The Art of Crafting a Blacksmith Knife - Steve House

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  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
  • Forging the timeless blacksmith knife with Steve House from ‪@MoonshineMetalworks‬ . The blacksmith knife has many of the technical procedures that are needed to learn in order to become a good bladesmith. We propose that if you make 100 of these you will be ready to make even the most complicated blades.
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Комментарии • 157

  • @ThatWorks
    @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +8

    Too see a full step by step break down see our latest patreon video www.patreon.com/mattstagmer . To order one of Steve's Knives for yourself see www.thornwoodforge.com/store-TvGF2/p/blacksmith-knife and here for the no music ASMR version ruclips.net/video/JwVS9GtPrWY/видео.html

    • @merkarion7883
      @merkarion7883 Месяц назад +4

      Good to see that you are still Alive after 4 Month without Videos.
      I hope that you (Matt) and Ilja are well

    • @jimaustin3361
      @jimaustin3361 Месяц назад +1

      @@merkarion7883 same here i was surprised to see this post

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +2

      @@merkarion7883 just a lot going on recently, but we are well and we are back!

    • @duelnexustournaments1939
      @duelnexustournaments1939 21 день назад

      How much would you charge for Genesis rapier?

  • @shatnermohanty6678
    @shatnermohanty6678 Месяц назад +15

    Yeah 🙌
    Steve House in da House

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +2

      Well he was almost a year ago :)

  • @DregExheart
    @DregExheart Месяц назад +14

    08:33 "none of that cinematic stuff"
    Procedes to recreate basically the forge of Andúril

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +6

      Yea, asking me(Matt) to do that is quite ironic.

  • @normanbayona4636
    @normanbayona4636 Месяц назад +8

    Cool Knife. Great work Steve!

  • @Animeguy300
    @Animeguy300 Месяц назад +8

    Amazing blacksmith work

  • @alexhuth297
    @alexhuth297 Месяц назад +1

    when i wanted to learn i was given a old worn out file and was walked through making this knife it really is the best way to learn and practice all skills

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      That's how a lot of us learned! My first knife was similar but with a twisted handle.

  • @Andrew-nj2op
    @Andrew-nj2op Месяц назад +9

    Great video and great work by you both Matt and Steve. Can't wait to see more of these types of videos.

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +5

      Glad you enjoyed it! More to come! Stay tuned!

  • @davebauerart
    @davebauerart Месяц назад +7

    Nice overview of the process which just a hint of cinematic flair. I gotta check out the Patreon details, Steve is not a bad teacher.

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +4

      I actually think Steve is a great teacher. Esp to beginners. He loves the craft so much and that is contagious.

  • @ThatOneBlacksmithGuy
    @ThatOneBlacksmithGuy Месяц назад +3

    Glad to see yall getting back into it. Youve been missed.

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад

      Thank you! We are back. All in again!

  • @Braxis01
    @Braxis01 Месяц назад +1

    Great to see you guys contining to make content after getting hacked and almost starting again from scratch. Love your work! 👍👍

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      Pretty much! Not quite scratch but YT told me that it would take a year for the channel to get back to normal and I didnt want to wait that long!

  • @bilbo_gamers6417
    @bilbo_gamers6417 17 дней назад

    Awesome work. Wonderfully simple and looks really clean.

  • @LordFrito
    @LordFrito 20 дней назад

    I'm late but glad to see you're back hope you guys are doing well

  • @christophergranter6223
    @christophergranter6223 Месяц назад

    Appreciate this content, simple and elegant. Rite of passage for every bladesmith / blacksmith is this project. Keep up the good work.

  • @bilbo_gamers6417
    @bilbo_gamers6417 17 дней назад

    I have done a fair amount of forging of different tools and hooks and blacksmith stuff. My beveling is pretty good on my swords and knives, and I have decent hammer control. Can't help but feel that, to get to the next level, I just need to practice a whole awful lot more. I am a student right now but I hope I can continue to pursue bladesmithing as a hobby. The forging is not easy lol

  • @YourHandleHere84
    @YourHandleHere84 Месяц назад +2

    I collect knives, and after watching Steve masterfully forge one of those blacksmith knives I decided I had to have one. It may be a simple design, but with his skill it becomes a work of art. I just ordered one with the accompanying hand-stitched leather sheath.

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      Excellent! Thank you!

    • @YourHandleHere84
      @YourHandleHere84 Месяц назад

      @@ThatWorksyou are very welcome! And thank you for showcasing such a talented craftsman like him. Though I’m also looking forward to seeing more of the arms and armor you and your team make as well. Been quietly following your work since the days when you were on the “Man at Arms” channel.

  • @jakraziel
    @jakraziel Месяц назад +1

    I have missed this channel hope to see a lot more from you.

    • @ThatworksTwo
      @ThatworksTwo Месяц назад +1

      Al lot more coming on both our channels!

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +2

      It's coming! Stay tuned next week and the week after

  • @sihilius
    @sihilius Месяц назад +5

    I think it would be awesome to have a leaf at the end of the bent around tang to act as sort of a hand guard. Dang it I need to get back into that hobby some day!

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +5

      You most certainly can do that! This was meant to show a process that is good to practice. Once you have done enough of the simpler versions, the upgrade and customizations are endless!

    • @sihilius
      @sihilius Месяц назад +1

      @@ThatWorks Yeah, I know. I've done a lot of leafs in the past. Also some simple knifes (mostly with wooden grips), a ram head, a medieval style fork, a clasp for my medieval cloak and some other stuff. But then my studies at university took up too much time to carry on with that hobby. I plan on getting back into it once I get back into a more calm lifestyle.

  • @jimcorbett3764
    @jimcorbett3764 Месяц назад +2

    Never underestimate the appeal of glowing metal being pounded with a hammer.

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      with control and accuracy.

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE Месяц назад +2

    Thanks for the video 👍🏻

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +2

      Thanks for watching and showing some love!

    • @-RONNIE
      @-RONNIE Месяц назад

      @@ThatWorks Of course & keep up the good work

  • @MoonshineMetalworks
    @MoonshineMetalworks Месяц назад +1

    That was a lotta fun, great work dude.

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад

      Hell ya man! Thanks for doing it!

  • @AQUARIAL-82
    @AQUARIAL-82 Месяц назад +1

    Наблюдать за кузнечной работой - чистый кайф!!!)😉👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @bilbo_gamers6417
    @bilbo_gamers6417 17 дней назад

    The most difficult part of blacksmithing imho is managing and preventing cold shuts. To an extent, any minor unintended overhang or improperly matched notch here or there, or putting a punch in the wrong place to knock out a biscuit could result in a bad cold shut that you can just never get out of a piece. Even experienced smiths occasionally produce fish mouths when forging points on blades. It'll just get ya if you try to move the metal the wrong way.

  • @XTremeCaffeine
    @XTremeCaffeine Месяц назад +5

    We always say, if you want to become a good Bladesmith, become a good Blacksmith; and as a counterpoint, here's Steve

    • @MoonshineMetalworks
      @MoonshineMetalworks Месяц назад +4

      If that didn't make me laugh so much I might have taken offense! 😂😂😂

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +3

      Nailed it.

  • @bilbo_gamers6417
    @bilbo_gamers6417 17 дней назад

    Another thatworks upload? Amazing.

  • @juliangreene9555
    @juliangreene9555 Месяц назад +1

    Oh wow. You've actually posted a video.

    • @ThatworksTwo
      @ThatworksTwo Месяц назад

      and much more to come! Stay tuned!

  • @samdahlandsonsforge
    @samdahlandsonsforge Месяц назад +1

    great video, its been a while since you have been on man!

    • @ThatworksTwo
      @ThatworksTwo Месяц назад +1

      Yea, long story, but we are back!

  • @Shwarmageddon
    @Shwarmageddon Месяц назад +1

    Where have you guys been? Glad you’re back

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +2

      Longggg story. Perhaps I will tell it soon, but we are back!

    • @Shwarmageddon
      @Shwarmageddon Месяц назад

      @@ThatWorks great to hear! It was a very nice surprise to see it pop up in my subscription box

  • @F0XD1E
    @F0XD1E Месяц назад +1

    How much does it cost to run a coal forge? I'm sure there's a cheap source for it somewhere, but bags bags of charcoal (I know it's not the same) are so expensive these days.
    Nice video. What have you been working on, Matt? Hope to see one of your builds soon! 🖖

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +2

      Coal is the cheapest forging fuel. By farrrrrrr. We have a bunch of videos cut and ready for final edits. More to come! Thanks for hanging in there.

  • @michealdelaura1853
    @michealdelaura1853 Месяц назад +2

    What about the katana you were planning for Tyrell knifeworks challenge?

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +5

      That was a Viking sword actually but there is also a giant katana build coming. A lot in the pipeline.

    • @michealdelaura1853
      @michealdelaura1853 Месяц назад

      @@ThatWorks my mistake.
      Look forward to seeing yalls works bud!

  • @thomasguerrini7285
    @thomasguerrini7285 Месяц назад +1

    ah yes that old skyrim leveling method i so much love

    • @ThatworksTwo
      @ThatworksTwo Месяц назад +1

      Very much so! Make the iron one, then on to the next tier!

  • @humanname5684
    @humanname5684 Месяц назад +2

    Is there much overlap with silver smithing, for the more ornate pieces?

  • @bobbybryant1239
    @bobbybryant1239 Месяц назад

    Pretty cool 😎 👌...very interesting video...and show of skills 👌...

    • @ThatworksTwo
      @ThatworksTwo Месяц назад

      Steve is great! Thanks for watching!

  • @doc_sav
    @doc_sav 14 дней назад

    Here's a comment for the alligator. You guys are so metal.

  • @bitfreakazoid
    @bitfreakazoid Месяц назад

    Woohoo another ThatWorks video!!

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      Hope you enjoyed it! More to come!

  • @Navajas1
    @Navajas1 27 дней назад

    @ThatWorks
    Awesome works of art like always also don't know if you been told before but you coul be Colin Ferrell double 😅

  • @veronicaanttila8809
    @veronicaanttila8809 Месяц назад +2

    👏👏😊

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks for watching Veronica !

  • @noneyabidness9644
    @noneyabidness9644 Месяц назад

    The ringing of hot steel between an anvil and hammer is seriously like music.

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад

      It really is... Someone asked me to do a no music version of this...considering it on the 2nd channel.

  • @MASI_forging
    @MASI_forging Месяц назад

    The knife looks cool 😎😎

  • @diegogms89
    @diegogms89 Месяц назад +1

    Nice one. What is the handle length before the curving procedure?

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      I suggest watching the Patreon version. It goes into all those details.

  • @88Spint
    @88Spint Месяц назад

    Cool, so just a hundred of them? Easy :D

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад

      That's not a lot tbh.

  • @derskalde4973
    @derskalde4973 Месяц назад +13

    I see, so it actually works like in Video Games: make nothing but iron daggers until you reach Level 100 in blacksmithing.

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +4

      I mean...yea pretty much !

    • @SilentForest-cs9dm
      @SilentForest-cs9dm Месяц назад +1

      That would be level 1. And in blade smithing, not blacksmithing

  • @robertpka7228
    @robertpka7228 Месяц назад

    Very cool!

  • @steveznoy3360
    @steveznoy3360 Месяц назад +1

    I love the video and all the work you and Steve put into it. It seems a lot of experienced bladesmiths I've seen on RUclips prefer to profile the knife, heat treat, then grind the bevels. This is done to avoid warping due to uneven bevels and thinner material if the bevels are forged prior to heat treat. Do you find that a blade has any superior qualities, such as edge retention, when you forge the bevels prior to heat treat, or does this only decrease the grinding time and increase the likelihood of warpage?

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +4

      It's best to have the edge thinned down so it quenches faster so you get a harder edge. Those good enough to forge their bevels close enough, just profile and heat treat. Some need to do a little rough grinding on the bevels before the quench. You want about the thickness of a nickle at the edge on most materials.

    • @steveznoy3360
      @steveznoy3360 Месяц назад +2

      @@ThatWorks Thanks! I've forged two knives as part of weekend intensive classes and this advice was identical to what I was taught by the bladesmith teaching the class.

  • @justinnoe5753
    @justinnoe5753 Месяц назад

    I want to see you guys make Samurai Jack's sword

  • @jere4913
    @jere4913 Месяц назад

    Great video!

  • @9daywonda
    @9daywonda Месяц назад

    Nice small workmanship.

    • @ThatworksTwo
      @ThatworksTwo Месяц назад

      He makes them even smaller sometimes!

  • @blindinggnat7226
    @blindinggnat7226 День назад

    Hey do you guys think you can craft the Inverted Spear of Heaven from Jujitsu Kaisen?

  • @Strices2549
    @Strices2549 23 дня назад

    Can you guys make Kenny Ackerman knife on AOT?

  • @skoitch
    @skoitch Месяц назад

    If that’s hardenable steel, he’s sure hammering it cold a lot!

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      That is a bit of a myth...I mean the Japanese cold planish all their blades. Depends on where and what you are hammering on.

    • @skoitch
      @skoitch Месяц назад

      @@ThatWorks I get smoothing the face, he was rolling the tip and it wasn’t even a full red

    • @MoonshineMetalworks
      @MoonshineMetalworks Месяц назад

      ​@@skoitchI assume you mean the curlicue? If so, it's such a fine point that you simply don't have time to work it at a high heat as it cools so rapidly. Plus, it's not a working part of the knife, and bending as opposed to striking is a lot less stressful on the steel.

  • @Novur
    @Novur Месяц назад

    I really enjoyed the video, though I found the intro was a little confusing. "It is said that of you want to be a good bladesmith, practice being a blacksmith. Our counterargument: practice being a blacksmith!"

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +3

      Sorry if it confused. What I meant was that this is blade forging but it has a lot of blacksmithing techniques involved. Some people just want to go strait to blades instead of learning real blacksmithing and this is one of those tasks that we argue could help you "skip" a step.

  • @richardthomas1160
    @richardthomas1160 Месяц назад

    Steve, what size stock did you start out with, and steel type?

    • @ThatworksTwo
      @ThatworksTwo Месяц назад +1

      You can start with any size. this was 1.25"x.35"

  • @Shane_Bozelie
    @Shane_Bozelie Месяц назад

    Does his final form before heat treatment, not go against Ilya's philosophy? Always forge the bevels, as you should always forge as close to form as you can?

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      The Bevels are slightly forged. Even so, this is a blacksmith's knife. Ilya is a bladesmith. Steve is a blacksmith.

  • @destroyer1675
    @destroyer1675 Месяц назад +1

    Wait.
    Are all the tongs at 8:20 just sitting with one handle in the water bucket?
    Isn't that going to speed up rusting?
    Edit a better timestamp

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      yup and yup. if only we didnt use them everyday.

  • @BlueFlame17
    @BlueFlame17 Месяц назад

    This may sound stupid, but is the blacksmith knife for precision cutting? The more I look at the handle, I keep wondering about the right way to grip it. At first, I thought the loop was a guard for the knuckle, but then some make it so small that only a finger or so can fit through. AM I overthinking this, or is this one of those "do this, not that" things?

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +3

      It was an everyday knife style made for a long period of time. Some call it a viking knife, but its found in many many cultures.

  • @robertjensen1438
    @robertjensen1438 Месяц назад +4

    Just a comment for the old algorithm.

  • @kimsutton2268
    @kimsutton2268 24 дня назад

    Is Steve any kin to Hershel house the black smith from Kentucky

  • @BaksA1
    @BaksA1 Месяц назад

    That is great great channel 😊

  • @mikeprodigy4161
    @mikeprodigy4161 21 день назад

    Make "MARCUS SWORT from SHADOW FIGHT 3" PLease.

  • @crispytron
    @crispytron Месяц назад

    Baby knife!

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      You're a baby knife

  • @monkeking8604
    @monkeking8604 22 дня назад

    Are you still with chris and ilya or you have your own workshop now matt, it's been awhile seen your last video hope everything's great for you and the other

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  14 дней назад

      We all have our own workshops actually.

    • @monkeking8604
      @monkeking8604 14 дней назад

      @@ThatWorks and what about this channel matt, are you three still run it together or it's just yours now?

  • @alexandrechagasmoreira3780
    @alexandrechagasmoreira3780 Месяц назад +1

    👍✌️

  • @crispytron
    @crispytron Месяц назад

    mini blade!!!!!

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      Your mom is a mini blade

  • @PhoutianPhill
    @PhoutianPhill Месяц назад

    Sword of Aeons: Fable the Lost Chapters

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +1

      one day..one day...

  • @peterb.8006
    @peterb.8006 Месяц назад +1

    hura)

  • @franzmuller3396
    @franzmuller3396 Месяц назад

    Can you upload silent version please without music and commentary I mean

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +2

      This is pretty much that. Very little talking. very low level music. Perhaps I would do a pure ASMR version on @thatworkstwo

  • @ZweZwe-r4f
    @ZweZwe-r4f 4 дня назад

    god of war nemesis whip sword

  • @bilbo_gamers6417
    @bilbo_gamers6417 17 дней назад

    Wonder how much you had to pay him to get him to wear your shirts ;)

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  4 дня назад +1

      pay him? Actually the T shirt was the payment for this video.

    • @bilbo_gamers6417
      @bilbo_gamers6417 4 дня назад

      @@ThatWorks That's actually pretty cool

  • @TyCampbell666
    @TyCampbell666 Месяц назад +1

    not in this world can you trust men, woman, beasts......... this you can trust.

  • @jimaustin3361
    @jimaustin3361 Месяц назад +18

    guys where's ilya?

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +16

      Dude I've answered you 100 times.

    • @jimaustin3361
      @jimaustin3361 Месяц назад +1

      @@ThatWorks will answer one more где илия?

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +29

      @@jimaustin3361 he has his own shop. You will be seeing more of him in videos coming soon. What else do you want to hear?

    • @andrewbrown6279
      @andrewbrown6279 Месяц назад +30

      They sacrificed him with a sword that he made himself.

    • @inphact
      @inphact Месяц назад +4

      @@andrewbrown6279 lmao

  • @paullmight42
    @paullmight42 Месяц назад +1

    Still no Illya huh....

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад +5

      No not in this one. Soon though

    • @paullmight42
      @paullmight42 Месяц назад

      @@ThatWorks sweet!

  • @dragonson04
    @dragonson04 Месяц назад

    ZIREAEL. ZIREAEL. ZIREAEL.

    • @ThatWorks
      @ThatWorks  Месяц назад

      It's def on the list.