I swear this dude hasnt aged either lol. That or im just so much older he just looks the same, who knows lol. One of my biggest life regrets is not getting a knife made by him.
Walter, have you ever thought of experimenting with using a vertical heat treating oven filled with argon? Argon is heavier than air and will completely displace the normal nitrogen/oxygen air all around us with an inert gas leaving you with an oxygen free environment in your heat-treating oven. I don't know if it would work well enough to avoid having to use the heat-treating foil, as the blade would still be exposed during the quench, but it would save a lot of time and expense if it did. Might be something to consider trying.
Preorder is in! I can't wait to finally own one of your blades! I've been watch you for at least a decade! The journey I've been on since finding your knowledge has been life changing! Thank you Walter!!
I love that you share this as I myself is on my way of having my first cnc steps completed, your videos have really helped me prepare of atleast some of the challanges I may encounter 😊
Can’t wait to get the preorder in! In some parts of the video, it looks like the knife has a harpoon style blade but in other parts it’s a drop point. Will there be a harpoon option?
I was wondering if you extended the length of the tip hole and as the very last operation severed it, if that wouldn't save you a lot of grinding that tip off. Just a thought.
Wonderful video. A suggestion to make your life a bit easier. Switch to using a 12v drill for running/releasing the CNC hold down bolts. Smaller, lighter, more nimble, yet the modern 12v cordless tools are almost certainly plenty powerful enough for what you're doing.
One decimal off and you can crash a several hundred thousand dollar multi tool chuck spinning at break neck speeds . Trust me . I’ve done it . Sounds like a bomb going off and then some .
Im so happy this channel is still around, im from the days when japanese swords where the focus.
I swear this dude hasnt aged either lol. That or im just so much older he just looks the same, who knows lol.
One of my biggest life regrets is not getting a knife made by him.
@@JgHaverty I mean... he sells the knife in the video, it's in the description, think it was 225?
@M138. not what i mean lol. He used to do commissions. He hasnt for a very long time now
Same
Walter, have you ever thought of experimenting with using a vertical heat treating oven filled with argon? Argon is heavier than air and will completely displace the normal nitrogen/oxygen air all around us with an inert gas leaving you with an oxygen free environment in your heat-treating oven. I don't know if it would work well enough to avoid having to use the heat-treating foil, as the blade would still be exposed during the quench, but it would save a lot of time and expense if it did. Might be something to consider trying.
Nice workshop . I appreciate the time that go's into the set ups. Amazing end result.
Preorder is in! I can't wait to finally own one of your blades! I've been watch you for at least a decade! The journey I've been on since finding your knowledge has been life changing! Thank you Walter!!
Thanks Walter! Really appreciate and enjoy your knowledge and content. Love the form, fit and function of your blades.
Walter You're the Sharpest for Sharing The Knowledge.... Thanks
I love that you share this as I myself is on my way of having my first cnc steps completed, your videos have really helped me prepare of atleast some of the challanges I may encounter 😊
Wow! How complex all the processes are. I enjoyed seeing how you make your knives these days.
Very informative video Walter! Thanks
Can’t wait to get the preorder in! In some parts of the video, it looks like the knife has a harpoon style blade but in other parts it’s a drop point. Will there be a harpoon option?
More fun to make one off blades but when you’re trying to make money it changes everything…. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the content!
Great looking knife. If i had some extra cash i would definately be pre ordering one. Thank you for sharing.
A very interesting and informative video. Thank you for posting it. 👍👍
I was wondering if you extended the length of the tip hole and as the very last operation severed it, if that wouldn't save you a lot of grinding that tip off. Just a thought.
Wonderful video. A suggestion to make your life a bit easier. Switch to using a 12v drill for running/releasing the CNC hold down bolts. Smaller, lighter, more nimble, yet the modern 12v cordless tools are almost certainly plenty powerful enough for what you're doing.
Hey Walter long time appreciator of your content, what steel did you go with for these? Thanks!
S30V would be my guess
One decimal off and you can crash a several hundred thousand dollar multi tool chuck spinning at break neck speeds . Trust me . I’ve done it . Sounds like a bomb going off and then some .
Keep the harpoon and just get rid of the tab, so less work.