Fit a Guard like a Mastersmith Without Breaking the Bank: 15" Bowie Part. 2

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In this series of videos Kyle will be making a 15 inch bowie. This knife is being made for an online course we are offering for sale soon. This course will have several hours of in depth tips and techniques on knife making and how to build a 15 inch bowie. We wanted to take you along the ride with us and keep you up to date on this knife. So we made a special video just for you guys here on KZbin! :)
This video was kind of like a sneak peak of the bowie we are making for the online course. The KZbin version of the "course knife" was 15 minutes long, the actual online course (up to this point) is going to be about 3 to 4 hours of in-depth teachings of what Kyle is doing. We are still videoing it, so there will probably be about 3 parts for the whole KZbin "course knife" series at 10 to 15 minutes per video. I estimate that the over all course will be 6 to 15 hours long. Again, we are still videoing the "course knife", and it takes quite some time to explain things just right so knowing how long the actual online course is going to be can be difficult.
I am a full-time Mastersmith knifemaker, and I love my job! I specialize in forged fixed blade knives and also make many other types of edged art.
In March of 2007, I went to the W.F. Moran School of Bladesmithing in Old Washington, Arkansas where I took a two week class on Intro to Bladesmithing under ABS Mastersmiths Burt Gaston and Greg Neely. This is where I learned how to make a blade that would pass the ABS Journeyman Smith Performance Test, after that I took a class on Handles and Guards under ABS Mastersmith Jim Walker where I learned how to make handles out of stag, exotic woods and many other materials.
In June, 2011 I received my Mastersmith Stamp at the Atlanta BLADE Show. Now that I have been granted my MS certification I have a desire to expand my field and continue learning and teaching what I learn, God has given me all the opportunities and teachers that I’ve had and I thank Him for giving me the ability to do something I love.
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[@KyleRoyerKnives]

You guys are awesome! Leave a comment on what your favorite coffee is!

[@joeydubbs763]

I'd love to see what you can do while making a revolver brother. A .454 Casull or something like that, a real donkey kicker.

[@OutOfNamesToChoose]

Ethiopian Arabica, although I really want to try Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee

[@Cerenzie]

KyleRoyerKnives McDonalds coffee 🤩

[@73FORGE]

Great video! Scablands bushcraft coffee, very smooth

[@josephwilliamcosta]

Chromatic Keynote

[@SugarMapleForge]

The main budget tool here? Patience!!! Which we all know Kyle has a lot of! Very helpful video as usual!

[@rodneylangstroth4577]

Totally love what you did. I've struggled with getting a good fit up on my guards. Your explanation is just what I needed

[@martyyoung3611]

It's awesome to watch a maker use basic tools to make a knife.

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Hey thanks Glad you’re here Marty Dad

[@spiraknives]

Just from the videography aspect, this one is by far your best video yet (imo)! Keep going, I will watch every single video you upload with joy for the rest of my life! And thank you for sharing your knowledge with us

[@AllenNewberry]

One of the best knife making videos that I have seen. Packed with knowledge. Great delivery and editing.

[@TaceRestor]

8:56 Yes be extremely careful while burning or melting superglue. Some kinds can give off Cyanide gas which as you know is deadly

[@Timmer375]

Hey Kyle, just wanted to say that I really enjoy you work and your videos.. You are an excellent craftsman and an as good instructor.

[@wolfparty4234]

I was just looking up a video about how people do a guard fit up!!! No joking!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!! Big fan!!!

[@aricfowler6227]

Kyle, your videos are very well done. I'm a bladesmith myself and learn a great deal every time I watch you work.

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Hey thanks Aric. If you’re interested in leveling up your knife making skills check out our online courses at learnknifemaking.com Keep Forging On my friend Dad

[@mattwyeth3156]

I'm in the process off making my first hidden tang knife with guard and nut with multiple section wood handle thanks for the info

[@sleazy1drache]

Its really cool that you share this process with us. Thanks!

[@caseycardwell3308]

Awesome! I've been waiting for a tutorial like this for a long time. Thank you!

[@nateand3]

Great tutorial video man. Thank you. My favorite coffee is made right here in Port Allen, LA. Community Coffee. I like the dark roast. Strong and black.

[@RedBeardOps]

This is so good it's intimidating

[@SamPeers1]

Hey, I recently discovered your channel, really liking your attention to detail and perseverance until perfection. Great work.

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Hey thanks Sam Good to have you here my friend Glad you’re hanging out with us Merry Christmas and happy new year Dad

[@colinstu.art.]

Digging the Grady's Cold Brew bean pouches lately. Awesome video as always!

[@davidsegovia2397]

Love this!!! Please do more budget friendly stuff please!!! But don't stop with your expensive stuff either, love that too! :)

[@Kennnyboy888]

Thanks for uploading this video. Some great tips there. Your workmanship is simply awesome!

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Thanks Kenneth Good to have you here with us all Team Royer

[@NomenclaturalMan]

Amazing video Kyle! My favorite regular coffee is Jacob's Krönung, it's a German coffee, not too difficult to find if you're at a store that specializes in selling international goods.

[@alphaomega8963]

Black Rifle Coffee Freedom Blend. Love the Videos and instructions. Keep them coming.

[@codyjarvis3426]

You can tell you are very precise at what you do.. I'm the opposite. A handmade knife , I like it to be shown that it's not made by a machine . But by my hands , so perfect I dont do.. and shiny I dont care for. I like forced patina . I like a knife that looks used and worn, even when o just made it . I got to say you probably are one of the best I've seen . And tight fits like that definitely last forever. Perfect fits.. also I dont have but basic tools . If I could I would love to buy all the nice tools to make it much better and easier.. great work

[@mircog8357]

You're an awesome guy, in love with your work and not with your voice! Thank you for the teaching. I learn a lot with every of your videos! Best regards from Germany!

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

光忠MircoG Dankeschon

[@amishplumber4251]

Thank you very much for the helpful insight I was pretty good at guards before I watched this video but you helped me take it to the next level

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

You are welcome Amish Keep reaching up 💥 Team Royer

[@shanekuhn8796]

I'm just getting into making slotted guards. Thank you very much for sharing your technique.

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Good to have you here Shane You may want to check out our online courses at learnknifemaking.com There’s hours and hours of Kyle’s detailed teachings Keep Forging On my friend Dad

[@kevincolwell9575]

good job on inletting the knife into the face of the guard. Great touch. On swords, that is needed to prevent any guard wiggle. Great work. I prefer hand chisels and gravers (and maybe an airgraver). But, for simple, hand chisels work pretty well. Thanks for sharing and I hope my comments are not annoying. I am learning as we go, too.

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Bring it kevin We enjoy the conversations and banter Dad

[@nineteen-sixty-nine9373]

Excellent work. I have seen some people use a large magnet to hold the piece of metal for grinding instead of gluing wood to it.

[@SteelArtschannel]

Another amazing video ... love them ... thanks a lot for making them !

[@ethanthornton8687]

Incredible knife! I’m always intrigued by your handle material, especially with this video, and I was wondering where you buy it from. Thanks!

[@JeSsSe66]

Thankyou for this. I think I may try making my next blade with a relief fitted guard. Something I have wanted to try for a long time but never worked up the courage to do.

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Go for it! It's a little tricky and time consuming but the fit up is worth the time in my opinion. Kyle

[@garynorton8742]

Awesome! Brilliant explanations! Thank you!

[@Rogerioes1994]

Awesome video bro! Thanks from Brazil!

[@mlopezrossi]

Dear Kyle, Love your videos! You show in a really clear way how much you can improve the quality of the work (I am a newbie/Hobbist guy). For coffee, here in Argentina I buy coffee selection from a over 100 Year coffe shop named "La Puerto Rico", love all their selections.

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Grazie my friend. Really good to have you here. Can’t go wrong with a broad selection of beans ☕️🔥 Be safe and be careful. Cheers. Team Royer

[@lukewarm_fuzz]

I'm literally never going to do any of this but the instructional videos are still fun as hell to watch

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Thanks!

[@sm4rtmouth]

Nice quality vid, well done. Just one little addition, if you don´t have a rotary-tool you can file the ricasso at an taper at the very end, instead of grinding a 90° step. Also filing the handguard with the same taper gives you a pressfit with no need to close a gap and connect to any other surface up front. Shoult also be stronger since sharp corners increase the chance for stress fractures. One could also rround them off but fitting radii is way harder. Ragards Smarty

[@samararoyer243]

Ya’ll are the best! Great video Josh!

[@xxdabroxx]

I've followed you on IG for a while now but just started watching your videos. Awesome work Kyle and thanks for the videos. Great info presented very well.

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Thanks Dave We are glad you found you tracked us down Team Royer

[@waynewalker315]

Whatever coffee my wife brews for me, seriously, I have no idea 😁 Nevertheless, loved the video as always. Perfect timing as I am working on my second knife for a friend. Wakazashi/Tanto mix with fitted guard and takedown handle. Weird I guess, but I want to challenge myself with every knife I attempt to create. Thanks again Kyle and family! Wayne

[@gabrielniculae3395]

favorite coffee ? Gloria Jeans ... Favorite knife ? Bowie ... Favorite knife maker ? Kyle ... Nice videos man , I'm learnig a lot !!! Thank you from Romania !!!

[@nikknives9352]

Wow Master teaching! Very good Kyle

[@philipverity113]

Always Tea! Great tips & pointers 👍🏻

[@trevorjenkinson1333]

I dont drink coffee. Awesome video you guys! Really beautiful work Royer family! Great audio and perfect editing 👌👌👌

[@user-jd6wc3zz5h]

Very very good video. Thanks master! P.s. Sorry of my English. I dont speak him. (I am from Russia).

[@singJJBplay]

Your English is better than my Russian! Горячий привет из Нью-Йорка! (Google Translate.)

[@Anmobgoccult20]

Everything is the best master Kyil, bravo and full respect and bow, from old bg.

[@lsubslimed]

Excellent instructions! Nice to know I'm doing at least some things the "right" way lol, I even have a couple homemade broaches shaped like yours with a single tooth 👍😉. I haven't actually inlayed a guard onto the ricasso yet, so I've found that it helps to have the guard face close to the final grit it will be finished at so that once I get that water-tight and light/shadow free fit up, I don't end up needing to remove even a thousandth or so, which has caused me to have to do a bit of extra filing in the past. I was thinking It might also help to let others following along with your online course know that they can just use sandpaper on a granite or glass surface plate if they don't have a disc grinder, which doesn't seem to be quite as common as a belt grinder in the shop. I'm looking forward to seeing the handle sculpting, I've been meaning to try that palm-scallop shape for a while. Thanks for sharing, guys :-)

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Yes, thanks for the tip about letting people in the course know how to flatten things with sandpaper and a flat surface. I'll be sure to go over that in the course. That's what I did before the disk sander and still use that method from time to time but forgot to go over it so far in the course. Kyle

[@tripodb.3706]

I just subscribed today. Just watched the video of the sword that took you three months. Awesome blade. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@LinChio]

thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!

[@adilsonbuzk]

Very good Kyle, thanks for sharing!

[@ryanpearson3337]

Awesome work as always 👍

[@yamnik]

Great video! Nespresso cafe. Voluto flavor. I used to buy Swedish coffee at IKEA.

[@jeffreyoldham55]

Tis the season for iced frappaccino. I take mine with a shot of Bailey's Irish Cream. 😋

[@RodneyPike]

Always enjoy your content here and on Instagram

[@paultwood5170]

Great content once again,,thank you

[@austinpoper6907]

Awesome video, thanks for all the incredible content!

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Glad you’re here my friend Dad

[@arvilmaddox6666]

After watching you and a couple other Smiths my favorite coffee has become Nescafe

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Lol, yeah, you're right. Nescafe might be my favorite now that I you mention it! Kyle

[@markkerr874]

OMG, Green Mountain Coffee, Dark Magic , Keurig!!!! Whoa, very good.

[@gundanium3126]

great video learned a new trick. another way to get a good fit with minimum tooling is hot fitting. maybe you could cover that in your next course? Keep up the good work.

[@davebowles9023]

Nice work man

[@drgearknives8090]

I was wondering what type and brand of files you use because I struggle with finding sharp files? Thank you for the content.

[@TobyFireandSteel]

Beautiful fit up as always mate. And always love your editing style.

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Thanks Toby We appreciate that .Will tell the crew ,Team Royer Dad

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Awesome video as ever mate, thankyou for sharing your knowledge and passion! My favourite coffee at the moment is Black Rifle Coffee's Beyond Black

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Thanks Sam! I enjoy your your podcast, just listened to the latest episode yesterday while working on a sheath. Kyle

[@evaderknives]

Awesome tips, I've only made 1 or 2 hidden tangs. Like you said, I usually use the mill for cutting out out slots too... Have you ever tried a centering bit(like for a lathe) to start your holes? I had a friend that swore by a punch, but i find the centering bit so much more reliable & precise. Also, with little pieces, i usually use vice grips to hold it, better grip & more flexibility... I'll have to refer back to this video on the next hidden tang i do... Hope all is well, take it easy...

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Yes, I've got a centering bit that I didn't even think of using this time. Good idea that would have worked well I think. Kyle

[@K3Flyguy]

Well done, I subscribed! Thank you!

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Hey good to have you hanging out with us all michael. Be safe and be careful my friend Dad

[@grantpickens2704]

I like "dosomeaccordiondamascus" coffee, it's soooo good oh boy I tell ya

[@dannyjames8350]

I learned two things from this comment. What Accordion Damascus is and isn't (isn't a coffee!) Haha!

[@INGJMA]

Una eminencia. Mil gracias por querer educar.

[@wfacutelaria5163]

The design of this blade became magical

[@Bartleyblades]

Great video Kyle. Learning a lot from you sir. Do you happen to have a link or model of the hand tool you were using and the burr for the guard?

[@rossmoffett1342]

Great video!

[@mphRagnarok]

Kyle, instead of using a burr to cut the pocket for the ricasso, you can use masking tape and electro etching. You already use the etching for your maker's mark. You can use the same technique to etch that shallow relief.

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

We grind the plunge grind with a custom platen we made. Merry Christmas my friend

[@walterromano8022]

Espectacular gracias por el video

[@James101x]

Kyle, nice work! what is the spray you use after applying super glue to the wood block?

[@nakotaapache4674]

Masterly Explanations. thanks for.

[@chrischrisson7921]

Amazing work my man. question- what is that tool you are using that draws that line across the handle? the one that sits on the table to find s center line?

[@nizamuddinansari1317]

Beautiful working

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Thanks Niz Team Royer

[@pr0faker]

also important to have good files, maybe a bit of a obvious one but you know the difference when you get a good one vs a cheapo one on metal. But its nice you go into detail how you get it to fit right. I'm also making a little knife as a little try-out project and seeing how cheap equipment and not using the right tools to get it to fit, so now I need to do a shitload of grinding to get the handle to be square to the blade :(

[@Hisdudeness799]

This guy is a national treasure.

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Thanks Bobby’smiddle Boy We appreciate you hanging out with us!🔥 Team Royer

[@nathanleaming448]

Thanks for showing this. I'm new to knife making. I've been putting off trying a hidden tang because rarely does someone show technique without payment required using everyday tools. Thank you. I know you said you are using a lathe to make your pommel nut, any non lathe ideas to accomplish a similar result? TIA, God bless.

[@krknfmkr8919]

I just use a tap and die for that. Once you get the tap and die handles the taps and dies are fairly inexpensive

[@brandonaustin7213]

that was a good idea with the drill bit.

[@bradquill513]

Hey kyle, love your videos. How thick is the material for the spacer, and is it thicker than the pommel? cheers

[@tygs6984]

More More More More! We want more!

[@msblades5382]

Bad assed video guys thanks for this one... What are the needle file brand you use??? Martin

[@4your.837]

Just subscribed. Your work is sooo amazing. Regards

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Thanks 4you R Glad you’re enjoying the vids Dad

[@OutOfNamesToChoose]

Those broaches were pretty neat!

[@reneemills-mistretta790]

Cafe Verona is my all time favorite of all coffees.

[@davidcapes9629]

Illy, Lavazza, or Blue mountain Jamaican. Mostly the dark roasts. Fantastic videos

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Very nice

[@davidmorgan7586]

OYEA THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEOS THERE AWSOME THANK YOU

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Hey thanks David Cheers Dad

[@Michael-mk8nf]

my favorite coffee would be that one drinking in your shop!

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Caffeine up Michael 😎 Jeff/dad

[@jamesball7322]

Thank you

[@NordicEdge]

great video, thank you for sharing your process! Bjorn

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Merci Creative Man Cheers Dad

[@BengtRosini13]

My favorite coffee is Jamaican Blue Mountain. But I also like a good quality Kona, as well as the buttery taste of Guatemalan

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Spectacular 👍🏻☕️🔥⚔️

[@grubkiller4616]

It should be mentioned since I don’t remember Kyle saying it in the video if you don’t have a disk sander granite blocks are great for getting things flat you can usually get them for free from custom stone countertop places or tombstone makers. Alternatively you can just buy them from pretty much any place that sells precision equipment

[@honeysilveira2203]

And my guard don't fit again and again, but i will try forever, thanks for the video, give me hope lol

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

You can do it Honey. Keep Forging On. Chao. Dad

[@stevenjennings8347]

Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya 🙏

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Hey thanks brother. Dad

[@stevenjennings8347]

You're Welcome

[@ciniminisman]

Amazing work, great video. Is there a reason you gave the tang a curve? Fitting is way simpler if the tang is straight 😅

[@skoitch]

You’re possibly the best knife maker on the planet, I’d love to see a mosaic Damascus blade with an integral guard.

[@pellelind897]

Grettings from Sweden. You are the greatest knife maker. Aslo , the only coffee is swedish coffee

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Welcome Pelle from Sweden Glad you are hanging out with us Pelle. Don’t remember having swedish coffee 🤔. What is a specific label you prefer? We will try to find it here in the US. Dad

[@michaelrobertson8795]

I'm getting there I'm slowly collecting equipment that makes it easier for me

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Great Michael That’s the way to do it We still work that way Dad

[@caiosab2]

"Without Breaking the Bank" hehehehehehe you're the best! So.. Coffe is coffe! Anyone is good idea!

[@davidspin5353]

As certified welder I'm qualified to say, you got skills!

[@str8trpn892]

You should try one of the Handle Broaches that Neels Van Den Berg makes, Alec Steele Co sells them, love your work and video's, very informative!

[@KyleRoyerKnives]

Hey thanks Adam When we get frustrated enough about tooling sometimes we break down and build our own. Just made a broach this week for a handle 👍🏻👍🏻☕️⚔️ Team Royer