Becoming a Master Bladesmith: Part 1
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Skyrim thumbnail is supreme
*Legendary*
Yeeah... but that skill tree is definitely not the smithing skill tree in skyrim lol
Came to the comment section looking for this comment! 😂
I did too. 😂 smithing is the anvil constellation!
So many iron daggers.....
Congratulations. It’s a big step and a big deal. I’m sure you will pass all the tests
Good luck Will! I’m thrilled to see you going so far as a smith. You will be one heck of a MasterSmith.
I couldn't agree more. Well done sir! GL
I own your Journeyman Smith Bowie and Clip Point Hunter. I have them in my 45 Long Colt Rifle and Pistol case. Your knives sit next to Matt Stagmer's Journeyman Bowie. They're a sight to behold.
Side note: It's really great to see you forging again.
I really liked how you let a silent footage of the power hammer working while you were explaining the process. That was good for the flow
Your transition into advertisements is artful.
Good luck Will I have no doubt that you'll get the MS stamp! I can't wait to hear the good news! Safe travels and again the best of luck!!
Machining tip: When you mill slots in G10 like you did in this video, maybe you could first try plunging the cutter to full depth in many places along the slot to remove the bulk of the material (turn it into Swiss cheese). Then do a finishing pass where you mill along the full length of the slot. This keeps the bulk of the cutting forces inline with the axis of the tool, rather than putting a side load on the very tip of the cutter, which can more easily snap the cutter like what happened in this video. But I’ve never milled G10 before, so I’m not sure how well it would work, but it’s worth a shot!
Can’t wait to see your masterpieces. It’s fantastic to watch you work. Thank you for sharing.
Good luck! Can't wait to hear the results!
Huge respect Will. Thanks for sharing with us.
This is exciting!!! Good luck dude! Really looking forward to watching you build your mastersmith blades!
Good luck! You've already got the work done.
Glad to see you brother. Thanks again 👍
Good luck Will! I am excited for you and I hope your performance test goes well. Your Journeyman set was beautiful so I cannot wait to see what you do for your Master set.
Praying for success in your test. Good luck Will!
Go! Will! Go! 🎶🥳🎶
Cheering you on out loud from Los Angeles!
All the very best good luck wishes to you Sir!
Good luck mate, fingers crossed you will do great
Thank you for sharing your journey. I enjoy watching your development and mastery of your craft. Keep up the good work and good luck.
Good luck, brother. You got this. Looking forward to the victory video.
Best of luck Will ... I remember the 90 degree test for my apprenticeship it's amazing how nerve racking that part it
I gotta say, I'm impressed with how far you've come as a bladesmith, as well as your continued release of entertaining content for your channel, Will. Elijah is also doing a great job with editing. Can't wait to see the MS set build!
Thanks for sharing this! I had read about these tests before, and thought to myself, how do people do them with confidence? So I appreciate you showing all that went into this.
Thanks for the video.
Congratulations Will! It’s truly been a pleasure to watch you grow as a content creator and a blacksmith these last few years. Wishing you a profitable and fulfilling career ahead.
Great content thanks for sharing
Good luck on the journey Will.
You are going to crush it. If not, you will the next time. Thanks so much for the videos and all of your awesome work.
Good luck!!
It feels like only yesterday you achieved Journeyman rank. Godspeed, Mr. Stelter.
Joined the abs this last October been blade smithing for almost a year working towards my JS. It will interesting to watch your journey.
That blade has a lovely temper. Keep him and name him Brutus.
... I've come to think the old Elletsville, Indiana forge group in the 90's had the right idea. The people that were trying to be recreationists kept lots of small, onehanded bellows around for the times that they needed to blow on something, but didn't want to breathe in what they were working with. The guys that were using modern tech had pressurized air. One smarty used the copper pipes he ran it through as the ground for his forge barn's power. Which was fine until the first storm came through and he found every last breaker in there thrown and blown. From the hand sander to the rechargers to the triphammer and ceiling fan, if it was plugged in it needed its fuses changed or breaker reset.
I'm sure by now you've passed your Master Bladesmith's test.
Congrats! Congrats!
Congratulations!
The "ugly knife" is the one that actually gets used. I like it. Good luck.
That bending had me so freaking anxious 😂
Best of Luck!
Good luck Will!
Watching a master at work!
Good luck!
Good luck. Prayin 4 u 🙏
Good luck on your exam Will! 😁👍🏼
That "ugly" knife juxtaposed with such a beautiful sunrise...everything's good. Best o talent Will.
So far so good
Good Luck!
Keep pushing and good video
I hope the master smith performance test went well... the blades for the master smith judging are going to have to be amazing. can't wait to see what you have in store. Those judges are harsh and the lighting in the judging room unforgiving.
I friggin love your shameless segways into the sponsors
Good luck will. Whidbey isl boy rootin for ya!
Good work. For the slot milling in G10 normal milling cutters should work fine (as opposed to the burr type bits).
Good luck on the tests.
Got me with the segue, again!
Good luck on the master test will,crossing my fingers for you 🤞
God damn it, Will. Usually I can see the squarespace ad coming from a mile away, but you really got me this time
Good luck, Will. You are definitely deserving of the title Mater Smith.
The segues into the sponsor are getting so seamless. Hahaha. 😂
Lol can’t wait!! 😂👍 good luck!!
Good luck, Will! I'm on a personal/private account, but I'm shooting for my Journeymans shortly and I aspire to have the title of Master Bladesmith one day. Best of luck to you, from Michigan :)
1:23 I bought a $500 chef's knife from John Neeman (Autine) and the tip snapped off from prying on something. I kind of feel like it should have withstood some prying, but Autine said it was my fault their knives are brittle.
Good luck 😊👍🏻👍🏻
Good luck.
The squarespace ad lead ups get me laughing every single time!
Wish the best of luck to you, you definitely deserve the title :D
Here in Germany we have a quite sophisticated system of becoming a master tradesman. They have to go to school again and learn about running a company and how to teach to apprentices. They learn a lot more specific knowledge about their trade and have a to do a test proving their technical and theoretical knowledge. There are quite a few trades where you only can found a company when you have reached master tradesperson.
Good luck Will.
Best of luck.
I need that one meme with Jason Momoa sneaking up on Henry Cavill with the captions "me watching awesome blade smithing content" and "Will's Squarespace ad"
Excited to see how things go! What angle is your edge bevel at?
God bless you and your efforts 🙏✅
I'll be waiting for the "Plain Jane - Full Tang" Shirts to be available
honestly underrated thumbnail
I know that you keep saying that the knife is ugly, but in its defence, it did chop its way through the ugly 2X4 several times, and it slambed into that ugly tree.... I mean..... ugly plank quite a few times on its way through 😂😂 I hope it goes really well in the test.... or went really well.... you know what I mean 👍👍👍👍👍
Good luck
That bend test was pretty stressful to watch 😂
My JS performance knife was ugly, but it passed. I didn't want to deviate too much from my standard construction, so it was hidden tang with guard and shoulders and it did just fine.
Wishing you all the best for that! i also dont find it THAAAT ugly i personaly would be very proud of a knife like that, obviously your standarts are on a whole different planet than for any beginner or amatuer, i get that!
Watching the hole for the tang being drilled out of that G10 just made me think of mashed potatoes.
I would love to see you make another folding knife will.
Looks good. Hope you didn't temper the spine too close to the tang, because that whole transition area looked mostly blued and doesn't leave any hard springy steel running from the edge through to the tang.
Hey Will, good luck with the test! On a sidenote: I know you are a very experienced bladesmith and on your way to being a master - but as a beginner in bladesmithing that would be pretty pleased with a knife like that, i would beg you not calling it "ugly" too often ^^;
Hey Will, have you ever considered forging EDC Tools and Fidgets? Would love to see what you come up with.
Jesus, 11:14 was a real jumpscare
That blade went into the statosphere 😂😂
The knife is not ugly, it's utilitarian.
I don't know about how the whole journeyman-/master- craftsman works in the US, but here in Germany there is a shit ton of theoretical suff involved when you wanna be a master-whatever.
I've seen the stuff that my step-dad had to learn for becoming a master and it was about 1/3 of what i had to learn for my whole bachelors degree at uni.
And that's just the theoretical stuff he had to do in addition to the practical.
Good luck on your test.
*[machines block that makes fresh Columbian Snow]*
"Breathe this if you're ready to meet Jesus!"
Lol
Good luck with your test
Would claying up the spine do the same thing as torching the spine for bluebacking?
"If you don't know Jesus or you still have stuff to do on earth, you should probably wear a respirator." lol that cracked me up.
Best of luck to you Will. I think you'll pass the tests. Even though you are calling this an ugly knife once it passes the tests it will look beautiful to you I'm sure.
Is the back and tang of the blade skarp edges (90 degee corners) or do you round them off and polish them to avoid forming of stress cracks?
Loved the G10 comment, I’m gonna go breathe as much G10 dust in as possible!
Good luck. How many types of knives do you have to make to be granted Masters status? I would think that a chef's knife, a hunter's knife, and a sword would show off the ability of the knife maker. Do you need to make knives using different methods such as a gas forge and a coal forge? Thanks.
Liked this video just because of the thumbnail.
I think that s stipulation of a master smith should be that they make their test pieces without power hammers or presses, only hand hammers...
your website caused my virus scan to go crazy
Perhaps find a lumberjack to show you how to cut through the 2x4?
Honestly, I like that "awful" simple look
Function over form is it's own form of beauty. It's ugly but works perfectly and so you don't mind it taking abuse... perfect kitchen knife for when family visits for a week, just have to hide the pretty knives.
Man, what kills me is when they bend the masterpiece 90 degrees and mess it up. Good luck!