handle.
and I weigh 75kg at 6"2 so I can only assume you are calling yourself fat, and that the problem isn't the handles. It's your hands
Why does he have blood on his hands?😂
less talky talky , more makey makey please