I retired after 38 years in automotive paint and body. Respiratory protection has always been the forefront of safety for me. I'm impressed to to see that you are safety conscious. Protecting your lungs is vital to a healthy and long life.
@@xxwes997xxI mean.. gotta quit asking for 100 hours of pay @ lawyer prices. Sure it takes skill, but it's a skill anyone can pick up with time. So I'd happily pay a premium, but not your mortgage.
@@jordanbabcock9349 Look man, if I value my labor at only $15 an hour, and I spend 100 hours on your blade, and materials are only about $150 I would have to charge you $1650 for the blade. If I only took about 5 hours using the belt sander, a grinder, and you get a product largely indistinguishable from the other, I only have to charge $225. Lawyer prices my ass, if you want me to spend 100 hours on it because you like the idea better, at least pay me McDonalds wages. If you paid layer prices for a blade at 100 hours, you'd be paying 25 grand, which I don't see anyone charging.
I have to be honest, I did not expect that pattern. I figured 52100 with 52100 balls would not show much pattern but the powder with the 15n20 brought out a great pattern. Great job as usual.
As many others had said the pattern wasn't even close to what I had envisioned. It turned it epic and beautiful as usual. I get a black tiger vibe myself. Thanks again for taking us along!
I suspect that doing more twisting and using smaller carbon steel rods would get a finer line pattern. It's amazing. It was neat how you could almost see the pattern before etching, but etching really brought it out.
The rod is gonna heat up of you weld for more than a few seconds and gloves won’t even protect you from that. You can also cut a rod down to make it easier to hold closer to your work, but ultimately with stick welding you’re gonna lose at least an inch from the stinger in terms of weldable rod. I’d practice starting a weld by using your free hand on the rod before it heats up and moving that back to the stinger when it gets hot, saves you material and since only the start is the difficult part, it’ll teach you to hold the stinger when you have a full rods worth of welding material
Excellent, as much as I wanted to see the finished product I couldn't bring myself to scroll ahead to the end, I was too captivated to follow the whole process from start to finish. I am suitably impressed.
Of all the bearing combos you have done, this one is far the best. I am a HUGE fan of twisted Damascus. Cant seem to do it right myself but those who do it well such as yourself make it look so easy. I hate you for that lmao. Amazing pattern.
When I see these videos I am so envious of his talent and skill. Especially in todays time when everything is mass produced in a different country. When people talk about a "dream job", this would be it for me if I had the tools, training and mastery like he does. Awesome job!
Nothing stopping you from learning and using just the basic tools my friend. You can use basic hand tools if you don't have the fancy belt Sanders and so forth. A few simple files and at most an angle grinder
I genuinely appreciated that you hammered this thing into something that actually represented its final form and not simply relied on stock removal. It shows a lot of skill. Subscribed!
Whenever I see these types of videos, or anything that people make from scratch, weather forging, lathing, carpentry; it makes me envious, respectfully of course. I wish I had the time money and space to do these things.
Really enjoyed the flow of this video, without the ‘interruptions’ of narration. Those videos are great to get an understanding of what you are doing, so I wouldn’t want to see them go away, but this allows you more time to show the process of working, and that is really satisfying. Thank you!
The pattern and quality of the knife as a whole are absolutely wonderful. I have a weird question. How is it that so many great videos like this one have so many views and only 2% of the people that viewed it hit the thumbs up?
I became addicted to the ability of creation that my hands are capable of, thank you for posting your content, I really dig it when I see others this way. All of this, not just knives, simple lost arts. Anyone that creates anything with raw material, worthy in my book. Beautiful knife. Seems like a pretty badass shop also there buddy! I just build or acquire a kiln. Absolutely. In a crazy world spinning out of control, hold onto your roots. We will be invaluably necessary.
Visited my home town for Thanksgiving, and met up with a family friend, who prefers smithing tools over blades. We talked, had Indian food, caught up with each other, fun times were had. I think that if I had any inkling on how to use tools, or a grasp on math, or measurements I would have gotten into smithing myself. I find the craft of smithing fascinating though, anyway, great, looking knife!
I have to agree with the others that was not the pattern I expected. I always enjoy watching you make Damascus blades, it's like Christmas opening presents!!! Great job.
I, too, couldn't have predicted that pattern, which clearly justifies the time and effort you put into it. Of course I'd be interesting in knowing what it would have looked like without the twist, but perhaps that's another video! Thanks for sharing your processes.
Sie haben ein wirklich außergewöhnlich schönes Messer geschaffen! Ein Meisterwerk mit einer, jedenfalls mich überraschenden Zeichnung der Klinge. Ein Stück für die Vitrine und zum Vorzeigen. Zu schade für den häufigen Gebrauch. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👋🏻
Awesome knife!!! I carry the bull cutter I got from you every day!! I love that knife!! Holds a edge like no other knife I’ve ever owned!!! Keep up the great work
I guess there were a lot more turns to the twist than the video led us to believe. It came out beautifully, that's for sure. Not a lot of bearings showing up in the pattern, but the heavy rod sure turned into a beautiful "ladder-ish" pattern. The blade came out quite nice, and the wood chosen for the hidden tang goes very well with it indeed. Well done!
If I could afford it, I’d buy one of your knives in a heartbeat! The care and consideration you put into your blades is commendable! They aren’t made to just look pretty, they’re made to be used and to last. Their beauty is a bonus!
I suggest you wear earpro basically all the time when you're in the shop, as I've started doing so and I generally find it easier to focus on stuff afterwards, and I do not get headaches. This is also how tinnitus happens, which isn't very fun.
I like how you keep trying different steel alloys to see how they work. Carbon with bright is certainly the way to go. You could even see the pattern a little bit before the etching drew it out. Maybe adding a little manganese, chromium, titanium, tin and/or silver to your filler powder might work. However, you have to be careful with keeping melting points close enough to prevent delaminating.
I would love to see how you would approach a shoto length blade such as a wakashi or a tanto style blade using that same canister twisted Damascus steel. Especially if you could incorporate something exotic like purple heart wood for the handle material.
Probably the first time I've ever seen anyone just leave the stinger hanging, and just work the rod itself... and I'm kind of shocked actually, now.. that more people don't do that. For a quick but precise zap, kinda can't beat that. 🤣
If your talking about the welding, its because it is really bad practise. The rod gets stupidly hot whilst stick welding, and if any of the flux comes off where you are holding it, which can easily happen, you will electrocute yourself, rather badly (low volts but high amps, it hurts) and if runs across your chest from 1 hands to the others, say, if your holding your work, well, your heart really doesn't like electricity. Been welding for 23 years, you try to avoid burning and electrocution, still happens on occasion though.
i am just about 60 years old now and when the show forged in fire aired on the history channel it really sparked an interest in me about forging. though i really am to late in life to do this now. 32 years in the automotive industry ruined my back.
I'm in awe of these guys. I watch a few channels and I'm never disappointed by their work!! To be able to create something so beautiful and you can actually use it, is amazing. Paintings are cool, photography is cool, but usable art is second to none. Musical instruments, tools, cars, etc.... Amazing knife man. 🔪
My first thought seeing the finished knife, Tiger maple wood handle would have been a beautiful contrast to the tiger striped metal. Beautiful knife none the less.
Outstanding craftsmanship! Mind blowing Damascus pattern I get as much enjoyment out of watching u work as I do in seeing the final piece Truly enjoy your channel Stay safe
I like that one, it is one of the most fav's that you have done. No meat eating water dwelling creature, but a hiker that is looking to live off the land for a long while. The pattern is so unusual to anything that I have seen on YT. Keep it up..
