I like the fact that blacksmiths have technical terms like 'Goo.' As a geologist I once described the vein we were looking at as 'squiggly' and was asked if that was a true geological term. I assured the investor that it was. 😂
(to @rockbutcher) As an engineer, (civil) who worked in gold and silver mines, I also chided the geologists (irreverently referred to as "pebble fairies") for making predictions about minerals drilled out hundreds of feet below surface. And then, even more mysterious are the geologists who expound about Martian geology and even geology of other stars and planets. I mean, how TF do they do that?
@@slichens1927 You sure sound like one. There's a reason why after 32 years in the industry there are only 5 mining engineers that I will allow to sit with me in my fishing boat. Go find, delineate and then define your own orebody Champ.
@@rockbutcher AWW c'mon RB. I was just tryin' to make a bit o fun (at your expense, of course). You sure you haven't got a rock hammer in your, uh, back pocket today?
I had an MRI on my back and had two vertabrae out of alignment. I told my PCP I had two vertebrae out of whack. He asked if that was a medical term and I told him it could be.
Every time they do canister Damascus on "Forged in Fire" I'm always marveling that nobody takes the can and puts it on top of any machine that vibrates, so as to get the powder to settle. But bringing the sawzall to the cannister? Next level!!!!
Also works for getting air out of a concrete pour.... FYI . Hopefully you never ever have to pour the devil's diarrhea, but if you do here's a good way to get the air out of it. 👍👍
For people ,who have never forged a blade in their life, and are just users'collectors. Guys, this is how you properly make a knife! I've seen both in person and on RU-vid videos, some of the best makers in the world. So,it's not just my opinion from my personal experience and knowledge, I've seen and I've spoken with hundreds of makers. Do not get excited, with all that marketing nowdays, which makes you believe, that a good knife, is one made of the highest technology power metallurgy steel. It's what this makers does, that makes a perfect knife!!! Those details, like the amount of water he uses while grinding to avoid overheating the steel and so many other details, are what maters the most. Geometry and heat treatment, are also more important, than steel itself is. In the same time, I bet his blades, hold their edge as a Vanadis 4 Extra does, while in the same time, they have some of the best, if not THE best edge stabiliity you can have on a blade.
That's just stunning. It's not an overly elaborate knife, but that's part of it's beauty. Sweet lines, clean curves, great proportions, and that stunning blade. Yikes. Really nice.
A good bit of my childhood was spent in my dad's shop and it was always a good day when I managed to find a ball bearing on the floor. They were a rare find and seemed to provide endless amounts of fun. Maybe your kid is going to have similarly fond memories of ball bearings :)
The most plain working knife you will ever see BUT with the most awsome pattern in a blade,wen I say plain workin knife,…. It’s a nice length for ya belt or boot,nothing fancy bout the handle shape or blade shape BUT that feather pattern turned Cinderella into a princess👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great, or should I say, beautiful pattern! You have a matched talent of smithing and commenting while you do these projects. Very informational and entertaining! Thank you, and keep up the fantastic work. From what I see of your family, you a very blessed, reminds me of forty odd years ago on my farm. Thanks again. Rick
Two comments: 1. I really like this video because of your narrative of your trial and error approach to making this knife... what went well, what didn't, etc. 2. I don't know why, but somehow I'm am not satisfied unless I see a new knife or sword CUT something. That is the "icing on the cake" that proves that you made something beautiful, without sacrificing its utility. Nothing fancy... cutting a sheet of paper is fine!
I gotta say I think your explanations of what you're doing really add to your videos. It's so much more illuminating to hear your thoughts on what your doing, even on your mistakes, than to have other forging videos where there's silence, just the sound of the tools, or music. The interruption of the ball bearing steel with the plain bandsaw steel really makes the knife look a lot more interesting. It's a feature, not a bug! I was surprised with the direction of your feather pattern. I expected to see the V's point towards the handle instead of away. It would (IMO) be interesting to see a comparison of two similar knives from your billet, with the feather pattern pointing in opposite directions, to contrast them and see which is more esthetically pleasing. One more thing - did the billet incorporate both ball bearing sizes, or just one? And if it's just one, I'd love to see a comparison of the two billets with the different sized bearings. Thanks for another interesting video!
I was wondering the same thing ( about the different size ball bearings) if he mixed them or made two different billets or what he did kind of leave that up in the air so I'm a little confused also. Be well 👍👍
Elijah that pattern looks awesome it came out really nice i love how you think about these new projects cant wait to whatelse you have up your sleeve Mark 👍👍
Very nice result. Can't tell from that, that it is your first go at feather damascus👍! Like your explanations, easy to understand , and i LOVE your sense of humour: "That is a technical term, goo"... First time I see that orientation of the feather on the finished knife - pointing away from the hand towards the tip. Everybody else (that I have seen..) put it pointing from tip towards hand. Beautiful!
I can't believe the finish you've achieved on this knife. You're work is some of the best I've seen! The detail work is something else👌 you're an extremely talented man
Excellent work, a great technique, and the video explaining the whole process is great. The knife is beautiful, the work of the blade, its shape, and its finish are beautiful, thank you very much for sharing your experience, greetings from southern Argentina.
The easiest way I have found to ensure that a canister is easy to remove is to line it fully with 2 layers of used stainless steel foil. After stainless steel foil has been through your kiln nothing will weld to it. I fold it to perfectly fit into the canister and fold over the top to seal it before welding the lid on. After you set the welds a few times you can cut off the ends & the billet of damascus will easily slide out.
Next time get a forklift tine from the scrapyard, the tool is basically built already by just cutting off the tip to use it and it’s gonna be something like 4140 tool steel
By the way you had mentioned in another video a way to keep the canister from welding to the material inside, they use liquid paper on forged in fire and the judges said it works perfectly when properly applied and given the time to dry.
PLEASE! Do make a video on the etching process you use. I would gladly watch it. Great video and great looking knife. I love seeing the little ones when they visit the shop or help you out.
