Casting a Aluminum Bowie Knife

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  • Опубликовано: 14 ноя 2017
  • To test if aluminum blades can be sharpened and if they can cut. So I made a large cast aluminum Bowie knife.
    To make the mold I used mansbond oil sand from www.artisanfoundry.co.uk
    My CNC was provided by my supporter STONEYCNC
    stoneycnc.co.uk/the-axiom-prec...
    / @stoneycnc
    You can support my channel through PayPal so I could make better videos more often
    www.paypal.me/MPDragon
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Комментарии • 318

  • @brettbeatnick
    @brettbeatnick 6 лет назад +68

    Seriously, he knows that aluminium isnt the best for a knife. Its probably not the best for most of the weapon castings he does. I think he's fully aware. Just sit back and relax and watch this fella hone his casting skills.

    • @cvbpo
      @cvbpo 6 лет назад +4

      Brett right hell if likes doing this stuff he has a right to show it off and it not like he saying it for battle or any thing just showing what he enjoys....i do black smithing and blade smithing in my free time and i enjoy this vid and the knife

    • @velintinovalentine.1328
      @velintinovalentine.1328 5 лет назад +1

      Low key, since it doesn't rust it could actually use as a table decent survival knife, like not like a perfect one. But a nice that you don't have to maintain as a plus he'll be pretty easy to sharpen since it's a soft metal.

  • @NetNN
    @NetNN 6 лет назад +1

    Such a fine Bowie knife there.
    Your dedications for your works never ceases to amaze me.
    Great video.

  • @connorhurse3880
    @connorhurse3880 6 лет назад +1

    Im happy to see he's finally using petrobond

  • @dutchman55
    @dutchman55 3 года назад

    Super impressive results holy cow!!! I wish we could have spent more time admiring it in the end haha

  • @JaneDoe-sx9fy
    @JaneDoe-sx9fy 6 лет назад +5

    That intro tho...and the oscar goes to MP DRAGON

  • @owenengle3261
    @owenengle3261 6 лет назад +2

    Great work! You should consider making prop weapons for movies, as most of them are made of aluminum.

  • @cchatter6440
    @cchatter6440 6 лет назад +7

    really good job dude

  • @jaxn54
    @jaxn54 6 лет назад

    Probably my favorite video

  • @KillaKoi.
    @KillaKoi. 6 лет назад +22

    Best RUclips channel.
    11/10

  • @itzatarii_254
    @itzatarii_254 6 лет назад +1

    Congratulations on passing 100K subs best ever

  • @draculafire4870
    @draculafire4870 6 лет назад

    This man is a genius and has all the respect😀😀

  • @abdessamadhabbar9776
    @abdessamadhabbar9776 6 лет назад +1

    Good job my friend that was amazing

  • @BlueEternities
    @BlueEternities 6 лет назад +1

    First time watching your channel. I'm on my 6th video. It's really cool watching as you progress over time. I feel like I'm learning from your "mistakes" (I don't mean anything bad by that, I'm sure you understand), just from watching you change your methods slightly from video to video. The war club was pretty freaking awesome. Keep up the great work man. Love to find more quality craftsmanship. Both your work with molding and also your video work are top notch. Wish all the best for you. Def earned my sub.

  • @chase418
    @chase418 6 лет назад +29

    Love that Crocodile Dundee reference

    • @semc0078
      @semc0078 4 года назад

      Chase I wanted to say that

  • @harrisonoleary2419
    @harrisonoleary2419 6 лет назад

    Awesome quality as always!! keep it up!

  • @RJM1011
    @RJM1011 4 года назад

    Beautiful work ! WELL DONE. :)

  • @johnangel8361
    @johnangel8361 6 лет назад +51

    10/10 Oscar acting right there😂

  • @justsayin3434
    @justsayin3434 6 лет назад +6

    wow great job

  • @EnUsUserScreenname
    @EnUsUserScreenname 6 лет назад

    MP Dragon - the Buster Keaton of metal casting.

  • @basselatta7024
    @basselatta7024 6 лет назад

    Nice👍 now i have to wait for the testing video

  • @backwoodsbang1207
    @backwoodsbang1207 6 лет назад

    Lol I love the attempt at humor.....great vid man

  • @axelworks.
    @axelworks. 6 лет назад

    Another great job!👍

  • @rubbers3
    @rubbers3 6 лет назад +2

    Ah, the good old days I've learned casting at university. I still remember everything.
    It was a year ago.
    Still - an awesome video, you've got yourself a new subscriber.

    • @rubbers3
      @rubbers3 6 лет назад

      Though there is one thing I find peculiar is that you used only your hands to push in the sand, while I was taught to use some tools, so the sand is more tightly packed together. I wonder if this depends on the properties of this peculiar sand? Id does seem more clay-like that what we used.
      (English is not my native language, so it's hard to find words when it comes to technical stuff. I hope it's still understandable.)

  • @crujones6308
    @crujones6308 4 года назад

    Turned out great!

  • @RustyNail5856
    @RustyNail5856 6 лет назад

    Thank you for sharing this video. very good job . I wish I own one.

  • @juancanare
    @juancanare 5 лет назад

    Hey men, greatings from Colombia, nice video

  • @powerplay4real174
    @powerplay4real174 6 лет назад

    Metal work ,that's very neat.

  • @HISL67
    @HISL67 5 лет назад

    That's pretty cool bro

  • @staffie1uk
    @staffie1uk 6 лет назад

    Love your videos

  • @jabberwocky4562
    @jabberwocky4562 6 лет назад

    Nice knife man u make great vids

  • @markdejager2142
    @markdejager2142 6 лет назад

    Nice video again 👍👍

  • @mathiasbernhardt2656
    @mathiasbernhardt2656 6 лет назад

    You deserve more subs!!

  • @wagnerleao
    @wagnerleao 5 лет назад

    Nice work

  • @gadoluhanga5106
    @gadoluhanga5106 6 лет назад

    Smart work!!

  • @bearf14
    @bearf14 6 лет назад

    Awesome videos

  • @th3bodark
    @th3bodark 6 лет назад

    that knife looks so badass. I also see that you're starting to use the mansbond oilsand

  • @f0x_724
    @f0x_724 6 лет назад +1

    you get a like for that TF2 sniper performance :D

  • @gregmundo6107
    @gregmundo6107 6 лет назад

    Very nice job 5 stars

  • @alfbittner6489
    @alfbittner6489 6 лет назад

    Nice investment turned out well. There is a family in montana Ruana, who make hunting knives with cast aluminium handles with deer antler inlay on the handles just like you did with the wood. Buy your blades and cast the handles with exotic scales. Good light movie prop.

  • @elsenordeloscuchillos
    @elsenordeloscuchillos 6 лет назад

    Hola bonito cuchillo...me gustaria hacerte 3 preguntas...1-crees que podria hacerse en bronce?,,,2- quedo duro el filo?...3-el crisol que utilizas es mas o menos de un litro...lo has fabricado tu? Si es asi puedes explicar como?...muchas gracias me gustan mucho tus videos..

  • @JunkDrawerIdeas
    @JunkDrawerIdeas 3 года назад

    MASTER!

  • @kacperwandas5047
    @kacperwandas5047 6 лет назад +4

    I have casted an aluminium knive myself some time ago.
    25 cm long huntsman from csgo

  • @RazzerKrull
    @RazzerKrull 6 лет назад

    nice knife shaped object!

  • @skilarbabcock
    @skilarbabcock 6 лет назад

    Dude this is the first time I've seen it done this way. Fucking awesome

  • @d4rkhound388
    @d4rkhound388 6 лет назад

    Could you cast aluminium around a steel blade? so you have the edge of steel but the lightness of aluminium?

  • @Project2025WILLRUINYOURLIFE
    @Project2025WILLRUINYOURLIFE 6 лет назад

    lol the music, great job

  • @tomsikes9064
    @tomsikes9064 6 лет назад

    True it won’t hold an edge like steel but it does look good. Let’s face it,no one facing this replica will know the difference. Well done!

  • @temlan3042
    @temlan3042 6 лет назад

    When you cut up your scrap is it easier with an angle grinder or reciprocating saw?

  • @griffinwebb2012
    @griffinwebb2012 6 лет назад

    red sand stuff looks fun to mess around with

  • @abbasalmahdi4493
    @abbasalmahdi4493 6 лет назад

    Amazing

  • @germanolivares4772
    @germanolivares4772 6 лет назад

    Really nice work. Can you make one with bronze?

  • @flyingsquirrels9049
    @flyingsquirrels9049 6 лет назад +2

    You should help out Alec Steele. He is really good at blacksmithing and he is trying to start casting! If I am being honest, and looking at your channel, he's... having a hard time. Also I love your channel!

  • @kasifmurat2172
    @kasifmurat2172 3 года назад

    can you cut tomatoes, how lasting sharpness is? i wanna make aluminium blade for a motor.

  • @potatooverload4487
    @potatooverload4487 6 лет назад +2

    lovedat intro

  • @powerplay4real174
    @powerplay4real174 6 лет назад

    Reminds me of one of those CS. Frontier Bowie from 1917.

  • @topbreak38
    @topbreak38 6 лет назад

    Can you tell us what knife you used as a reference?
    The one you made looks like the Cold Steel Frontier Bowie.

  • @rexczi6299
    @rexczi6299 6 лет назад +7

    100k special? A big shield?

  •  6 лет назад

    *Nordic percussion fanfare!* Metallurgy level up! :D

  • @oliverwells8802
    @oliverwells8802 4 года назад

    Is the unburnt sand reusable? May be a stupid but I'm curious as I want to start making my own stuff

  • @bread1832
    @bread1832 6 лет назад

    Intro could use some work but other wise I love it keep doing good work my friend

  • @repr5730
    @repr5730 6 лет назад +2

    100 000 subs !!!

  • @donavantew8566
    @donavantew8566 4 года назад

    Now that was some neat shit,right there.

  • @PetRatty
    @PetRatty 6 лет назад

    nice crock knife

  • @jonathonwilson8431
    @jonathonwilson8431 6 лет назад

    Nice I suggested this

  • @whiteraven242
    @whiteraven242 4 года назад

    Would that be to soft for actual use? Doesn't he need to harden it?
    I don't need sleep i need answers

  • @cadu1990
    @cadu1990 6 лет назад +1

    Try to make a cast bronze knife sometime. It can hold a decent edge

  • @damaldazzar
    @damaldazzar 3 года назад

    How much did the knife end up weighing? How much did it cost you in materials?

  • @AdamCeladin
    @AdamCeladin 6 лет назад +14

    Very nice one :))

    • @Draco301293
      @Draco301293 6 лет назад +2

      Adam Celadin eyyyyy! Adam! If you're ever in Manchester England there is a really cool axe throwing place you should check out! It's called whistle punks. You should go and pretend to be a novice, then destroy them all ;)

    • @AdamCeladin
      @AdamCeladin 6 лет назад +2

      hahah would love to do that !!! :D

    • @shaiknishad5470
      @shaiknishad5470 3 года назад

      @@Draco301293 l pp o

    • @whitebandanaproductions3281
      @whitebandanaproductions3281 3 года назад

      U has weird voice

  • @arcadesuccess5650
    @arcadesuccess5650 6 лет назад

    I don't know a lot about metals or casting, but you should make your own thing that pushes the extra sand off of the mold :D

  • @blainemontgomery7184
    @blainemontgomery7184 6 лет назад

    Lots of new stuff I see

  • @xxhouse
    @xxhouse 6 лет назад

    You should try this again with bronze, or maybe even zinc... would guess those would hold an edge better than AL

  • @ColeT_43
    @ColeT_43 6 лет назад

    Whats the thing he puts under the drill bit before setting it off drilling, if I'm not mistaken it looks like it is used to provide a blueprint or something for the cnc to follow.
    Edit, what did you do to your knuckle

    • @rexczi6299
      @rexczi6299 6 лет назад

      ColeT12378 CT43 for the machine to know what the height of the material is

    • @ColeT_43
      @ColeT_43 6 лет назад

      Rexczi Cex thanks, I've been wondering since he got it, good to know someone knows.

  • @scottgarvinjr8262
    @scottgarvinjr8262 6 лет назад

    Do you use a propane burner and forced air?

  • @GHSTTHERENEGADE
    @GHSTTHERENEGADE 6 лет назад

    Would you consider a knuckle knife next

  • @thomasarussellsr
    @thomasarussellsr 6 лет назад

    so, can it be sharpened and does it cut? (response to description post)

  • @davidstegman8147
    @davidstegman8147 6 лет назад

    How about Roy Mercury's halibut from gate?

  • @christophertait-ogden
    @christophertait-ogden 6 лет назад

    Keep up the cool shit bro. I cant wait for what awsome stuff you'll make down the road.
    Sounds kind of weird but what about a cane or a skull? Why not both?

  • @raphlvlogs271
    @raphlvlogs271 3 года назад

    why did you made the grip separately ?

  • @paulocezarvianalima6560
    @paulocezarvianalima6560 6 лет назад

    Ficou muito boa a faça, mas demora muito

  • @temlan3042
    @temlan3042 6 лет назад

    Hey, anyone who’s experienced with foundry work could you give me some feedback? So, I recently made a foundry made for a propane burner and for this I’m just using a weed burner but as soon as I put it in my foundry the flame turns a lumpish yellow and to solve this ElementalMaker suggested I widen the hole where the burner sits and I was wondering if anyone had any better suggestions or how to improve on his idea

    • @bramvanduijn8086
      @bramvanduijn8086 3 года назад

      Your fire needs more oxygen, so you need to increase airflow or if you want to live dangerously replace air with pure oxygen from an oxygen tank. Decent chance that will go Boom if you don't know what you are doing, so I'd stick with air. More or bigger airholes, and/or an airpump (traditionally: bellows).

  • @RimWulf
    @RimWulf 6 лет назад

    "That's not a knife,... 🔪 that's a knife"

  • @mikeellis9035
    @mikeellis9035 5 лет назад

    I would like to have a knife like this. I know the red stuff is a clay compound of some sort. But what is thr white powder he is putting on the mold?

  • @cameronchauvin4478
    @cameronchauvin4478 6 лет назад

    Issa knife

  • @charlesmendoza1787
    @charlesmendoza1787 6 лет назад

    Good

  • @chase418
    @chase418 6 лет назад

    About how long does it take you to make a casting?

  • @cjf-rw8vl
    @cjf-rw8vl 6 лет назад

    have you ever considered making some armor by casting?

  • @Wolfr4mium
    @Wolfr4mium 6 лет назад

    wow, great job. But i need the second music

  • @kingares4764
    @kingares4764 5 лет назад

    Q polvo mismo es q le hachan a la arcilla caballeros xq yo le eh puesto hasta cocain y nada q me sale bella mi obra de arte jj

  • @chrooster7248
    @chrooster7248 5 лет назад

    I want one 😍

  • @stuffmorestuff9588
    @stuffmorestuff9588 6 лет назад

    Where did you get your crucible

  • @borneosabahan1722
    @borneosabahan1722 5 лет назад

    Its not for heavy duty knife. But i still like it. 😊

  • @robertthompson371
    @robertthompson371 5 лет назад

    Can this be done in the same way using steel, or is that not a feasible option?

    • @bramvanduijn8086
      @bramvanduijn8086 3 года назад

      IIRC cast steel is brittle, a waste of good steel.

  • @parkster4967
    @parkster4967 6 лет назад +19

    Is there anything I can comment to make you smile in one of your videos?

  • @AMANYMOHAMED-nj4on
    @AMANYMOHAMED-nj4on 4 года назад

    Is it strong?

  • @friend2072
    @friend2072 6 лет назад

    almost 100k subs

  • @namentatic4978
    @namentatic4978 5 лет назад

    You can make a wooden knife and paint it by the chrome paint. Just pretend that you have the chrome made knife. :)

  • @jayjay269
    @jayjay269 6 лет назад

    Shoot, when you're in a pinch and need something like this, what can it hurt to have the knowledge and ability to make one as a "one time use" kinda deal?

  • @mehdi-9999
    @mehdi-9999 6 лет назад

    Congratulations you made the giant axe

  • @clueless1427
    @clueless1427 6 лет назад

    Introducing Crocodile fuckin' Dundee over here.

  • @oscarsainz9865
    @oscarsainz9865 6 лет назад

    Bad ass