A bit of a screw up….

[@MadebyKourmoulis]

-I lost a bunch of memes! This man has his priorities in line.

[@OldHickoryForge]

For real. Those memes were 🔥. And many of the pages I got them from have since been banned. So they will be difficult to replace

[@MadebyKourmoulis]

@@OldHickoryForge they were probably those dangerous pages that support the idea of freedom.

[@jameswilliams6946]

No not the memes!

[@rodgerklindt3165]

Leatherwork, like everything else, takes time, patience, and practice. You're in pretty good sted. Congrats to Mr. Axle

[@bransonsgeneralstore]

As one of those leather workers you were talking about. I would suggest skiving the end of the piece that folds down to be the belt loop. If it tapers down to a thin edge you don't have to worry about the guard catching on it when the knife is drawn.

[@kylebates3627]

just happy you're doing well dude, hope everything goes smoothly with the rest of the house!

[@blacksmithdn]

Wow Handle knife is so nice🙏

[@b2bogster]

Awe man!!!! What a bummer! Your work is awesome keep up the good work. Looking forward to more good stuff thank you!

[@johnjude2685]

Might be part of the reason you usually have short video but I enjoy every one I've seen. You have nothing to owe me anything, You have been the giver and paided ahead SIR. I thank you for showing,SIR

[@elijahmcgeorge5198]

Man I love this channel cause he never acts like he knows everything about a certain field when he does it thanks man keep up the great work

[@elijahmcgeorge5198]

Doesn’t

[@douglasfathers4848]

That sheath looks like it was made by a professional mate . you done a grate job of it. :)

[@williamchase5698]

Excellent!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

We live and learn. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Keep making. God bless

[@jeffreycarter1223]

Love your work, been checking in every day for new stuff. Hope the move goes well.

[@Yukon12gauge00buck]

Love to see how you textured the sheath

[@TRAVISKLEM]

man im so sorry to hear that. those memes are a great loss!! love your channel. i watch watch ur video's over and over. im in the process of making a forge out of a propane tank and your videos on that have helped me tons. very inspiring to me to become a better bladesmith and love all to see how you've grown into a great bladesmith! keep it up man!!

[@CountryRoadVaping]

Congrats RJ

[@jeffreydauterman]

Dude keep doing you!!! You are one of the ones who actually cares!

[@willchoate7072]

Been doing leather work since I was a young teenager. I'm 65 now. Nothing wrong with what you're doing. Things like color and finish are personal choice. I didn't see any of your leather work video. Soo...if it's thick don't try punching just drill the holes. Sand the rough edges for folded or stacked leather. Experiment with shoe and boot finishing/ care products. Don't be afraid of picking up a swivel knife and doing some leather carving. It's really easy. You might already be doing all that. Like I said, I haven't seen your leather video. I believe we have a common friend. Red from the Blacksmith club that meets at Ft Mitchell Alabama. I'm also a Blacksmith and woodcarver who is always willing to help anyone I can. I'm on Facebook so just pm me if I can help in anyway. I could have you carving wood spirits in walking sticks in about 15 minutes. I'm also a vet. Army and Air Force.

[@scottlanghorst1483]

That sheath looks great!! Well done. 🤜🤛

[@robinschlyter309]

Like the sheath! The patterning looks neatly done and it should be sturdy enough for the coming century. ;) As a laymanskilled leathercrafter I would probably have gone for something a bit more shaped around the blade which leaves less seams (only along the back) and used a 2 mm leather tops, reinforced at the edge with something thin and cutresistant. As for me I would also have gone for a natural skin, a brown or a deep red coloring of the leather to better match the handle but, it could not take the beating your can. ^^ If you like to pick up some skills on sheats or just a fun project, I can recommend making a simple version of the seax sheats. No seams and only small pins. (Small 1.2 mm brass nails are more than enough for pins and dirt cheap.)

[@luapc9]

Beautiful sheath! -ChrisR

[@joestuttgen5058]

Shoot! I was three spaces away! Haha great looking sheath!

[@erikthered9357]

Data is never really gone from a computer device. If you really want the files back or if its worth it, there are services that can recover the data.

[@OldHickoryForge]

It would be easier just to make another sheath video. Working on a knife specifically for it now.

[@OuroborosArmory]

FYI google will also do a picture backup. It’s cool because it isn’t connected to iCloud, so removing from iCloud will not remove from google

[@esnyd]

Imagine being Casey Esmond! LOL

[@Ivan_Glamdryng]

Like I always say: I have only made one mistake in my life. It started in 1976 and it ain't finished yet! The year I got my social security card and started paying taxes.

[@childz22]

same exact thing happened to me. next phone wont be from apple *spits*

[@thedarwinexperience5312]

sheath looks awesome. Sucks about the content, but new shop setup you can look into external hard drives and an actual office! Keep up the great work.

[@dgundeadforge17]

John how soon are you moving? The sheath and knife look great. I am learning to be okay at leatherwork and guard fit up. I am saving for a grizzly tabletop milling machine.

[@OldHickoryForge]

"Tentative" closing date is sept 1st "maybe sooner"

[@Gooseyboi403]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@ozarkscarguy540]

Not the memes!!!!!! 😢😭😭

[@tobiasgoehring7171]

Nooooo not the memes

[@kyledellinger2755]

Ha gata have those memes

[@jonnyibullarenandersson9134]

How in hell is it possible that we are thousands and thousands people watching blacksmith videos, but so few of us hit the like button?

[@netyr4554]

Maybe use MicroSD cards to store and move the video between devices (Assuming they have MicroSD slots, I know Apple are a bit sparse on ports and slots). Also unless you've got crazy good internet writing to a MicroSD card should be faster than uploading to the cloud. Sucks to lose quality memes but atleast you didn't lose family photos like my mother did when Google helpfully uploaded them to the cloud, corrupted them and then deleted them from the device. Can't trust big tech to take care of our shit.

[@jamescline8055]

Get an Android phone.

[@aidenonfire]

Just gonna go ahead and delete all these. Nothin too it really 😁