Making a Knife With Bird Shot

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BOOM - Bird Shot! Brah, check tha mic. Make a knife with bird shot and a shotgun barrel. Then carburize the edge and put swingin' zebra wood handles on it. Yah.
Triple quench? Yep, I've looked at grain size in hypereutectoid steels with sequential quenches instead of thermal cycling in my shop. It shrinks dat grain tho.
When I'm talking about quenching and etching knife steel in the video I'm primarily referring to simple carbon forging steels. The addition of alloys such as in tool steel & stainless steel changes the game in most cases.
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[@madmayhem2000]

You sir, have rapidly become my favourite KZbin bladesmith. Love that you're getting more comfortable I'm front of the camera and adding humour to your videos. Keep those videos coming!

[@nobodynever4326]

You are the reason I started knifemaking as a hobby few months ago. And you are the reason I will move from Switzerland to Scotland to start my apprenticeship as bladesmith. Thank you

[@GreenBeetle]

VERY NICE and CONGRATULATIONS!

[@kelvinklauck]

1 year later... How did you do?

[@afrog2666]

Very cool!

[@afrog2666]

@@kelvinklauck He`s probably hammering right now hehe

[@ryanho7647]

im just starting a week ago, this thing make me very excited bro. wait my channel, i will make some clip.

[@wvbonbonqueen]

I may not know anything about Knife Making, but... I love watching you make knives from different materials. You are very good at describing what you are doing, why you are doing it and how well it all works. Thanks for the great videos. I love watching you making knives. You are very interesting to watch. Keep them coming.

[@SharpWorks]

That is such a cool knife, love the zebra wood! I'll be honest I geeked out when I saw that pattern too.

[@aidanfeeney8228]

I think that your work is beautiful and i love how you continue to donate out of your kindness

[@gorisenke]

This is probably one of your more beautiful looking canister Damascus knives. The spots are simple and elegant and have a clean contrast with the linear wood. Altogether, it's a fantastic blend and it looks amazing.

[@Simplelittlelife]

I learn so much from watching your videos Steve! I sure appreciate all of the work that you put into them awesome post-production. Thank you!

[@GreenBeetle]

thank you, sir. that's high praise coming from you. we all need you to put up some instructional grinding videos ASAP. (i'm jealous of your grind lines)

[@claytonthomas7716]

the fact that you put the proceeds towards charity is amazing

[@chetlockwood1491]

What a beautiful example of the bladesmith's art, Your creativity is exceptional !!!!!!!

[@mndlessdrwer]

that thing is so freaking cool. I'm so glad that the carburization worked, because that is such a nice pattern.

[@MFO46]

I watch 'Green Beetle' because home forging is growing in popularity, and because of the humor involved!

[@lisaannfitzgerald3959]

Thanks for thinking outside of the box 😁😀, love to see odd materials used and the results are so surprising!!

[@lisaannfitzgerald3959]

I'm honored by your recognition of my comment. 😎

[@davidrahn9903]

My previous statement still stands. Fun video, wreaks of This Old Tony, beautiful knife. Thanks for giving me a reason to watch it again so soon.

[@KnowArt]

That knife is freaking amazing! And you even sell it for charity!? Man, you're too good for this world!

[@dannyarrowheadstalker3054]

That almost gives the look of the raindrop design. Nice work never the less!!

[@jak4774]

that's an awesome looking knife. and thanks for the commentary. I like hearing the thoughts of the guy who is doing the project while he's doing it. keep up the good work

[@nateleonhardt5424]

this is quite possibly the coolest Damascus etch I have ever seen! probably because I love bird hunting lol

[@GoldenGrenadier]

is there a talented gun smith out there that has made a gun barrel out of knives?

[@shiro-r4m]

That could be possible, in the past damascus gun barrels were sometimes made

[@MayerAudax]

I don't think they had time to that back then because making a barrel out of steel is smarter and faster than making it out of a knife.

[@GARFIELD191972]

Golden Grenadier I would love to see that for certain! That would totally blow me away that's for bloody certain. But what would be even cooler is having DemolitionRanch feature and fire it and do it like a showcase if there was a knife to go along with it yeah that would be ticket.

[@efrainrodriguez6311]

Becoming a Blacksmith would be a rewarding profession indeed.

[@JackyMKLeung]

Nicely edited, I enjoy watching your work while you narrate, thanks for sharing.

[@randoprior4130]

Watching this video again and I gotta say man this is my favourite of all of Green Beetles knives! I love the zebrawood scales and the black liners, and the pattern on the spine and edge of the Tang is so sick!

[@AppealPlay]

WOW! That blade pattern is magnificent!

[@willweis1386]

very creative pattern ideas! I love how you use common steel objects to make knives.

[@he-mansuncle7661]

Awesome job GB!!! One way to make sure all air pockets are out of the canister is drill a small hole on the top of the canister and spray WD-40 in it. This was done after the canister was sealed. It's suppose to create a "flash" and release all the oxygen. My favorite intro's!!! Haha! Loved the sweet move after the heat treat. Great video as always!!

[@LILMADERR23]

I love the "dad jokes" thrown in the video. Makes it comedic and more fun to watch :)

[@bullmilk]

That's just plain awesome. Love the pellet pattern that showed up at the end.

[@theothertoddg]

Probably my favorite knife so far.

[@otterconnor942]

I'm quite enjoying the silliness!

[@DreamPen]

Proof of concept. Try it again, refining the process to remove errors and the like. Keep up the good work!

[@RichChh]

I love how the shots looks like cells!

[@TheDecoyDude]

I've seen many Damascus steel ideas but this is by far my favorite! You better make more like this because I want one haha This is creative genius!!!

[@jasoncox6058]

Great stuff!! Love the knives (the process) and the commentary! The combination makes these videos rise above the rest! Hope to see another project soon!

[@mangoldart511]

This is one of my favorite videos of your work!

[@JoshPricePlus]

love all your videos and knives.. but I think this is my fave so far.. love the shape, finish, pattern.. everything.

[@jason561120]

one of the coolest looking knives I ever seen forged by an at home smith.

[@rhubarbpie2027]

The commentary always makes me chuckle haha. Excellent video, I always enjoy seeing you produce these tools!

[@castledomeknives9395]

Project was such a * BLAST*!!

[@jasonpatowsky6929]

Looks like someone had fun making this video :D By the way, I think this is probably the best looking knife you've made.

[@ClassicPopble]

This and the fish hook one are my favorites

[@tamariderr]

Mannnn, what a stunning knife. Nailed it once again

[@JustinEdinborough]

Looks beautiful. I would have never thought of bird shot.. B.A.

[@bill45a1]

Very nice. Love the "unusualness" if this knife!!! Very cool indeed!

[@keenaheaton8853]

Favorite so far! Love that pattern and I hate I missed the auction!

[@condacis]

I love your videos man! I think its awesome how you are getting into your own style now, kinda opening up more and more, used to be very quiet vids and now there's comedy and sound effects. You're awesome man, stay awesome!

[@Pashinski1]

Awesome job! I love the pattern. Definitely explore this further.

[@SirPsychoRHCP]

Nice work. Very interesting seeing you use a carburizing process. You can invest in a carburizing stop-off you paint on to the work where you don’t want a case depth of carbon. Let it cure before soaking in the oven. We use this technique in the gear manufacturing industry.

[@TsmithJustin]

Re-upload? that's fine I'll watch again. love your videos friend. keep up the good work.

[@TsmithJustin]

Green Beetle ah! Roger that. don't want the trolls to get that. are you still based out of the tulsa area?

[@jsblacksmith858]

Green Beetle your videos inspired me to start knife makin...i love your videos and please keep up your great qualitiy of content...actially i am saving my money right now to get a forge and anvil to jump into blacksmithing...GREAT VIDEOS!

[@GreenBeetle]

yep

[@GreenBeetle]

nice!

[@randoprior4130]

Lego MOC-Building hey friend it is quite possible to make a charcoal forge for less than $50. what I used for my first forge was a brake drum with the main hole covered with a plate of steel with holes drilled In it. then just run a pipe up from the bottom and attach a hair dryer to the pipe. fill the drum with lump charcoal, not briquettes and start lighting it with a blow torch and then turn on the hair dryer. this is a very effective first forge and it is even capable of melting steel! I have done it! another option would be looked up "soup can forge". this will allow you to start forging small blades! if you need an anvil I recommend walking down some train tracks and look for a small enough section to move. good luck it is such a rewarding hobby!!!

[@exebba7523]

I like the new attitude and editing, I think it spices up the video

[@jrh0369]

Wow I love that pattern. I think the gaps and some contrast.

[@msblades5382]

There is also stainless steel shot that is used for duck/goose/turkey. I am unsure of its catbon content though this is what brought me to giving advice on the 52100 ball bearings. Thanks again, again Martin

[@ej732]

Definitely my favorite knife. Beautiful.

[@JMS-2111]

Hooked on knife making videos, and yours are my top 5 favourites. Thanks for the hard work and incredible content.

[@GreenBeetle]

ty!

[@JKPound]

Your videos are both entertaining and informative! Makes me want to take up backyard forging myself

[@karlish8799]

That's a really cool pattern, never seen anything like it before. Well done mate.

[@nathanexplosion743]

absolutely gorgeous if i ever get to forging ill have to try shot as my first canister

[@TPLeatherworks]

Great job! I always like to see fun new ways of making a good looking blade

[@Jimmy-iz2rx]

Green Beetle, LOVE the bird shot forged knife. You've made some awesome knives but that one's my favorite. Love the vids, too.

[@matthewoeser6805]

I absolutely love this. The pattern came out gorgeous and the proceeds went to a great cause! I wish i had a forge to do stuff like this, if anyone bought my work I'd donate a fair bit of the money too.

[@shepherdcare1]

Cool knife! Always appreciate your uploads, info, and humor!

[@roderickhouston1435]

first person i ever seen open a box with a dremel.. lol..... very cool pattern weld. i love the blade

[@ErugoPurakushiOne]

Wow, the knife and pattern just beautiful! GJ!

[@MMOGood2Go]

congratulations on a beautifully crafted knife.

[@coreyshier7526]

THAT is a really cool pattern. I like it.

[@EODReddFox]

So cool man. I love the pattern, came out great. And the more I see you use zebra wood, the more I keep telling myself that I need to go grab some.

[@timjohle8876]

Dude !!!!!! That turned out soooooo knice. It looks like bird shot is going on order. Keep up the great work brother.

[@kickapoo621]

What an awesome and unique build! Very professionel (the video was too). I enjoyed it!

[@brandon2076]

6:50 "HOT POCKETS!!!" :) Opening that box with the Dremel tool was hilarious by the way.... I like this new path your'e taking, the sound effects and shenanigans are funny and add spark to the video. Keep going man!

[@JustinTopp]

brandon2076 how else would he open it? It’s Not like he has a knife lol

[@SoupJungle]

Even with the air bubbles it's still a beautiful knife.

[@shizukanahebich.8365]

Your commentary and editing have seriously improved over the past few months. Keep up the great work!

[@thefreewayoctopus]

Yay! You saved many birds this day.

[@shoulderbone3899]

Wow, that's the best one yet man. It looks amazing pattern wise. Great job and I love the concept.

[@edgarderschmied4497]

Thats a pretty cool pattern! Thanks for showing us!

[@JosephHG123]

This is the most satisfying channel on KZbin

[@BlackBeardOutdoors]

been waiting patiently for this project wince we talked about it last month. I love it. when it came out of the etch it looked like kryptek typhoon camo.

[@GreenBeetle]

kryptek heheh you're right!

[@JadenDechman]

beautiful knife. must watch again

[@TheOneVictor]

That knife is beautiful. Amazing work!

[@jmstrings]

Watched this last night, great knife.

[@aries_9130]

That is absolutely stunning!

[@AlphaMachina]

Gorgeous blade. You always do the most interesting work.

[@GarysBBQSupplies]

Great look, liked the carburization part. Thanks for the vid. :)

[@Qlyphy]

Love Green Beetle - really interesting and strangely relaxing to watch, great voice and decent humour, really should get more views, quality work

[@GreenBeetle]

ty, man

[@ro8v28]

I like your sense of humor.

[@MooCowManHG]

Absolutely beautiful! I wish I could afford it.

[@gcarson19]

Trollsky’s greenery background is mandatory in today’s knife making videos:)

[@baconmakinmayor]

you make the fricken best knifemaking videos!

[@GARFIELD191972]

That was so sweet! I like, I like a lot! Good job with that. To bad about the voids, just a learning curve in that sort of thing. But for bird shot and part of the Barrel have a gun that's bloody awesome.

[@PaulK390S90V]

Pretty cool! Those gaps are nutskin. Great knife

[@MichaelLawing]

This is one of the most interesting blades I've seen. Keep up the awesome work!

[@kmofighter1]

Super cool blade pattern. Good work.

[@brendonmize]

Great video. You are one of three blacksmiths that I consistently watch. Torbjörn Åhman and Chandler Dickinson are the other two. Each of you do different things and are all equally delightful.

[@GreenBeetle]

Torbjorn has skills!

[@ericgauthier8695]

Gorgeous looking piece there sir , Fine Job indeed

[@joelstrachan8788]

Easily my favorite knife you've made!

[@volvok7749]

That pattern is beautiful mate!

[@cosmikvratch]

amazing pattern! thanks for the great job and the sharing!

[@scruffsbycartoonfish2301]

cool presenting and editing, amazing workmanship

[@austinmkelley]

Awesome video as always! Of course your Damascus was beautiful, but I loved the detail in the pins. Subtle, but the perfect choice to dress this one up a bit.

[@No1cares85]

that is beautiful! I would love to have one.

[@dallaskolotylo9064]

Very cool, absolutely love your videos and especially your blades!!

[@RealRuler2112]

That looks completely awesome - great work!

[@GregSowell]

Beautiful blade, a lot of fun to watch!