Nice build and thank you for the share. Really liked that jig-twisted nickel and copper wired handle. The "demon slayer" carvings were a cool, fun touch. Thanks for the share.
Sadly there is no option of giving two thumbs up- one for the knife and the second one for the intro! Awesome blade- it remind me Mad Max! Great job Gentleman's!
@@Brackinforgeandhomestead I signed up to be able to comment on our finale video. My technical skills need a little sharpening to be able to make videos! Keep up the good work!
That found guard piece looked like a valve packing gland follower. Usually cast iron in most valves, but I've also seen titanium in some specific valves. Also, it looked like a follower for a big valve, like maybe an 8-10" valve. I loved the build!
I thought I saw a notch in the edge at 6:47 - but I'm guessing the edge was not finalized until later in the knife build (not sure if that's what you call it). Great "lord of the forest" dagger - really like the art work you put into that. What was with that crazy exploding piece of metal? Dang - that looked like phosphorus in water the way it was acting up. Great knife and really fun video! 👍
Well now I might need to change the title of the video! “lord of the forest dagger” 💪. I know what your referencing, the pan over scene was right after that, that’s why I did the pan over I wanted everyone to see there wasn’t any detrimental damage to the blade. The edge in the area did roll a tad and held on to a piece of antler that why it looks weird at 6:47. So I did the pan over In hopes to help. Antler chops are brutal on blades very brutal. We have a few more videos where we do some antler chops. I mainly do it to make sure the isn’t going to snap in half 😂 same with the top stab test, to make sure it’s not going to snap off. I didn’t think about phosphorus, most people were say cast iron of some sort, and we have no clue what it was I just found it on a job site 😂 I’ll tell you this if I find one again ima try again for sure keep it at a manageable temp and see what I can do with it. Great comment Fred! Thanks for watching!
@@Brackinforgeandhomestead Wow, thank you for that great explanation - I didn't realize how brutal antler is - makes sense since a lot of people use it for handles! I guess carving sheets of paper or even through the edge of a phone book is really gentle by comparison!
Hahaha a copper and nickle wire wrapped handle on a dagger that's supposed to be made from scrap! That's hilarious. I've never seen anything like this before and I watch alot of blade smith videos. It's amazing. New sub for sure! Great job.
Thank you, I was in the same boat as I was making it! I had some Damascus stock I was wanting to forge out as well , but we literally just had our third so 😂 so I went with my gut and went for creepy looking lol. Thanks for watching I appreciate it.
Yepp cast alloy. These kind of alloys are used for truck parts Engine mountings ect. Higher corrosion resistance (but can still rust some), less weight and stiffer with out loosing strength. and most likely steel-mangan-magnisium. Acctualy I don't thing I heard of they mixing up steel and titanium. Kind if hard.....
Did the observant notice the big edge chip at 6:46 after the antler chop? And its subsequent disappearance on the next shot? Yeah... Coulda been a teaching moment for all these people that want knifemakers to do things with a particular blade style it that has no business doing.
Haha! Just killing all the fruits. Not limiting yourself to Dragon Fruit alone. Bummer about the guard but you made an interesting and original blade using the antler in that way.
Thank you, some one else said it might have been cast iron, which would make sense why it did that. I will make another forged guard, we have it in the works it’ll be a while.
Depends on the piece and time frame. These challenge videos have a time frame to meet. I had to break the video into parts. There are a lot of makers that decide to forge thick (and quench) then grind thin . For me , I forge the bevels down pretty thin. If I had to much excess I would have gone with that method. But most of my custom work is forged to shape , quenched , rough ground, tempered, then finalized. You’ll find each maker does things a tad different, this has to do based off experience, where they learned, experiments, and successful attempts. Great question! Not enough space for a big response. Reach out to me over instagram if you have more questions.
Looks cool, but I'd never trust that guard. Antler can be cut through as you demonstrated earlier. And the guard is to prevent your hand from being hit by another blade.
In all of my hema training and my brothers guards have rarely come into play, if you think your going to block something then you were dead, movement was the key. Yes, and although antler can be chopped as you noticed it took a lot from a fine edge, it’s also not a sword. If you observe bucks fight (which I have numerous times) I’ve never seen them break their antlers, and they are hitting way harder than I. Stay Sharp,
I do not understand why you do not treat the bare wood BEFORE wrapping it with, say, boiled linseed oil to preserve the wood. Personally, I really hate the "burned" look on the sheath. I believe that several coats of boiled linseed oil would bring out the natural beauty of the wood and preserve it as well. The dagger itself is pretty cool, though.
I agree , that freaking saw gives me the heebbie jeebies. ☠️💀🩸I tried a push stick but it jumps to much. I just need to buy a new saw, a lot cheaper than a thumb 😂
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How lovely! 😍 I wouldn’t Slay my Demons with anything less Sir! A Very beautiful work of art, thank you for showing me your prodigious skills.
Thanks for the kinds words! Your welcome.
Great job, guys! Love the video game ending... though I wanted a boss-fight at the end. 😜
I’ll remember that next time!
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I appreciate that you actually forged this out and didn’t just cut it out of some stock you bought online like most of the others. Subscribed.
Thanks for recognizing the difference. That’s really important to us.
That guy is wild! Great work ! 👍
Thank you
Now that is an old viking's dagger if I ever saw one !!!! Great design and build. Good Luck
Thank you.
The handle and guard set up is sick!
Thank you!
Excellent example of a traditional dagger with many creative designs added. Best of luck. 👍
Thank you!
Fun video to watch and a great looking dagger, well done mate!
Thanks 💪
Ahah! Very funny outro guys. Loved the high fantasy style! By the way I could smell the antler dust from my screen! :') Great work!
Lol
Love the fantasy/rustic look!!
Thank you! That was the goal
Nice build and thank you for the share. Really liked that jig-twisted nickel and copper wired handle. The "demon slayer" carvings were a cool, fun touch. Thanks for the share.
Thanks! We’re glad you liked it.
Very cool! I love the antler pieces.
Thank you!
Sadly there is no option of giving two thumbs up- one for the knife and the second one for the intro! Awesome blade- it remind me Mad Max! Great job Gentleman's!
Thank you!!
Nice work! The handle and guard set up is sick!
Thank you
Amazing build and entertaining as always! Glad you guys didn‘t burn down. That reenactment felt like I was right there with you 😂
Lol it went down my shirt though.
LOVED the Skyrim bit at the end..."beautifual baubles...."
Absolutely awesome dagger, loved the video. Top shelf lols
Thank you, and glad we could deliver the lols!
Voted! Good job brother! Awesome blade!
Thanks Jesse! Didn’t know you had a RUclips.
@@Brackinforgeandhomestead I signed up to be able to comment on our finale video. My technical skills need a little sharpening to be able to make videos! Keep up the good work!
Nice job guys!
Thank you!
Awesome build! Loved watching the process and “adjustments” along the way.
“Adjustments” 😂 that’s exactly it! Sometimes just gotta roll with it.
That found guard piece looked like a valve packing gland follower. Usually cast iron in most valves, but I've also seen titanium in some specific valves. Also, it looked like a follower for a big valve, like maybe an 8-10" valve. I loved the build!
Sweet! Thanks for the insight! My day job is around a lot of heavy equipment.
@@Brackinforgeandhomestead I was in the Navy for a couple of decades as a mechanic. I messed with these a lot and instantly recognized it haha
@@PureSol420 Well there you go! good eye man and thank you!
I love the use of the antler as the guard.
Thank you!
My favorite! So awesome!
Thanks !! Are you single?
@@Brackinforgeandhomestead taken by this amazing knife maker! You know em? 🥰😜
NO, I’ll have to fight him! For your hand!! To the death!!
I thought I saw a notch in the edge at 6:47 - but I'm guessing the edge was not finalized until later in the knife build (not sure if that's what you call it). Great "lord of the forest" dagger - really like the art work you put into that. What was with that crazy exploding piece of metal? Dang - that looked like phosphorus in water the way it was acting up. Great knife and really fun video! 👍
Well now I might need to change the title of the video! “lord of the forest dagger” 💪. I know what your referencing, the pan over scene was right after that, that’s why I did the pan over I wanted everyone to see there wasn’t any detrimental damage to the blade. The edge in the area did roll a tad and held on to a piece of antler that why it looks weird at 6:47. So I did the pan over In hopes to help. Antler chops are brutal on blades very brutal. We have a few more videos where we do some antler chops. I mainly do it to make sure the isn’t going to snap in half 😂 same with the top stab test, to make sure it’s not going to snap off.
I didn’t think about phosphorus, most people were say cast iron of some sort, and we have no clue what it was I just found it on a job site 😂 I’ll tell you this if I find one again ima try again for sure keep it at a manageable temp and see what I can do with it.
Great comment Fred! Thanks for watching!
uff how I saw that...anyways beautiful blade
@@Brackinforgeandhomestead Wow, thank you for that great explanation - I didn't realize how brutal antler is - makes sense since a lot of people use it for handles! I guess carving sheets of paper or even through the edge of a phone book is really gentle by comparison!
Hahaha a copper and nickle wire wrapped handle on a dagger that's supposed to be made from scrap! That's hilarious. I've never seen anything like this before and I watch alot of blade smith videos. It's amazing. New sub for sure! Great job.
🤣 glad we could provide a laugh. Welcome to the insanity.
And I am certain that at one point the copper wire and nickel was something else…..😝
6:45 LOL that huge chip in the edge, and another decent one on the opposite side. Cut to the next shot and that dagger looks like it's been on a diet!
Nope, we didn’t redo the edge at all. Those were chunks of antler stuck to the blade. Check out our other videos. We do it all the time
Wow, that was labor intensive!
Yes, whew 😥
Lots of fun video, learned
What not to forge..lol🤣✌
You got that right!
That was wicked! That poor dragon fruit😂🤣 I loved the organic feel you created! And always your sense of humor shines through
Thank you!
To be honest the horn guard looks sick, amazing, unique. I love it.
Thank you!
It looks great!
Thanks!
That guard object you found looks like a self-sealing stem bolt.
That’s what someone else said as well! Good eye.
I'll be honest. The Skyrim references are what made me click the "subscribe" button. lol
Awesome!
Thats a really neat design! Love the antler fittings!
Thank you!!
Top 3, no doubt! Love it! Great job!
Thanks!
Super cool man, really wicked
Thanks, I had thought about going a different route but once I started I liked how it went.
so entertaining. good job..
Thank you
Very cool build! Love the fantasy look of the dagger
Thanks that was the goal!
Beautiful work, lad…..
💪thanks
awesome dagger
Thank you!!
I didn't think that antler guard was going to work, but that turned out pretty cool.
Thank you, I was in the same boat as I was making it! I had some Damascus stock I was wanting to forge out as well , but we literally just had our third so 😂 so I went with my gut and went for creepy looking lol. Thanks for watching I appreciate it.
Very cool dagger! I love that you went that way. And you guys are hilarious. Subbed!
Thanks for the sub! We try to keep it entertaining.
Great video and super cool dagger! I love the details y’all show of what it takes to make one of your awesome knives. Keep up the amazing work! 👊🏻
Thank you!
really Awesome
Thank you!
Freaking awesome as always.
💪 thank you!
Antler guard 😁 nice! 😊
Thank you!
Cool entry.
Thank you, sir!
I saw huge damage to that edge after the antler chop. You must’ve fixed it off screen. Don’t deny it! 🤣 Cool dagger none the less!!!! 👊🏼
Thanks
Jackalope Antler, hysterical!
Lol I didn’t even know Bryan added that till I whatched it. It was awesome!
Well done.
thank you
Nice built! turn out really nice.
About the burn.. that is cast alloy of some sort and with that reaction it is either magnesium or titanium in it.
Thank you!
Do you think it had like a iron casing ? I only ask because it was rusty when I found it.
Yepp cast alloy. These kind of alloys are used for truck parts Engine mountings ect.
Higher corrosion resistance (but can still rust some), less weight and stiffer with out loosing strength. and most likely steel-mangan-magnisium. Acctualy I don't thing I heard of they mixing up steel and titanium. Kind if hard.....
@@endurogubbarna Thanks for that info, Very helpful!
@@endurogubbarna I was going to say something very similar, glad someone got there first.
Did the observant notice the big edge chip at 6:46 after the antler chop? And its subsequent disappearance on the next shot?
Yeah... Coulda been a teaching moment for all these people that want knifemakers to do things with a particular blade style it that has no business doing.
Just a piece of antler stuck to the blade. We would have had to completely start over on the blade if it chipped like that.
Man that looks like a ritual sacrifice blade!
Lol 😂
I love antler, but holy moly does it stink to high Heaven when you work it.
Hahaha definitely got the Skyrim feel.
That was the goal.
@@Brackinforgeandhomestead achieved it 💯
Yep, definitely a Western Jackalope.
😂
14:18 Risktaker. I would have taped up that handle to keep the epoxy off. 14:33 You can't undo that.
Not risky, experienced 😉
Well, both really 😆
Haha! Just killing all the fruits. Not limiting yourself to Dragon Fruit alone. Bummer about the guard but you made an interesting and original blade using the antler in that way.
Thank you, some one else said it might have been cast iron, which would make sense why it did that.
I will make another forged guard, we have it in the works it’ll be a while.
@@Brackinforgeandhomestead I was thinking old wrought. Some of it can be finicky. Cast might make more sense though.
Why not grind it before quenching
Depends on the piece and time frame. These challenge videos have a time frame to meet. I had to break the video into parts. There are a lot of makers that decide to forge thick (and quench) then grind thin . For me , I forge the bevels down pretty thin. If I had to much excess I would have gone with that method. But most of my custom work is forged to shape , quenched , rough ground, tempered, then finalized. You’ll find each maker does things a tad different, this has to do based off experience, where they learned, experiments, and successful attempts.
Great question! Not enough space for a big response. Reach out to me over instagram if you have more questions.
Looks cool, but I'd never trust that guard. Antler can be cut through as you demonstrated earlier. And the guard is to prevent your hand from being hit by another blade.
In all of my hema training and my brothers guards have rarely come into play, if you think your going to block something then you were dead, movement was the key. Yes, and although antler can be chopped as you noticed it took a lot from a fine edge, it’s also not a sword. If you observe bucks fight (which I have numerous times) I’ve never seen them break their antlers, and they are hitting way harder than I.
Stay Sharp,
came here from Tyrell Knifeworks dagger challenge.
I do not understand why you do not treat the bare wood BEFORE wrapping it with, say, boiled linseed oil to preserve the wood. Personally, I really hate the "burned" look on the sheath. I believe that several coats of boiled linseed oil would bring out the natural beauty of the wood and preserve it as well. The dagger itself is pretty cool, though.
Well, thanks.
11:40.....this is how you lose thumbs....
I agree , that freaking saw gives me the heebbie jeebies. ☠️💀🩸I tried a push stick but it jumps to much. I just need to buy a new saw, a lot cheaper than a thumb 😂
C'mon I think the first dagger stood a chance at winning 😅
Right! Links first sword was wood.
Amen brother, and look what he accomplished with it 😅
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👍 thanks!
Cast iron most likely.
That’s what I was guessing too . Thanks!
Yikes. Yeesh.
Yep. Yeah.
Antler🪓 😪
They shed. Don’t worry 😉