Forging an integral Damascus kitchen knife 

facebook.com/FieryFurnaceForge/ forgot to put the power hammer link in the description

“Nothin to it really” while displaying elite level craftsmanship lol. Nice build.

Hello,my name is john,& I run WMCUTLERY USA in pa. I've been watching the videos that you make a lot & it's really helped me in my journey as a knife maker, I can't thank you enough 👍

Hi John, nice looking knife. Ice and snow can last 6 months, in Michigan it's just a way of life. Mother Nature makes an exception for you now and then, but ice puts the skids to everyone, no matter where you live. If you don't have to travel, stay home. Take care, and thanks for sharing. 👍🔥⚒

i don't know what I admire more, your blacksmithing skills or your biceps...

The Super Glue finish ALSO makes for incredibly durable wood. I used it on all of the wood pens I turned and they could take an insane beating with nothing more than a chipped finish. One pen took ALL of my weight on the corner of a brand new brick wall when I jumped up to sit on it. Dinged finish nothing more. Bocote is one of my favorite exotics, along with Zebrawood.

That super glue trick really helped, Ive put it on all my knives so far and just like you said it stays that polished look without fading, I'm really enjoying it, thanks man!

That's a beauty. The S grind makes that chef look like a feather .

Long time no see. What a beautiful knife John! Glad to see things are going well, and i see you're really taking to the new shop. Thats great!!

Weather wise in nc, I drive on the road that had the car upside down and on fire from a decent while back now. We still bring it up every time it snows like last weekend. Knife wise, real good work!

Dude, with guns like that you don't need a power hammer! God gave you your very own. :) Good looking knife!

Awesome work man! Fun drinking game: Everytime he says "nothing to it really", take a shot. 🤣🤣

I really enjoy your videos! Just an FYI, ice is a problem for northerners too.

It came out beautiful, Congratulations Joseph !!

Ive watched this particular build about six times and absolutely loved it .You turned out a really nice knife and ive learned a few things too. I suppose ill have to have ago at one now .As ive never made an integral knife or my own damascus .so wish me luck lol! All the best mate.😊👍

She came out nice John. Becote wood really compliments Damascus.

Man you are a beast at moving metal.

for the fit between the wood and your integral bolster, I like to put a thin piece of copper plate in there. It's a soft enough metal that it really helps to fill in any small gaps and adds a little accent too. It significantly reduced the time it took me to get a good fit on the knives I've made. Awesome looking knife!

Beautiful knife, I like to build them with a leather spacer. Looks great and I don’t have to worry about gaps at all

Outstanding video John love the taper love the flex, great Knife stay dry and out of the Snow. Not something we have To handle in sunny Southern California 😎 ✌🤙

Too bad you can only like a video once. Very pretty knife and that flex of the blade is impressive! As someone who lives in a cold country, we and the government both seems surprised when the snow comes every year.

Wreck it Ralph your finally back!! Lol

Beautiful finished product! Thanks for taking the time to make a new video for us here in RU-vid land! We really appreciate you!!

Looks great John thanks for super glue tip I will try it on my next blade

Even though I've seen it a hundred times I would still like you make the damascus.

That is a very nice knife! Thanks for taking all the extra time and hassle to film your process. I always learn alot from your videos.

Nothing to it really 😁 awesome job and great forging tips!

You should make Old Hickory Forge t-shirts that say "Nothing to it, really."

Nice work and thanks for sharing knowledge

Awesome lookin kitchen knife. Great job man.

Gorgeous work!

Love your work. Made good use of my rounding hammer this Summer and Fall working in the forge at a museum. The June 2019 charity build axe is also holding up great

Dam sir that's one of your best knives. Please keep up the videos. Thank you.

It’s been a while since your last video I made my first Damascus since then and this is one beautiful knife nice work

Good to see you back, great build. Bocote is one of my go-to woods. Hope you can get out soon,,-13 right now in northern NY.

That is one slick knife my friend great job

Beautiful knife!!

Thanks for sharing

Looks great.

Just letting you know, if you had shirts that said "There's nothing to it really" I would buy one.

Very nice job turned out very well. Hopefully this future owner loves it and gets great use out of it my friend for many years to come. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Keep making. God bless.

That’s a handsome knife, sir.

Beautiful knife. Great to see you back again. Always look forward to seeing your videos.

Gorgeous piece and outstanding craftmanship.

Good looking knife.

Nice work, sir! Appreciate your including the flaws you perceived in your work; that's the only way I get any better, painful though it can be.

Love your work. Nothin to it really 👌

Nice, a new video!

Very nice, great work bro.

In spite of the reassurance. I believe there might be more to it really. But great knife as always

Good to see you back in the shop

Long time follower of your channel. Great to see you post a nice kitchen knife build John. Keep up the good work.

Dave is a great maker of all his tools so good for you to finally get you a hammer ,oh and man I love some random pattern

Great job John I love the way it turned out

What a beautiful knife! I'm sad I didn't win this one. 🙂

Great video

When you get to making tools for the PH, please show.. I have the same hammer, needed it after my double stroke just after I retired from the service and now I can barely swing a hammer.

Gorgeous knife and beautiful flex to that blade!

Great!

Beautiful work and love the hammer!

Been awhile since your last upload, welcome back. In any case next time you do a kitchen knife I would make a custom Platen for your grinder (50 or 60" Radius Minimum) for striking in your Fuller/"S" Grind and hold the knife reverse (Spine Up) of what you normally would as it will give you a bit more control. Other than that Nicely done, that pattern is awesome

Whoa, when did you get a power hammer, feel like I missed or forgot the introduction. RU-vid is basically the only “social media” I mess with anymore, so yeah if it was posted on another site I didn’t see it. It’s been a long time, good to see an update from the channel. Great looking knife John.

awesome looking knife. Suggestion, you need a blade vise...make a good vid

Beautiful! Nothin to it really!

That looks great. Well done.

Nice

Dude i want one now, if you wanna do one for me just tell me the price. I admire your work, actuall problem solving and chill when stuff happends

That's a helluva nice knife, John. Joseph is one lucky bugger. The new shop is lookin' good. Could you perhaps take a few minutes in an upcoming video to give us more details on that little power hammer you've acquired? (More interested in your perspective and observations than on the specs etc., which I can find on their site.)

Looks great!

Do u have a link for your hydrolic press please?

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My fav. Part of fjorging is having my tang hole broached out 👽⚒️🔥🗡️

Really like your beard and videos

As a bonus, bocote smells delicious (not that we should know this)

Hey John. First off, beautiful knife. I'm also a blacksmith (beginner) in Claremont. Where did you get the broach tool to carve out the handle for the tang?

If someone wanted to commission a piece like this, what would it cost? That's a lot of hours just sanding and filing. But what a beauty!

Hey John, love your videos. what thickness did you forge your bolster to? I am trying my first integral kitchen knife now as well, but think I didn't give myself enough material. thanks again for your videos. Keep it up brother

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I think you forgot the link to the power hammer.

Good looking knife. Something appears to have bit your hand when you went to grind the handle.

Have you ever thought about doing live streaming? That way you could add content without all the hard work of making content. I just duplicated your flatter you did by hand. I made a short and uploaded a video of it.

excited to get my hammer, take your time

Ok look I ground half my knuckle off, nothing to it really, you’ve seen that ,before, lol.

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Beautiful work!