Forging 2 Bowie Knives
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“I don’t consider myself a knife maker” proceeds to make 2 of the most beautiful knives I’ve ever seen
you can't go wrong with bowies
seriously
Probably didn't consider himself one cause his goal isn't to produce and sell on a semi production fashon.
Imagine what he could do if he did make knives on a regular basis
Scott, If I ever needed someone to REALLY believe something I needed to say, I'd hire you to to tell them for me. You have the single most assuring, believable, confident without being arrogant, professional narrative voices I've ever heard. Its an instantly recognizable voice as well, but not in any sort of odd or distracting way which is a rare quality.
If I had to use one word to describe what I hear when you speak, it would be "integity".
I can not be the first or even thousandth person to ever tell you this.
If you told me switching my brain out with a chicken brain would make me smarter, I'd be on my way to the farm to buy a chicken and a hack saw before you even finished the sentence.
PLEASE don't suggest I do this because I will believe you!
Go get yourself a talent agent and go make a ton of money with that voice!
See Mike Rowe.
it’s called “dependable white man voice”, and it’s getting harder to find these days.
I agree with you man. Up there with David Attenborough .
rory lobban David Attenborough is a very untrustworthy man. Just look at what happened during his tenure as director of BBC2 and the cover ups. He is also anti-democracy stating the plebs shouldn’t get to vote in the EU referendum.
Gay
@@spinningchurro Why dependable "white" man voice?
After watching Forged In Fire for awhile, it was nice to see someone who was able to take his own time to make something without the pressure of a clock ticking. Nice work.
"He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist"
Saint Francis of Assisi
Those knives certainly put you into the later part of this great quote. But please don't change to Essential Artist that just sounds wrong.
Artisan
Francesco*
A “quick” comment to let you know I just finished the Essential Craftsman Binge Watch Challenge. It took me a little under a week and I finished the last 7 videos after putting my 4 sons to bed and speaking with their older sister on the phone after a wonderful Father’s Day. I didn’t have mine growing up, and at age 44, I’m still learning more each day about how to be a more effective one for them. Finding your channel has been a blessing to me. I started learning about hard work hooking up chokers to trees on a mountainside as well and then added in working as a butcher’s assistant at the ripe age of 12. I learned loads along the way and pass on all I can to them. Just when I think I’m becoming and passing on a certain well roundedness... I dive into your man’s man of a channel and get a crash course in life, love, and craftsmanship that illuminates that I’m still fairly egg shaped after all. Thank you and god bless you and your family for giving these gifts of yourselves. As soon as Covid related woes ease up, I’ll definitely be leaping at the Patreon button. Until then, you can find me here most every day watching every bit of content and absorbing as I throw myself onto life’s anvil for more molding. I’d keep pouring it on thick, but I better get back to sharing it all with my children before I’m quenched. Thank you again for playing a sort of surrogate father role in my life. Happy Father’s Day and so long as I sign off and put together a “5 knots workstation” to keep these boys busy this week. PS- If you happen to consider sending adoption papers, they’ll be signed and expedited back. If that happens, expect us to show up for the next Christmas jam with all our instruments. I’ll be the guy tied up in knots.
If this is the skill for which you so beautifully can express because of a beautiful video, I can hardly imagine what your sentiments pen for any occasion in a Hallmark card.
Damascus Bowie knives are one of my favorite knives of all time.
It is a art form .
No the shaping on those is seriously something special, E.C.
I often find myself liking the more European designs like the puuko, Leuku, Yakut and others but the Bowie knife is such a classic American knife rugged and tuff through and through and it’s just a great knife everyone loves it
Yes! check out Essential Blacksmithing ! I have completed this course, and enjoy what I have leaned a lot! after a days stresses and frustrations, it is a joy to take some time to go out to my shop, start the forge that I made. Make a chunk of Steal HOT! take up my hammer and on my Anvil beat the Heat out of it and make something Cool! I'm only a hobbyist/Beginner, but I have fun. we all need fun on our lives! Enjoy, and please have fun! Thank you Scott and Nate!
Thank you Dennis!!!!
There is more to my story of 2019. One day we will chat over coffee. Till then turn your brownie button right side up!
You may not consider yourself a knife maker, but you sure resemble one to me. Absolutely beautiful works that can be handed down for generations to come.
Absolutely beautiful knives. A true craftsman!
this is the way to go, down to basic and simplicity...very nice work Sir. Very inspiring. Thanks from Norway
Quietly watching a craftsman create without pounding music over the top just makes this more enjoyable. Thank you for just letting the work speak for itself
Beautiful I watch forged in fire and it made me want to start black smithing and making knives and swords n stuff looks like a good hobby
Those twins are simply fabulous. Cheers.
I've watched this video so many times wishing I could purchase that exact knife, both look amazing. Great work.
I grew up around Jim Bowie's childhood home on the Ouachita River, Sicily Island Louisiana.
I would like to see just 1” more open of the frame to watch the timing of the foot from 0:45 .
What a beautiful way of sharing the deepest parts of a craftsman mind, hart and soul is like once skills can take raw steel to be sifted in to a piece of art 😍
Wonder how this great country would look like if from every school principal to the governor, mayor or even the president had experienced or known the places a piece of steel can take your mind, hart and soul on every single stroke with a simple hammer.
We need true craftsman’s in the government !!!
Thank you for sharing 👌
@surfskagit if you look to the top of the ram support, you can see the hand lever move. That should be in time with pressing the pedal.
You step on the pedal when you want it to go, and lift off when you want it to stop.
Scott is a #TrueAmerican, I'd even go as far as to say he'll be seen as a kind of hero some day. I hope young men are watching these videos, and taking his words to heart. What a beautiful soul.
Love watching this it's peaceful like watching Bob Ross painting.
What a wonderful job on these two Bowie knives. Thank you for the amazing video.
They are stunning - superb craftsmanship
Scrolling through "how to make a Bowie knife" this video which I have seen more than once Iss still a favorite. And the knives, wow! Thanks again for this video.
Wow!... Now That's a Knife... or Two. Exactly what I Picture as an Example of an Authentic Bowie Knife. Thanks for Sharing. I'm Green to Blacksmithing... But also am a Decent Fabricator/Welder Auto Mechanic Bodyman Painter etc... Self Taught... 40yrs Experience
The Sandbar Fight occurred just north of Natchez, Mississippi on a sandbar in the Mississippi River on September 19, 1827. When two men, Samuel Levi Wells, III and Dr. Thomas Maddox, decided to solve their issues by participating in a duel, Jim Bowie attended as Wells’ “second.” In those days, a “second” always attended an “official” duel to ensure that the proper rules were followed. Surrounding the duelers were several spectators, including Wells supporters, Major George McWhorter and General Samuel Cuny. Supporting Maddox were his “second,” Major Norris Wright, Colonel Robert Crain, and brothers, Carey and Alfred Blanchard. Others were also gathered about to watch the spectacle, numbering about 16 men in total.
When the principles exchanged shots, neither hit the other, but all hell broke loose. From the crowd that surrounded the duel, Robert Crain fired upon Samuel Cuny, and when Cuny fell, Bowie stepped in and fired at Crain but missed.
Norris then shot Bowie through the lower chest, at which time Bowie drew his long knife, that he was known to wear, and began to chase down Wright. The Blanchard brothers then shot Bowie in the thigh, while Write and Alfred Blanchard stabbed him in several places. However, Bowie still fought back, plunging his long knife into Wright’s chest and slicing Alfred Blanchard’s forearm. Carey Blanchard then fired a second shot at Bowie then he and his brother, Alfred fled. However, Carey Blanchard was shot and wounded by Major McWhorter as he ran.
Though the Battle of the Sandbar lasted less than ten minutes, it left General Samuel Cuny and Major Norris Wright dead, and Jim Bowie and Alfred Blanchard wounded. Eyewitnesses, who remembered Bowie’s “big butcher knife,” began to spread the word of Bowie’s prowess with the lethal blade, capturing public attention and starting the legend of Bowie’s reputation as the South’s most formidable knife fighter. Soon, men were asking blacksmiths and cutlers to make them a “Bowie Knife.”
Nice to see someone hammer in their bevels. I've been wanting to see someone make a bowie using the banana technique, like my dad talked about. He use to forge his own farm tools before i was born.
I have seen a lot of beautifully perfect handmade bowies with precise craftsmanship, but the most beautiful I have ever seen were forged and the evidence of the anvil and hammer were still present.
A perfectly ground blade of the stock removal method can be a beautiful thing, but they just don't have the character of a forged blade.
Mr. Wadsworth you are a knife maker and a very accomplished one at that. Beautiful job on those two Bowie's.
Those are beautiful knives sir.
The Bowie is hands down my absolute favorite type of knife. Been carrying one or more, of one type or other, nearly every day for over 40 years.
I feel about technical theatre the way you feel about blacksmithing. Thousands of years of artistic tradition. thanks scott!!
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Zane Golden lol lol if there’s something I really appreciate these days is watching Essential Craftsman’s vídeos lol
That'd be a weird one to have to explain to the Census Bureau.
Lolololololol
Those knives are Beautiful and works of art
Can tell how excited and proud of the knives you made. Much respect.
I think that I owe blacksmithing one hell of a big apology! I can see now that it is one of THE crafts just as much as carving or painting or saddlery OR gunsmithing! It s not just tinbashing as I had always thought, but a realskill of intelligence and learned experience!
Thanks for posting!
These are gorgeous blades, and your shop is amazing
I’m making one right now and I’m half tempted to go downstairs and either work all night on it or trashm.😅 those are awesome.
The is the bob ross of the forging and we love him
Beautiful work Scott. The vid was not only entertaining, it was mesmerizing to watch with outstanding editing. Thanks for sharing your work. Cheers!
I am pleased that there is a video with someone using: gloves, safety glasses and a apron. Old Shop-teachers believe in safety.
Beautiful!!! I fell in love with one over 30 years ago, it was my father's I carried it everywhere I could over my shoulder then at my hip as I got bigger🤣 he gifted it to me 4 my 16th birthday and I still have it and it gets used very regularly!!! Great vid and thanks for the history lesson as I did not know the story😅👍
Mesmerizing just watching this material being transformed in your hands.
I have seen the historic marker in Washington, Ark where the blacksmith shop was where the first Bowie knife was forged.
James Bowie is an American icon/Legend.
As I watch this video I am eerily enjoying listening to your voice. Maybe if blacksmithing doesn't work out for you, please consider doing audiobooks. Lol. Great work sir.
Well done. I would be proud to wear either one
I'm hooked too,I'm slowly getting my tools together, I have so far a mig welder,1×30 belt sander,cnc, and making my own electric forge I got elements and pid and thermal coupler/ssr, fire bricks,breaker, and ordered metal of all sort ,mild,high carbon,mp s90v,1095 and i have hammers and tongs, just need anvil and power hammer lol
So true, your comment to "just do it". Thomas Eddison said his greatest achievment wasn't making a light bulb that worked, it was making 10,000 that didn't.
Sounds pretty solid.
Scott, I mill lumber and build costom house for a living. But my first love is hunting. So, if you ever start selling knives i would love to purchase a knife from a fellow wood worker!
If your first love is death, I suggest you get a better hobby.
Muad' Dib lol i can tell you are an ignorant, internet troll/key board warrior. Because humans have been hunting for thousands of years for food. I am not a trophy hunter or anything like that. So know who you are talking to before u make ur self look dumb
@@robertroth8814 you don't need to hunt.
You do it because you're a sick bastard.
@@muaddib667 I hunt as well. And yes, its because I'm a sick bastard. You caught me 🤷♂️
@@jnetwork7159 as long as you know it.
There are barely any legitimate arguments for hunting, save for countryside management.
That requires a solemn respectful approach.
If you "love it" you're probably a psychopath.
Many folks forget to make the connection of bowie knifes to the spanish cowboys knives prevelant during jim bowie's time... they are just beautiful...
Those are the most beautiful knives Ive seriously ever seen!
Very cool! Thanks for showing us.
You are a craftsman and a poet. Thank you.
Awesome craftsmanship Sir!
One word. Beautiful 👍
I haven't the faintest idea how you gave two brand new knives the appearance of having been weathered by time, but the effect is very attractive. Beautiful work!
I was watching another blacksmithing video awhile back, and I learned something. If you're quenching a long blade, use a horizontal bath, and align it with magnetic north. While hot, the magnetic poles in the iron are fluid, and if the quench which (sets the poles) is not running N/S, you can warp the blade.
Amazing and beautiful work a real masterpiece
The original Bowie knives were made just down the road (literally a couple of miles away) from me here in Sheffield. The buildings still stands - I had a job as a software developer there :)
Beautiful. I think Jim would approve.
Beautiful set! I the sitting by the woodstove doing some filing, sort of akin to relaxing in front the fire in your home
They look great!
This is what I call a great video - both craftsmanship and videography!
Sir, I think you will give Randall Knifes some competition! Outstanding craftsmanship, keep up the good work! God bless you and your family.
Thank you. Your videos are food for my soul.
Will you sell knives like these? I would absolutely buy one from the essential craftsman
Great question. I'm totally intrested as well.
I imagine something like that would run about 4 bones. I totally get why they are so expensive.
@@beno2rasho 4 bones ?
Me too!
@@thesage1096 THAT HUNDRED TO YOU
Beautiful excellent craftsmanship
Best channel on CZcams
So glad to have come across this video. Great job!
WOW!!! You never cease to amaze me with your endless talents. Thank you for your knowledge and inspiration Truly one of the greatest CZcamsrs
Good job. Beautiful knifes.
Those are just beautiful. Good work!
Those are beautiful knives
Beautiful work Sir.
Beautiful work.
Man that really looks fun!
I would love to see a "getting started guide" to forging and blacksmithing. I want to start, but when it comes to heat treating and stuff I have no idea what I need or where to start
Check out OUTDOORS55, he hawe some really good kinfe making videos, or ForgeFX, he have a video about how to start forging today.
As I recall the story...Jim Bowie commission an Arkansas smith to make him a large hunting knife.
The smith had an old Saex from the viking days and decided to pattern Jim's knife after the old Saex. And the story goes on.
Just keep doing what you do...your amazing at it.
🙏blessed days Scott
Crawford out 🧙♂️
Beautiful knives 😁. For a non-knife maker, you do a great job 👍
those are gorgeous !
As part of the first blacksmithing course I highly recommend it. Outstanding work and content.
Wow! Knives turned out amazingly beautiful!!!!
Oh, and what's up with the Katana? Future project?
I wonder if Leo drools over the knives and swords! As a kid I remember begging for a carpenter to make me a wooden sword to play around. Imagine growing up around a blacksmith shop.... wow...
Amazing work. So inspiring.
Gorgeous job!
Great job bro. Congrats from Spain.
absolute beautifull work
They are amazing.
"I don't consider myself kinfe marker". Yet made psie of Bowies better than 99% of aby knife makers. Blacksmith will do anything from steel/iron. Knife maker will "only" do the knifes.
You are true artist sir.
They are really good. It is really good if they can bear the shock of chopping and batoning. That would be wonderful if you give us the full-tang model.
Very nicely done!
Lots of time well spent making these knives can tell you do what you love and love what you do
I really enjoyed the close-up shots in this video. Beautiful work!
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
Very nice Scott.
Those are some handsome brothers. Fantastic job.
Beautiful craftsmanship as always. Very interesting bit of history there too! Thank you for the share 😊.
Absolutely beautiful knives! I've never been much of a knife guy but I have always loved the Bowie knife and Arkansas Toothpick. I hope to give both of them a try this spring when I have more time in the shop.
Heck of a shop.
Incredible work those knives came out spectacular.
Absolutely beautiful
Wow, that was awesome to watch!!! Great job, especially loved the curved handle, that one is amazing!!!