@@GreenBeetle I don't remember the names of his power hammers exactly, he did go over them in another video, is he holding out on us saying he has both power hammer and press entirely upper body powered? That sly dog
i dont know why, but you are the best knife making RUclipsr on this Platform, you are so creative and i like that about you. so please keep on doing what you do :D
Clip point, curved sax? www.vikingage.org/wiki/images/b/bb/Seax_Blades.jpg Part 2 Video: ruclips.net/video/ww1kP6RryrA/видео.html I've been using a backup camera because the $1000 lens on my Panasonic G5 broke. The sponsorship seen in this video will help replace that lens seven times quicker than otherwise possible. Thank you, sponsor, and thank you for watching and understanding. Now, go get your seax on!
Green Beetle when you grind the rough round twisted bars into a long square bar before your second second forge weld, you are exposing the pattern. The amount that gets exposed on the second grind to square or flat stock exposes more.
Love your videos. So oddly satisfying to watch metal being shaped. Could you try making a knife out of paperclips? I have seen uncoated ones before, and you could probably find some on eBay. It would probably have some cool swirly patterns.
I think to myself, "what better way to prepare for bed then by relaxing with some Green Beetle." Well it turned into a joyous mistake as I'm now laughing at some puns.
It’s also important to note that the American Bowie stole its design primarily from the David Bowie... with a few examples from the era showing some subtle elements from the Iggy Pop.
Wrought iron tends to flux itself through silica, but I've been looking at how flux gets into the grain structure of the metal creating minute weak points. I learned about it on Black Bear Forge's channel when he went to a forge meet. Interested in your take on it.
I think part of the charm to you're channel is that you don't know what you're doing... it makes for a great creative atmosphere and some great entertainment ✌🏻👌🏻
@@remcovanvliet3018 You're probably not old enough :-D It's a terrible pun on Yakety Sax, a novelty saxophone instrumental performed by Boots Randolph in the 60's.
I saw you used a kiss block in the press at one point, and it looks like you would probably benefit by investing some time in making more kiss blocks of various sizes to help you towards the final form of any given project.
With all respect to Alec, he talks to much, doesn't have good camera angles and personally, he's too spoiled, i can't relate to him at all, Steve works out of his garage and finally got a press, I can relate to that
Generic Artist Exactly. He completely lost me during the Viking sword. 10 episodes on nothing but engraving. Yeah nice looking end piece but fuck, 10 episodes of engraving? No thanks
Just bought a shirt. I don't imagine it much helps with the camera, but I dig your channel. Watching your videos gave me the incentive to make a couple more knives this year and even give a sword a shot. Great content!
Another great bit of craftsmanship an production. The trick with tall high billets is be very gentle and square. As you know bananas cannot be easily corrected without separation. Just concentrate on covering the whole billet with accuarte blows and it will soon become manageable size. For me at least, just takes 4 times as long!
You’re smart enough to know that wrought iron is riddled with inclusions well before you started forging it ,that’s one of the things we knife makers know and except as the natural beauty Fine job sir ✌️
The development of the pattern weld from Celtic through to the end of development in 1066 in England . Pattern welding shows great artistry of the smiths of the day . Blacksmith of the same period has the same , the Celtic fire basket of a chieftain in the British museum and the Sutton hoo pattern welded sword show that smiths then are so highly skilled . Wrought iron has a great pattern ...
The forge weld pattern is absolutely beautiful on that smaller "clip point bowie/seax?" The handle looks a bit difficult to gauge positions in use as a fighting knife, though. Might be an awesome kitchen knife, however. Still an attractive knife. I guess the usability in certain situations would depend one the user's hand strength. Can't wait to see part 2. Thanks for sharing.
That first knife is gorgeous!! Alec Steele has experimented with twisting Damascus quite a lot. Ironically he discovered you can get the best results from rounding the bar before twisting (leave the 2 ends square and mark them so you know which side is which). Then square them back up afterwards using the marked ends to help line everything up. That way you have less chance of cold shuts and small pickets of slag. I'm just a beginner...... that has watched a tonne of RUclips so clearly an expert..... NOT!!! If you want to find the video, I think it's the last blade he started to make when he had his intern, Alec the Viking. I hope this helps
Fascinating... and I LOVE flying by the seat of my pants MUCH more fun even if the results are sometimes volatile :) Thanks for sharing and I'm VERY curious to see what happens next
I can think of 2 decent reasons 1 being that decarborization would be an issue at that high of a temperature the other is that canister damascus is normally used in order to create an interesting patern in the blade which would be hidden if the canister was not removed.
Hi Green Beetle, question: is there a great market out there for all these Bushcraft knives I see on RUclips that's made? Cause, it seems to me that's the only blade that everyone wants to make? Why???
I've been following your channel for a while and the knives your making are getting even better for ever video. A real style and very inspiring. I'm still cutting my teeth with bought blades but hope to progress to making my own some day in the distant future. Very nice ;)
@Green Beetle - Why is so much material lost when forging? How do you loose more metal? I thought that the material lost was carbon getting trapped in the metal while forging?
Great video! I must have missed something...when did you get the press? Did you make one or buy one? If you bought, which one? I have kinda been looking. Thanks
With modern materials technology the only significant thing wraught iron adds is aesthetic value(somthing which I think can be worth it if done correctly).
Maybe a dumb question but I’m curious and don’t know. The iron loses its temp quick, when you mix it with th1095 and the other one, does it still lose temp quick or last longer with other metals mixed in?
Your wrought iron looked fine. I cannot see the gaps you're talking about, only slag inclusions (the black dots and dashes). Maybe there are gaps that I just can't see from here, but would hate to see good iron thrown out.
a bit off topic but i see a loooot of people struggle with the arc welding side of this. as someone who has been a welder fabricator for almost 15 years i highly recommend purchasing a stick welder from Harbor Freight and using 3/32 7018 rods. may seen a bit much for something you only need glued together for a few minutes until you finish your forge welding process but that setup will last you a long time and certainly wont limit you to only welding billets together. the downside to the cheap mig welders and running the gassless wire in my opinion is that there just isnt enough juice in those little machines to do even a half decent job. ive been following your videos for a long time and i love them by them way!!!!
Maybe, there's the need to add more borax, clean the thing neatly to prevent that burnt steel go into the pack, and press more gently to avoid the gaps forming and layers coming off I saw damascus steel knives creators apply borax very generously to come up with perfect blades in just one go
4:45 I can confirm Steve has not a press but instead is using his triceps to pull the press dyes down moving the metal
Jacob Fox that is correct! 💪
@@GreenBeetle I don't remember the names of his power hammers exactly, he did go over them in another video, is he holding out on us saying he has both power hammer and press entirely upper body powered? That sly dog
Absolutely SEAXY!
Seaxolutely
i dont know why, but you are the best knife making RUclipsr on this Platform, you are so creative and i like that about you. so please keep on doing what you do :D
Clip point, curved sax? www.vikingage.org/wiki/images/b/bb/Seax_Blades.jpg
Part 2 Video: ruclips.net/video/ww1kP6RryrA/видео.html
I've been using a backup camera because the $1000 lens on my Panasonic G5 broke. The sponsorship seen in this video will help replace that lens seven times quicker than otherwise possible. Thank you, sponsor, and thank you for watching and understanding. Now, go get your seax on!
Green Beetle when you grind the rough round twisted bars into a long square bar before your second second forge weld, you are exposing the pattern.
The amount that gets exposed on the second grind to square or flat stock exposes more.
Love your videos. So oddly satisfying to watch metal being shaped. Could you try making a knife out of paperclips? I have seen uncoated ones before, and you could probably find some on eBay. It would probably have some cool swirly patterns.
Sometimes we need to get work done.
Is there a link where you sell knives?
Paintball9927 I don’t make very many for sale right now. You can email me.
I think to myself, "what better way to prepare for bed then by relaxing with some Green Beetle." Well it turned into a joyous mistake as I'm now laughing at some puns.
It's good that you show and detail your mistakes. Learning what not to do is easily as important as learning what to do.
The Monkeys were a huge influence in the Beatles. A lot of people don’t talk about that.
The Ancients knew this way before we did.
It’s also important to note that the American Bowie stole its design primarily from the David Bowie... with a few examples from the era showing some subtle elements from the Iggy Pop.
its refreshing to hear the truth come out.
lol u troll
😂😂
It's the most entertaining knifemaking channel, also kinda therapeutic xD
Please keep on grinding.
"how are seax made, daddy?"
"well son, when a mummy knife and a daddy knife like each other very much..."
Great, a new video is the best start for a Saturday!
Wrought iron tends to flux itself through silica, but I've been looking at how flux gets into the grain structure of the metal creating minute weak points. I learned about it on Black Bear Forge's channel when he went to a forge meet. Interested in your take on it.
I think part of the charm to you're channel is that you don't know what you're doing... it makes for a great creative atmosphere and some great entertainment ✌🏻👌🏻
don't apologize for ads. were happy you got the offers in and your channel has other forms of income.
keep on doing it man!
I have Insomnia but if I watch your vids late at night I'll pass out, your voice is so calming and the forge is so soothing, thanks dude
Look at you with the fancy tools! I remember when it was all yellow plastic handled hammers and the beat up vulcan(?) anvil.
That's a great looking knife, can't wait for the second one!!
Make the handle from yak horn and golf tees. You’d have a yak and tee seax
Oh, nooooooo! So bad I had to give it a thumb up ;-)
I must admit I'm suffering from r/whooosh syndrome with this one...
@@remcovanvliet3018 You're probably not old enough :-D It's a terrible pun on Yakety Sax, a novelty saxophone instrumental performed by Boots Randolph in the 60's.
Benny Hill music...
That may be the best in-vid advertisement I’ve ever seen
It’s like you go from chemist to artist while being an athlete the whole time.
I saw you used a kiss block in the press at one point, and it looks like you would probably benefit by investing some time in making more kiss blocks of various sizes to help you towards the final form of any given project.
Two things I'm about: Green Beetle videos, and being jealous of people with coaliron presses. Finally I can do both at the same time!
Once again, a fantastic video, and once again proving why I prefer you over Alec. Fantastic looking knife. I look forward to seeing part 2
With all respect to Alec, he talks to much, doesn't have good camera angles and personally, he's too spoiled, i can't relate to him at all, Steve works out of his garage and finally got a press, I can relate to that
Generic Artist Exactly. He completely lost me during the Viking sword. 10 episodes on nothing but engraving. Yeah nice looking end piece but fuck, 10 episodes of engraving? No thanks
I like your humour mate, great work and a great video!
Love it and your new things you tried, pass my thanks on to the beetle clones too
Just bought a shirt. I don't imagine it much helps with the camera, but I dig your channel. Watching your videos gave me the incentive to make a couple more knives this year and even give a sword a shot. Great content!
What a beautiful knife with what a damn beautiful handle
Bloodwood - I'd never heard of it. polished up real, real nice.
Who knew making seax with a Green Beetle was so relaxing..?
why did you have to tease me so damn hard with that cliff hanger!!! Lol love your work
Thank you for going over how to say "seax". I've always wondered.
these frequent videos. youre spoiling us!
Another great bit of craftsmanship an production. The trick with tall high billets is be very gentle and square. As you know bananas cannot be easily corrected without separation. Just concentrate on covering the whole billet with accuarte blows and it will soon become manageable size. For me at least, just takes 4 times as long!
Ty
Gorgeous knife!! When your bench vice slips, I worry for your safety. Be safe. Cheers.
Nice sense of humor, there.
how much money do i need to donate to ensure you never do a Vikings ad again?
Circa Forge enough for a new camera lens -$1k
You’re smart enough to know that wrought iron is riddled with inclusions well before you started forging it ,that’s one of the things we knife makers know and except as the natural beauty
Fine job sir ✌️
Sweet press you have and great looking knife.
The first one is beautiful looking. Hope the second one turns out just as good.
very nice pattern! cant wait for the video!
I found that wrought twists better then it drifts. I made a ring with it. Looks great when you etch it.
Very beautiful blade and the handle is as well it matches so well with that bade!!!
Enjoyed and gave a Thumbs Up also
Great great work once again!!
i love this channel so much
The development of the pattern weld from Celtic through to the end of development in 1066 in England . Pattern welding shows great artistry of the smiths of the day . Blacksmith of the same period has the same , the Celtic fire basket of a chieftain in the British museum and the Sutton hoo pattern welded sword show that smiths then are so highly skilled . Wrought iron has a great pattern ...
i hate youtube commercials but that one was incorporated greatly haha
The forge weld pattern is absolutely beautiful on that smaller "clip point bowie/seax?" The handle looks a bit difficult to gauge positions in use as a fighting knife, though.
Might be an awesome kitchen knife, however. Still an attractive knife. I guess the usability in certain situations would depend one the user's hand strength. Can't wait to see part 2. Thanks for sharing.
That first knife is gorgeous!! Alec Steele has experimented with twisting Damascus quite a lot. Ironically he discovered you can get the best results from rounding the bar before twisting (leave the 2 ends square and mark them so you know which side is which). Then square them back up afterwards using the marked ends to help line everything up. That way you have less chance of cold shuts and small pickets of slag.
I'm just a beginner...... that has watched a tonne of RUclips so clearly an expert..... NOT!!! If you want to find the video, I think it's the last blade he started to make when he had his intern, Alec the Viking. I hope this helps
Let’s talk about Seax, baby.
Beautiful knife! By the way, what's the outro music?
I'd love to see you and Alec Steele work on something together.
Cool nice work looking forward to the next installment.
I really enjoy your channel! Keep it up!
its been a dream of mine to be able to forge a sword,
your videos are more than entertainment for me
Fascinating... and I LOVE flying by the seat of my pants
MUCH more fun even if the results are sometimes volatile :)
Thanks for sharing and I'm VERY curious to see what happens next
LOVELY... as always!
3 videos in a month, this is great, hopefully you make a video of you making something with a more difficult steel like M390
I want to try it!!! Got to hunt down some more wrought iron....
It’s really cool looking!! Nice job king green!!👍🤪
I’ve never seen a 👍 so loaded with sarcasm in my life.
Nice new coal ironworks press I see you got there
Awesome blade !
that cliffhanger tho!!
i'm putting guard and handle on it now, should have a video in 4-5 days.
Beautiful knife.
0:35 so that was the reason of lesson opening this video ;)
Wow talk about just the tip with that ending there lol well good video thought
Love the pattern at the end it reminds me of the lines under a blue whales mouth.
Educational my friend :) Where you got the press
That is a very Beautiful knife
have you tried making the canisters from 1095 or 15n20? so you can incorporate the canister into the blade steel?
I can think of 2 decent reasons 1 being that decarborization would be an issue at that high of a temperature the other is that canister damascus is normally used in order to create an interesting patern in the blade which would be hidden if the canister was not removed.
Hi Green Beetle, question: is there a great market out there for all these Bushcraft knives I see on RUclips that's made? Cause, it seems to me that's the only blade that everyone wants to make? Why???
I've been following your channel for a while and the knives your making are getting even better for ever video. A real style and very inspiring. I'm still cutting my teeth with bought blades but hope to progress to making my own some day in the distant future. Very nice ;)
Thank you! Keep up the good work!
Does the high carbon steel carburize the wrought throughout the heating cycles?
Every viewer has called you name in their mind for ending the video like that X'D
@Green Beetle - Why is so much material lost when forging? How do you loose more metal? I thought that the material lost was carbon getting trapped in the metal while forging?
Omikron1112 it oxidizes and falls off as forge scale, iron oxide.
@@GreenBeetle ??
Great video! I must have missed something...when did you get the press? Did you make one or buy one? If you bought, which one? I have kinda been looking. Thanks
very cool brother. Getting creative
Beautiful! Anyone know the name of the music at 15:09?
Perhaps the Steve clones are working on their air band skills?
Hey Steve, how’s your elbow feeling lately? Has the forge press done anything to alleviate the joint pain?
Little known secret...most original Bowie's were made in Sheffield. UK.
Is there any major benefits to using wrought iron? Over some other kind of of metal?
With modern materials technology the only significant thing wraught iron adds is aesthetic value(somthing which I think can be worth it if done correctly).
What brand or manufacturer makes that press? I’ve been looking for a nice one for ages.
Dose twist Damascus have the potential to form cold shuts or do you end up grinning them out
yes, grind out
Maybe a dumb question but I’m curious and don’t know. The iron loses its temp quick, when you mix it with th1095 and the other one, does it still lose temp quick or last longer with other metals mixed in?
Hey! Love your vídeos!! Here is a tip: try to heat de iron till starts sparkling
God dam it, it was starting to get good!!
How many heats does it take you to get a good weld?
Cool! I hope the second one works
Song the very end, whats its name ?
Looks good so far.
Your wrought iron looked fine. I cannot see the gaps you're talking about, only slag inclusions (the black dots and dashes). Maybe there are gaps that I just can't see from here, but would hate to see good iron thrown out.
Is that the infinity war ending music
what if you made the twist and then jelly rolled it?
Everybody mugs their plates together. How did they 'tac' iron-steel together way back when?
a bit off topic but i see a loooot of people struggle with the arc welding side of this. as someone who has been a welder fabricator for almost 15 years i highly recommend purchasing a stick welder from Harbor Freight and using 3/32 7018 rods. may seen a bit much for something you only need glued together for a few minutes until you finish your forge welding process but that setup will last you a long time and certainly wont limit you to only welding billets together. the downside to the cheap mig welders and running the gassless wire in my opinion is that there just isnt enough juice in those little machines to do even a half decent job. ive been following your videos for a long time and i love them by them way!!!!
I'm in love with that knife if your selling I would love to buy!
I'm always down for some good seax ^^
Maybe, there's the need to add more borax, clean the thing neatly to prevent that burnt steel go into the pack, and press more gently to avoid the gaps forming and layers coming off
I saw damascus steel knives creators apply borax very generously to come up with perfect blades in just one go
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Beautiful craftsmanship though 😍
I think you may have gotten Seax cut on your thumb, kinda like a carpet burn from a different activity 😀. Only less enjoyable.