Bladesmithing - Forging a recurve chopping knife from o1 tool steel

[@GBLW]

Thank you Andrew for forging my beautiful knife I've been waiting to see the video sorry I have not emailed you in a while been busy building my latest leather bag will show you when I've finished.

[@webby36939]

oh my Lord. what a beautiful knife. my jaw dropped when u finally reavealed it

[@alfredomendivil9711]

I liked your 3 hand forge techique, Im going to emulate it, great job!

[@GranTorino49]

You have one heck of a future....I like you style/look of your blades.

[@renanpong]

Tomorrow I'll bladesmith my first recurve. I often do some hunters but let's see what is going happen. Thanks about the video

[@LeandroGoretta]

I yet don't see the full video and a think it will be a beautiful knife. You are the best! Sorry for my english

[@m4dn3wt]

what a beautiful blade! I luvd the finger on the metal detail, and the blue/gold dif really made the blade look incredible! Nice job

[@andrewhanowski9601]

Thank you!

[@Misterunnamed]

o1 takes on an amazing polish. It really makes for some great pieces.

[@lovejcdc]

That was a great job on that blade. A real pleasure to watch your work and a fantastic outcome. It's always a pleasure to watch a bladesmith who actually forges from scratch start to finish instead of just cutting something out with grinder. Thanks for sticking to traditional methods.

[@omarmena1914]

love your knifes. the balance of rustic and beauty is very unique.

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

Nice work. That floor tool is a belt sander. It sands. End product is a real beaut made from pure skill.

[@steelandsoul1987]

Very nice! I love the combination of the hammered and the polished blade finish

[@fernandojimenez2922]

Un trabajo excelente te felicito desde España de parte de un aficionado a la forja de cuchillos y armas blancas en general

[@darknessblackened]

Masterwork !!!! Hands blessed !!!

[@firjrx2386]

Im a blacksmith as well only 13 but just starting only made five items so far and your videos really inspire me to keep going and that one day i may be as good a smith as you are. love your work keep it up👍😁

[@andrewhanowski9601]

Thanks so much! And good luck to you!

[@ดั้มซิ่งศรีสําโรง]

พยากรณ์อากาศ

[@MightyGaius]

Man alive that's a badass blade! Nice wrk!!

[@johnyb3454]

Lovely work again Andrew

[@RJ583Cuchillos]

increíble, gracias por hacerlo tan bien un saludo de España Malaga

[@thatsright2456]

Gorgeous knife hope I get to your skill level some day

[@joshuaharling3728]

I love that shape for a chopper/slicer!

[@andrewhanowski9601]

Thanks!

[@joshuaharling3728]

Andrew Hanowski damn that's nice blade! I really like the spine left with the forge marks and wood handle. Can't beat a classic. Very very nice sir.

[@josiahmusser4549]

Very nice! I would enjoy seeing an overview of your 2x72 grinder. Please wear a respirator!!

[@garyharmon1155]

She's a beauty, great job. Thank you for sharing.

[@JohnBeauchemin]

Knife is gorgeous. Great work!

[@ScotchIrishHoundsman]

Damn that’s one gorgeous knife.

[@fernandojimenez2922]

Un cuchillo muy bueno te felicito desde España sigue así un saludo

[@jerryhealy3924]

Nicely Done Very Nice Work

[@TheRealPapaBearChris]

Another beautiful piece.

[@BR5494]

You.make.one.mean.knife.keep.up.the.great.work

[@AngloSaxon1]

Beautiful knife, great workmanship

[@WulfricFenrir]

Really nice work buddy

[@mikestewartakastewie5685]

That is a beautiful knife sir!!! Fantastic!!

[@andrewhanowski9601]

Thank you!

[@josezepeda7198]

Love it love your work mate Well Done

[@jazzbonewest]

Nice Tee. Van Halen rocks.

[@cool2becool494]

fine looking work,,,good craftsmanship and blacksmithing ,,✌

[@TristanDare]

That is super good work. keep it up!

[@benjaminsantiago7802]

Great work man, that´s a really cool looking knife. Thanks for sharing

[@adrianwolf4570]

beautiful survival /hunting knife love it 5* :)

[@juniesantos6911]

Very nice work and enjoyable video. Keep it up.

[@michelegranai5938]

Sei un ARTISTA COMPLIMENTI FANTASTICO

[@hieucaointrepidtl7896]

I do like this knife, wish i could buy the same one in Vietnam 🇻🇳.

[@miguelpimentel8539]

Beautiful build and sheath did you make the sheath as well

[@victorvinicius8809]

This is a beautiful knife

[@Mitch_B67]

Great work brother.

[@tiedemann8225]

Very Nice work.

[@stillsearching1284]

I'd like to see you make a medieval long sword.

[@fearthespear4242]

Looks great, what's the Spanish notch for?

[@robertkoontz7865]

Nice blade, great skills, If I could critique one thing it would be the way you swing the hammer. You'll save your elbow and wrist if you use more shoulder.

[@jeffcaruso8949]

Sick van halen shirt

[@garyharmon1155]

beautiful work,

[@MrCujo1]

You had me at Van Halen.....

[@ArmanGAcilo]

Perfect. I like it

[@cheetor1987]

I wanted to see the through tang inlay. I mean it doesn't seem particularly intricate, buuut I'd love to see it done by you given the detail oriented work you do. Either way beautiful work as always keep up the good work. Catcha

[@andrewhanowski9601]

Thanks! And I may do a video in the future on a through tang blade. Just finished one recently and highly regret not filming it as it was a Bowie larger then this blade with a stag Handel. Anyway, Thanks for watching!

[@gatovillano7009]

That knife looks amazing!! =D

[@raideno4488]

AMAZING KNIFE! Although have to ask you where you got the stock from? (The blade steel)

[@whitewolf3865]

Cześć jesteś polakiem ? A tak poza tym fajny nóż . Ja tęż wykuwam noże . Polish fan

[@lclalpha7314]

With other words strange lurking😁

[@lclalpha7314]

I mean kukri

[@djspinningblades]

im inlove with that blade

[@ModernBladesmith]

you have a large wheel on the grinder. Have you ever thought of grinding with the blade facing like IO instead of -o ... if you under stand what that means. more like walter does, or like what you do when buffing.

[@webby36939]

I would love to maybe chat about a blAde custom made for myself.

[@DREAMY6594]

damm such a beautiful piece man keep them videos coming there awesome i cant wait till its my turn

[@andrewhanowski9601]

Thanks milton!

[@DREAMY6594]

Andrew Hanowski yup

[@markmuhle7773]

like the recurve!

[@jandis8390]

Muy hermoso 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@7Blacksteel7]

Honestly looks a lot like a kukri, which by itself is a really nasty chopper. Nice work.

[@anthonyfletcher7663]

Sweet knife

[@ericbolstad3555]

very nice!

[@keithjavier1]

Awesome , do you sell knife s?

[@user-to3lg9oc6c]

Please wear a mask when using the grinder, it might be fun now but you could really regret it later in life

[@NDM_NZ]

Looks like no hearing protection too. The anvil was ringing like crazy.

[@brightenhosie]

nicely done.

[@GBLW]

A lot of work in that piece and also a lot of time

[@hieucaointrepidtl7896]

I do like it, can you sell the same one into Vietnam? And how much for one??!

[@scottswinda4727]

U gotta go on forged in fire the show

[@baldomerogarza1458]

Love it

[@tristy-popstheman7622]

been waitin for this . love the knife

[@andrewhanowski9601]

Thanks!

[@tartorstyx5104]

No annealing after forging?

[@swxqt6826]

This guy: uses a hammer while the steel is hot to get the bevels down before grinding Me who just has a fireplace and a file: ._.

[@emmanuelalejandrogarciasot3662]

this knife is the bad guy

[@Ms.Nightshade]

Isn't the steel hot where you were holding it with your bare hands?

[@johnnunya8443]

very cool

[@iikingzyeti684]

Love the knife but you should try and do something about the ring in your anvil

[@andrewhanowski9601]

Thanks! And yes. I wear ear protection and I guess I could get some magnets.

[@ansarinadeem5447]

Wao nice

[@juliangutierrez9679]

Buen trabajo ... gracias por mostrar me suscribo

[@charleslake8231]

Would love one

[@veruslupus]

I like this knife, are there any types of steel you would recommend avoiding as a beginner? tricky heat treats and temp ranges and so on?

[@andrewhanowski9601]

Hey Michael, yes. 1095 and 52100 can crack very easily when quenched over there proper temp, and can get bad stress fractures if you hit them too cold. I reccomend for you, 5160, o1, and 1084 for a good place to start. Do some googling to read further on each type of steel, as there all different when it comes to quenching and all that.

[@veruslupus]

much appreciated.

[@arshkfilms8656]

Peice of art

[@conspiracypraticlelist3370]

Nice forging

[@andrewhanowski9601]

Thanks!

[@aleckohl6585]

What oil do you use for quenching o1? I use mineral oil for leaf spring steel I salvage but i don’t think its a good oil for o1 tool steel

[@tofanedward9049]

alec kohl it is a good oil for quenching most steels including O1 and 5160(spring steel) but I would recomend you to use vegetable oil because mineral oil releases more toxic fumes.

[@suburbanknife-maker9194]

This is great... I've heard some smiths say O1 is a bitch to forge...and this video proved it! Awesome job though man, the end result is a fantastic blade.

[@fredxt65]

my neigbours are going to be so happy

[@SitrepJ]

If i only have a metal file how do you file the knife down when its heat treated if the file just skidds off? You used a belt sander but i dont have one. Does anyone know a good way?

[@dahoff63]

You should get the shape of the blade before you heat treat it. Unless you mean the part after he hardens it, at that point he only sanded the scale off so he could see the color of the steel. You don't necessarily need to do this part unless you're using a torch like he did.

[@gagewaller1798]

can you make a video on a kukri

[@Grrxmistress]

When you tempered the knife, how were you able to tell the spine went to a blue oxide color? Is it visible on the forge scale?

[@andrewhanowski9601]

No it isn't visible thought he scale. I cleaned the top of the spine and thats how I seen the color. If you wire brush it before tempering you can see the colors on the forged flats as well. As long as thers no scale In the way.

[@Grrxmistress]

Ah, thank you kindly.

[@tgepidemic3_yt327]

Beautiful

[@jeanmartox3570]

sublime!!!

[@bradleyrwerner]

Help a newb! Why forge O1 and not just use stock removal?

[@andrewhanowski9601]

Forging increases the strength by refining the grain structure of the steel. It compacts the grain and all around makes the steel stronger. This doesn't matter TOO much with knives but for example, Crain hooks HAVE to be forged or else they will break. A stock removed sword would be weaker as well. You should do some googling to read up more about the grain structure and forging. Forging can also be faster if you know what your doing and cheaper. And plus, you can't get that cool finish on the flats with stock removal! (the part of the knife above the bevel, where it's textured) anyway, hope this helps! And good luck!

[@mpmattmatt]

i need to know ur blower set up on ur forge

[@dillonthomasson623]

Look up josh weston he has good videos on how to prevent the fish mouth without having to use a grinder One video is titled managing mass.

[@Tinkering902]

Pretty narrow quench tank.

[@cthulhu9136]

Is the steel an inch wide and quarter thick?

[@cthulhu9136]

Two inches?

[@dobypilgrim6160]

I would call that gorgeous.

[@andrewhanowski9601]

Thanks man!

[@deckard9732]

Skills!