Forging my first DAMASCUS AXE!
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2020
- First time forging a damascus axe. A friend commissioned me to make an axe for his anniversary so I took the opportunity to do some learning and try out some new techniques. It went pretty well!
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Just wanted to say don't ever be afraid or discouraged to show and talk about your mistakes. You have no idea how much some of us learn from seeing people make mistakes and how they overcome them. I learned more from this video than from hours of other "professionals" videos. As a newbie just getting into blacksmithing your channel is an invaluable tool so thank you!
this channel is incredibly underrated. This thing needs to blow up. You are so incredibly likable. I wish you wouldnt skip the grinding/sanding though I understand why you do.
Wow, thanks! I'm working on being able to show more of that part of the process. Part of the issue is getting good camera angles (and taking the time to frame them as I'm working ) and the other part is audio. Sped up grinding sounds baaaad. I'm working on a better camera mount, so we'll see.
Indeed Jazzbro!
Wow, after all your struggles to get your desired shapes, you pulled it off! Way to go, she's a beauty!
That is one badass looking axe, if you asked me i would never have guessed that this is your 3rd attempt but what do i know about forging.. i just think it looks pretty damn sweet! Keep at it you are doing great!
Thanks! I learned a lot from watching tons of videos on here, so I wasn’t just making it up as I went. Not entirely anyway :P
That was the coolest axe I have ever seen
I like the design of the axe. Love the honest video that shows the struggles as well. The reason forged can do what they do is they have multiple "experts" that only do one thing.
I must confess that when you first started the forging I was not very hopeful, but it turned out beautifully awesome! Very good work sir.
Gotta build that suspense after all :)
Bennett Marschner mission accomplished
@@BennettTheSmith hahahaha, yeah!! Started out like a stunt driver attempting the two wheel drive in a car, all zigzagging at first, then straightened right out and did laps! Entertainment for sure man! Nice recovery and beautiful axe!
DUDE!! You like, disappeared, then came back outta no where, like BOOM! Hell yeah man glad to see you're still smithing and kickin a$$!
I’m still here, just being a hermit.
@@BennettTheSmith I do not blame ya man.
Also it’s fucking gorgeous and we love it and thank you so VERY much for my making my wife’s 14 years together present!
You’re welcome!
I think you are a great entertainer. I like your work and I like the tools you are producing. I’m a big fan of axes and have rigging axes hatches and felling axes in my collection. As much as I admire you I will agree with other comments here. Don’t sully your videos by denying us the honor of getting to see some of the sanding, cutting, buffing, wiping, and cleaning. Sounds silly perhaps. But you have no idea how satisfying it is to see the product from start to a little shiny finish. Just consider it and continue to do your great work. I find it educational and entertaining. You seem to know what you are doing and continue this my friend. Thank you for the great video.
Heat the one side you want to draw out and keep the other side cooler and dark that will get you draw out the bearded side. Love your vids by the way
You deserve much more subscribers!
edit: If I were to make a recommendation, I would invest in a decent camera that can capture slow-motion shots, and I would include subtle music for those longs montages of grinding/forging etc. I understand the desire for uniqueness, and I know these recommendations are very 'Alec-Steele'-esque but I feel like it could really enhance what you have going on here. Keep up the good work man! I subscribed and I look forward to seeing your flourish as an artist!
Thanks for the kind words and welcome! The camera I have is pretty good, but good slo-mo shots are hard without a dedicated camera operator. I did just build a camera boom, so positioning the camera to see what I'm doing should be MUCH easier now.
you explaining what you did wrong is so much more usefull to know what you have to look out for than a video of someone who's forged a hundred axes and just does it perfectly with little effort.
9:45 - Bennett hits the metal so hard it warps time itself
I particularly liked that edit. Was a little worried it might not read properly, but for all the close up technical shots, sometimes you gotta pull back the camera and whale on the workpiece a bit.
Always enjoy a good axe making video, among my favorites.
Excited to see through your stuff and join you on your adventure!
Glad to have you along for the ride :)
I’d love to see more of the grinding and polishing. It’s awesomely magical to go from lump to shiny, but I’m really curious about how much labor is involved.
Lots. I need a go pro to try and get POV shots. Otherwise it is really hard to show what is actually happening
That's a great outcome.
You've got to be happy with that.
I'm a big fan of San Mai with Damascus sides.
Yeah really good first impression for me, can't wait to see more from you
damn man, the editing is so good and obviously you do put a lot of work into these videos. I wish that you get the fame and attention you deserve someday. Job well done!
Thanks! I put a lot of work in and comments like this help it be worth it :)
Just found your channel, this turned out so well!
Looking great!
"The forbidden snack" 😂😂
The whole thing is gorgeous bit I'm most impressed with you nailing that core right in the center.
Thanks! It took some careful adjustment along the way, but the effect was absolutely worth it.
Wow man! That is so cool! Wow!
Nicely done Bro
That was absolutely incredible. You should be proud as hell
Thanks, I sure was. Seeing the 1084 core hit the edge just perfectly was the best!
Excellent work. Subbed!
Very Nice 😊
I like that axe so much! But also I like your editing too! You don't look like "acting" but candid; also your self-criticising have made you a lot more natural.
English is not my native language so if I couldn't express myself good; sorry in advance :D
Your English is just fine :) Thank you! I try to be as genuine as possible, I have no interest in acting like someone else.
Not gonna lie that's one of the best axes I've ever seen
Well heck! Thanks!
Amazing work...I want one
AMAZING!!
the beauty of a forbidden snack ...
Looks like grilled cheese
Right?
Cool build man. Getting better and better. Great video work as well.
Thanks! It was tough cutting this down, but you have to cut before you polish.
This is a really cool axe plus your a pretty good narrator
Well done
Brilliant video, was interesting to hear the conclusions of the build. Look forward to the next video 👍
Thanks! Now I just need to figure out some better tooling for my press to avoid those problems.
@@BennettTheSmith Will make for a interesting video, Liam Hoffman covers some interesting videos on axe making dies for hydraulic presses. Worth a watch, quite informative.
nice work Bennett came out awesome i like the poll
Wow I'm so glad I found your channel! Your energy is great and I see you have no small amount of skill:) keep it up:) you earned a new subscriber!
Thanks, that's very kind of you to say. :) My next video will be another damascus project, once I get the darn thing edited.
@@BennettTheSmith looking forward to it
Looks gorgeous 😍😍
Doesn’t it just! :D
Very cool keep up the great work
Thanks! I plan to :)
Great work!! If you ever gonna be on forged in fire, I will be rooting for you!!
The thought is honestly terrifying, three hours can be really really short. But thanks! :D
12:00 When you do your oil quench, I suspect you want to pump the work up and down to keep cooler oil in contact and thereby improve the quench. Convection happens more slowly in oil than in water, so if you dont move the work a lot of heat gets trapped next to the blade. Oil isnt as thick as honey, but you get the idea.
I envy you dude ... I'd love to be able to play at smithing, but it just isnt in the cards for me (rotator cuff).
+1 😁
This setup was a little borderline, as the bucket just barely fit the axe head, but with 1084 and 15n20 in preheated vegetable oil the cooling rate is sufficient without agitating the workpiece. Ideally, I'd have a bigger quenching vessel for axeheads, as the volume of oil can make a difference.
It is very important to preheat the oil, as it is much more viscous and has even slower convection when it is room temperature.
What I didn't show was the quench fooled me hard. Due to the many high heats for forge welding, there was some serious decarburization on the edge. I thought the quench failed until I tested it again with HRC test files after cleaning up the edge on my grinder. That pulled off the decarb and revealed nice hard steel underneath!
Sucks about the shoulder, maybe it's time to teach yourself to be ambidextrous? I've done some hammering in my offhand. It's hard, but you just have to train up those muscles.
@@BennettTheSmith Thx for the encouragement on cross dominance. 😊 Unfortunately, in my youth, I discovered that although I could do things like fence with either hand, my quasi-ambidextrousness was quite limited - for anything requiring precision (ex: handwriting) or strength (ex: archery) i'm solidly LH dominant (sinistral). Another handicap is that i'm living in suburbia, and if I started firing up a backyard bloomery and beating steel at all hours (even if I could), zoning officials would swarm me like flies on poo, and club me like a harp seal pup. The final nail is that there's also not much of a local smithing community in my immediate area. Bottom line is that I can only smith mentally, in my imagination, and so I watch countless dozens of vids on smithing, with no outlet for it. Sigh. 😔😏
Interesting and informative tidbit on surface decarb. Yeah, i've always read how the folding process entails a lot of iterative material loss (somewhat analagous to removing the "heads and tails" in iterative distillation). The loss isnt just from surface forge scale (which relates to oxygen levels) but also from the need to mill off a certain percentage of material in each pass to combat both surface decarb (which I think relates to how many heats you need as well as how much soak time occurs and at what temps) and the areas most prone to initial delamination (edges of the stack). Definitely need to invest in a good second hand belt grinder, being generous in your use of edge fluxing, and limiting the number of heats wherever possible.
Forgive my rambling - silly of me to offer tips when ive never worked hot steel. Cheers bud. Oh, and the damascus pattern in that axe looks awesome. Great job. 👍❤
This is a magnificent axe!
Thank you! It was hard to let this one go.
Good job!
Thanks!
it looks awesome
Thanks!
WOW
Wow, damn underrated job and chanel. Im subscribed. Keep going bro
Thanks! I’ve got some new stuff coming soon :)
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The forbidden hot pocket
You made a fantastic job ! Great work ! greetings from germany !
Thanks! I love how it turned out :D
@@BennettTheSmith oh yeah! You make good work! If you are interested in a little collaboration, write me.
Greetings from Germany
The schedule is busy and shipping to germany is expensive, but that sounds like something we could do :)
@@BennettTheSmith perfect, shipping should be no problem 😎
I filter my ferric chloride thru a funnel and coffee filters won't be perfect but a little bit cleaner.
Ah that’s a good idea!
I think forging the eye of the axe was the hardest part of the axe
YUP.
I want to see a Damascus leviathan axe made on video that would be interesting
*Screams internally* I mean yes, that would be cool!
Nice work. Just built a charcoal forge myself. Ironing out the kinks to get it to maintian forging temp and I'll be making an ax as my first project before using it to heat and beat misc pieces of steel for other projects like I inteded it for. Go big or go home.
Also, watch your hair around that sander. I want to see more vids of you making things and not one of you saying you're taking time off to recover from bashing your face on a sanding belt. Can't tell how close you got but at the 12:48ish mark it looks pretty close.
Charcoal fires take a little management, but being able to isolate your heats and hit higher temps easy can be worth it.
And I know, my hair does that. I can see it when it drifts in front like that. The air flow from the belt tends to push it away. I have short hairs in front for a reason though. They get burned or sanded or broken or... sigh.
@@BennettTheSmith Thank God for fire brick and wire feed welders.
Thanks for the video! , where do you get your metal from ?
I order blade steel from New Jersey Steel Baron, though it’s been a long time since I shopped around so I don’t know if that’s still the best deal. I’ve been happy with their customer service. (No affiliation with them)
Bruh it went from an ugly blob of metal to a gorgeos peice of art
It sure did. It took a lot of grinding. With more experience I’ll be able to forge closer to finished shape, but grinding is magic.
Sand the handle so it looks like it damascus as well it'll make the handle have light and dark stripes.
I want to try some Damascus how do you set up your acid and what is it and is there any diloution
I use Ferric chloride, which is generally what folks use for etching blades. I bought mine in liquid form off amazon, so it was already mixed with some water. I think you can also buy it in dry form. I can't tell you what the exact dilution is because at this point I have no idea. It must have been around 3-4 parts water to 1 part acid, but it's not critical.
Лайк и подписка !!!! Думал что такого не найду , супер! !!
This one translated great. Thanks! :D
part you forgot, man beating wood. How sharp is it? Nice looking outcome.
Sharp enough to cut myself on. Thanks!
How you metal band saw holding up? Did the motor give out yet? Mine did after about 6 months!
Working just fine, but its just too slow to use unless I need to cut something thick. I've got an abrasive chop saw now that I picked up for free that gives me square enough cuts on smaller stock.
@@BennettTheSmith well that's good to hear. I still haven't replaced it I've been using a cut off wheel or hot cutting it. I cut up a bunch of 3.5" round stock with it then the next day it wouldn't start.
Awesome video brother maybe we can collaborate on something soon
Thanks! Let me know if you have a particular idea, my commission queue is months long at the moment. XD
Look beautiful but how much weight the exe
It was about 3 pounds, I think.
How does he only have 760 views after 2 weeks?
“THE ALGORITHM” but it’ll get there eventually :)
i like your axe how can i buy it from you make it one coutumed for me
I take commissions through my website (in the video description). Send me an email through my site and we can talk about what you'd like.
Outstanding Damascus profile and ax forge. It has been interesting watching your evolution as a CZcams personality. Personally, I like the videos that are more serious with less cornball that you have done. Let your talents (and you do have them) do the talking. Might want to watch a couple of Jimmy Diresta's videos. 1.8 million subscribers strong, he must be doing something right. Great work. Keep at it. Peace.
Aha
hou much
Well done
Thanks :)