Making an Ebony Wood Carving Knife 

"Friends who are less perfect human beings than me" - I'm stealing that one!

I like the shape of the Blade better than the hand made and I like the shape of the handle better. Thanks for the video.

Gorgeous knife

Beautiful knife! 100% agree with quality not being different just the time. I made my first two knives by hand and they came out great, just took me over 10 times longer than it takes me now with my cheap 2x42 belt grinder (not nearly the best grinder for making knives but it works - it's all about learning your equipment and being efficient with it)

I think the combo of the ebony and brass pins is simply beautiful!

Beautiful knife! The ebony looks really nice!

both of them are very beautiful works of art.

Excellent work. Thanks for the perspective. I agree that the man makes the product, not the tool.

love your tutorials, thanks for sharing your knowledge

I follow you since long time! You are One of my First mentors of the knife making world, your tips are Amazing to me. Thanks Walter! Really thanks

I love using ebony, so gorgeous.

I always enjoy watching your master skills. Thank you.

I love this video. You are a kick. Hilarious and masterfully skilled. What a combination. Thanks for sharing!

As always Walter, 2 fantasic knives, 2 fantastic videos, and a very happy viewer, thanks for sharing.

Love watching your videos Walter. Ive learned quite a few tricks. Thanks 👍🏼

Great video. Very informative. Thank you much.

Tale of two knives. Always a good video. Thanks

Between the two, I think I favor the one you made with no power tools. But, not by very much. Both are gorgeous offerings.

Nice one, Thanks for the video Walter.

Great work, Walter.

I want one so this may be my first knife build project. I'll definitely be somewhere in between the two methods you showed. machine tools with caveman heat treat. Thanks!

I greatly appreciate you posting the videos on the carving knife. I was wanting to make one for one of my son's for Christmas and this helped out a lot. Just finished it today. Have a Merry Christmas.

fantastic walter. huge fan. love the co trast between these two videos.

Masterpiece

I love your videos! You do an amazing job describing how and what to do and then the science behind it! thank you so much! I enjoyed this video and the companion video, and I will be making my own carving knife here soon! thanks again for your videos!

Great advice on the safety aspect of grinding. I notice you are staying clear of the buffer, as you know the buffer is the most dangerous tool in the shop, I know of at least one knife maker that was killed while buffing a blade. These tools are so fast and powerful, extreme care should be taken. Thanks for another great video.

Another great presentation mate

Thanks for the videos big man

Walter, Merry Christmas, I enjoy the vids.

nice piece

Both are beautiful

Walt, these videos are alot of help.. I've fooled around on and off for almost 20 years making knives, modifying existing knives and depending on my motivation I've come up with a some really nice looking ones.. considering I've been doing some things wrong and mediocre equipment . recently I have gotten back into it and got a better grinder setup, an older Rockwell 1x42 and a 2x72 I made . with the right equipment it certainly is easier to remove materials and overall cleaner quicker work, I however have had a heck of a hard time relearning on this faster more powerful setup and frustration almost had me paralyzed, kept screwing up nice materials, making rookie mistakes. your whole series on tools, techniques and vids like this one have helped immensely. thanks for sharing your ideas and tips it's been a great help to me. looking forward to picking up a tactix as a new feild knife, best of luck in the new year , success at the new shop and I'm sure we're all going to enjoy the cnc vids to come with the new toy . Happy new year

That's a beauty...

I'm just thankful no horses were harmed ! Oh yeah, Happy Holidays too !

As a carver, I prefer a flat grind so its easier to keep sharp only using a strop because i dont have to find the angle just hold it flat and slices through the wood with less friction. But still seems like a very great carving knife with a bit more sharpening😊i will definetly try something like this just with a couple less tools

Would you ever make a straight razor?

nice some good carving knifes cost allot so this video shows good content how to make your own really useful video

Can I cast a second vote for a straight razor? in particular a kamisori since you have an obvious love for Japanese blades as do I.

I built my 2X72" belt grinder under $200.00 Great video here Thanks for the education

thanks for the vid very nice

beautiful knife man :)

can you do a shop tour?

Yep! That belt grinder point is no joke... I screwed up plenty on a borrowed belt grinder, but I have never had a problem with chalk and files... a little slow, but not so bad for a little project like this Thanks for the great comparison. R

Sweet knife build! New subscriber! I just finished making a carving knife out of an old lathe parting tool from the 60's. Unfortunately I didn't make a tutorial video for it. I will next time though!

Badass.

As a woodworker I would choose the 1095 knife any time, carbon steel just works wood better, not sure why. love your videos great job !

Merry Christmas we enjoy the videos form dunedin new zealand

cool

You tha man

Have you ever made one with duplex stainless. New to sight. And if so pro's and cons

piano keys haven't been made out of ebony in years, I would love to find a piano with ebony and ivory keys.

This guys out here puttin helvie to shame.

I have 3 kids so they would only have to wait for a year lol. Just been carving with a knife same design as this one the handle on the first one you made by handle i think is way better. Not the wood the shape much nicer to use. I was thinking of making some carving knifes and small chisels tools that I dont have thats how I got here ;-) I will be using steel from a saw blades and old drills. I have a small shop hobby. Thanks for the tips and videos.

can you do a straight razor (for shaving)?

cleanest nails

"It'll be ruint!" "It's be roont!" "It'll be rurent!" Ahhh, gotta love the South.

Love Walter's wide ranging videos. Great stuff! Does anyone know why he can often be seen wearing a mask with what look like organic vapor cartridges? I often see people (e.g. Diresta) wearing these when welding too, but I naively assume that only particulate protection should be required. What am I missing? Thanks!

Nice video. Have you ever started hollow grinding a blade with a bench grinder and then finished flat-grinding with a hand file? This would allow doing the work without needing to purchase an expensive belt grinder.

Is it possible to substitute a bench grinder for a belt grinder to shape the knife?

Walter, you have a buzz when you add the VO. I suspect your setup has a ground loop somewhere.

am I the only one who thinks the blade looks better after eat treat before he repolished? it was like a temper colour hamon line

When "roughing out" either wood or metal with a grinder, what a good grit to use? its something people often neglect to mention at this point, and get into the grits for final, you mention using a 40 for the metal, is that good for wood to or overkill?

Walter the 1070 steel can be hardened equal to 1095?

do you still do blade commisioning?

Now, do a video using bench top tools, such as a 1 in belt/5 in. disk sander, small drill press, toaster oven, and jigsaw for cutting metal and wood handle, please.

Would you ever consider applying to go on "Forged in Fire" for the History Channel? I'd be so cool to see you on there!

It's all about the childeren :)

can you do a video about metal coloring, you know when you heat up a metal and it changes color even when cooled down?

there are 200 plus year old swords with glued on handles so modern epoxy is nothing to worry about.

i have to say that the one done by hand looks nicer. could just be the overall design that i like better.

Now I understand when I got her the Huskavarna 372 xp chainsaw for our anniversary why I lost the house car and the saw. Lol.

You send me one the black ebony looks good I do native carving

do you sell these?

the lunch money 😂😂😂

That is indeed a nice wood. Would you use that on kitchen knives given that you toss them in the sink to wash? Would you just have to wax it regularly (I assume it would come off in the heat of the water)?

Will ever use your wood lathe to make a handle for a knife?

Gotta walk before you run. There's a lot to be said to starting by hand.

@6:18 Netflix and chill? 😂😂😂

Walter what do you do with your knifes? do you sell them or do you colect them? if so could you make a video of your colection?

Hallo,is this knife for sale please?How i can make order?

can you make a butterfly knife

I'm old I like power. Especially $3000.00 belt grinders.

plsssss make vid using a dremel!!! the only plwer tools i have is a drill and a dremel plsss 7_7

As a keen observer, I noticed someone awesome on the January Forged In Fire commercial.

do you think i can get away with 10 min a a gas forge at austenizing temps for heat treat of 440-c? i know i can ship it out for heat treat, but i still wana know.

you need finer grit stones

donkey snort didn't work either on 440C...

Walter for shits n giggles make a big interesting knife out of forge welded box cutter blades.

Carvings wooden's, do have many kind of material 's , ebony 's ? Long lasting tool's ( Long lifetime 's ? Waterproof, fireproof 's , and unbroken 's ? ) bugs proof 's

Arm hairs were harmed in the making of this film.

I had belt grinder throw a knife at me when i was 13 years old and making a knife at school. Hurts like #%&#%. I was lucky not get hit by blade or in my face. Made me to be a little bit afraid those things for a while, so ended up doing everything by hand from that point on in school. I was really bad at it anyway, so probably better that way.

Every time you're at the belt grinder and move to cool the steel I think you're going to kiss the belt with your forehead.

I feel like walter squints because the white back drop hurts his eyes aswell as mine

_I know what I’m making my cane out of._

I'm good with woodworking, but if your less than perfect, or.significantly less than perfect, or we could even say don't know shit like me when it comes to heat treating, what advice would you give so that I can heat treat a piece of steel or stainless with a can of Mapp gas and vegetable oil? I'm talking about not knowing what temperature the steel will be other than it's glowing, and just sticking it in the veggie oil. Is it safe to say the steel will be somewhat hardened, or harder but brittle? What should I expect to happen?

Wewd Anybody recognize that?

what's not to like about Ebony? The fact that you can be cutting it and a big ol' crack just opens up. It smells like burnt hair if it gets too hot while grinding. I hate the stuff. Ironwood too!

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that cancer song is now getting to me :(* still love the content