Making a $3000 Damascus Chef's Knife
Vložit
- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- Take your personal data back with Incogni!
Use code JESSEHU at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: incogni.com/jessehu
Thanks for watching! This build was a ton of fun, I got to twist some more hot steel and create a chef's knife that I truly think is magnificent. I hope that this video entertained you, or that you learned something you didn't know before :D
Check out my links below:
Website: www.jhublades.com/
My Instagram: @jhublades
Shop Equipment I Recommend:
Decent Beginner Propane Forge: amzn.to/470KfPg
77lb Peddinghaus Anvil: amzn.to/3tLCWN1
Personalizer Plus Etching Machine: amzn.to/406i7rP
Granite Grade A Surface Plate: amzn.to/3q3pSBi
220 Grit Rhynowet Sandpaper: amzn.to/3QhmT2y
400 Grit Rhynowet Sandpaper: amzn.to/45L6LdK
600 Grit Rhynowet Sandpaper: amzn.to/46IHQJm
1500 Grit Rhynowet Sandpaper: amzn.to/3S7zfeM
1500 Grit Rhynowet Sandpaper: amzn.to/46JGSfN
400 Grit Atoma Diamond Stone: amzn.to/46Zh1B7
800 Grit Chosera Waterstone: amzn.to/4987UPv
3000 Grit Chosera Waterstone: amzn.to/44ua35v
Super Thin Starbond Super Glue: amzn.to/3pUf4FA
Super Glue Accelerator: amzn.to/3q1Guct
West System 24hr Epoxy: amzn.to/44UcKx5
Fluid Film for Steel Protection: amzn.to/43xTdkU
Birchwood Casey PermaBlue: amzn.to/3O2RK09
3M Ear Protection: amzn.to/3q4W2w0
3M Respirator: amzn.to/44YxrHY
3M P100 Particulate Filters: amzn.to/3OB6WU1
Axe Wax: axewax.us/?aff=62
My Camera Equipment:
Camera: Lumix S5ii (amzn.to/4b1167r)
Main Lens: Panasonic Lumix S 24-105mm f/4 Macro O.I.S. Lens
24-105mm: amzn.to/3U7CGTz
50mm: amzn.to/47FW1i4
20-60mm: amzn.to/3U7UhuW
Camera Microphone: Rode Wireless (amzn.to/4bhx2on)
Voiceover Microphone: Shure Sm7B (amzn.to/3tYFsQA)
My Shop Equipment:
Forging Press: 25 Ton Press from Coal Iron Works
Forge: 2-Burner Habanero from Chile Forge
Grinder: KMG-TX from Beaumont Metalworks
Anvil: 365lb Sichelschmidt und Schlasse
Heat Treating Oven: Paragon KM36T
Music: Epidemic Sound
CHAPTERS:
---------------------------------------------------------
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Forging the Damascus Steel
3:57 - Sponsored Segment
5:12 - Back to the Video
9:12 - Twisting the Billet
11:30 - Forging the Blade
16:47 - Normalizing and Heat Treating
18:58 - Final Grinding
23:29 - Prepping the Handle Pieces
30:18 - Glue-up
32:04 - Shaping the Handle
34:39 - Thinning the Edge and Handsanding
37:30 - Etching My Maker's Mark
38:34 - Etching the Damascus Steel
41:44 - Finishing Touches
42:16 - Final Reveal
43:00 - Sharpening the Blade
43:58 - Sharpness Testing
#blacksmith #damascus #knife #forging
Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code JESSEHU at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: incogni.com/jessehu
Great job
Why do you still have math homework from 2014? NERD!!! 😂😅😂😅😂 But, seriously, awesome knife bro!
Pattern welding is cool! Call it what it is, pattern welding. This has as much to do with Damascus as I do with being a space rocket
Buat kenangan kenangan/gratis meskipun kecil tak apalah
where you hiding jesse been a while since your last video.
It's not cheating because you aren't competing. Especially when you are making a product for a client. Anytime you can make it as perfect as possible is a good thing.
Yes
Exactly this
If its cheating, placing spacers in the jaws is cheating too HAHAHA
exactly. plus the entire machine itself is already massively advantageous compared to ancient blacksmithing techniques. if there was a line for “cheating” it would of been crossed long ago.
embrace the tech when it’s useful
Not cheating..... just the same as calling a prius a semi-trailer.... It just ISN'T...
THE IRREFUTABLE FACT IS THAT DAMASCUS IS NOT PATTERN WELDING...
would you be happy buying a car but get given a bike instead?? Same thing
I am genuinely amazed how nobody paid attention that Jesse puts his hand under the knife(even if its not sharp(yet)) on 23:13 right before showing Dulce
Your channel is growing fast, man. Nice work🎉
I’m very fortunate that it is :D I feel slightly undeserving of it but I’ll happily take it nonetheless
too humble, you are making some top tier works@@jhublades
@@jhublades If you didn't deserve it, we wouldn't be here, my man!
Engineering is making things more precise with the simplest/easiest solution there is to offer. Just smarter not harder.
I challenge you to make a zweihander with what you think is the prettiest damascus pattern (I know it's a big sword, but I love it and would love to see this challenge some day).
That's a big challenge, maybe once I move into a bigger shop :D
No it's not a challenge, just a bigger forge. The challenge is to make a composite highlander. Nobody's done that.
The Digital control thingy is just a fancy set of the steel blocks you arleady use in your press to limit the thickness so why would it be cheating? being lazy isnt always cheating.
That's actually fair... hmm...
The difference is was it by hand with kiss blocks, still on the line, or by robot or technology assisted. Wheres the line then. Buying a linear servo to hold the blank and push it in for you as well is just the same as him holding it. Buying a robot to hold and move and press the whole thing is the same as him doing it. Then whats different with his fancy “hand made” knives for $3000 and a $15 temu damascus knife.
Thats the line. Robot assisted, or not.
@@aaronmarkstaller i would say putting a kiss block in the press or pressing a button isnt that much of a difference. but in the same line we could argue about the press itself, the belt grinder, the gas forge, angle grinder or any other machine. any idiot can put a sheet of steel in the laser/waterjet cutter and the automatic grindingmachine but i doubt most people could make a acceptable knife with the tools we see in the video.
Beautiful knife, Jesse! Using any tool that increases your accuracy, efficiency, quality & productivity isn't cheating, it's good business sense. I say go for it!
Woodworker here. That's Brazilian Ebony. The small, random, out of place looking little strip of light sapwood in the board was a dead giveaway. 👍🏼
We need more videos... I'm getting addicted to them, and here is not enough product. Best way to fall asleep
We need more Dulce and Marlow. Also you should rewatch all the Forged in Fire episodes you were in next time you handsand so you see just how much you have improved.
I'm working on a section on my website dedicated to Dulce and Marlow :D
They'll have cameos every video too, don't worry
It absolutely is not cheating. What's the difference between programming a stop point and using a kiss block? Both of them make the press stop at a desired thinkness. It is still the skill of the smith that decides the end results and your end results are amazing. Thanks for taking us along 👍 and Hello from just down the road, Tucson, Az.
Gg to the one person who beat me to this video
War Thunder?
@@scatman3337 what about it?
Twist Damascus patterns are underrated. I’m glad more smiths are doing new patterns and playing with them more. Layer count alone (7 layer Ws with 25 layers across) makes the pattern more elaborate. Great work on this one.
Getting a digital press controler is NOT cheating because you are one of the most legitimatly skilled bladesmith on CZcams! watching you forge Enma by hand proves that it doesn't matter what tools you have.
dude, your job it's amazing, and your editing is soo good, I can't believe that you just made like wha 6 videos? nah man you are a freaking god.
You should try to make a kiritsuke or a yanagi Damascus knife, that would be amazing. Anyways have a great day man you are a god
Amazing work as usual! And no, I don’t think it’s cheating.
And just one tip. YOU ARE TOO DAMN GOOD AT THIS TO HAVE A WRINKLY TABLECLOTH FOR YOUR B ROLL. IRON THAT THING MAN!!
beautiful work. Indiana Jones would put that in a museum
好漂亮的堆叠大马，你在大陆很火，vamos!😊
God this channel needs more attention
Really impressed by how humble this guy is. It takes a lot of self knowledge and humility for a guy that is as talented as he is to state that he couldn't say he had his own definable style yet.
Also like how he credits his inspirations, like when he mentions about how much he as been inspired by Mareko's handles
Great video, and an absolutely gorgeous knife! Regarding drilling out the holes in the ebony (and possibly the brass as well), you could use a spiral router bit in your drill press. It would be basically what you are doing with the drill bits, but cleaner and easier.
I'd love to see you make a whole greatsword or nodachi one day.
Love the contrast in the pattern. Stunning look.
i’ll call the video clips of the hammer blows all cut up and sped up “The Royer hammer time smackerdoodle whack attack” love that knife very intricate and 3-Dish , that firestorm pattern is so beautiful
You can try clamping your handle to your knife the way Jason Knight does it: Get a piece of leather, or soft jaws for your vise, fix the blade in the vise between the leather/soft jaws so that the tang sticks out, then fit up your handle, and use long quick-grip clamps by clamping the end of the handle to the opposite side of the vise jaw. Can use a couple clamps for it, too. Should be a bit more reliable that clamping one clamp to another, cause the clamps could shift and you could lose pressure.
I really enjoy watching your videos.
Oh and…. It’s not cheating. What ever is easier
Excited to watch this, your videos are always amazing ❤❤
The santoku with the blue handle used to be my favorite jesse hu knife but now I have a new favorite knife
I recently found your channel and while I remember seeing you on forged in fire I would like to see a video of you just giving some info about yourself. No, not if you like long walks on the beach but a little history, how you got into forging , how old you were stuff like that. I'll keep watching, maybe you already have one on here. Love your work , what a craftsman !
41:44 I love how you can hear the oil's impact on the blade, sounds awesome
I don't think digital determination of billet thickness with a press is any more cheating than using a press in the first place. That is to say, not cheating. Wish I could afford, and had room for, one myself ; )
Why are people this young so talented? I just started woodworking last year at 29. Now I'm 30 and feel so far behind😭
This is probably my favorite blade you've ever made 😍 The firestorm pattern is absolutely stunning, and the simple brass spacer with ebony handle perfectly accents it. Some sort of weaponry with this design would blow my mind!
YEAHHH THE ARIZONA BLACKSMITH GOAT IS BACK!!!!
That is crazy nice!!
i thnk this might be my favorite so far! ur killing it
Precision is not cheating. Press controllers are just another useful tool, not a cheat IMHO.
So happy to see that you released a new video!!! Was rewatching the old ones while waiting:’)
amazing job, jesse! always love these projects
Thanks :D More to come in the summer
I always look forward to your videos. Your blades are absolutely beautiful and really enjoy watching you work.
Suggestion. Add a small screw on the outside of the PVC pipe that you have the ferric chloride in. That way you can wrap your wire around it. I found your channel yesterday and like what your doing 👍
Beautiful work!
Beautiful knife. Impressive skills. 👍
I don't know anything about knife making but your videos gets me hooked everytime since you provide information which is good to people like me who does not know anything bout this.😂
Thank you for sharing your process and incredible skill with us! And don't worry, your narration is as entertaining as it is informative! I love how excited you get when doing the final etch, damascus steel is really unique, and the final pattern really is so satisfying to see. I'm glad in this automated age, people like you still decide to follow a craft to produce beautiful works!
As a young Asian alpha male like Jesse, I’ve been inspired to one day start making my own blades
beautiful knife!!!! enjoy watching you work.
Go blue! I work in Ann Arbor! Keep up the great content!
I love your works… really amazing!
That`s a fine Chef`s Knife! Beautifully crafted.
looks like an ar15 when you put it clamped together against the wall, but uits an AWESOME KNIFE!!!!!!
I really enjoy these videos. Awesome stuff!
Glad good channels get recognition, thank you recommendations
Just stumbled upon Jesse Hu's forging videos and I'm seriously inspired to dive into the world of forging myself! Jesse, if you're reading this, you're a true master! Any tips on how to get started? What was your journey like when you first began? Would love to hear your insights and advice!
I'm already excited
Wow awesome work
nice work, very impressive!
A 365 lb squat at 160?! You’re a beast!
your so awesome and neat i have no clue how you do this stuff keep it up!
Man, last week I watched your Katana video, and since then I watched all your videos. Amazing skill bro 🔥
love your content man, incredible work. You've gotta be my fav knifesmith on youtube.
Stunning knife.. having a good backdrop for the finished b roll would go a long way.
great work again !
Anything that makes life easier is never cheating, it’s smart.
This guy is very entertaining, like there was no reason to taste the coffee😂 but he just likes having fun. Keep it up bro
Beautiful knife brother.
dude, thats a very nice piece
This is probably my fav smithing channel
Great work
I love your videos men, please don't stop making them
I would love you to make a video like this just adding all the theory and chemistry behind it all!!
Jesse, your videos and knives are awesome! Keep up the great work, brother!😀
Love the handle with the bronze
I enjoy your sense of humor.
Congrats to the 100k!!!
Simply amazing
Thank ya :D
Mr. Jesse Hu this the first time i have watched one of your videos and i loved it. Nice job. You made a beautiful knife.
This is so much more satisfying to watch than anything on cable or satellite TV.
Very interesting pattern would love to own one like this some day
You are naturally brilliant with skill art design and craft, you have created a beautiful knife with fun and showing lovely character with respect at young age. Salute.
Well done 👏👏
Woooow Amazing job
Thank you :D
i love this channel dude, great work 🔥
Looks awesome dude!
glad to see you keep growing! love the videos!
This is very nice
Another great video!
Wow! That Firestorm pattern looks awesome! I had never seen this pattern before. The whole knife is epic! Thanks for sharing!
The knife looks cool 👍👍
Nice work
I gotta give this to you man, you are without a doubt one of the greatest swordsmiths/smiths (in general) ive ever watched.
Nice job! The ebony was a good choice. 👍🏻
Fossil Damascus stilleto would be so sick
congrats on the 100k jesse
Thanks!!!
As always love to see a new video.
Congratulations Jesse 100k Subscribers 👍😄
One of these days ima have subs like yours!!! Brilliant content Jesse!!!
Very nice
I love this! Looks like marbling on an A5 wagyu, very appropriate for a chefs knife
@jhublades I wonder if I could afford your blades.. but this one is actually true to its name