Dagger Making - Forging a Fairbairn Sykes 

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There is very little in this world that compares to the beauty of the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife. There is also very little that compares to its brutal efficiency. Absolutely beautiful work!

That was some pretty incredible freehand grinding on those bevels... lovely work. Thanks for sharing

Outstanding! The Ranger Memorial on Fort Benning has the same dagger ... part of our lineage from our brothers across the pond ... British Commandos. Very well done, the work and the video. This is a labor of love!

That was incredible! I'm glad there are people still out there that have such incredible craftsmanship!

well as an old blacksmith in the uk 64 years young I have to say great hand skills and an attention to detail that a lot of younger people have lost, Well done, I was an apprentice to a guy who was the age I am now and he could make a set of tongs like shelling peas I do worry that these skills being lost. So its its nice to see a young man with these skills KEEP IT UP AND KEEP POSTING

Mad level skills at every different stage. Extremely impressive combination of skills along with a beautiful product.

Great video! I own a ^B2 Fairbairne-Sykes in collector mint condition, bluing intact and blade point needle-sharp. I am a former SSF soldier and the Fairbairne-Sykes design is my favourite fighting knife. This man knows the knife. To see one made from scratch on a coal forge is just RU-vid Gold. Beautiful work!

Damn you are all around a good life maker from forging the blade to citing the wood for the handle to a true sharping with stones.

Jesus, that's not a knife it's a magnificent work of art. Beautiful!

"Push it through, punch it forward. You'll rip out the lot." - Stan Scott

This has to be the best looking dagger I've ever seen. I love the simple design. Less is more. I want one just like it. shut up and take my money.

I spent 22 mins of my life time just to see this beauty thank you.❤️

Sir, may I thank you for recreating such a fine item of military history. Your attention to detail and the respect for the weapon is commendable. Unfortunately I do not own a forge or I would be tempted to have a go myself as I had to sell my issue one years ago to raise some extra income. I am an ex English commando who like many of my colleagues have been diagnosed with PTSD and struggle from day to day and need to sell off our, memories to keep going. If you could make a miniature version without forging it might help others like me to rebuild our lives. At least I managed to get £35 for mine which at the time (1990) gave me food for two weeks and kept me going. Please keep making wonderful works of art and keep our history alive. Love your channel and the stuff you make. RM

"Why do you have all those bald patches on your arms?" "I'm a blacksmith."

That’s one of the finest examples of a Fairbairn I’ve ever seen. I’ve never really liked the FS. Most I’ve ever held were flea market junk. Didn’t seem very rugged. This one is a heck of a toothpick. A finely crafted chunk of wood and steel.

An enormous amount of work for one knife, you are very professional and dedicated and that piece is surely a work of art, really Sir well done.

This is by far the best video on the subject I have ever seen. You're an artist.

I could definitely see a SAS agent being proud to call this his or hers. Great job and God bless.

Enjoyed this video. I've always thought the Fairbairn Sykes was such an elegant knife. Thanks for showing us how you made it.

The symmetry of the blade is beautiful, especially as you did it by hand and using your eyes.

This dude have a ruler on his arm and a furnace on his house. Thats some next level smithery right there

That is absolutely beautiful! Far far nicer than my issued one! Incredible to watch your skills in action! Brilliant!

You should be proud. Great work. I also love your editing, like with slowing down from fast speed while hammering. Protecting the entire blade with tape after sanding and polishing. Then setting it on the anvil, and then knocking it off the anvil while walking away. That was great.

Your video and sound editing made the video just that more enjoyable, and the knife came out great as well

A six inch blade never loses reception.

Fantastic editing, humour, and craftsmanship. This is how you hold my attention (which is rare these days)

Well done ,top job. Used to see them in the army surplus stores when i was growing up in the 1950;s - feel sure the blade was darkened steel with the broad arrow stamped near the hilt.Yours looks better though,just be carefull that the moonlight doesn't reflect off it when out on a mission.

That is a beautiful knife 🗡! You should be very proud of your work, I'm very sure Mr Fairbairn and Mr Sykes would approve.

I imagine this profession takes most of a person's life to learn. You have my respect.

Super impressed by your beveling skills. I don't think most realize what kind of skill it takes to do that. Daggers are my number one favorite style of blades to make. Great video, and I love your equipment!

I always love your videos, keep doing you and I especially loved the Skyrim dagger and the different knives and swords you make

Bruh this dude has a ruler tattoo on his arm Smart guy

Gute Arbeit geleistet, echte Handwerkskunst!!! Well done real craftsmanship !!!

Awesome work man! I have my Dad's original he picked up during WWII in one of his many adventures. God rest his soul.

For those who don't know (even though there's plenty of people who do know) the reason why he didn't quench sooner was because he was normalizing the blade, which arranges the grain pattern to make it more solid before the quench and makes it less prone to cracks and warps by normalizing.

The energy is what makes a good knife...or anything else ~ Well done from an old Aussie

This is like the most perfect dagger ive ever seen someone make like thr pattern on the blade and the ribbles on the handle

Incredible ! One of my all-time favorite military knives. Great fabrication and workmanship.

This is about15 % larger overall than the original Fairburn -Sykes knife We were issued when I served in 42 Royal Marines Commando. nevertheless, this is a beautiful dagger. congratulations.

That's my actual goal to achieve. I want to make one of these beauties. Excellent work man, pleased to watch it

You have taken "Hand-Made" to another whole level. Bravo my friend. That came out spectacularly.

1人の技術者としてただ尊敬する加工技術、丁寧さ、アイディアや芸術性を持ってると思いました。

*It was a pleasure to watch you create... Dam you work fast..!* 😆🤣😂 :PEACE:🕊❤️

I love the time lapse in this is hilarious and I want to see more of that so I'm going to subscribe🤷🏻‍♂️👌

triple anneal and plunging (not waving) quench made me feel content. thank you for the video and quality work

I like the up and down-pitching of the hammer hits with the change in speed

WWII commando knife, very nice Round file on the wood lathe surprised me but I cant argue with the results.

The perfect combination of might and magic Gussion

That is a work of art. You have an incredible talent

A thing of beauty. Mine is an issued black one with the metal handle. A pleasure to watch.

+ 50 critical damage. + 10% rage generation. Passive: 5% move speed bonus.

Dude the guy went for a quench without gloves what a legend

Keep making these videos..i could watch this all day..

Congratulations sir. Thanks for the meditative watch of the "birth and deliverance" of your Fairbairn-Sykes.

Beautiful craftsmanship!! I admire people who can create beautiful things such as this dagger from scratch, way to go man!

Most practical tattoo I've ever seen. And interesting video.

I can't believe what an incredible skill you have, blacksmithing. That is just an amazing skill to have. In general.

Me: I gotta get some sleep I got school tomorrow Also me at 3 am: *watching this guy build a dagger from scratch*

Who needs gloves when you have sleeves.

I have a lot of respect for you. Pure artisan

I've always wanted a fairbairn sykes this is gorgeous

The editing not gonna lie is really good, I entirely love the video.

I've watched many a knife-making vid on YooChoob and they are all very careful about taking measurements, carefully scoring their middle lines, pre-marking cuts etc. This is the first time I've ever seen anyone use the absolute minimum of marking up and checking distances but in the main just doing practically all the work with the Mk I human eyeball. Absolute respect! That was really fucking impressive, I must say. MsG

Congratulations, it's the first video that i see without Skip the annoing parts!

Very talented and diligent guy. I wish you success and good health !!!

Amazing work. Gotta hand it to you filming so much of this, even splitting the wood for the handle. The finished project is absolutely stunning

Beautiful. I haven't been brave enough to try a dagger like this yet. This was inspiring.

This must be one of the most amazing blacksmiths out there

You have a lot of strength man, keep it up 💪💪💪💪💪💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Nice video editing, good built. For a Fairbairn Sykes the center of gravity has to be further back. There were ones with wooden handles, but look at the first ones with the brass handle. The weight is important.

I’m amazed how many nice knives are made from old files!

I must say you have excellent forging skills my self I love what blacksmiths do and I am trying to get into smithing

Gorgeous, buddy. You´re a great artisan. I admire you. Keep uploading your work, please.

I truly enjoyed watching you work ! Outstanding craftsmanship! Beautiful piece

one of the best channels without a doubt👌🌶

The most beautiful knife making video I have ever seen. What an absolutely amazing knife you made. This is a pure hand to hand combat knife. Loved your skills. Keep it up. Can you make another one for me?

1 of the 2 most beautiful knife designs ever. The other is the Bowie.

77 years old Para. Made me smile. We should have a private ch/ QSY

I find this so calming and soothing 😌

I like how you don't put any annoying music in your videos.

Apart from the excellent smithing work - the fast forward and slow down sound effects made this really enjoyable : nice one dude!!

The most beautiful thing i have ever seen.

"One thing I know for sure? Is that a six inch blade never loses reception." - Thatcher

Started making a commando dagger myself. This is a great video with loads of helpful stuff. Will now hopefully make a lot more which will one day be as good as this one.

This is such a great video! Beautiful work!😁👍⚒️🛠️🔧

Absolutely beautiful blade. Your skill is astounding Much respect from 🇿🇦

MAD SKILLS BRAH... Anyone would be proud to take that dagger into battle. or shave in the morning with it. Awesome work.

Bro...pls were safety gloves....ur hand is powerful Ur the best Blacksmith..... Handmade one.... ur skill🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 keep uploading more...lv it🔥🔥 🗡 I love Knive and Sword

Very handy and creative man. A tremendous amount of work even with a drill press, belt sander, buffing wheel, lathe, etc. Fun to watch. (I do not use stupid words like bruh, dude, sort of like, literally like, and other such garbage words).

Wow, I'm impressed! Now that is talent.

Alec steel: makes 3 whole vids about a domed pin Make n create: makes the same domed pin in 20 seconds of a vid

So this is the guy who fixes my tools in minecraft...

I was presented with a real one of these by the very first recruit section I trained back in 1983. I still have it.

That thing is just absolutely beautiful! Thank you!

That sir is a thing of beauty 😍😍😍

Amazing workmanship and super beautiful!

I bought a box of knives in an estate sale. One of the knives is the 3rd design commando dagger. Knife guard says Rodger Williams. Other side says made in Sheffield England. I showed to various collectors and they agree it is the real deal.

wonderful dagger, my niece is around one years old and youve given me a lot of good info for a present later in life. ill try my hand at making one and then probably just buy one... also appreciate the ruler tattoo! imagine if the artist mucked it up 😂😂

21:20 Perfectly balanced as all things should be