Dragonhide Damascus quillon dagger from bearing steel balls

This video completely records the entire process of making the dagger. The steel plate forged from countless steel balls, I call it Dragon Skin Damascus. Under the reflection of sunlight, this dagger can reflect colorful colors. This is my favorite work and the most complicated dagger to make. Thank you for watching.
This dagger was designed by Neels Van Den Berg (ABS MS). You can find the drawings on their website.www.blackdrago...
#damascus #dagger #knifemaker #katana #knifemaking #art #artwork

[@Valandar2]

How many people are here because of an interest in bladesmithing, and how many because it's so satisfying to watch the superheated steel get squished by the press? 😁

[@craigcinca]

Squish that steel!

[@ronbuckner8179]

Yes!

[@patrickflanagan8008]

Both :)

[@thesteerfamily4236]

Yes, and Yes as well.

[@plebasusual6336]

The answer to your question is yes.

[@whoanice]

This was easily one of the coolest things I’ve ever watched. The end result was absolutely beautiful. 10/10!

[@travisswanson3449]

The key to this was so simple, yet imperative. Vibrating the canister to allow the powdered steel to sink in the canister to fill the spaces in between the ball bearings was genius. Well on you good sir!

[@DopyWantsAPeanut]

It's really incredible when the level of craftsmanship and technology employed is so good that this man can 'hand-make' something so beautiful and dimensionally perfect.

[@patrickflanagan8008]

The craftsmen in this world who can produce work such as this, are very special people indeed. Their commitment to detail, quality and perfectionism produces pure works of art. Bravo Sir.

[@andyt5559]

the blade has 1 of the nicest patterns I have seen! Nice antiquing on the brass!

[@HansKnives]

Thanks!🍻

[@pauldmann1166]

Absolutely agreed.. I’m very interested to know what chemicals you used for the aging of the brass and on the blade? It looked like a copper sulphate solution on the cross guard. Was it liver of sulphur you used on the blade? Thank you for your outstanding craftsmanship and video 🙏

[@jaywhy3178]

Agree - that is a beautiful blade.

[@davidt4102]

So I just sat here for fifteen and a half minutes watching this? Not sorry at all. What a beautiful piece. Amazing!!

[@792slayer]

Dude, I've already seen so many cool hand made tools in here, and I'm half way through.

[@LDSG_A_Team]

I usually think that damascus from ball bearings looks like trash, but this is fantastic!!!

[@Wellorep]

right this is sweet looking

[@Rose_Butterfly98]

Yeah, if you don't warp the shape and just leave it as circles it just looks goofy.

[@LinthusOriginal]

It's because most of the time, people keep pressing it to draw the desired length, in this case, I bet he carefully chose the tube length to not press more than the forge weld would require. You can even see that he cut off a lot of leftover, thick wise, from the forged tube.

[@stuartburns8657]

Damascus is an oft wrong used term. This is pattern welded steel. Agree it's a beautiful end result however

[@LDSG_A_Team]

@@stuartburns8657 yeah, we know. But we've been using them interchangably for the last century, so....

[@echo8909]

This is the most beautiful dagger I have ever seen. You should be proud

[@curtisdterhunejr7037]

I think the handle is ok, pretty but. The shape of the blade, style is beautiful! Love it....a real piece of art. Functional and the pattern is holy. Can't say enough about the blade. 😊

[@JoshuaBerner]

The knowledge of how to form a blade was handed down to man by the fallen angels with the specific intent of man killing one another, which makes it anything but "holy." Ascribing divinity to instruments of war is similar to telling kids they can get gender reassignment surgery if they think they should have been born a different sex so they can feel better.

[@gamedokter]

​@@JoshuaBerner I would argue that there are many uses for blades apart from killing people. Cutting food and plants are both very important. If you wanted to make a basket out of reeds or something it would be much better to have a sharp blade instead of trying to tear everything yourself. As humans are by nature sinful, I feel the use of knives as a weapon most likely developed later after it's invention.

[@johnmaurer8596]

That is a great tool collection! Happy for you! Thanks for sharing!

[@michaelmorrison4843]

Beautifully executed dagger! Great handle with beautiful grain! The Dragonhide damascus blade is fantastic! 🤔😱😁

[@kpotter78]

Absolutely stunning! You, sir, are an artist in the truest form! Thank you for the privilege of watching you work!

[@Sajuuk]

That's the nicest looking ball bearing Damascus I've seen. Great work!

[@HammerThumbs]

A work of art and a pleasure to of witnessed the birth of this Blade.

[@theoldkobold]

I feel like I'm watching the joys of what blacksmiths keep to themselves.

[@mvjoshi]

A Damascus dagger wearing a snakeskin coat. Superb craftsmanship.

[@Zenocided]

I think I like everything except the handle of the dagger. Mostly because I'd functionally want a dagger rather than awkwardly shaped handle. Things that would have made the handle better: Reverse the direction on installation. Narrow end towards the blade. Incorporation of flats on the handle so the blade can easily be indexed in the hand.

[@ronbuckner8179]

That jig for getting the correct angle for the grind is awesome.

[@Zikkar]

Good lord that is a beautiful dagger. Love the pattern

[@czh2432]

That's one of the best forge welds I have ever seen!

[@aaronbisnett]

Absolutely stunning. The whole thing is beautiful but hat wood burl handle is the final stab. 10/10.🥰

[@IIIAnchani]

it's a beautiful blade, beautiful craftsmanship and it looks incredibly amazing. The only thing I'd nitpick as someone who's been using blades all their life would be that the grip is round. That isn't nitpicking your craftsmanship, it's nitpicking the standard design itself of such a dagger.

[@VeeKaChu]

The Fairbairn Sykes dagger would like a word...😄

[@graboidgang9077]

Nah you missed his point. He's not saying the round grip is innapropriate because daggers don't have round grips, obvs they do, he's just implying that he prefers more ergonomic handles. I agree with his gripe tbh, round handles kinda suck. You lose a lot of non-visual feedback relating to the orientation of the blade in your hand when using a round grip, meaning keeping proper edge alignment requires you to check visually or thumb the crossguard. This is annoying when chopping through foliage in thick gloves for example.

[@volkardlokisson6292]

That and the handle construction overall is prone to damage. I got into blade smithing because I got tired of purchased knives breaking on me. A better approach would be to have the tang go all the way through the pommel or at least 80% through it. Thread it on with a very strong epoxy or have it go all the way through with a concave conical space in the tip of the pommel for you to peen the tang into the space so when you grind away the peen it will still hold. You can still get the same shape of the pommel even but with a construction that will never come apart no matter how roughly it is handled.

[@IIIAnchani]

@@graboidgang9077 What I actually wanted to say is that I'm too lazy or incompetent to use daggers with round handles as well as daggers with more oval or even polygonal shaped handles. But then agian I'm not expecting the dagger we saw made here to be used for any kind of bushcraft. So in this case, indeed design (which is absolutely flawless!) can be prioritized over function.

[@IIIAnchani]

@@volkardlokisson6292 I absolutely agree on everything you said here, and still, we probably need to take into account the intent of the piece. This would be used to open letters from nobility or to be passed on as an heirloom for ceremonial purposes, most likely, and not as a weapon of combat. Still you're absolutely correct and functionality is the utmost key aspect for probably both of us when considering blades, yet I think the piece we're priviledged to admire here is in all likelihood rather to be considered art than tool.

[@thePavuk]

Beautiful work. Whole design and execution.

[@Magnus-v9x]

Wow,that's one beautiful Dagger! ⚡⚡👍👍

[@threeten22]

This feels like the biggest demo reel I’ve ever seen. Good work my man!

[@Alessandro_z_lesy_partizan]

Кропотливо , старательно , вдумчиво ! Есть два замачания . Первое , на клинок напрашивается дол (ну кинжал же). Второе , рукоятка не "ляжет" в руку. Спасибо за увлекательный ролик .

[@deriter5464]

ну дол скорее мечу напрашивается, там вопрос облегчения с сохранением прочности острее встает, кинжал же может на пару сотен грамм и тяжелее быть, а вот с ручкой согласен, совсем не удобная форма, для обратного хвата разве что...

[@wanderingcalamity360]

Outstanding work with this!

[@WARRWHOOP454]

Beautiful work.

[@breakawaybooks4752]

A generous coat of dried white spray paint on the inside of the container will prevent it from sticking.

[@dougross4752]

This may be the coolest knife build on KZbin, however, you do have the coolest tools to go with it.

[@theawesomer]

Beautiful work!

[@benji3900]

This is your best piece yet! Gorgeous dagger

[@Jobfilm1]

That is absolutely beautiful! Well done.

[@strelokzero1179]

Amazing pattern! Just a little advice for your lathe to serve you longer, keep it away from the sawdust, it absorbs moisture really well and gets really well under the carriage. It is possible to just cover the ways and leadscrew with something but I generally avoid abrasives and wood near my lathe. Worst case you can actually make a wood turning fixture with your lathe, probably the motor and bearings will be the only things you need to buy

[@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641]

Beautiful workmanship 💪🏼

[@enusama_9384]

One little point of criticism: The dagger looks amazing and I couldn't make it better, but the handle is very round. As far as I know they should be more of an oval shape to make edge alignment easier. I don't know if that's relevant for daggers but I thought I should point it out

[@eyeofbass]

The quality here is off the charts. It’s as close to perfection as it gets.

[@kingdarkem]

I have always had an idea for a Damascus billet. Never tried it dont have a forge. Fish hooks and ball bearings in 1095 powdered steel. Forge welded. Can stripped off. Then forged round. Then cut diagonally half way through very inch or so then twisted one fourth turn. Forge weld. Then repeat by drawing out round with the diagonal cuts 1/4th turn. Repeat this 2 more times. Then forge into a blade.

[@eatman6511]

This is just wonderful. Very beauty. Thank you.

[@StuartSmithHandForgedKNives]

I thought I recognised Neels's templates. Great job!

[@mycrazyaklife]

Beautiful work!!!

[@kingkrock3196]

I would love to see how well the finnished product fits in your hands, great work!

[@JoDdy420-]

I know someone who does this but yet could take lessons from you! Some of the things that my friend makes are very fine, but this piece that you made today is absolutely awesome!!

[@mastglobal3297]

I'm jealous. Wishing I had the skills you do. That is a remarkably beautiful piece of functional art

[@antiZet1365]

Masterpiece!

[@jdmec81]

Really awesome dagger, great work!

[@scottcates]

This came together very nicely

[@oculusangelicus8978]

Such a beautiful dagger, the blade is by far the focal point, the Burl handle adds to the look as does the "Antiqued bronze fitments" and definitely not a blade meant to be used, but deliciously displayed inside a glass case to keep greasy finger prints off of it!

[@jackkuehneman9300]

Neels would approve!

[@SweetCandyDragon]

That pattern in the metal is beautiful. As I watched the video, I was thinking of ways to implement a similar design of the “dragon scales” into a fantasy story I’m working on

[@suelen9993]

Even fording origami perfectly is hard. Imagine doinS THIS MILIMETRICAL WORK!!!!

[@lawsofminecraft6303]

But will it cut? Always love the demonstrations from "Forged in Fire" Though this dagger was obviously constructed with much more modern tools than most of how things from the show are made.

[@mfriproduzionistoriche-2006]

Wow, your machines did a great job!

[@TheSyntactics]

Beautiful piece of work! I love the charred look on the brass pieces, it really complements the dragon scales on the blade.

[@falfighter]

wow. that is the coolest knife ever

[@samuelhuck7652]

That is actually 'gourgous' 😍 dam!! thats a sexy dagger!!

[@mikebockey4125]

other than “wow”, i don’t know what else to say. it’s absolutely a beautiful piece.

[@792slayer]

I like watching the scale crackle off the metal.

[@luismigueldominguez5487]

Impresionante 👏👏👏👏👏

[@electricAB]

Awesome. Got my subscription with first video watched. Thanks for sharing!

[@Carlos-uq8if]

PERFECTO😊

[@johnnyblaiz6578]

Amazing! Beautiful blade, Sexy handle wood. Great pommel and guard, with a very nice antique.

[@winky_cat]

I love how brass peels of with fresh paper on a belt sander or disc

[@huytrinhduc8991]

All that works just to fit it in a stupidly uncomfortable handle

[@oneshotme]

It looks beautiful and you did a wonderful job making it as well!!!! I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@HansKnives]

Thank you !bro 🍻

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

You made me really nervous pushing with force with fingers aimed right at the bandsaw blade

[@user-brobdingneg]

Знатный получился клинок! Нужно было его протестировать! Заколоть свинку например! 😊 Рукоятка получилась как янтарная.

[@forlorndream1400]

That is a beautiful piece.

[@Neal_YouTube]

Absolutely gorgeous!!

[@Jonesbones55]

Wow! Best 15 mins I've spent in ages. Subbed! Thanks

[@4shinta]

Absolutely amazing grinding skills! Daggers are so hard to do and keep symmetrical. Brilliant work! 👍

[@davelewis6093]

Nice work

[@donnadamelio5890]

Beautiful Damascus. I've not seen this pattern before.

[@daveprokop1917]

That’s pretty slick. Nice job

[@BlackOmegaWorks]

That's a beautiful pattern weld right there.

[@knight5846]

Tank Tolman must be notified at once!! He’d love this

[@kemet-son]

Perfect 😍👌🏻😍

[@user-ch5zx9wn7x]

Absolute gorgeous bit of work, what was the solution you dipped the brass parts in?

[@HansKnives]

I don't know its ingredients, it's not listed in the product description. But you can search how to blacken brass. Find them.

[@HirokazuTakeda]

idk about that handle but boy does that blade and guard look fantastic

[@jasongreene9630]

Amazing one of the most beautiful daggers I've ever seen

[@gaebrieljosephfairlight-ol4954]

Beautiful

[@kevdimo6459]

You’ve still got it Han! Beautiful Dagger. Well done 👍🏼

[@428Mario]

Well done

[@user-gf4be1zp2j]

A beautiful blade.

[@turkN9NE]

looks good

[@LeandroGoretta]

Awesome 👍

[@HansKnives]

Thanks🍻

[@user-wl1yr6zw3w]

Very cool.

[@philsmith214]

A master craftsman that is not just a weapon its a true work of art , subscribed 👏🏻

[@brandonbanks5290]

What a skill you possess

[@fhvchgjcc8051]

Отл работа)

[@j.r.r.toking]

Phenominal craftmanship and a gorgeous piece 👍

[@Neurotic865]

I love the marbling on the wood...Nice....

[@truthbeyondthemind]

OMG! This is EPIC! Your work and designs are always exceptional in every way. Just beautiful. ❤️😍⭐️💫👌🏻

[@HansKnives]

This dagger was designed by Neels Van Den Berg (ABS MS). I forgot to make it clear in the video.

[@truthbeyondthemind]

@@HansKnives - Makes no difference - all your designs are truly amazing.

[@HansKnives]

Thank you! bro@@truthbeyondthemind

[@andrewtait6197]

That's stunning

[@theresinsamurai4520]

absolutely Beautiful!

[@setback4908]

Beautiful piece

[@tinmole9032]

Great dagger would be an amazing sword.

[@nebojsanesic5326]

Couldn't you just sprayed some white paint into that container instead of milling it? Seams much easier and often gives better results.

[@millroyboy07]

“Better results”. You must have been watching a different video. This blade is beautiful.

[@nebojsanesic5326]

@@millroyboy07 Spraying the walls of the container with white paint is for the purpose of titanium oxide in the paint to make a barrier between the steel and the container that can be pealed more easily and without the loss of material (No need for the milling step). Final product is very far from it.

[@millroyboy07]

@@nebojsanesic5326 I know how it works. A lot of bladesmiths use varying techniques. The end product is the same result.

[@wittyjoker4631]

@@nebojsanesic5326 what is your experience level with forging and smithing? The white out is a trap mostly used by newer craftsmen.

[@nebojsanesic5326]

@@wittyjoker4631 Rly? I'm actually a machine maintenance technician who was looking forward to trying the paint technique that works flawless in video form...it does NOT IRL?

[@MandyKatDWP]

Absolutly gorgeous work!