Forging a 300-Layer Damascus Knife with Copper Inlay and High-Carbon Core

[@boulderdashforge]

Hello everyone, don't forget to support me, like,comment, share, it's very important so that I can continue to make great videos, thank you in advance DASH 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥 Salut tout le monde n'oubliez pas pour me soutenir likez commentez partagez c'est hyper important pour que je puisse continuer à faire de belles vidéos merci d'avance DASH 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@riverboat28]

Beautiful work Sir, thanks for showing your art. Gotta send you some fitted gloves that'll change your life. Some people can't wear em but I swear it'll save your hands.

[@boulderdashforge]

@riverboat28 Thank you, that's kind of you

[@j.dustinlovelace5220]

Thank you for green filtering the active welding arc. Honestly the first video I've seen that has taken care to do that. Everybody else acts like seeing an image of an arc isn't just as damaging as watching it in person.

[@boulderdashforge]

👍😉

[@florianzapernick5597]

Beautiful

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏🙏🙏

[@eddybear771]

Beautiful work Buddy.

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏

[@mitchmalone2311]

That's a beautiful piece of work.

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏

[@dahoop5933]

Good Lord, that is incredible! Perfection.

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@conradhrademacher1282]

The next Forged In Fire Champion!!! Awesome job , great camera work and content . 10/10

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you very much, that's very kind 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@krisfry5066]

Master of your craft!

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏🙏🔥

[@scottwilliams3481]

I'm a glass artist so a lot of the grinding and polishing I could relate to. This video was captivating for me. That's some excellent craftsmanship there buddy. Nice!

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you, that's nice 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@shaynemusser4885]

That turned out awsome. Nice work.

[@boulderdashforge]

@@shaynemusser4885 thank you very much 🙏🙏🔥😉

[@scottwallace4864]

Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing!

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@peteswanson-j4i]

damn, wish i could afford a knife made with that much love.

[@boulderdashforge]

@@peteswanson-j4i ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@onemorething100]

That is incredible. Very nice work Sir.

[@boulderdashforge]

@@onemorething100 thank you very much 🙏🙏🔥

[@JamesMPogue]

A lot of work. It turned out beautiful.

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@stanramseyjr9388]

Absolutely beautiful

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@валера-з4в3д]

отличная работа!!! нож очень мне понравился!!!

[@boulderdashforge]

Большое спасибо 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@Max.Iw2kgl]

Fantastico 🎉

[@boulderdashforge]

🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@geoffreyvierne9387]

Magnifique. Bravo l'artiste!

[@boulderdashforge]

@@geoffreyvierne9387 merci 😊😉🔥🔥🔥

[@ronboff3461]

excellent...a work of functional art. imo

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you very much 🙏🙏🔥

[@landroveraddict2457]

Awesome, so many hours of work.👍👍

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@PrettySpikey]

Incredible mate, be proud 💪

[@boulderdashforge]

@@PrettySpikey thanks 🙏🙏🔥

[@marty01957]

Gorgeous Knife! Great video!

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you very much 🙏🙏🔥

[@charitybrown4274]

Awesome Blade!!👍

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏🙏🔥

[@selmevias1383]

Super sympa la vidéo, joli projet!

[@boulderdashforge]

Merci beaucoup c'est gentil 😊

[@bobbyvjones2045]

An Amazing Knife!!...as always

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏🔥😉

[@MTSBeans]

Really nice material for the handle.

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@art1muz13]

Super nice video, nice project! I appreciate no blah-blah-blah!

[@boulderdashforge]

@@art1muz13 😊 thank you very much 🙏🙏🔥

[@benjaminvierne1754]

Ho la la un bijou bravo

[@boulderdashforge]

@@benjaminvierne1754 merci 🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥😉

[@richardmeik5486]

Meisterhafte Arbeit! Einfach BRAVO!!!!

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you very much 🙏🙏🔥

[@sprbkmike1]

VERY nice!

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏🙏🔥

[@dmw1306]

Your work is just inspiring! What a beautiful piece of artwork in a knife like I've never seen before. Thank you very much for sharing your skills and mastery with us. I cannot wait to see your other videos beings that I am a new subscriber.✨

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you very much, that's very kind, I will try again to make nice videos.

[@katiebarber407]

that copper looks awesome tbh

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏🙏🔥

[@BenGrigsby]

Looks great well done love it 💵

[@boulderdashforge]

@@BenGrigsby thank you very much 🙏🔥🔥

[@rafaelnavarro5522]

I would love a chef knife like this but with ladder and raindrop damascus with that copper inlay ❤

[@boulderdashforge]

anything is possible just contact me at [e-mail]

[@bobgenghis]

Your knives are always so unique, and the 3-hole maker's mark is design genius.

[@boulderdashforge]

@@bobgenghis Thank you very much for your interest in my work.Dash

[@synicyst9925]

@@boulderdashforge Masonic symbol?

[@boulderdashforge]

@synicyst9925 no

[@theproduct8375]

Why did my comment about the same logo being used by another maker long before any of your social media was created get deleted?

[@synicyst9925]

@@theproduct8375 It is a good logo. I have not seen it used as a knife maker mark before. I have thought it might be effective with the 3 holes filled in with brass.

[@JohnMoeckel]

Very nice looking knife

[@boulderdashforge]

@@JohnMoeckel thank you very much 🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@mrkiky]

Forged in fire judges: you got some delams on your core steel

[@boulderdashforge]

No, it's a bar forged from several C135 bars.

[@sandrapizzolato5252]

Waouh quelle classe !!

[@boulderdashforge]

Merci 😉🔥🔥🔥

[@ampiegreeff3075]

I love the idea of the copper. Are those cracks in the blade,

[@boulderdashforge]

@@ampiegreeff3075 there is no crack it is a sandwich steel

[@search4orlife]

Cool

[@boulderdashforge]

🙏🙏🔥

[@davidfarmer7408]

When lining up holes, to keep them consistently spaced have the next set start on the last row of the one before it, looks great regardless 👍🏽

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏🙏🙏

[@jmleeinla4025]

How long did it take you to forge this incredible knife?? What a wonderful respite to watch you work.

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you very much, that's nice, it took me two days to change the blade

[@thomking6553]

A great makers mark would complete the build.

[@boulderdashforge]

My trademark is the three holes

[@thomking6553]

@@boulderdashforge Yes, I get that your knives deserve an more artist makers mark, in my opinon

[@charlescox290]

I've always wondered, what do smiths do with all that scale? Is there a way to use it or recycle it in the shop? If not, how is it disposed of?

[@boulderdashforge]

@@charlescox290 They are thrown into the steel bin and then sent to the scrap metal dealer.

[@charlescox290]

@@boulderdashforge ah, cool. Thanks for the response.

[@boulderdashforge]

@charlescox290 😉

[@farkhanfarkhan7814]

Kenapa prosesnya sangat lama gitu,hasilnya sama dg pisau dapur

[@bloodgout]

Forge scale is trash

[@michaelreynolds867]

I love what you do..I love the mix of copper.. I know copper coated BBs and copper coated buck shot are steel cores.. Mixed with other steels and powder in a canister..could that make a crazy Damascus with crazy laced micro lines of copper spun up with everything?? ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@boulderdashforge]

thank you very much🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥 i don't think it is possible that you can't weld copper and steel at the same time in the same box. steel welds are over 1200 degrees and copper is 932 degrees

[@zackworrell]

Really nice work! You need to use your hollow grinding wheel for profiling and not your flat platen, you'll wear the corners of the flat platen which will later affect your flat grinds. Keep up the inspiring work. I make knives full time under the name Monolith Knives. My youtube channel sucks, yours is great!

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you, that's nice, I'll go take a look at your KZbin channel with pleasure

[@cigijovanovic7216]

Hello Sir, great work! May I ask why copper? Ty, I appreciate your content.

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you sir, just for the aesthetics, it gives a bit of pep

[@winknavezz916]

Mantap

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏

[@IrishSchaller]

This is a lot more akin to Damascus than all the forgers who weld m'cycle chain or ball-bearings in a box and hammer it flat (which is in no way folded). Nice job. Is the copper purely decorative?

[@boulderdashforge]

thank you very much, Yes the copper is purely decorative

[@donbunnell8919]

Mountains, illuminated by starlight.

[@boulderdashforge]

🔥🔥🔥

[@jediarcdcobb]

Can I ask a question, Is Damascus steel made by putting different types of steel together and folding it... or, a steel that is from Damascus ,Syria. That was/is used to make a steel that has patterns in it from the forging process?

[@boulderdashforge]

Damascus steel (also called damascus steel, or Damascus steel) is the name given to two types of steel with a particular appearance: First, historically, it is a steel, also called wootz, developed in India and forged on site as well as in the Middle East, renowned for its quality and characterized by its appearance or moiré patterns. The development of this steel, and the associated know-how, disappeared during the 17th century; Later, they are heterogeneous steels made up of several grades of steel welded and forged to obtain more or less complex patterns. This material, called "wrought Damascus steel", borrows the name of the historical metal by abuse of language because of its superficial resemblance to wootz Damascus steel. Its manufacture is found in many countries; It can be linked to traditional and ancestral know-how (like Japanese mokume-gane), or be a modern process improving the aesthetics of certain objects.

[@leatherface711]

i like the 3 hole makers mark, but i wonder have you ever had a blade break at that stress point?

[@boulderdashforge]

thanks, so far this hasn't happened. Dash

[@leatherface711]

that’s awesome, i love when makers figure out original new designs for their touch mark, really good work all around my friend.

[@boulderdashforge]

@leatherface711 Thank you very much, that's nice🙏🙏🔥

[@jtjjbannie]

I really wish I could find a person willing to build me a Damascus knife for my wife. A simple kitchen knife. I know they can be costly, and I am willing to pay as long as I get a knife that will last forever.

[@boulderdashforge]

it is available if you want it contact me [e-mail]

[@arthurholmes2210]

What's with the three holes in the blade?

[@boulderdashforge]

@@arthurholmes2210 it's my trademark

[@__shifty]

copper always looks cool, but doesnt copper and iron corrode fast when in contact with one another minus any cathodic protection?

[@boulderdashforge]

If the knife maintenance is respected there is no problem 👍

[@samziegler4957]

No. Not unless you submerge it in salt water, and if you're doing that, you've got bigger problems.

[@woodywoodman2319]

Curious... has anyone ever made a blade out of, or mixed with, neodymium magnets? If so... can it be magnetized again afterwards?

[@boulderdashforge]

@@woodywoodman2319 🤔

[@woodywoodman2319]

@boulderdashforge was Hoping it would Spark some curiosity! Lol

[@woodywoodman2319]

@boulderdashforge I bought 1000 small 1/2" diameter magnets a couple years ago to try a canned Damascus mix... Ended up hurting my back, and never got around to trying it! I'd send ya them to try it... it'll prolly cost more to ship them to ya... than buying them yourself! Lol Anywho... Hopefully I see a video of it some day! Gotta new sub from me!!!

[@boulderdashforge]

@@woodywoodman2319 Thank you, that's nice, but why magnets? What can they bring in terms of cutting quality or aesthetics?

[@woodywoodman2319]

@boulderdashforge None really... I was just curious how much magnetic properties could be brought back! It'll lose the magnetics around 600°f ... by themselves, they Can be Re Magnetized after heating! I was just curious if it would mix with carbon steel powder, and IF it could be remagnitized! With the magnets stacked and packed in the powder... I was curious what it would look like too! IF... it could be used in a Damascus canister! Lol Just curious! I don't even know if it can be formed at all! Lol When it warms up... I'm gonna try it with different powders in a canister just to see what's up! My girl wanted me to add some thin sheet copper and/or stainless to it just for sharts and giggles! Lol So... can it be formed in the forge, can it be fused with other metals, can it be remagnatized afterwards!? What will it look like!?!?!? These are the questions I ask myself! Just curious! Lol I've asked many other forge channels... no one replied! Imagine that! Lol

[@izzatu]

That is a beautiful knife

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏🙏🔥

[@amonep1534]

Salut ! Content de trouver un compatriote qui forge en Damascus ! c'est cool tu gagnes un abonné ! J'ai deux petite questions si tu permets, est-ce qu'on peux utiliser un couteau en Damascus pour manger tous les jours ? Est ce que les aliments, comme la viande ou la betterave etc etc, très tachants, ne vont pas abimer/tacher/incruster les motifs à la longue, même en nettoyant rapidement ? Ou est-ce qu'une lame façon Damascus n'est réservée que pour rester en décoratif ? Merci et bonne journée ! 👍

[@boulderdashforge]

Salut merci de t'être abonné 🙏 j'ai des chefs cuisiniers qui servent de mes couteaux Damas tous les jours sans aucun problème

[@amonep1534]

@@boulderdashforge cooool ! merci pour les infos c'est top ! je vais finir par me laisser tenter, j'ai regardé ton site et c'est sympa !

[@goldenstateghosts665]

Just discovered this channel in my recommendations. I'm really wanting a forge of my own. I live in California so what kind of training/certification/investment would I need to get started as a bladesmith?

[@boulderdashforge]

@@goldenstateghosts665 personally I started in my barbecue with a steel tube a hair dryer at the end, charcoal, a hammer and an anvil. I started by forging scrap steel ball bearings, spring blades...

[@goldenstateghosts665]

@@boulderdashforgethanks, I'll keep that in mind.

[@boulderdashforge]

@goldenstateghosts665 👍

[@charlescox290]

12:20 that's funny. I once had an optometrist tell me that if i wet my lense cloth before i wipe my glasses my lenses wouldn't get scratched. This wet belt suggests that cannot be true.

[@boulderdashforge]

😅

[@philjohnston7920]

nice but tanto style blade seems useless in a kitchen. the tip is wasted ?

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks, the tanto tip is useful for cutting certain foods but chefs would be better than me at explaining it.

[@teewang5461]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@boulderdashforge]

@@teewang5461 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@theangrypainter826]

Fantastic job. Great looking blade shape. The Damascus is top notch. Oh and that patch work handle 👍🏻Well done!

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you, that's nice 🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@Kuznica_Maria_Leonid]

Лайк поставлю, не жалко. :) Но не очень это поможет развитию канала. Опыт-с. :)

[@boulderdashforge]

@@Kuznica_Maria_Leonid спасибо большое 🙏

[@theproduct8375]

Tidwell knife and tool. Looks like maybe you've seen his work? Logo looks too similar.

[@boulderdashforge]

No I didn't know him maybe he saw my work

[@theproduct8375]

@@boulderdashforge his stuff is way older. Not quite the same though. Still a sweet looking mark. His look like copper and brass. Think I've seen silver filled too. Anyway, definitely a unique mark. Looks awesome

[@boulderdashforge]

@theproduct8375 ah you think he's been doing this for a long time? I've been signing like this since 2016. I'm not going to change now 😅 thanks for your comment 🙏🙏🙏👍

[@theproduct8375]

@@boulderdashforge I'm just telling you there's a maker who has used the 3 dots much longer than you. Like it or don't, no one asked you to change anything. 🤷‍♂️

[@boulderdashforge]

@@theproduct8375 yes I just wanted to know if you knew how long this blacksmith has been doing this because I don't know him and I've never heard that name... I didn't mean it in a bad way on the contrary thank you for informing me

[@Andrei-i3s]

Респект

[@boulderdashforge]

Thanks 🙏

[@berkantaytekin8997]

If someone uses this knife in kitchen copper is a bad choice cause acid reacts with copper and corrode it and creates toxic copper compounds. That's why they don't use bare copper pots they always use tinned copper pots. Other than that knife looks good. 👍

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you very much, if you maintain the blade of your knife well there is no reason for it to oxidize. The copper forms its protective patina this knife is not made for cutting lemons

[@berkantaytekin8997]

@@boulderdashforge👍

[@bluetrees3365]

It's actually true a lot of things in the kitchen would react with copper lemon potato salt meat Vinegar. Even water at some point just getting a wet and let the air hit it will cause copper oxide dioxide or chlorite to form.And don't forget you don't want touch bleach or certain types of soap or else it will tarnish Rather quickly And if you leave it Around searching types of stainless steel you It will cause an Exchange in particles, making the copper jump to the stainless steel. Which is why allow these nights are good For limited use or show pieces

[@AlexanderChurchill]

👍👍👍

[@boulderdashforge]

🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

[@jonasbjallfalk9705]

Why would you put three holes in the thinnest part, weakening the structure? Also, for a kitchen knife, that will be hard to keep clean. Pretty knife, but not very practical.

[@boulderdashforge]

@@jonasbjallfalk9705 Thanks, the holes are my trademark. Factory tested and chef approved. Be careful not to cut with the back of the blade....

[@ulugbekmuhitdinov2663]

👍

[@boulderdashforge]

🙏

[@johannesjahn1202]

❤

[@boulderdashforge]

@@johannesjahn1202 🥰

[@liamkinley672]

i have watched hundreds if not thousands of bladesmithing videos. one youtber claim flux destroyed his forge, another bladesmith consistently uses flux in his videos. you use flux also. is it the forge that makes a difference?

[@boulderdashforge]

yes the flux destroys the forges it is a choice to be made either you destroy your forge or you spend time welding sheets around your block to make it watertight

[@honeycuttracing]

The flux eats the bottom usually, it degrades the material with the extreme heat, seen many videos too, one guy used a ceramic tile on floor of his forge

[@samziegler4957]

Fwiw this is copper laminate, not copper

[@boulderdashforge]

👍

[@gerharderasmus9750]

I don't see 300 layers

[@boulderdashforge]

@@gerharderasmus9750 😅

[@arthurholmes2210]

I don't like adding the copper to steel 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@boulderdashforge]

to each his own tastes 😉

[@russianbear2]

Incredible work and mastery but what a waste of time and material. Once you go above 20 - 30 layers they just fuze and it's not really any better compared to 30 layers, is basically just for bragging rights. Also this is JAPANESE PATTERN STEEL, not Damascus. Damascus is made with wootz steel where pattern is created by micro inclusions. Also real Damascus has better mechanical properties.

[@boulderdashforge]

Thank you, the pattern is a matter of taste. Damascus is an abuse of language but it has become part of customs and the dictionary.

[@PaithanMycerinus]

gimmick knife is a gimmick. i'd rather have quality steel, instead of....whatever that is.

[@boulderdashforge]

@@PaithanMycerinus super interesting 😂

[@davidwright4361]

What is the purpose of the 3 holes in the ricasso?

[@boulderdashforge]

it's my trademark 👍

[@johnellard1180]

That knife would be very beautiful if you would etched it in coffee, just making a suggestion.

[@boulderdashforge]

👍

[@DrparthdS]

Not needed

[@CothranMike]

The coffee acid on the copper would not work well... just my opinion of course.