Making an Heirloom Screwdriver 

I like the tip about using an old file and the edge of the file to scrape the scale off before moving on to your better files! You never cease to amaze me Walter! I watched your videos when I started to make knives 7 years ago and now I have my own RU-vid channel teaching other people how to do it. Thank you!

I enjoy everything that you do. Your comments are perfect. "Gently wack it into a taper." After watching several blacksmiths, I realized that they are gentle. Even your taper technique is with soft hammer blows. Many non-blacksmith friends think we need to swing from the moon when hammering. I like your tip for those not equipped with all the tools. I do understand your list, but using a claw hammer. Knowing how we heat treat metal, isn't using a claw hammer dangerous? Yes, we aren't wacking the metal hard, and we are hitting hot (squishy) metal. I get there might not be any safety concerns. Though we've always advised using a ball peen for metal work... Even a cheap ball peen. Anyway, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge, skills, and humor. Thank you!

This is a cool project! I’d love to see you make an “H.D. Smith Perfect Handle”-style screwdriver, with a full tang and wooden handle inlays.

Killer video. Such a nice an simple project. You make everything look (and sound) awesome.

Very good video! I am looking forward to your gunsmiths screwdrivers video! Stay healthy my friend.

Leaving that bit of heat treating oxides on the top of the shaft in the final piece was a nice touch to keep that sense of handmade warmth. I always enjoy these various tool-making vids of yours. Thanks as always for sharing, Walter. 👍👍

LOVE vintage tools. Love even more MAKING your own tools

Love all the content that is posted here it never ceases to amaze me how much of a great bladesmith walter is

You can easily turn wood handles without a lathe, after breaking the corners just insert a small machine screw into the end of the handle, fasten the head of the screw into a drill then use a 60 or 80 grit flap disc on a angle grinder to sand it as you operate the drill on a slow speed

Great video, Walter. Thanks for taking the time to make it.

That's pretty awesome I'm probably don't use them as much but I've always saved the ones from my grandparents from way back when they are awesome and you're doing an awesome job replicating👍✌

Those ferrules look great!

I wondered about you making screwdrivers, but I never doubted for a moment that they wouldn't be as awesome as everything else that you make.

Your videos helped get me into knifemaking. So good to see new content :)

Thanks for the video. I didn't know I needed to make my own screwdriver, but apparently I do. So, now I have a new project to complete. Awesome video as always Walter!

That’s awesome!! They look sweet!

Awesome looking screw driver. For the next ones, you might want to think about using hex bar, or maybe square. That way you could put a wrench on it for really stubborn screws. Just a thought.

I noticed the spalted handles at the end and wanted to know if that was stabilized. That is quite the present to your son. Well done Walter.

It’s great to see a project with basic hand tools..making basic hand tools..lol great video Walter 👍👍

Great video Walter! One lucky son!

I love wooden handle screwdrivers

Very nice! Especially like the ferrules; how'd you do them?

Hell you can adopt me, love them tools ' great work.

I could watch you make anything, and it would be interesting. You could make a video of sweeping the floor of your shop, and it would be interesting

Next episode: Hand made heirloom screws

I would really like to see a gun smithing screwdriver build!

Also: Heirloom Shivs

Would love to have a set of these, even just to look at and handle, but not use, or use very sparingly.

fun video

nice

I like it.

I'd like to see a damascus socket set made.

I too like making my own tools it is fun and they will last a lifetime or more LOL

How long do I put the screwdriver I the oven for?

Are you going to make any with the handle in two parts with the handle end flattened kind of like a full tang on a knife?

Walt, you've put on a bit

Screw Grainger, they are WAAAY TO OVERPRICED. You couldn't buy anything at home depot or tractor supply for half the price that Granger would sell it for for the same exact thing or anywhere else on eBay on Amazon. I've dealt with Grainger a lot, The casino I work for uses them to order our stuff in maintenance So I am not paying for but if I were I dam sure would not be using Grainger

Making a toolbox for my son his 18 year. I won’t show him this video

Nice flathead

I wonder why someone would NOT want to make their own screwdriver

Another thing to bear in mind Walter is every f****** episode doesn't have to be in over explained teaching episode of every single thing you do in touch s*** gets old other people with other channels have separated Playlists on their channel to go back if you want to learn the basics you don't have to teach the basics every single video It gets really old

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I want to hear the sound of the iron, not your nonsense