Forging A Knife With Nails!
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- čas přidán 9. 10. 2017
- Thanks to STANCO for the wicked cool stuff. Canister damascus with nails? Got dat. New, finer, 1095 powdered steel? We got dat. Homemade sandpaper micarta for handles? A for effort but NOPE!
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It's been pointed out I didn't quench the tang and that is why the etch wasn't as visible there. Tru!
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0:38 "I've done this before, it usually works"
A true master of his trade
Making damascus steel without a powerhammer is a respectable work. The knife got really pretty.
I love how often you include your failed pieces. You always see on TV or documentaries etc where they always say "One wrong strike and it could be all over" or "If we hear such and such during the quenching we have to start over" yet it somehow always works out. It's awesome to see the actual process in honest detail
Stealth Bobber that's because TV is 9 times out of 10 fake
I have no idea why, but I love this video so much. Every time I see it on my list I just have to watch it. You did an amazing job, SIr.
Watching your work is like a spiritual experience.
I very much enjoy your videos. I have stage 4 thyroid cancer. When I can not sleep at night you help me get through! Cheers! Thank You very much!
I hope you Still alive Bro, enjoy tour family and tour life...
Stop lying
You're the only one to try those crazy damascus experiment, always wonderful
NAILED IT!
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Lol
God damn it beat me to it
Figured I'd see someone talking about how the knife was "hard as nails" but that is close enough...
Practical Renaissance HA!!!!
That’s awesome every time I watch it. More please of the nickel line, it makes the knife stand out
How on Earth may I be blessed enough to purchase a knife just like this? It is my Dream Come True knife.... Thank you for the awesome video. Matthew Fakes.
Wow that is in my opinion the most beautiful knives you've made so far; texture, colour, shape... really shows your skills are improving you made that look easy!
This guy is good plus he is funny!!!! I love the robot. This is the type of person that I would love to have as a teacher and as a friend. Great sense of humor and an awesome job
You certainly have a way with steel.
I salute you, and all the effort you put into your knives.
in each video will learn something new :) awesome work :)
Glad I saw this one. Have a bunch of nails from the mid 1800's I want to try this with.
This is probably a very random compliment, but the way you folded up the canister like it was a box of milk was just beautiful.
Of all your knife builds I've watched, this one is probably the coolest. Love that dark dark edge and the bright nickel stripe, and the prominence of some of the nails.
That green beetle is a beautiful knife. Well done! the nickel strand throughout the blade had me sold.
Get a cheap palm sander, and make a jig to hold it, sanding pad side up.
Make a jig on the sanding pad with a square in it to hold your mild steel container.
When filling your container, put it in the jig, and turn on your sander.
The steep powder will turn into almost a liquid under vibration. All of your hard steel elements will also settle more effectively.
I go to your store every time I am in Tulsa. My daughter and I love it. Thank you for offering great priced knives for knife lovers.
That turned out great.....good move adding that single sheet!
That is the most inventive use of a jigsaw I have ever seen!
For me it's the prettiest knife you've forged so far, and I've been watching you for about 2 years now! Hands down one of me favourite yt-channels. Keep it up, mate!
Wow, this knife is straight up stunning. Definitely my favourite one of yours thus far. I love the fine nickel line following along the transition of steel types... You are truly an amazing artist
That nickle strip almost looks like an integrated hamon line. So cool!
Next canister project you should lay down a bunch of steel wire shaped into spirals, no like the drill shavings, but like stove too coils of steel wire. Could have a very interesting effect.
The reason I think why it did not etch as well on the handle part, is because you only heat treated the blade. The part that is heat treated will expose the pattern better, it gives a better contrast between the steels. The part that is not heat-treated will show a very faint pattern, not as good as it would heat-treated. That's why a lot of knifemakers quench the whole blade, because they want the pattern to be exposed throughout the whole blade and handle. Very similar to Hamons, when you heat treat only a certain part of the blade, which is the cutting edge, it will etch differently than the part that is not heat treated. Hope this helps you out with your up-coming projects!
That has to be the best looking knife I've ever seen.
Kudos, sir. That nail knife looks absolutely stunning!
Those nails look great. Well worth the effort.
This is the prettiest knife I've ever seen you make. Absolutely love it. The nails came out just right and that thin nickel line was just superb. Amazing craftsmanship.
hardened high carbon steel will etch darker than soft high carbon. Thanks for videoing all your work. I enjoy watching!
I can't even believe that you can make a knife that nice out of nails and a piece of square tube and some powder. Really cool video dude I want that knife I love how the spine is so thick you Blu my mind.
Thank u for the great pfp from 4:40-4:50. Been great all this time
beautiful loved that you could see the nails in the etch
May be the best looking knife you've done so far. I like it a lot. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome stuff buddy thanks for sharing. Trying to build knives from different things on my channel now I'm catching up on all my work 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
New to the channel and I have to say.... "That is one SICK, SICK KNIFE!!"
Awesome knife Sir !!!!!!!!!!!!! The wood you choose for your handles is gorgeous looking. Well Done
Subbed, very happy to find a black smith that does commentary on their videos!
Beautiful pattern there with all those nails.
The nickel line is really bright and goergous!
Lovely piece of work done there I must say.
Cant get over the nickel line somewhat creating a sort of a hamon line making the knife look even better.
Thenk you for this film which has inspired me even more to start tha journey down the path of knife making.
Best of luck!!!
Looked cool.i know all about the furnace gloves and stuff.i worked at marshalltown trowel,a company Dave Lennox started over 140 yrs ago.ran a furnace that burnt 2300 degrees.was neat running equipment,rolls,hammers and such that were 50 to 70 yrs old
That's cool how you can actually see the shape of the nails in the pattern.
GB, please please please please please make a knife out of different sized ball bearings.
You nailed that on the head. Good job man.
When doing canister forging, you need to cut away the canister. A tip to help make separating the canister from your billet inside is to use liquid paper/white out.... coat the inside of the canister completely and then let it dry BEFORE you fill with your steel. The etching around the handle was sanded away. If you can remove the handle, do another etching and it'll pop back out (the etching that is).
Collaboration with Essential Craftsman?!?!?! Hell Yeah!!!! I'm betting that will be FN EPIC! He just posted am amazing vid of Cy forging a knife and telling some of the best stories I've ever heard.
Scott has sent me some pics of the swords and axes he's made. He is VERY talented, perhaps he'll put up a video of him forging a blade soon.
I hope so but I enjoy every vid of his and yours. Thanks for all great vids man. One of my favs is the Sugaring vid you did, would love to see more on carbonizing and/or hardening and heat treat from ya. You do a great job of showing what happens when you try new things. ATB
That knife is freaking gorgeous!!!
Really cool stuff with the nickel to separate the 1095 edge! good job!
Awesome work as always. Love that you keep challenging yourself
I need the Green Beetle logo and name placed over the grinder like it always has been. The fate of the universe is in your hands!
It's in my biceps. So we good.
Ahhhhhhh the twin "Gargantuan" artillery pieces. Thank goodness you reminded me. I feel better.
I wish you had put this one on eBay. Beautiful work can’t wait till you make another. Thanks for the great videos.
Last nail in the coffin. I subbed so good.
Very , very, very awesome and beautifull. Thanks for WIP
that nickel line is beautiful. what a fantastic looking knife.
This is an astounding blade! Great job!
Man you hit the nail on the head with this one.👍👍
Turned out beautiful. You do wonderful work. 👍😝
Very very cool. Really dig the nail silhouettes and the lightning rod of nickel. Maybe a knife of guitar strings?
heat treated steel etches differently. since you only hardened the blade it will etch differently from the handle. beautiful knife. i love how you can actually see the nails. hopefully i can get my forge back together soon and give this a go
mark16443 yep, that’s exactly what i was going to say. You really hit the nail on the head with that one 🤷🏼♂️
the nickel arc trick worked wonderfully
You really hit the nail on the head with this one that knife looks hard as nails
that nickel line is gorgeous!
Followed this channel for months and just realized we are in the same city. I saw a billboard recently. Great work!!!
Why has no one said this yet. GB you nailed it.
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Make a montage of every time you hit/shake the canister so the powder falls down. It is very satisfying to watch when sped-up :P
This and the fish hook have been my favorite of your canisters. You've really upped your finishing work, especially on the ricassos.
Sandpaper Micarta: Great idea! Although I think it might delaminate because the epoxy won't penetrate the paper all the way through (I had that happen with thick dyed paper), her is an idea: If you alternate sides when you stack the paper (paper on paper, sand on sand), the pattern would maybe come out a bit more?
I have a whole box full of old grinding cloth, maybe I'll try this myself.
Great Knife, btw!!!
That is FREAKING AMAZING! Love the bright line of nickel as well as the "color fade" in the blade. Awesome!
God that's beautiful. Probably your best looking piece so far. That faux hamon you made with that nickel is amazing. Well done.
Wow I'd pay big money for that knife, it's beautiful.
That was awesome. I really like the line from the nickel , it shows up so bright next to that 1095. Great work GB, keep up the good work!!!!!
That's crazy cool ...the nails & nickel knife...nice job..GB
This is one of the nicest looking you've done.
That's a super slick knife.
Was sceptical about that nickel liner, but damm, that looks pretty...
its really the icing on the cake, makes the knife in my opinion
Arthur Herbst mommy.
doesn't nickel dissolve into steel and make it bad?
Wow, i think that is the most beautiful knive you have ever made. Really, really cool knife!
excellent work and all the explanations...especially when it comes to the quenching and tempering...only the sky is the limit :-)))
That dark edge and the bright nickle line looks awesome!. Always look forward to your videos and your style. Good experiment on making the micarta. At least me know now that it doesn't look so good
Man your welding has improved.
Wow, beautiful!!!
I love that nickel line in the blade.
That's a pretty cool knife. Well done.
Now that's a handy knife, and I would buy it.
On Alec Steele's channel, he makes a LOT of Damascus. One of the things that he is constantly saying is that heat treating Damascus is essential to get the most out of the pattern. I suspect that the tang of this knife did not react with the ferric chloride, to the same extent that the blade did, because it was less hard.
This is awesome. I think it's my favorite that you've done so far.
This guy does not need a power hammer, he is one.
This is one of my favorites you have made so far. Great work, thanks for sharing this
I also like the screw idea. Stainless non coated screws. Separate the cutting edge of course with nickle like I seen in your previous video's
Very therapeutic watching a master at work. Nice work - truly.
That is a phenomenal knife. Beetle, your knives have improved so much, that's absolutely gorgeous. I'm very impressed!
I've only ever seen layers of steel, folded steel and cabled steel used in the Damascus process before, never nails. Cool result. Makes me wonder how ball bearings would look forge welded with 1095 as filler.
That nickle looks seriously sweet along that edge
Absolutely stunning knife! And as always a pleasure to watch you work.
That nickel strip really paid off. Made it stand out sweet.
Great job. Keep up the good work.
I don't know if it has been said already but I would say the reason the tang didn't etch the same would be because it wasn't hardened. Hardened steel etches much faster than non hardened steel. Just my thought. Great work!
One of the most beautiful knives I've seen you make.
Aside from good looks, does this knife have any special toughness due to the combination of different steels?
Landrew0 sure. The edge is 1095 wich is a great steel and the spine is softer steel (nails are made from mild steel) so it absorbs shock easier. That caracteristics make a sharp and durable knife.😉
The blade and the handle together look so beautiful! Amazing job
As always, very interesting and informative video! I love the bits of humour thrown in there as well. Knife turned out awesome!
Great job. This has to be one of my favourite knives from you!