Forging a competition chopper.
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2017
- This video shows the Forging and making a competition chopper from 5160 steel. It is the complete movie. The entire process of forging, hardening and constructing the blade and its handle is shown, together with sharpening and testing following the 4 steps of the American blade smith association Journey Man testing method. (Without the bend test as this will mess up the blade too much)
The steel I normally use is 5160 steel, a low alloy spring steel, very tough and forgiving to work with, it has the tendency to scale a bit but when forged rich using a low oxygen forge environment, scaling is much less of a problem. The 5160 steel is best for longer blades and heavy knives, the hardness is around 62 HRC. The knife is tempered more on its back, giving it very good impact resistance. As the test showed, it could withstand some extreme chopping without any damage to its edge, as it is still razor-sharp.
The 5160 steel is salvaged form a old semi truck leaf spring. I buy these leaf springs at a truck scrapyard. I first test the steel for its attributes by destruction tests and hardening tests to determine if it is the real deal.
For hardening I use a relatively fast oil based on diesel. Most of the time I do a hardening just until the boiling point of the oil has past, this gives me some time to straighten some warps, this method is an exchange between hardness and toughness, as the blade is essentially already tempered after the quench, it did not reach its ultimate hardness, for big knives and swords this is perfect as they are very often used as impact weapons rater than cutting weapons, they rely very much on there toughness. After hardening it is best to temper using a good electric oven, I use a torch, but I do not recommend this, as it requires much practice.
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Ha!!! That is so cute!!! Well done my friend, top work as always :) And thanks a lot for the shout out, too kind.
I love the attention put to the handle. I learned some things I'm definitely going to do a little different on my knife handles in the future. Thanks!
I could absolutely watch you forge for hours, almost mesmerizing and find myself totally loosing myself in your videos for hours on end! Keep up the great work sir!
Was watching the end and thinking "Man, there should be some chopping with that chopper..." and then there was!
Excellent.
The craftsmanship is perfect and a joy to watch thank you for posting a great build ...
WoW man thats one AWESOME piece! Great job!
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Thanks, a real pleasure to watch you work. No music, other than the sounds of your shop and work, and no needless naration to distract from taking in your work. Like standing over your shoulder...beautiful work...
Ha! thats my chopper. I am so grateful to Freerk for realizing my dream 'knife' and making this awesome video to look at over and over again. He is a really cool guy.
Much respect and keep it up!
Fred 5000 what did it set you back, roughly?
Fred 5000 thanks! Good to have you as a customer
Half an arm and about a quarter leg. You should contact Freerk about prices.
Are you using it for competitions?
William Bishop there’s competition chopping?
I really need this, Its been one hell of a week for me that I just want to sit down watch and listen to those soothing sounds of metal hiting metal.
Absolutely beautiful work ! Handle and guard fit the chopper perfectly. This is my favorite
You have serious talent. Bravo, sir!
Out of all the designs of a machete. This one is by far the best I've ever seen. Beautiful work. I would like to have one just like it.
Beautiful and functional. Nice work, Sir.
Thats a fantastic Bosch drill... Took me minute and even a second look.
Tracey Folds yes! It is the favorite drill of my son. I took it to my shop for repairs. He also watches the videos so it is a bit af a surprise for him.
That is a VERY PROFESSIONAL competition chopper. You have my vote on the best I've seen made.
That was a beautiful thing to watch. Awesome awesome chopper!!
Great work! I particularly loved the handle. It looks awesome.
Munrais ideal shape for a chopper. Doesn't say in the description what kind of wood, burl wood or a figure/pattern wood like curly maple, maybe. Beautiful looking.
this has to be one of the most beautiful knives I've ever seen
beautiful! Great job as always
Beautiful work !!
I really enjoyed watching this video. What amazing workmanship and skill.
You do fine work. Love the use of the surface grinder.
Beautiful work!
The Sundowner's Machete! Beautifful.
Already liked, now I'm commenting, and I'm turning on notifications. I can see your work progressing nicely. I like that you are progressing into smaller blades because when it comes to swords you can't be beat!
Great work. Very beautiful blade!
Just saw a clip of a knife competition. Very cool and impressive, both the knives and the choppers.
that is one hell of a fine chopper! escellent job!!!
I'd be damn proud to own that and even prouder to say I made it! Great job!!
i simply love your work, from your strikes, to your designs, even your logo and the place you stamp it is so cool!!
That is a darn fine chopper and it does chop well.
I love the way how you make the weapon it shows how passionate at you are towards your work." Best way of making a weapon i have seen "
beautiful chopper; especially enjoyed watching you put the handle on
Absolutely Beautiful Piece of Craftsmanship
Excellent piece.
Great work! 👍👊
Absolutely beautiful and functional blade. I would love to own one like that!
AWESOME work!!! I want one.
Love watching you work. Best I've ever seen. Sept. 14 is my birthday and I already got the best present, watching you make a work of real beauty. Thanks Freerk your the best. Keep um coming Brother!
So Happy Birthday, bro!
George Valencia :)
Gorgeous my friend!
Stunning!!
I really like the handle work.
Really like the chopper you built, especially the finger guard.
wow that is a beautiful competition chopper you made wow that is nice to have good job great stuff.
Excellent job there Sir, you works are awesome
You're not a black smith you're an artist, I thoroughly enjoy seeing your work.
Very impressive, nice work
Good work as usual
Amazing knife. You are the best.
Wow. You aren't only a youtuber. You are professional. 10/10
This is the awesome idea to stamp a sign! Looks pretty good. I love watching your works. Keep going :)
great work, bro
Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship.
great looking blade
Amazing Blade. Outstanding.
ITS A CHOPPER EVEYBODY GET DOWN...!!! ⚒ awesome work bro. 🔪
Beautiful piece......lovely bone choppa!!!!
Great video man knife looks gorgeous!!!
I like that, I like that a lot. Great video thanks for sharing 👍🇬🇧
Great work
Fantastic job dude. That's an awesome blade
this knife is just so beautiful.
perfect creation..
a masterpiece 👌
perfect, i like it boss.... the real artist, love to see the making of that chopper, you have your own style. keep up the great work.
thank you!
Nice work dude !
Amazing job...
Great job
I am now convinced that you are a wizard.
Merci pour ce super travail ! ta chaîne est super , continu !
fantastic blade bro
Great job bro
Damn. Awesome video.
Get To Da Choppa !!! ;) Awesome job.
Excellent knife! I want one!
Great workshop,I wish some like this some day,amazing job dude)))
Tout simplement magnifique, travail remarquable, bravo!
Very nice!
WOW! Beautiful
Parabéns 👏👏👏 você é o melhor!!!!
Maravillosa pieza amigo, felicidades!!!
Admiro tu trabajo.
Un abrazo desde Ecatepec, México 🇲🇽
fantastisch gedaan weer!!
beautiful man
Beautiful knife, I envy your talent.
Nice heavy worker. Good job!
I like your work
Wow that came out beautiful and super functional well done. I very much enjoyed watching this this sunday morning with my coffee thanks ^_^
Awesome job!!! Greetings from Brasil!!!
Badass bro...great job..
Nice work! The steel was so strong the drill press was struggling haha
Cloud would be proud to own that. Mini Buster.
Beautiful
Awesome!
It is AMAZING!! ❤️👍
Awesome, I want one!
It will cut: It will Keel. Love the grip. Lots of times you see pieces that just will not index very well. It looked like every stroke on the chop went to the right spot. Props.
Good job friend
Excellent
Awesome with ur design
Flawless.
Vous étés un artiste tout vos travaux me fascinent
Nice. I like it.👍👍👍