Beautiful Job Brother! I am further South, here in GA. Made a lot of knives using the leg bones of deer - May need to do this to some of em! 😄

how about sand?

Brother, I just watched 2 of your videos and subbed!!!! Mine is a hunting channel, but sometimes a make a few things too. 😂 Thanks for the GREAT Videos - God's Blessings!!!!

I would really like to see a video of you making a knife from start to finish. I find your videos relaxing, and you inspired me to make some small, rustic forged knives. My first forged knives! Fancy video skills, $2000 grinders and fancy gear are all very nice, but useful, handmade knives don't need all of this. Besides, I don't have it and probably won't. Thanks for sharing your skill and artistry.

Very cool…this is Lee (not Vickie)

Looks great. I’d like to watch you temper it and Quincy the blade.Maybe I can come out to the forge one day; I keep saying that…

35 Remingtion. Another great looking knife

Fantastic period piece

Are you still making videos?

That was simple and cool

nice work , just found you and I really like the work . now I got to try it out.

What is that hand crank blower?

If you boil deer antler with the tea, does it shrink or warp at all?

I enjoy the rustic feel of the audio and the setting. Have you ever thought about making videos on how to make blackpowder? I make it at home. Learning metallurgy, blackpowder and combining them together. With real science could be a huge bloom for you. I think a lot of people are looking for videos that combine these aspects. A lot of us just want to have a skillset that will keep ourselves self-sufficient in hard times.

Do you have any videos on making "thick" bushcraft knives?

i agree with everyone else. its great to see another video. we all enjoy watching you work. reminds me of another friend. he knaps flint and obsidian. he starts with a rock and pieces of it look like they just melt away and leaves behind a perfect point or knife blade. you start with a piece of scrap metal and it slowly transforms into a very useful and aesthetically pleasing tool. love your work and my 2 knives. keep 'em coming. brother randy

Thank you for the content, always learn lots when watching, one thing I notice is you have quite a distinct hammer technique, would love to see a tutorial on your hammer technique if ever you get a chance to make one, it almost looks like your brushing the metal into place but at the same time pinning the metal with each strike like a power hammer, looks awesome! all the best, cheers!

Y'all done with vids

You ought to dress up your anvil, spend two days fixing the edges and smooth out the top, seriously it's in a pretty sad state, great video awesome little knife, you have sum talent Sport

Glad to see another post Chad. Cameraman getting better at his job too. He’ll probably become a talented smith himself as your narration is valuable instruction. My dad used to talk like you as he worked and I didn’t know at the time he was passing out hundred dollar bills. I listened but sometimes I find myself trying to remember what he said about… That’s another nice little blade by the way.

Really great, was just looking back through my old liked videos, always wondered why you didn't drift the eye to a tapered circle to make it easier to replace the handle in the bush, either way, lovely work 👍

I have like 2 full bags of antlers and i want to make me a few knives but dont have anything to make knives out of can i go to places like old shops to take them apart . Not junk ones but good knives

Really like your channel , please keep it up !

Awesome video

Very nice

Yes, very helpful, just the information I have been looking for. I now can see it all in focus and know when I cobble my first forge together it will be well along the learning curve. Thanks very much.

Anyone watching the video. You can turn your phone sideways and zoom in. KZbin start doing that about six months ago

You should have just hammered with the pistol glocks are great all around tools so why not

Annealing and normalizing are 2 totally different processes and functions. And done at different times and steps in the knife making process.

Love watching you making stuff the old way .

Just found your videos and really enjoying them

Your the man

Enjoyed it Chad! I always learn from watching you work.

I've got a Kirby vacuum cleaner hooked up to mine, that I've got plugged into a powerstat in series so I can manually control the voltage and thereby the fan speed. I was going to suggest that, but I just found out what one of them powerstats costs on the internet (but considering how much a Kirby vacuum cleaner costs new, if you can find a $10 vacuum you can find a $10 powerstat if you know what to look for.) If you can find one though, you can manually drop the speed down. Another option would be to have a valve and a fume hood, and just route any unnecessary air pressure out the exhaust to suck any airborn particulate and fumes away from your face. It is useful to me to know that I should be using very little air with the forge I am making, as I have been using quite a bit more than I need to.

You make it look so easy. Excellent skill, love the shape of the blade. 👌👏

Thanks man. This helped a lot. I already bought my first pre-annealed 1095 but I'm happy to properly learn the anneal/normalization process.

Awesome

Qué hermoso trabajo hermosa cosas bien hecha a mano muy linda y es maravilloso , vi los sopladores es muy bonitos las forjas de carbón de piedras y el yunques un monstruos es ganar de forjas los metales es cómo un arte. Saludos maestro desde Argentina 🇦🇷🔥⚒️🪓🗡⚙️🔩🪚🔧🪛.

Bank and wet down dammit.

Knifes are easy, you don't need 1 for your lifetime, you need multiple, in your lifetime, and all are easy to make, for free.

Great project! One nit to pick is that isn't a tomahawk, it's an axe, due to the method of hanging out on the haft. Doesn't take away from the finished product necessarily, but it isn't as well suited to throwing this way.

i have watched this video 3-4 times. i love the way you transform a piece of scrap and a plain antler stick into not only a useful tool, but a lifetime heirloom keepsake for someone. keep it up buddy. great work. randy

thanks!! my great grandpa left his coal forge to me and i'm trying to learn how to use it and i was excited to see that yours is practically identical to it!!

Love your work it reminds me of the woodberry style that H. House did. I was looking for videos to inspire me to get back to the shop and I hit pay dirt with yours:) Thank you

Reading that some people cant use a coal forge because they dont have electricity in their shop........ Which generates questions 🤔

Also can you pour Brass instead of pewter, or would you just burn your handles, cheers thanks

Gooday mate I like your style, could you show more on the final stages of the blade, filling and sharpening, cheers and thanks

Love your videos!

Well done!

Nice work