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That pattern on the knife when it comes out the acid is incredible. I dread to think how much a slice of meteorite costs but made such a beautiful blade.
@@MrNoPuppet wow that's a heck of a lot. It makes you realise why they save all the shavings that they create when using it. It made a beautiful piece though and loved the handle they made for it.
@@TylerCarson-yy8eo Looks fine. As it etches the oxidation or acid eaten metal will show its iron content by turning a slight brownish with a ting of red in it. Not unusual at all. KnifeMaker
A high dollar collectors knife. I looked on Patricks website and a straight meteorite ring, 1,000$.. I bet that chunk of metal could of made.. 4..5..6 rings?
Nate I hope you appreciate what you did here. When you welded the meteorite, the last time that metal got that hot, it was being ejected from the core of an exploding star.
Funny story, all metals present today were indeed synthesized inside a star, before finding their way to Earth, or any other stellar body for that matter... :D
Your relations with other content creators from your tenure at TKOR is definitely going to yield some really awesome videos moving forward. Hope to see more collabs with these guys and gals in the future!
Not only is this a stunning knife!! But this is a really great partnership! So much fun and such a beautiful knife! Thank you for all the hard work, it’s fantastic!
I know it wouldn't be as fancy, but I think an OSB handle would look cool on that knife because the pattern in the wood is similar to the pattern in the meteorite.
OSB has a rather large scale and in the size of a knife you wouldn't get the whole affect. You could maybe try to recreate it but would it be worth it?
@@paulodeoliveira3368 OSB has plenty of variance in the size of the chips that it would be ready to find a piece with enough of the effect sized for a knife handle. also, people literally make knife scales out of used denim micarta, or even cardboard, so I don't think the quality of the material is really all that important if you get a really cool visual effect.
Dumb question: If you were to weld normal knife making steel along the edge and back of the blade and use the meteorite in the center, could you make blade that's usable but still has the incredible look?
In my opinion, you'd be better off making the meteorite into legitimate steel. Meteorite is mostly iron (though i don't know what specific meteorite Nate has there) and so you could make it into a serviceable steel. Ilya during his time at Man at Arms (now part of the ThatWorks youtube channel) made Sokka's meteorite sword from Avatar the Last Airbender with an actual meteorite by making it into steel.
Meteorite _is_ usuable as knife steel as is, it just isnt homogeneous which is what causes the pattern and uneven hardening. Ideally you can simply forge weld the meteorite into itself (think Damascus steel, or katanas) to blend the different types of metal. Or better yet, throw it in a crucible and make it _truly_ homogeneous, but that ruins the pattern even though it would make the best steel.
Turned out amazing! I would love to see you do this project again, but making the steel into some Damascus or san-mai, to make it a more functional knife.
Hey Nate, I Weld and I and just wanting to give you a tip for MIG welding. Move slower and consistent. Because with welding you are unsure if you penetrate the metal enough to make a strong bond. It’s safer to run a temp you are comfortable with that will melt both metals and create a puddle of molten metal than run a too hot or too cold temp. I hope you see this and it helps lead to more projects with welding in the future!
