Forging a Knife From an Old Ice Saw

Is this an ice saw or a hay saw? In any case its VERY cool and the steel hiding under all its rust is very nice. Despite Steve's efforts to lay an egg this one worked out.
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[@MrActiveDown]

OMG We're starting off the video with GB's tomfoolery! Thank you for listening to your subs!

[@CChan11]

The grain on that mild steel looks really interesting. Cool project!

[@davidsiedschlag6961]

WOW. I think this is prolly my favorite knife I have ever seen. Great job. I love it.

[@fuelhemi426]

Gorgeous knife!

[@leatherface711]

what an awesome blade

[@vladimirkovacevic1656]

beautiful knife and handle,i love san mai

[@contra009]

A classic GB profile, and a classic GB finish. What's not to love? Great work

[@SoSoOscar]

Steve, wanted to say that out of all you are my favorite knife maker, your creations seem to have some kind of no nonsense functional soul to them, I particularly like your forge finishes, hamon's and handle choices. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@GreenBeetle]

oh hey man, thanks!

[@CaptainTwitchy]

That’s a great knife. Love everything about it and I think it’s my favorite of the ones I’ve watched you make! 👍🏻

[@GreenBeetle]

🙏

[@dmitryk754]

That looks pretty amazing.

[@beezo2560]

Great looking knife. I love when you go exploring into old time materials to build with.

[@TheJCJexe]

Very cool "hamon" line!

[@danthemakerman]

Really nice to see you get a W on the board with these experimental mystery steel projects.

[@AstrosErin]

Old school green beetle! 🪲 love it.

[@blaksword613]

Love every day i get to see a green beetle video

[@werewolf74]

That harmon effect you achieved with the Sanmi is awesome.You just didn't have to cover the spine in clay to protect, one side refuses to harden, so it basically is a hamon. I was just typing this and you said hamon.

[@ToolsandTime]

Gorgeous knife and beautiful scales--well done!

[@ncsaddlehunter77]

As usual you have made an absolute work of art. Thank you for sharing.

[@teteuscot5098]

what and incredible looking knife, the cutting material turned out to be just about perfectly centered across the whole blade, amazing stuff Steve!

[@GreenBeetle]

Ty

[@geraldstamour1312]

Dope AF knife, Green Beetle! How about a nice sheath for it?

[@nickdavis5420]

It looks like a giant knife I love it

[@FireCreekForge]

"There may be some iron or something in here." Green Beetle, Twilight Of 2023

[@GreenBeetle]

its a gem. Keep it, treasure it.

[@ryanblystone5153]

Thank you

[@DaRealdioactiveMan]

A blade smith opening a box with a pair of scissors. Like an Italien chef ordering a pizza. From a Chinese

[@trueherbsman]

that is one sweet ass blade bro!

[@bhoiiii]

Beautiful friend. I’m guessing iron as well. Rare combination in my world.

[@jerrysanchez5453]

What a gorgeous knife.love your forge welding technique btw.might adopt it myself

[@MASI_forging]

Absolutely beautiful. Nice work dude 😊😊

[@custardthepipecat6584]

a really nice blade🖖

[@davidwilliams5749]

Love the forge finish on the spine etc, which also kind of reminds me of the rust of the original tool. Controlling that balance between "machine" perfect and the imperfect is a real art, and I've come to find that I really prefer it. Thx, Steve.

[@GreenBeetle]

Yeah I'm leaning more and more towards leaving evidence of forging on the knives whether its a forge finish or some blips of scale along spine. This is the point of owning a hand forged knife in most cases, to show that it is forged and hand made. After all high carbon forging steels are very capable but from a performance perspective inferior to modern steels.

[@Traderjoe]

Beautiful! Great job on it.

[@henkvandebeek7921]

Very cool

[@Pablo668]

Very nice work, knife turned out looking awesome. A friend of mine brought in a shovel to work once. It was an old Spears and Jackson. The shovel (spade actually) blade had actually been forged by hand rather than just pressed out of a sheet of steel. It was something to see, however boring it might be. Tbh it was also more early 20th century rather than 19th.

[@averagers_assemble]

Thats a very nice looking knife

[@jamescapps4553]

Turned out beautifully

[@BipDuncan-cb2zi]

Good looking knife

[@leppeppel]

I don't doubt your skill as a knifesmith, but I'm surprised the project went as smoothly as it did. Found material builds always seem to find ways to be more difficult than anticipated.

[@MCsCreations]

Stunning looking knife, Steve! Fantastic work!!! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊 And happy holidays!

[@melgillham462]

Idea mi GB amigo, use some 01drill rod appropriately sized of course, and hot rivet the pieces through the drilled holes...?

[@ilmbutton]

I love it! Bummed the first handle split but the second handle looks awesome! Another great knife and video

[@cainmatters6666]

I know it'd be extra work but what if you did a canister Damascus with the hardenable steel so steel powder would fill in the gaps

[@nilsfinkelmeier7113]

Wow very nice result!!

[@thecountbassy_]

Absolutely gorgeous, well done indeed.

[@mjkhan9664]

What happened to the rivet holes in the core steel? How was that dealt with?

[@DannyRiskit]

Very nice

[@GreenBeetle]

Thanks

[@williamavery9185]

Imagine turning up at knife show with blades make from your own ore....rather than from scrap from another mans efforts. Just make it shiny and bung on a handle....job done !

[@williamavery9185]

I strongly believe that a blacksmith should make his own tantra and produce his own tagahagame. It would elevate the blade maker far ahead of his peers.

[@garyleejr]

What drill bits do you use? What would you recommend as a bit for a standard battery operated hand drill?

[@GreenBeetle]

dewalt titanium coated. They have a limited lifespan but they work.

[@stormdrifter7904]

That opening sequence sure was

[@GreenBeetle]

it was indeed

[@Stoney_AKA_James]

Beautiful knife GB!

[@GreenBeetle]

ty

[@phillipturner657]

Good job Steve!

[@pagedeveloper]

maybe done a canister one???

[@DisturbedShifty]

The opening is very Bobby Duke inspired. 😅

[@GreenBeetle]

the highest compliment possible

[@bjf10]

Looks awesome!

[@BradGryphonn]

Bugger. I was hoping this would be for sale. I really like the blade construction.

[@GreenBeetle]

its available you can reach out

[@AppliedCryogenics]

Yes, let us grind our way around the butt. ..of the handle.

[@GreenBeetle]

:)

[@StuartSmithHandForgedKNives]

nooo, superglue is your friend.

[@GreenBeetle]

heheheh I thought about black CA glue :)

[@jblueforge3131]

The outer core that yoy got from the spine was a casting... Clearly proven by the embossed letter rather then stamped and the grain once etched, was homogenous. Not wrought iron but cast iron or ductile. Which is very interesting. I beleive if u tried to upset the graon at all the billet would habe failed, but the fact that you kept it all in sheet form, ita welded... Cool

[@GreenBeetle]

oh very cool thanks. i think cast would have fallen apart, maybe ductile

[@griseobarba7989]

Nice knife. 👍

[@LunarEclipsism1]

Love the way this turned out, great size and shape for a camp knife. Would have loved to see a small sharpening choil added to make it a little easier to maintain the edge in the future but that's just personal druthers

[@RNDM85]

always something

[@zachpetty2930]

You guys confuse me, awesome video tho. Glad your talking to us again

[@davidwilliams5749]

What would be the chance of you ever trying that same riveting technique on a composite-style blade? Could result in some interesting contrasts in texture/color between the cutting edge and the spine assembly.

[@GreenBeetle]

That would be interesting. I'm not sure I have the experience with rivets I'd need to pull it off.

[@garetkonigsfeld2]

I'm thinking of upgrading my anvil. What weight is the anvil you use. Nice job. I like the 2nd handle better. Thanks for taking us along 👍

[@GreenBeetle]

140lb baby rhino

[@krissteel4074]

Most hay saw's are usually a big old lump of solid ductile iron without any steel in them, mostly because old timey people were cheap bastards and wouldn't pay more than 50 cents for big hay saw. So its probably an ice saw the ICE MAN (oh god now I remember that guy with the tattoos meme) would use to process it into chunks. Probably made it a more expensive saw and the construction is by our standards, kind of bizarre. Like apart from yourself, who would you go to in walking distance to get some new blades hot riveted to something in a hurry? Product of its time! Very cool knife though with some unique materials

[@GreenBeetle]

Love it. Someone else mentioned ductile iron too. These things speak to the times they come from in so many ways. Worthwhile considering those times and holding these tools in one's hands makes them more real in a way.

[@mulepowerforge]

What I do for my handles when the blade has a forge finish or even just the typical scotch brite finish is glue the scales together with some tape, then attach them the same way to the tang leaving some excess over the ricasso. Then I drill the holes, trace the tang, remove the handle material from the knife and grind it to shape. The excess material that was over the ricasso can now be removed to whatever point you need. Basically instead of trying to match up the fronts of the individual scales you can grind both of em back to where you need. Itd make more sense with pics but thats all I got for ya.

[@Chevelle_addict]

An old tool, wanted to keep working.

[@gvozdencekicevic1322]

🤗

[@stevealford230]

... ... STEVE!

[@B_Uttered_Sausage]

Steve make an axe pleaseeeee

[@stefanwild326]

[@iscariotproject]

Sir! thats how mah ol gran pappy died in ww1 he laid and egg in the trench and slipped on it and went to the pearly gates so be careful!

[@GreenBeetle]

damned kaiser

[@willardjames2685]

First, Haha.

[@Sajuuk]

Third!