Forging A Twist Seax Blade, The Second Knife!
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- Did I get that three steel billet welded up? This is part 2 of the Wrought Iron Twist Seax video where I attempt to make Turkish Twist damascus using 1095, 15n20 and mild steel. Copper guard, bloodwood handle. Anxiety drives me to ancient traditions but, ultimately, a knife is forged. The bars were probably not arranged exactly correct nor the twist tight enough. I still like it very much!
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When you said the quarter inch thick blade was already “thin” I legitimately laughed
It's a flat grind.
3:40 - Me: "Whoa, that thing is really thick! I wonder how he's going to deal with that... " GreenBeetle: "Hold my beer..."
I LOVE the final pattern that came out on this blade. Don't beat yourself up too much on the final result...it's gorgeous!
i think there's a full knife worth of iron dust in that bucker after all that grinding
Your modesty is of course one of the things that adds to your very amusing video's and it keeps us all coming back for more, but MAN!! Sometimes it's just too much for us earthling viewers! Damn that looks good, amazing pattern!
Love your work. If you get sick of looking at any of your knives, I will give them a loving home.
Pretty impressive for your firs "S" Grind, a little tip if you're going to do them in the future is always cut in the large hollow Spine up so that you can see what you're doing and dial in the depth as deep as you need.
Another thing, in regards to forging Wrought Iron... if you see a tear forming during the forging process, stop what you're doing dose the Tear with a liberal amount of flux and forge weld it back together, if that doesn't work, let the knife cool to blood temperature hit it with WD-40 with borax on top of it bring it up to heat and forge weld it as normal (the WD-40 wicks the borax into all the nooks and crannies of the wrought iron and the scale will just sort of squish out under your Hammer" and just in case you didn't know you need to work wrought at welding temperature, but judging on how far you've advanced in the past year I can tell that I don't need to tell you that ^.^
Anyhow if you find yourself in a bind and need some advice feel free to contact me at my Gmail or if I'm on at the time you're more than welcome to contact me via Google Hangouts
As usual it's a pleasure watching you work, keep it coming :)
I wish my "mistakes" would turn out that nice on "accident"! Well done Steve-o.
I think that you, like most craftsmen, are your own biggest critic. It looks great...
Very cool! I miss seeing you make the handle too.
TY, I'll get back to it soon. Needed to get these vids out and I've had some complaints about the length of some of the videos. Need to find that sweet spot :)
@Shiba, I have seen other youtubers that do this. I think it is a great idea.
@@GreenBeetle I appreciate the full videos. I cant understand why anyone would complain about the length of them. I have been wanting to get into bladesmithing for years and I enjoy watching the longer videos since they give more detail on the process of making the blades. There are little things that make it into those that I will probably come back for later for inspiration on projects. If you do end up splitting them into two in order to keep the whole process intact, you would get no complaints from me. Keep up the awesome work!
What do you mean complaints about the length? These people know they can skip ahead, don't they?
The pattern looks great and I like the idea of the hollow grind in general, adds character.
Loved it & the simplicity of the handel. Pattern turned out better than I anticipated. Good call on the grind. 👍👍
Having seax with a turkish twist. Man it sounds really weird :D
It came out really nice btw ;)
nice!
Gorgeous. Quit beating your self up. Your knives are top notch.
Now that is what I call one good looking knife.
you left me drooling over the knife
Got to watch this video while getting my wisdom tooth surgically removed the other day and it really helped make the experience not horrible, so thank you and keep up the good work!
Loved the first part - So glad the second already dropped!
Super cool pattern on that knife, you nailed it. Thanks for the video.
Awesome pattern !! 😎
Sklooch... i love the super intricate and technical terms of makers
Looks cool. Don’t sweat it! Keep making more!
I like how you let it all hang out there for us to see. Triumphs and failures. You're videos are inspiring for newbies like me. I learn a lot from you. I look forward to all of your videos.
We learn by our mistakes that we make while learning to do what we love to do. That's what makes you better. You will either know not to do a particular thing, or you might come across something you didn't know by making a mistake!!
As long as you don't get hurt or loose an eye when and if you do make a mistake!!!
Thanks for posting!!! You can only get better!!
Very nice pattern! Definitely call that a win!
Beautiful workmanship!
As usual it is amazing work. As much as you diss yourself you have a great deal of skill. I have come to the realization that even master bladesmiths do not have easy times trying new thing and making perfect blades every time. They are meandering through each new challenge just like you and I and often accidentally finish with great work one way or another. You should be proud of what you accomplish!
dude that looks so cool, i especially like how you can still see the indentations on the spine, looks so dope
I'm glad to know that school house rock was a part of your life also. I think because of that, your channel just became even more of a favorite. Great video, beautiful blade! " 🎵 Now I know a man by the name of Rufus Xavier Sasparilla🎵!" Not sure if I spelled that right, but I sure loved that episode when I was a kid! See ya on the next one.
you got it!
May not have been exactly the pattern you wanted but it's one of the most beautiful blades yet. Great job!
That's a beautiful piece of work!
That Damascus pattern is the coolest !! I’ve never seen anything like it . Keep up the good work 👍👍
Even though it wasn’t what you wanted, it is a beautiful knife with a design in the etch you don’t see every day . Great job keep it up
Gorgeous pattern. Well done.
That's good knife indeed, looks like something out of Valyrian steel. Thank you beetle very cool.
Both those knives are stunning, unfortunately in the UK you'd not only get nice knives but about 4 years lol. Stunning like I said, thanks for sharing.
Looks great, I love it. Awesome pattern.
Another beautiful knife, thanks for sharing!!
Fantastic. Love the way it turned out. The pattern is simple and suits the handle. Love it!
I like the way the pattern shows both the w lines along with the swirls. The way they swirl well following the w is neat and interesting to look at. It looks like no matter how much you look at it you'll see something new
Its a form of art... Most of the time nobody knows I made a mistake until I say, "Aahh that's not what i was trying to do." 😀. The pattern in your blade is awesome.
I think the pattern looks amazing.
Looks super. Work of art.very clever.
It looks good. The dark etch definitely has more contrast. I'm often a low contrast kind of guy, so I'm partial to the buffed out version.
You gave away your secret! Gnashing teeth! I'll give it a try as soon as the weather is conducive to forging a few knife blades.
Looks cool. One of a kind. Nice job
Great work sir! You are an inspiration!
Final pattern bedamned! It is gorgeous.
My goodness, this is a total beauty! I am always blown away by your creations, keep it up!
pronouncing a hard G in "Gnashing" is a clear sign of winning at life. Please keep up the great work :)
Hard G's are for those with kuhnowledge!
Mammamia 😱😱😱 It's look amazing..... Great job brother.... I'M impressed.... great skills=great work..... Cheers from Italy 😊🇨🇮😊🇨🇮😊🇨🇮
Luca Pieretto cool Ivory Coast emoji
Wonderful work of art!
Have watched all of your videos over the months, years. It is great to see you progress. And, you're always trying new stuff. I like your commentary, your humor, and the videos are great too! A trifecta! As always, thanks for putting the videos together and sharing them.
Hey, man, thanks!
Very, very sweet! I really like it alot!
Beautiful work
Man these different patterns that you make a beautiful man. Really.
It's totaly awesome. Respect!
Very VERY cool blade. Well done,
Beautiful knife love the pattern and handle.
Beautiful knife. Well done.
wooooooo sick. nice work man, the pattern looks awesome!!
Beautiful job.
I like that pattern! Its different than most of what I've seen here on RUclips. More importantly, its awesome!
Awesome job as always
Absolutely stunning blade. I also enjoy your running commentary. Truly EXCELLENT work! Please keep the videos coming.
The "G" in gnashing in silent. Sweet knife man
looks excellent
Green! You are headed to be THE US Surap! Great work!
I like both the pattern and the knife! If you had not shared that the pattern didn't turn out as you wanted I would never have known and would have thought it turned out exactly as intended. :-)
That's a great pattern and I'm not normally a fan of damascus. I really liked the pattern before the hollow grind, but I like the look of the blade shape after.
It's gorgeous.
Turned out nice , love the swirls very cool nice handle 👊😁🤙
Looks amazing
Another nice blade as always
Amazingly Beautiful !! Wow!! Anyone should be proud to own and use that knife!! Excellent Workmanship!! Great Design!! Liked !
Gorgeous!
That is gorgeous
beautiful knife I'm going to have to try and make one
That looks really cool!
I like my grinders without guards. That's the only way to set yourself on fire with them. Great video!
Pretty cool king green!!! I like it a lot!!!!🤘😎🤘
looking real nice
After watching a tonnnnnnn of videos on the different variations, I've become slightly obsessed with damascus patterns and imho, this is a really, really interesting one. Good, good stuff. Pardon the pun, but that's a sharp looking seax.
Man that is gorgeous
Looks great!
Making a San Mai with damask is awesome. I'll have to try that too.
Looks great
That's a beauty! The lines and symetry are amazing!
Not convex, concave. A knife like that? Call it what you want. Beautiful!
Wow that is a gorgeous pattern, great job.
looks amaaazing
Well done! In the end you made a beautiful knife, a one of a kind, and learned a few things about doing the next one, keep it up! A few tips, if I may? When it comes to twists, you can not forge the billet, at all, without wildly disrupting the pattern. Once your bars are twisted, and gently welded together with a hand hammer you are done. What ever shape your billet is in after that is what you have to work with, any further drawing, beveling, profiling, etc., *will* distort your pattern so plan your bars to match what you want your final billet dimensions to be. That includes knocking down the high points of the twisted bars into the billet, don't do it, you're better off grinding them flat on all four sides.
As for grinding to get the stars 30% per side is the general rule I use. You end up losing about 60 to 70% of your billet thickness. An excellent way to test this and test, and test without burning up fuel and steel is to use two different colors of sculpting clay. Layer it up just like you would steel, form, twist, stick together into a billet, then start slowly cutting into it with a sharp knife or razor as if you were sanding it down. You can take very thin sections off and clearly see the pattern as it changes. This way you can get a good feel for what to look for when you are grinding. Grind a bit, hit it with some ferric chloride to see where you're at, then go until you get where you want to me.
I hope this helps, and keep up the great work! Cheers!
Awesome pattern on blade.
A very cool pattern, very impressive. I would not worry about it. Well done!!!
Magnifique comme d’habitude !
Looks pretty sweet!👍
Awesome pattern and really nice over all. I would want a guard on a blade that large to keep my old hands from sliding forward but, that's me.
I like it. It’s a nice piece.
Stunning
You never disappoint
Very nice and the f final pattern it's beautiful
That was sick!!
You know that bit from Cutthroat Kitchen where the contestant is like "I made a breaded chicken piccata with lemon jasmine rice," and the judge is like "this is chicken nuggets..." yeah?
"This is an S-grind, it's like a hollow grind that doesn't go all the way to the spine or all the way to the edge, lots of chefs knives have it"
....This is a fuller, Steve
Beautiful!!!