I forged a Damascus Blade for my Leatherman (with HABU) 

I'm always impressed by the audiovisual polish of these videos. With other makers I would think a moment like 6:44 is probably a coincidence, but with Laura I wouldn't be that surprised if she even manually pitch-shifted the dremel sound to make it in tune.

Yes I agree, annealing would help. I've always been fascinated with the way the Japanese created their swords. When they're finished making the blade it's straight and the way they curve it and also create a softer back or spine for the blade and a diamond heart edge is to put clay on the blade and then fire it once more in the forge and then quench it the clay keeps the water from super cooling it rapidly but the hard edge has no Clay on it so it gets diamond hard and expands and thereby creating the curvature but it also creates a cushion or shock absorber behind that diamond edge and makes the sword nearly indestructible

Some annealing before drilling should make it a bit easier to drill. Easier said than done, some steels are quite complicated to work with.... Cool blade nevertheless!

damascus is so awesome. it’s aesthetically such a treat. perfect for a leatherman. despite all the difficulty, this turned out sooo good! i love it.

Two cool makers working amazing! The results always will be incredible! Nice video guys!

That is incredible!! You now have the coolest P4 on planet earth!

Laura, first of all, I love your videos. Just wanted to say though that you should definitely check your audio levels when editing your videos (particularly with headphones). The voice/dialogue audio is significantly lower than music levels. I would send this message privately but I don’t know/think RU-vid has a way to do that. Anyway, awesome video as always. Thanks for all your hard work-tschüss!

Gotta love a puppy-positive workshop :D Dogs not bothering to move from boiling hot working area and needing to be relocated is flipping adorable

O yeah, really enjoyed this process

I like how he was teaching you new things along the way. And eventually it became a learning experience for him too. Learning while creating such a wonderful project must be so satisfying.

Ich liebe diese Kooperationsvideos. Es zeigt, dass wir eine echte Maker Community sind. Tolles Projekt und beeindruckende Präzision, damit am Ende auch alles passt. Schöne Grüße nach Hannover. Sascha

This is one of the most awesome things I've ever seen!

Beautiful knife! And thanks for not abusing zooms and swings with the camera in this video.

Two of my favorite craftsmans working together! Great work! Hassan should give more screen time to his dogs

Seeing you and Hassan work together made my day! I’d love to see more collaborations between you two.

Gotta love that level of trust, asked for his arm and he didn't even hesitate

Great collaboration video! Nice work on the blade too!

Sweet! Loved the pliers Habu made also! Thanks for sharing! 😎👍👍🍺

I have to say that imo this is one of your best looking projects until now. Simple, clean and absolutely beautiful. But then again, I'm a sucker for damascus blades.. :)

Okay, now you can officially put Laura Kampf, BA as your official signature. You are the true Laura Kampf, Bad Ass. That was truly unique and really cool.

I Love customizing things, it makes it yours unlike any other, and that's exactly what you have there! Great work Laura!

Great video and a beautiful blade! Thanks for sharing.

Mein Neid kennt keine Grenzen! Wahnsinn! Super gemacht und toll rausgekommen die Struktur.

Beautiful. I really love the look of a Damascus steel

Nice blade. Great work and attention to detail.

Such a great idea! Customise everything indeed!

Okay that is impressive! You never cease to impress me. I actually started to build a forge for my workshop back in 2000. I was building the forge at a fire bricks on a steel rolling table and I was going to use parts from an electric leaf blower.

Faszinierend! Es tut gut solche Videos zu sehen. Eine wunderschöne Kooperation. Danke sehr!

Alright! Two of my favorite makers doing a collab!

The coffee etching was something new for me. Thanks!

came out beautiful ; cant belive how hard this mix of steel become ; good job Laura !

RU-vid Maker collaborations are the best. Another wonderful video - cheers, Laura. Thanks for sharing and Happy Sunday :)

Wow! it´s magic! Looks so cool! Congratulations and thank you for sharing!

Thanks for making amazing things, and also for making so many great things for this community. You bring so many people together and that's what it's all about! 💖

You have such cool friends to help you with a project like this. even looked the dogs were chilling too. I think Leatherman should offer that multitool with a Damascus Blade option. Keep broadcasting!!

Carbide tipped masonry drill bit works too. Just sharpen it up on a diamond file and go

So so great! I love mods to everyday items. When I modify something I use everyday it constantly reminds me that I can _actually_ change the world (or... at least my world.) in a very small way.

Laura Kampf + Hassan Abu Izmero = Awesomeness. Please collaborate more. Love from India :)

That is a beautiful and unique upgrade. Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful work! Loved that coffee trick!

😮😍...oooh Laura AND Habu in same video....today is going to be a good day! Awesome vid Laura! 💖

Beautiful - that is one hell of a business idea too.

What a beautiful blade! I wish - I just wish. Perhaps one day. Until then, I will enjoy and admire your Leatherman Damascus Edition. Thanks for sharing 🤝

Do you keep all the parts of your Leatherman you're replacing? I'm just wondering at what point you'll be able to completely reconstruct the original one having made your own piece by piece 😊

So cool to watch a video with both of you !

That came out very nice, it's a unique piece now.

Laura, awesome make! if you should ever have troubles drilling very hard materials, add a little oil, if that does not cut it. Get a carbide or powercoated drillbit it will most likely have no trouble doing it :)

Talented people never rest what a sweet blade

You was still smiling, but I could see the frustration, (and determination!!) Of what do we need to do, just to make a tiny hole!!. Very impressed with the end result. I wonder if Leatherman will add this option??!

Yes! What a collaboration! Also a great looking little blade :)

So much work but so worth it - it looks awesome!

I really enjoyed this demonstration a lot. Always wondered about damascus steel, now I know. Thanks Laura, another great one.

You guys are just awesome! Greetings from Hungary

Habu!!!!! & Laura. Gran equipo!!!!!!!!!!

"Boulevard of broken drills" made me laugh so much, just like "boulevard of broken needles" from last week XD Loved this project, the blade has such a unique pattern, it's so cool-looking! Fantastic work as usual, love these collaborations

Wonderful blade. I've always liked the look of a damascus blade. Nice work!

Absolutely beautifully done!! You are so, so talented Laura😊God bless!

That looks AMAZING!!! Awesome job Laura!!

Thank you for the video. You have a lot of patience

Wow, that is one beautiful blade.

That is beautiful, great work.

That gives me an idea. I have a beautiful snap-on multi-tool that is the prize of my collection and someday if I ever build another shop that would be so cool to do a Damascus blade for it.

Patience, dedication, and determination... That's what I see in this video, aside from the gorgeous new blade. Your beautiful smile at the end says it all - pride and joy in your craft. Bravo!

Love the bike in the starting of the video and Laura great work as always.😊

That blade is so rad! Definitely a cool upgrade. Some will say what do all that work for that? Is the blade it comes with not good enough? Those people aren't makers. The act of doing is the fun part! Who doesn't like smashing hot metal?

Awesome video, super cinematic! Also the blade is killer! ;)

Hi, Laura! You can regrind a masonry drill and drill with that into your hardened steel. Widia is most of the times harder than anything. I used that method often to remove broken screws from the casings of turbo chargers on ships. They tend to get very hot and brittle due to the exhaust heat. Regards, Etna.

Excelente trabajo, felicitaciones!! Excellent work, congratulations!!

I just bought my first leatherman! Maybe I’ll change the blade in the future. Nice blade! Well done to both of you!!!😃

Nice work Laura and you know how much I like to modify 👍 😊

You’re on a roll with these latest videos! Great content! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👌🏼😊

Love it! Also love being introduced to new makers!

Awesome project. Well done!

Turned out fantastic!

That's a beautiful blade! And that coffee etching scene 🤣

That's actually a pretty cool modification. :) Nice.

Such a beautiful blade!

Damn that’s impressive. Well done!

Holding knife, looking into camera, "Christian I need your arm" o_O that was an incredibly surreal moment for me!

Great project!!! GREAT blade, and ... SMUDO!!

Good job Hassan and Laura!

That looks so cool! I didn't know that that's a thing you can do

Sehr schön, so etwas macht das Leatherman dann besonders. Hassan hat schon ein paar tolle Werkzeuge :)

I love getting to see other people’s shop setup :)

My 2 favorite makers! Nice stuff guys.

Wonderful I need to come and see Habu to make some with Damascus steel....hammer sounds like a plan

Sweet mod Laura! 😃 The blade came out great! 👍🏻👊🏻

Gorgeous blade, Laura. I've never seen one etched with coffee before but it really brought that grain out!

Such a great video! The final result turned out amazing!!!!

Gorgeous blade, Laura!

The Celts were also using the technique of layering distinct alloys and then twisting the rod forged from the many layers. For both decorative and functional purposes. The steel wasn't yet hardened, in any other way than by twisting. You shouldn't have had such a difficult time drilling through it. Slower speed, less pressure and a drop of oil might have worked wonders. If a file catches on it, a regular drill can too.

Great work Laura.

I always wondered why damascus stuff was so expensive. Know I see its quite an involved process, cool.

We love it 😍 and lot's of PFERD Micromotor and TC Burr action as well 💪🏻 🔥

Cool video. Great collab. I see Ellen was brewing something up too. : ) Replacing blade is such a great idea, beautiful too. Mahalo for sharing! : )

I was waiting for that DiResta sharpness testing. Great project Laura!!

i dunno if you need your own forge for more AWESOME forging videos in the future, or if you should just stick with the i'm visiting other makers if they have something that i need style, because i also like those colaborations... anyway, great build! have been following this on instagram, and as soon as you said "i'm in Habu's shop because he has something that i dont have", i knew this is gonna be good Edit: bonuspoints for the blvd of broken drills! :D

love seeing leatherman mods!

It's fantastic, congratulation Laura

Awesome customization 👍