Forging a Bowie knife that my subscribers voted for. I've wanted one of these for a very long time

This knife has been long in the making. I've always wanted a Bowie knife, and finally, the time has come. This knife has all the details of a bowie knife, yet it is not a real thing. The real thing is a story for another day.
Don't get me wrong-this will be a great knife. But in all honesty, it's more of a remake of Croccidial Dundee's Knife than a stand-alone bower knife. That little fact makes me so happy!
I gave 5 categories for KZbin views to vote for. In the end, this knife was voted on. It is 15 inches in length, sharp on both sides of the drop tip, has a clean spine, a deep fuller, and finally, a stacked leather handle. Drawing it up, it kind of looks like a Dundee knife.
In this video, I discuss the foregoing part of this project. I spent nine hours in the forge burning just two bags of charcoal, which is around 30 lbs, and it was worth every second.
I hope you enjoy the process.
The next video will be about filling, carving the fuller, and most likely shaping the hand guard and pommel.
I have so much to do, I best get back to work.
00:00 Introduction
00:13 Cutting the steel for the knife
01:05 Testing the Steel
02:31 The beginning of the forging process
02:41 Forging the tang for this knife
03:05 Shaping the tongs for the work
03:52 Back to forging this knife tang
05:28 Its too bright in here!
05:47 The last of the tang
07:40 Forging the blade of the Bowie
10:36 Forging the drop tip of the knife
13:08 Forging the cutting edge
14:45 Fixing the Drop tip before it gets out of hand
16:56 Back to forging the blade and cleaning up the surface
18:27 The forging for this Bowie knife is finished

[@JudagDaMighty]

Dude you got this!!! It’s going to be a lit knife!!

[@Ninedirections]

You're awesome! hell ya it will!

[@JudagDaMighty]

@@NinedirectionsI’d love to see you make a historically accurate wakizashi or tanto, I think it would be lit and me personally I am working on one my self

[@JudagDaMighty]

Also for fullering you can make a jig for your sander that’s goes left and right if you have a small enough contact wheel

[@RyanR-ty2nw]

I love the design you settled on. Though I have to admit... It looks a lot like the Crocodile Dundee bowie. But I've always loved that design, so... fair play, I say! 👍👍

[@nickbutler9831]

The tang you can do one of two things. You can weld on a screw or bolt and tap a hole into the pommel or you can form the tang into a cylinder and use a diy to add threads to the tang

[@JudagDaMighty]

Or maybe forge weld a low carbon piece of steel to the tang and it can go through the pommel and he can peen it

[@nickbutler9831]

@@JudagDaMighty in my opinion, peening a stacked leather handle is a bit dumb, only because leather will go bad and having it threaded means you can take it apart to replace leather rings

[@JudagDaMighty]

@@nickbutler9831I forgot about the fact it’s leather my bad lol

[@Ninedirections]

I like the idea of taping the pommel. Then I can always fix or replace it.

[@Ninedirections]

I'm with you, to peen it is the last option.

[@Jude-iy3ri]

What the purpose for dipping the hammer in water, before shaping the steel.

[@draven3838]

You need to make you some bladesmithing tongs just for flat stock holding

[@Zak-yp9jy]

Not if the piece is long enough to handle.

[@jmbstudio6873]

5160 makes good knives. No need for snap test as this is not a high carbon steel. It is an alloy. Forge On!!!

[@keelall1382]

This guy soumds exactly like Dabiel Tosh

[@zykon1455]

When would i be invited to make historical weapons?,love your videos pal

[@Code4King-tg2ig]

Ive just been whatching you all i had to see is your dL-44 from star wars your a forger and a martial artist/fighter turned me right on 😂

[@bobhope4949]

Probably could of just cut it to shape, take it to a grinder temper than sharpen with what you were working with lol

[@user-sr8pm7eg8b]

Hi. Where Do you come from? I like your style, but to Make a samuraisword is little bit diffrent. 🛸😉😙🙂🤗 Edit

[@B.Grant207]

ALWAYS QUENCH WITH OIL NOT WATER PEOPLE, ITS BASIC CHEMISTRY..?? WATER QUENCHING MAKES METAL BRITTLE AND BREAK EASY, OIL ACTUALLY HARDENS

[@mariaconcepcionrodriguezhe2850]

80iq max

[@Macandog147]

Actually it’s advanced chemistry

[@coltenlester9426]

So does water lol. Water is just often too much too fast.

[@bobhope4949]

Then I can break my blade off in the stomach of my enemies!!!!! I’ve used water on all my file knives……. Lol also used the stove top to heat em up lol