Forging A Knife With Nails!

Thanks to STANCO for the wicked cool stuff. Canister damascus with nails? Got dat. New, finer, 1095 powdered steel? We got dat. Homemade sandpaper micarta for handles? A for effort but NOPE!
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It's been pointed out I didn't quench the tang and that is why the etch wasn't as visible there. Tru!
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[@WillFuI]

Thank u for the great pfp from 4:40-4:50. Been great all this time

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I hope you Still alive Bro, enjoy tour family and tour life...

[@larry6130]

Stop lying

[@rileybranting7099]

0:38 "I've done this before, it usually works" A true master of his trade

[@PracticalRenaissance]

NAILED IT!

[@GreenBeetle]

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Lol

[@chabka34]

God damn it beat me to it

[@Numbers__]

Figured I'd see someone talking about how the knife was "hard as nails" but that is close enough...

[@nickames8813]

Practical Renaissance HA!!!!

[@ctsugusergroup1397]

That’s awesome every time I watch it. More please of the nickel line, it makes the knife stand out

[@streetgangtm]

I love how often you include your failed pieces. You always see on TV or documentaries etc where they always say "One wrong strike and it could be all over" or "If we hear such and such during the quenching we have to start over" yet it somehow always works out. It's awesome to see the actual process in honest detail

[@coen8323]

Stealth Bobber that's because TV is 9 times out of 10 fake

[@bumpadump6992]

I have no idea why, but I love this video so much. Every time I see it on my list I just have to watch it. You did an amazing job, SIr.

[@Zoidberg227]

Of all your knife builds I've watched, this one is probably the coolest. Love that dark dark edge and the bright nickel stripe, and the prominence of some of the nails.

[@DavidSanchez-kk5wo]

This guy is good plus he is funny!!!! I love the robot. This is the type of person that I would love to have as a teacher and as a friend. Great sense of humor and an awesome job

[@finnice]

Wow that is in my opinion the most beautiful knives you've made so far; texture, colour, shape... really shows your skills are improving you made that look easy!

[@lamproknives]

You're the only one to try those crazy damascus experiment, always wonderful

[@Johnboy333]

I go to your store every time I am in Tulsa. My daughter and I love it. Thank you for offering great priced knives for knife lovers.

[@fortj3]

You certainly have a way with steel. I salute you, and all the effort you put into your knives.

[@JKnight]

This is the prettiest knife I've ever seen you make. Absolutely love it. The nails came out just right and that thin nickel line was just superb. Amazing craftsmanship.

[@knutlyd]

Watching your work is like a spiritual experience.

[@alexcallen9729]

That green beetle is a beautiful knife. Well done! the nickel strand throughout the blade had me sold.

[@chrispychickin]

Wow, this knife is straight up stunning. Definitely my favourite one of yours thus far. I love the fine nickel line following along the transition of steel types... You are truly an amazing artist

[@MarekTabi]

in each video will learn something new :) awesome work :)

[@matthewfakes2916]

How on Earth may I be blessed enough to purchase a knife just like this? It is my Dream Come True knife.... Thank you for the awesome video. Matthew Fakes.

[@brandoncox7460]

That was awesome. I really like the line from the nickel , it shows up so bright next to that 1095. Great work GB, keep up the good work!!!!!

[@fritzdanielzik5543]

Making damascus steel without a powerhammer is a respectable work. The knife got really pretty.

[@tonybowers9490]

May be the best looking knife you've done so far. I like it a lot. Thanks for sharing!

[@Meanderingsomething]

Why has no one said this yet. GB you nailed it.

[@GreenBeetle]

boom

[@JosephGarriganIII]

Glad I saw this one. Have a bunch of nails from the mid 1800's I want to try this with.

[@mikeobarr8589]

God that's beautiful. Probably your best looking piece so far. That faux hamon you made with that nickel is amazing. Well done.

[@TestinDaCable]

Kudos, sir. That nail knife looks absolutely stunning!

[@edgarderschmied4497]

Wow, i think that is the most beautiful knive you have ever made. Really, really cool knife!

[@iamneophyte]

For me it's the prettiest knife you've forged so far, and I've been watching you for about 2 years now! Hands down one of me favourite yt-channels. Keep it up, mate!

[@Fauxjob]

This and the fish hook have been my favorite of your canisters. You've really upped your finishing work, especially on the ricassos.

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Awesome knife Sir !!!!!!!!!!!!! The wood you choose for your handles is gorgeous looking. Well Done

[@aries_9130]

That is FREAKING AMAZING! Love the bright line of nickel as well as the "color fade" in the blade. Awesome!

[@4562jim]

beautiful loved that you could see the nails in the etch

[@GranTorino49]

That turned out great.....good move adding that single sheet!

[@peterk5780]

Beautiful pattern there with all those nails. The nickel line is really bright and goergous! Lovely piece of work done there I must say. Cant get over the nickel line somewhat creating a sort of a hamon line making the knife look even better. Thenk you for this film which has inspired me even more to start tha journey down the path of knife making. Best of luck!!!

[@jeffersonhenn1086]

Wow, beautiful!!!

[@mggcomputers]

I can't even believe that you can make a knife that nice out of nails and a piece of square tube and some powder. Really cool video dude I want that knife I love how the spine is so thick you Blu my mind.

[@malignantastralinfestation5834]

That is a phenomenal knife. Beetle, your knives have improved so much, that's absolutely gorgeous. I'm very impressed!

[@danielmitchell5615]

Followed this channel for months and just realized we are in the same city. I saw a billboard recently. Great work!!!

[@zlohhcub6]

One of the most beautiful knives I've seen you make.

[@Landrew0]

Aside from good looks, does this knife have any special toughness due to the combination of different steels?

[@tofanedward9049]

Landrew0 sure. The edge is 1095 wich is a great steel and the spine is softer steel (nails are made from mild steel) so it absorbs shock easier. That caracteristics make a sharp and durable knife.😉

[@Shab-z]

Awesome work as always. Love that you keep challenging yourself

[@hankjenkins769]

This is one of my favorites you have made so far. Great work, thanks for sharing this

[@NathanNostaw]

Those nails look great. Well worth the effort.

[@messser]

Very , very, very awesome and beautifull. Thanks for WIP

[@StevaManStevaMan]

excellent work and all the explanations...especially when it comes to the quenching and tempering...only the sky is the limit :-)))

[@mark16443]

heat treated steel etches differently. since you only hardened the blade it will etch differently from the handle. beautiful knife. i love how you can actually see the nails. hopefully i can get my forge back together soon and give this a go

[@blakeh81]

mark16443 yep, that’s exactly what i was going to say. You really hit the nail on the head with that one 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@thecountbassy_]

That has to be the best looking knife I've ever seen.

[@ערןשולנר]

This is an astounding blade! Great job!

[@homeyshlitz]

You nailed that on the head. Good job man.

[@Jamasterev]

This is awesome. I think it's my favorite that you've done so far.

[@TristanDare]

The reason I think why it did not etch as well on the handle part, is because you only heat treated the blade. The part that is heat treated will expose the pattern better, it gives a better contrast between the steels. The part that is not heat-treated will show a very faint pattern, not as good as it would heat-treated. That's why a lot of knifemakers quench the whole blade, because they want the pattern to be exposed throughout the whole blade and handle. Very similar to Hamons, when you heat treat only a certain part of the blade, which is the cutting edge, it will etch differently than the part that is not heat treated. Hope this helps you out with your up-coming projects!

[@AustrianJager]

Just beautiful! Like the thickness of the steel!

[@p7rox]

The blade and the handle together look so beautiful! Amazing job

[@thetruejay20]

Subbed, very happy to find a black smith that does commentary on their videos!

[@atxtalon1]

I wish you had put this one on eBay. Beautiful work can’t wait till you make another. Thanks for the great videos.

[@IRONHEAD12701]

That nickel strip really paid off. Made it stand out sweet. Great job. Keep up the good work.

[@alejandrogranados2028]

By far the prettiest knife I’ve seen in a while... would like one of my own but with maybe some red construction paper or cloth layered into the sand paper

[@terrychrist535]

Turned out beautiful. You do wonderful work. 👍😝

[@APs.Custom.knives]

The fact you do this by hand is inspiring to those of use with no press or phammer

[@alexisboutin6640]

Really cool stuff with the nickel to separate the 1095 edge! good job!

[@tamasmihaly1]

Last nail in the coffin. I subbed so good.

[@bigpappahemi4263]

That is the most inventive use of a jigsaw I have ever seen!

[@eldestsucubus]

that nickel line is beautiful. what a fantastic looking knife.

[@thebmac]

That dark edge and the bright nickle line looks awesome!. Always look forward to your videos and your style. Good experiment on making the micarta. At least me know now that it doesn't look so good

[@TheDrumminjay]

Ha! The robot, I love it! Good work man, it’s a beautiful knife. That line of nickel is pretty sweet looking too.

[@nortagnan2135]

Think this is my favourite knife you've made, really like the pattern, shape, and handle.

[@stephenmerck5931]

Man you hit the nail on the head with this one.👍👍

[@kchee1111]

hardened high carbon steel will etch darker than soft high carbon. Thanks for videoing all your work. I enjoy watching!

[@Ron3343]

New to the channel and I have to say.... "That is one SICK, SICK KNIFE!!"

[@TristanDare]

That is so darn cool, great work as always!

[@Steve_Just_Steve]

Collaboration with Essential Craftsman?!?!?! Hell Yeah!!!! I'm betting that will be FN EPIC! He just posted am amazing vid of Cy forging a knife and telling some of the best stories I've ever heard.

[@GreenBeetle]

Scott has sent me some pics of the swords and axes he's made. He is VERY talented, perhaps he'll put up a video of him forging a blade soon.

[@Steve_Just_Steve]

I hope so but I enjoy every vid of his and yours. Thanks for all great vids man. One of my favs is the Sugaring vid you did, would love to see more on carbonizing and/or hardening and heat treat from ya. You do a great job of showing what happens when you try new things. ATB

[@wayned5872]

That's crazy cool ...the nails & nickel knife...nice job..GB

[@DaebakMonkey]

That knife is freaking gorgeous!!!

[@mavos1211]

Absolutely stunning knife! And as always a pleasure to watch you work.

[@johnwaw6363]

Love the essential craftsmen's channel! Beauty knife!

[@mackattack5299]

Very therapeutic watching a master at work. Nice work - truly.

[@Flame122345]

You really hit the nail on the head with this one that knife looks hard as nails

[@JamieBainbridge]

This is one of the nicest looking you've done.

[@darrelllogan1274]

That's a pretty cool knife. Well done.

[@mitch3384]

This is probably a very random compliment, but the way you folded up the canister like it was a box of milk was just beautiful.

[@bogomir67]

Sandpaper Micarta: Great idea! Although I think it might delaminate because the epoxy won't penetrate the paper all the way through (I had that happen with thick dyed paper), her is an idea: If you alternate sides when you stack the paper (paper on paper, sand on sand), the pattern would maybe come out a bit more? I have a whole box full of old grinding cloth, maybe I'll try this myself. Great Knife, btw!!!

[@deannederhoff]

Looked cool.i know all about the furnace gloves and stuff.i worked at marshalltown trowel,a company Dave Lennox started over 140 yrs ago.ran a furnace that burnt 2300 degrees.was neat running equipment,rolls,hammers and such that were 50 to 70 yrs old

[@erichklett4847]

Maybe my favorite knife you have done yet. I would love to see you do a canister damascus project like this with 52100 steel.

[@tomohawk5567]

Now that's a handy knife, and I would buy it.

[@StealthyOgre]

That nickle strip almost looks like an integrated hamon line. So cool!

[@BakeR5353]

thats one of the coolest knife blades ive ever seen!! good job man keep it up

[@DiesInEveryFilm]

Awesome stuff buddy thanks for sharing. Trying to build knives from different things on my channel now I'm catching up on all my work 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@yetanotheaverageguy]

Killer content and great knives. I'm always stoked when you release a video.

[@NuManXplore]

As always, very interesting and informative video! I love the bits of humour thrown in there as well. Knife turned out awesome!

[@Ceo8203]

I respect your channel you showed your mistake an why. You just got a new subscriber!!! Oh thanks for the glove dance party moves gotta make sure I use them .

[@mikeobarr8589]

I need the Green Beetle logo and name placed over the grinder like it always has been. The fate of the universe is in your hands!

[@GreenBeetle]

It's in my biceps. So we good.

[@mikeobarr8589]

Ahhhhhhh the twin "Gargantuan" artillery pieces. Thank goodness you reminded me. I feel better.

[@Noochi]

Your knives are gorgeous, very nice work

[@JustinTopp]

I think this is possibly my favorite or one of my favorite knives you have ever made

[@genesiseli1461]

That knife is so cool..really awesome work brother!!

[@LincolnSixAlpha]

Beautiful knife. Enjoyed the video as well!

[@TheTikibuster]

I look forward to these videos, great work.

[@barrymccaulkiner4232]

that knife is beautiful. My favorite one that you have made.

[@Raizeen997]

I saw that video almost 5 times. U are amazing mannnn!!!

[@2tommyrad]

Very very cool. Really dig the nail silhouettes and the lightning rod of nickel. Maybe a knife of guitar strings?

[@AddictedtoProjects]

Here's a whacky idea; You've been trying to make a knife out of drill shavings for a while. Have you considered using *SCREWS* (as in un-coated wood screws)? They are usually nice, hard steel, and they have that twisted body. So you may actually end up with nice curls in the damascus? Worth considering, or hare-brained?

[@HalfmoonForge]

Addicted to Projects what about carbon steel springs? Flattened out it would be a great spiral effect that should be really pronounced. I thought about trying it

[@AddictedtoProjects]

Yeah, I think that's an even better option!! :)

[@HalfmoonForge]

Addicted to Projects carbon steel springs + higher nickel steel springs combined with powdered steel would be an awesome mash up.

[@pizzapizza2424]

Addicted to Projects its a good idea but if you can't use the shavings then you throw them away. Its kinda like how you use a magnet to pick up your grinding dust to reuse it

[@GreenBeetle]

The only screws I've ever found are either coated or stainless. So, a few weeks ago I tried marine grade 316 stainless. Only about half the surfaces welded and there were some gaps in the screw driver slots. So even if I find uncoated carbon steel screws I would have to figure a way to keep gaps out of the screw driver slots. Would look pretty cool though.

[@CryoGenUK]

Beautiful knife, the contrasts really pop. :D