Hello my name is Michael, I am a bladesmith, blacksmith, carpenter, construction worker, leather worker, and professional archer. On this channel I will show some of the work I do, and promote my business I am starting up (Bosco Forge). I am currently in college, and it can be hard to promote a business, and do school work. However, every break I get, is a chance to do more work. Thanks for watching and God bless!
I know that it has been a while since I posted. I wanted to make a teaching video for people who want to learn the craft, but I couldn't schedule a time that worked with my friend. Also, I cut my hand and could not do work in the garage for a while. This is probably the last video for a while since I will be going to college soon. Thank you everyone for your continued support. Also, I appreciate the positive comments, but do not be afraid to criticize my work. I have been teaching myself this craft for 2 years now, and lack a teacher. This is the best way for me to have my work reviewed by a judge.
I know it's basic, but it really is fun to do. Rather than letting something rot in a garage, you can turn it into something that someone will use forever.
Do you mean the first or second blade? The first one I agree, however, the second one seemed fine. There was a taper which made it a more pronounced tip.
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Very nice work. I liked the detail on the handle, clever. If I might make a point or two, I think that the blade should be narrower. The walking stick looked a little bit too "fat" and bulky. Also, the handle was excellent but looked like a weapon in itself. I think those two factors combined would draw too much attention to your walking cane. Just a plain crooked handle and a thinner profile and you'd be onto an absolutely undetectable winner.
Thank you for the commentary. One of the reasons I post my work to RU-vid is to get feedback. I will take this in consideration for my next project. Thank you and God bless.
I know that it’s late, but this video was posted in the 4th of July, and I just wanted to take a moment to thank anyone who has given their life for this country.
Forgot to say it in the video, but this sword is being built for a group at my college. And because of this, there will not be an edge put on it. Therefore, it would. Be redundant to heat treat.
@@BoscoForge Reason I was asking about the heat treat on Part 1 is the engraving you are looking to do. You may consider spray painting the blade and then copy the prayer over the layer of paint, then you'd scrape off the paint that reveals the steel under the lettering. Once that is done you can place the blade with the relief and the exposed lettering into a mixture of ferric choride and distilled water to etch the exposed steel. I've only ever done this myself with hardened steel so I'm not sure how it will react with a soft blade, but I typically let my blades sit 12-24 hours to get a satisfactory etch depth. Good luck!
@@hancockheritageknifeco Unfortunately, the blade is made of mild steal, so the etch wouldn't really show. See, this sword is going to be entrusted to a bunch of college boys, I don't want to have a hardened edge on it.
this is literally amazing can’t wait to see it you could also ebonize one side of the set but that’s up to you since it might get rid of the natural wood look
nice knife but it is not a Fairbairn Sykes, the is no ricasso with gimping, the over all shape of the blade is wrong, the Fairbairn Sykes is much narrower and very pointed. plus the Fairbairn Sykes had a metal handle and the pommel is much to wide and rounded, it should be pointed
I know the blade shape isn’t all there, and as far as the wood handle goes, not everyone has a large piece of brass to use as a handle. Sorry to disappoint.
