Knife Making - HUNTING Knife w/ Elephant IVORY Handle (Synthetic)

Here's how we've made our classic hunting knife with a complex handle made out of elephant ivory and bog oak.
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Blackening the steel:
A mixture of caustic soda (700g), potasium saltpeter (250g) and water (1,2 l)
The temperature of the solution should be kept between 120 - 140 C.
I keep the knife inside for about 30 minutes to get consistent black colour, you can manipulate the time to achieve different results, shorter period should give you dark brown or purple - ish colour.
Be careful - this mixture is highly corrosive!
Heat treatment:
-Austenizing temperature: 830 C
-Tempering: 180 C
Specs:
Forbidden
Steel: 80CrV2 3.1 mm
Length: 230 mm
Blade width: 28 mm
Blade length: 105 mm
Handle: Synthetic Ivory, Bog Oak, Brass pins
Weight: 160 g
"Things forbidden have a secret charm." ~ Tacitus
Music:
• Video
#hunting #knifemaking #bushcraft

[@lancemillward1912]

A thing of beauty. So elegant the curve in the handle scales between black and white.

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you

[@Deadshilz]

The music reminds me of walking through the great snowy mountains of Skyrim at night with the aurora borealis in the sky!

[@garethmurt]

That’s the best knife making video I’ve seen

[@SarmatKa777]

czcams.com/video/2D6g2QrUFAI/video.html
This guy also makes some good looking knives sir.

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you 😊

[@RedBeardOps]

Phenomenal work as always, sir! I love watching you work... Always get something out of your videos and for that I'm thankful. 🙌 (Edit: I wanted to say that your multi-piece-handle is legit!)

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you, I'm glad we can help :)

[@alexnew8297]

Качественное изготовление, прекрасная музыка и великолепный, красивый нож! Мастеру респект! 👍😉

[@Bootsbladesbullets]

Possibly the best looking knife I have ever seen on YT, the handle is outstanding! I can wait to try and make this one. Thanks for sharing

[@adnanansari3764]

no words magical imagination beautifull video

[@perrywilson1177]

Beautiful

[@vaseleon6209]

Приветствую ✋. работы которые заслуживают Уважения с большой буквы ! Респект 👍👌✋

[@patbaker6114]

Yet another amazingly beautiful knife, I love watching you work,great job!

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@JAMESMT-mm6zl]

Very Nice.....Classy and functional....love the Ivory look with the bog oak....

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thanks:)

[@janhanus2662]

Excellent work 👍

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thanks

[@treygrubbs2550]

Beautiful work. And I really like the music.

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@danmurphy9304]

Very Nice!

[@theriversexperience9383]

Amazing as always. I need to try a handle setup like this on one of my knives. Beautiful knife.

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you, good luck with the handle :)

[@bearfootknivesgunforge9183]

Awesome job on this knife. Colors and materials go great together...

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@DarkGhostStyng]

Melhor cuteleiro do mundo! Eu amo demais seus vídeos e seu ofício 😎😍. O jeito que você faz o vídeo é maravilhoso!!! Eu só na pipoca assistindo...

[@WVoutdoorsman100]

I’ve used White Corian scraps from a countertop project for ivory type scales. Your work is amazing.

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you, I've never used corian myself :)

[@pirwaheedkamal4681]

So beautiful i love it

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thanks

[@KinuGrove]

The video editing is a work of art just like the knife!!! Awesome work. Would like to see a nice lather sheath with this.

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you

[@Aleeknives]

Awesome knife! Especially how you fit the handle material together! I have seen you do this before but this contrast between the black and white is great!

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :) I also think this one came out better than the other ones :)

[@adelAdel-mt1ig]

That's the best handle ever....nice work 👏

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@ErikGuin]

Beautiful work. Well done mate!

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you

[@MrJmeja]

Très beau travail !

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Merci ;)

[@walte99]

Wow! Amazing work as always and a fantastic video! I don't know what else to say. Thank you!

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@Edwinthemountainman8454]

Your realy a knife master 👍👍👍👍👍

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you!

[@Edwinthemountainman8454]

Barbershop Customs how do you make your knifes Black

[@Edwinthemountainman8454]

Barbershop Customs becouse iam making an karambit and i want a Black finish 👍

[@isaiassosa5197]

Me encanta el trabajo que haces , cada cuchillo mejor que otro

[@darthvader3232]

What a masterpiece!!!!

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@EgoundderRest]

Klasse! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@croisetguillaume2223]

thx for the blackener recipe

[@laghlaaziz4967]

👍👍👍❤👌A nice knife handle

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thanks

[@wloczykij-warmia]

Coś pięknego! Pozdrawiam

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Dzięki :)

[@sariputraeymiller]

fantastic work

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thanks

[@davidmijatovic3483]

Fantastic, Beautiful 😃😄

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@helennopitasari1662]

Awesome and Crazy Skill!!!

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@gheorghecostin2472]

Sei bravo, complimenti!

[@miguelcolon5701]

ebony and ivory whud have been a better
in perfect harmony together 😃😄

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Maybe next time ;)

[@christophemaritano2402]

Vraiment beau ! Bravo

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Merci

[@jimcleg21]

Wow great work

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@evmooxworkshop883]

Nice knife, interesting model.

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@BarbershopCustoms]

What's your opinion about the synthetic ivory?

[@Kotgarmash]

Nice look and practical material.

[@lalremlianasaaza777]

It's damn awesome!

[@michelefranchi6037]

it's fantastic. tell me please what kind of belt is the purple….

[@darrelllogan1274]

You do nice work, but the term, "synthetic elephant ivory", is bullshit.

[@enricociccia1821]

Gorgeus

[@user-tm3wb4oq5i]

Awesome
I really like this.

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@brianchadwell9581]

Keep up the Awsome work..u make some amazing knifes..👍

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@johngraham3035]

Very nice knife good job

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thank you :)

[@harryvanniekerk7269]

Inspireing!

[@roby71sl]

Perfect..

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thanks

[@Konstantin1556]

хорошая работа

[@oriano1514]

Nice

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thanks

[@saeba147]

👍👍👍

[@nateermine2849]

How do you darken your knife and was it just water you boiled your knife in?

[@vladislavjisa]

as always great work, however from my point of view too much of the rare bone, it also possible to glue on a spacer

[@BarbershopCustoms]

I think a spacer would be too much here :) Thanks

[@patw999]

So I watch this whole video and in the end you have a lovely knife. You did a nice blue job but you left all the rust on the handle when 20 seconds on the grinder would have cleaned it off prior to blueing but then you glue the scales on top of the rust? Or did I miss something?

[@BarbershopCustoms]

We did not glue the scales on top of rust, the tang is oxidised as well. The only rust there was on the spine which was ground after anyway

[@patw999]

@@BarbershopCustoms OK, I watched this two more times. I'll agree that you cleaned up the handle but there was still some junk left on the handle and the holes the water jet cut in were still rusty when you glued the scales on. And even if you left the tang rusted IMHO nothing should have any oxidation on it prior to adding the scales to the knife.

[@nielsrennen3487]

Can you please make a video about the storm knife?

[@BarbershopCustoms]

What do you mean by storm knife?

[@nielsrennen3487]

That one on your website

[@BarbershopCustoms]

@@nielsrennen3487 oh, we will think about making a similar one on a video.

[@siono12]

Very cool knife, what do you use to make the steel black?

[@BarbershopCustoms]

It's in the description

[@ChristopherSalisburySalz]

Really great work! Do you sell your knives? Im sure I cant afford them if you do. 😄

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Yes, we do, all currently available knives are listed at:
www.barbershop-customs.pl

[@anysh5915]

What is it you put on the blade at 6:20 ?

[@justinstephens5167]

I am sure im being ignorant but what was the paste you added before the heat treatment?

[@BarbershopCustoms]

It's an anti decarb paste

[@eu.ch.1968]

Můžu ten to nůž objednat?

[@Cutecumball]

I find your knives lack of detail polish. You always leave rough spots and sharp spots. I'm not sure if you did that on purpose. The handles and shapes of your knives are very aesthetically pleasing tho

[@Veyselacar]

What is your apply cream on blade after potasium permangenat solutions

[@BarbershopCustoms]

There's no cream, it's just an oil

[@swallowknives6526]

Jakiego kleju/żywicy użyłeś?

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Żywica epoksydowa

[@bartoszkarpaa3996]

Czym na koniec lizniete po grzbiecie żeby go pociemnic ?

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Oksyda na zimno ;)

[@jerzymaxson38]

Nóż byc kuty a nie wycinany z blachy jak kawalek kartonu

[@dubai_rider]

What steel are you using for your knives?

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Depends, mostly 80CrV2 and D2

[@jdmjapan8544]

78 Казахстан 🇰🇿

[@jorgedetudoumpouco.2609]

Teen!

[@cp-svh73]

Уф...

[@peplushq7119]

Jaka wiertarka stołowa?

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Einhell, nie pamiętam modelu

[@laurentnadalknives8170]

Really? Elephant ivory?.....

[@nielsrennen3487]

Synthetic........

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Why not though? No elephant was harmed :)

[@laurentnadalknives8170]

By the way, awesome job!

[@christiaanjordaan8428]

Nice

[@BarbershopCustoms]

Thanks