Forging a Scottish dirk from an old file 

Thank you for doing this for vets

I’ve watched this about 40 times and love how it comes together every single time

Thank you John for all vets. Nice work. Semper fi

Cool, you’re filing a file with a file. Fileception!

The knife is sold!

Very nice craftsmanship on the whole thing

Beautiful build for a fantastic cause. Shared it everywhere for ya.

That is a beautiful blade, you bring a handful those to the Ohio Renaissance Festival, I guarantee you they will sell fast.

Thank you for your work for Vets. -A Disabled Veteran

Very nice work, out done youeself thistime. We are glad you stepped out of your comfort zone...it works well for you Blessed days sirSir, Crawford out

Always I give respect for Veterans Sir. Thanks for the teaching,Sir

This was a fun build to watch. Good vibes too. Awesome filework for your first try.

Dude! That tip about how to avoid the dreaded fish mouth was a GAME changer! I tried it today on a paring knife I started and it works like a charm. Big thanks!!!

Crazy good work mate! Much love!

Hey John, make sure you get enough wood glue on that puppy next time, no need to skimp.

Beautiful Brother!

Thats beautiful work lad, fair play to ya!!

Love your work

Really nice blade shape, I like that you did a false edge, and that filework was really cool.

That is a nice looking dirk

One of my brothers got his four leg partner from paws of war. Ninja has saved his life and his family. Thanks for sending the cash that way and you are a heck of a craftsman

Speaking as a scottish man that is an awesome Dirk. So Skillfully crafted. It's really inspired me to give it a try, thankyou.

Shame I can never meet you at the meetings your always surrounded by people. Love your work man

beautiful dirk

Nice looking knife. I enjoyed the video.

That is amazing!

That’s a thing of beauty. Also educational to me to watch you work.

That’s a beautiful piece man and a great cause I think is so awesome that you give to charity and help out a lot of people and even can contribute to saving lives forge on man!

Very nice job sir!!!👍 Love watching ya work... I’ve learned a lot from your videos!! The fact that you pick such great charities makes me want to do the same!! Thank you for doing that and putting out such great videos 🙏

That does sound like a good organization. Good job and good on you man.

Wow nice work, looks great. Camera views are on point. I like how well the metal was moving on the tang. 👍

Really nice filework, especially for a first timer. I usually go with a traditional scalloping on my scottish themed knives

Well done, really excellent. 👍👍

that handle is clean

I Always enjoy seeing your work on here. Great job!

Amazing, love it!!

Great charity, solid build looks great love filework

Great build,John! That came out beautiful!! Thanks for your charity work!

Wauw, this is one of your finest! I like the info/tips you give on issues or challenges. Thanks.

Super nice build John! Love the file work, really makes it great! Looking forward to seeing that again!

Great job and another very worthy cause!

VERY VERY NICE, COMPLIMENTI VIVISSIMI DALL' ITALIA, RISULTATO FINALE ECCEZIONALE ..........10+++ .

That file work did come out nicely.

beautiful work. it's a great thing your doing for charity.

Very nice John. I learned a lot. I really appreciate the charity idea too. Keep up good work.

That file work is beautiful. Way better than some saw back for sure

Love this build

That came out very nice! I always enjoy your video's, but I really like the charity builds.

Thanks for responding to me, most people don't. You and Josh Weston are the only ones to respond....so much thanks. Love your charity cause as well, my Dad was a Veteran and I work with dogs in a day care and we take in foster dogs and some from the humane society when they are too full. I make walking sticks and wooden pipes, stuff like that. I want to learn to make blades but there are no classes close to here so you tube it is for now.

You're a good guy donating to charity like that. Good for you

Nice. I had some crafsman telling me I'm silly for doing things the way I do. I made a cribbage board once with only hand tools, cause I could and I felt like more of me was part of the board. The more love you put into something the people who matter can tell.

really nice work

Great looking knife. Keep up the great work.

Nice work, I Just started watching your vids and you are talented for sure. Couple of hints as a long time wood worker. One, to much glue is not your friend, it can actually weaken the joint. Use a brush and put a thin coat on both sides of the Joint then clamp. Two, when trying to chisel a channel like that put the chisel bevel against the wood. Its easier to control. If your chisel is sharp you should be able to push It with your hands and not need a hammer, even in hard woods.

If you set a block of wood under your handle so the part right under where the hole will be while you drill you have much less chance of tear out on your hole. Love the knife!

Great Smith. Great guy. So helpful and deliberate with with hows and whys during your videos. Always a delight to catch a new video! Keep up the good work!!

That is quite pretty.. very nice filework

Beautiful

Love the look of this one

That was a great knife

Wow beautiful!!

Beautiful build

Bellissimo!!! Complimenti ottimo lavoro. Bravo.

that is sick john awesome job

That file work was legit!

Really nice job on that one John. Take care.

Really nice work. I liked it.

Awesome work man, like always

Great job big guy!

Awesome video. Knife looks beaitiful

Wickedly nice knife, good job!

Great looking knife!

John, this is my favorite of all your builds thus far!!! Being of Scottish heritage, I need to make one now! Thanks for all you do!! Happy New Year good Sir🎉🎊

Beautiful Knife!

Frikkin badass!!!

Wonderful

dude that is freakin awesome! nice man ;)

Very first to watch your video your work is awesome excellent video quality as always

Warriors Way out oh Lima OH!!! We’d love to have you come up and teach a veterans class!

another great video John

Nice work John

Good work

Nice job, Sir.

Nice work

I saw you on forged in fire and that spear was sick.

Great master

Awesome

Werry nice blade ever

What a knife!! Hope you made lots of $$ on it. Good cause.

easy way to fix warps is to clamp to straight steel and temper in oven like you did, but pull it out after about an hour while its still hot run cold water on it while its still clamped up, then put it back in the oven for another hour

great work john, your very skilled thanks for sharing amazing channel sub and notification on

Hermoso trabajo

I made a Scottish Dirk out a 1975 Ford truck leaf spring and made the Sqian Dhun out of the leaf spring also

Awesome work man!!! That would be cool if could make a kukri

To help prevent warp make sure to quench the blade with the tip facing north.

When I harden a knife I use a inch thick of metal and clamp another piece of metal on top and I get really straight blades

Nice

Good thing you called out the pointy end. That could have ended poorly....

Thank you for posting this, your work is amazing. I'm always intrigued as to how quiet your anvil is, dont know if I've ever heard another like that, do you have a video out as to how you did this? thanks again, always enjoy your efforts.

John, brother files only cut on the push stroke. That dragging back will only dull your files. Gunsmiths are harsh about reminding people about it at times.