Forging a Sgian dubh Knife

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@thomasraney6553 6 ай бұрын

Dud, for your health wear safety glasses. Only takes a second to put them on. Heaven forbid a hot spec flies up and nails one of your eyes. Had an Uncle who was blinded in one eye while black smithing a horse shoe. Stay safe everyone!

@johnjude2685 6 ай бұрын

He is green 💚 Maybe he will listen

@bohurley8626 6 ай бұрын

As a smith myself, I would surmise that they were called black knives because theyvwere quick utility knives and as such they would have left a lot of the forge scale on most of um. Historical steel that had the scale polished off would have been called wite or silver steel, and steel with scale left on would be called black, thus the name black smith. There were also white smiths who delt primarily with polished steel.

@aonghusmor333 6 ай бұрын

great point I never considered that before

@ForgeDuLys 6 ай бұрын

From most of what i've seen, i think knives were usually polished at least to a basic level, i've rarely seen historical exemples of black steel knives (tho roman period butcher knives looked HORRENDOUS, as if forged by a beginner)

@DaSilva995 6 ай бұрын

That sir was a fascinating wee piece of info I did not know that! White Smith that's brilliant thanks

@leedavis7508 6 ай бұрын

I am somewhat put off by the neglect of your tools.

@ForgeDuLys 6 ай бұрын

@@leedavis7508 you don't need fancy tools to do nice things, however clean tools help make clean work, that is true. But just sayin' that you can make nice things with beaten up shit

@HobbitNinjaWizard 6 ай бұрын

Incredibly made knife, and a masterfully made video! This was so much fun to watch! There's something about glowing red metal that is just mesmerizing. Amazing work! Can't wait to see what you create next! :D

@Justin_Black 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@arkhamraised114 5 ай бұрын

Glad i found you. I really like to watch people develop and hone in their skills. Keep with it, you could be the next Alex Steele

@michastahl6303 6 ай бұрын

Just a suggestion, after your done forging submerge the blade in vinegar for 24 hours and all that scale will pretty much be gone.

@asotpan 6 ай бұрын

The "black knife" was called such as it was a concealed carry knife. It was usually worn in a sheath in the armpit or slung on a leather thong underneath a shirt around the neck. The profile of the blade was more triangular than the one made in this clip and the handle was not cylindrical but flat so that it could be easily hidden. The blade was usually single edged but sometimes it had a double edge from halfway down the back edge to the point. At gatherings or meeting the knife was tucked into the top of the hose or boot to show other the all the attendees that no malicious intent was intended. Blade lengths were usually 3-3.5inches long.

@blackhammerartisan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I agree. This one did not turn out quite as historical as I would have preferred, I appreciate you sharing this information with me.

@Marc-qo1gz 3 ай бұрын

Good video but your hammering that railroad anchor to cold. Your gonna end up with stress fractures, or micro cracks

@marianomaimone8870 4 ай бұрын

Please get your tools Outlook of the Rain. It is killing me! Please get a shed or at least cover your vice and anvil!

@osirisatot19 6 ай бұрын

Very cool to see someone using such traditional methods, but I'll still stick to my belt grinder lol. The knife came out great.

@Nikolay.B 6 ай бұрын

Дичь какая , клинок можно идеально выковать и без напильника

@leegibbs5387 6 ай бұрын

This is not meant to be negative, but you have a lot more learning to do before you try to teach. Lee Gibbs

@mountainholler290 6 ай бұрын

And you are who to judge ? 🤔

@blackhammerartisan 6 ай бұрын

Much of what we do fits into the experimental archaeology category. 👍

@leedavis7508 6 ай бұрын

@@mountainholler290 For starters, I was always taught to judge a Tradesman by how he cares for his tools.

@mountainholler290 6 ай бұрын

@@leedavis7508 You're be critical for no good reason , the man is just showing how he makes a blade , if you are better come on KZbin and show us your high standards of craftsmanship !

@geoffallert1921 4 ай бұрын

Lovely little knife. Cheers

@Shanna.l.Bentley 6 ай бұрын

I love it!!

@robertcalzadillas8224 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to show us learned so much

@donatoeufemia6029 6 ай бұрын

Bravo!!😍💛

@osricsbruk 6 ай бұрын

10/10 for your enthusiasm! How long did take?

@blackhammerartisan 6 ай бұрын

With the extra time it takes to film everything properly, it took around 16 hours, but ordinarily I could have done it in under four hours.

@osricsbruk 6 ай бұрын

Look after your joints. Mine all ache now! Too much carrying engine blocks in my younger days before getting into blacksmithing

@marblemom 5 ай бұрын

Wow! This is so awsome!

@MASI_forging 6 ай бұрын

Great making 👏👏

@uncklerichardandtheknotbum7979 5 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤ WOW!

@unachavez6491 6 ай бұрын

Even veteran smith learn new thing. all in stages ,practice and patience and technique is the keys. Remember failer is learning too. Happy smithing everyone.

@aonghusmor333 6 ай бұрын

great video

@Rayvenson 6 ай бұрын

nice Knife

@johnjude2685 6 ай бұрын

Hey KZbin teaching without glasses and millright gloves shame on you greehorn not a Blacksmith legend for sure. Unfortunately others will follow and get hurt. As you said you didn't explain much About safety thumbs down 👎