How to Forge an Integral Knife From Round Stock

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[@wiley979]

You're really knocking it out of the park with this how to series Sam. Instructions are clear and easy to understand. Great camera angles, and speed of work. We can see how each hammer blow lands and changes it makes.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate

[@ValhallaIronworks]

Back in my wee early days of blacksmithing, I opened KZbin and found a tutorial video where Neels Van Den Berg showed, in great detail, how to forge a knife from round stock to a high level of forge finish. That video was the first one to inspire me to seriously pick up a hammer and make something of myself. I see these videos you're putting out and wonder just how many people they will be "that video" for over the coming years. Good stuff!

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

I can only hope

[@Mch-kk9yn]

You sir are a phenomenal teacher. Thank you for The video.

[@pprrado]

Wow, ive learned in a video than last month trying to forge an integral by hand. Definetly a guillotine is needed to finish it precise... Great Video

[@jamesball7322]

You can definitely forge to a fine finish,it’s nice to see I always showcase the same when I go to the hammer ins out this way

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate

[@Niksow]

Great explanations, nice and easy to follow

[@quinspruell2630]

That's a neat anvil.

[@GreenBeetle]

Clinic. Great camera work too.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks Steve!

[@danielwainwright6371]

Great video Sam. Would love a follow up video finishing this knife off - grinding and handle.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

I may just do that!

[@danielwainwright6371]

Had a crack at an integral with some coil spring over the weekend. Used a lot of what I learned from this video. Still lots of practice required but without this vid I would have been swinging in the dark!

[@lawrenwimberly7311]

I know you said kitchen knife, but that is always a good hunting pattern as well

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

It certainly is!

[@paulorchard7960]

Nice Sam, the final explanation for lip readers, nice diversity touch!

[@lawrenwimberly7311]

excellent job on knife and video... I want to compliment you on forging near to finish... I didn't know anyone other than me and Tim Lively still did that

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

There are a few of us. Lin Rhea is the master of forging to finish.

[@noahwilliams9118]

Hello, I know this is an older video, but I do hope you see this comment. I still new to blacksmithing and this video really helps. A lot of people don’t show how to do this without powered tools so I appreciate it

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

I saw it! Thankyou for watching!

[@4D2M0T]

Very informative especially for newbies like me 😊 thanks for sharing

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks for watching!

[@rdl628]

Really enjoy watching a pro! P

[@the_Fifteen]

I love your videos, first off, I find people blacksmithing extremely pleasing to watch and I enjoy your works a lot! But also, the audio being only on the left channel can really make a good video be a bit stressful or nerve cracking to watch, specially with headphones. If you edit with Premiere, there is an option to turn stereo audio tracks into mono tracks and make them sound on both channels. If you are picking up audio with your camera, this should be enough to fix that. If you are picking up audio with an external mic, make sure that it's on stereo or that during editing you can make the audio stereo. Audio is sometimes overlooked in audiovisual processes but it's really necessary for a project to be full and feel better (it's half of the word audiovisual after all!) Great work anyway and love seeing you forge and explaning the process. I'm honestly very interested in how to forge and smith (even if I myself would never really be able to do so) but as a part time writer, it's good to have these kind of videos to better write or depict blacksmith characters

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks for your feedback, I'll keep it in mind!

[@chrisroosendaal4169]

That was mint, loved it! Looking forward to upsetting thy neighbor

[@HeavyForge]

That was beautifully executed!! You and you’re new anvil are becoming well acquainted.🔥⚒💪🏻

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Yeah she's a beauty

[@lancemillward1912]

Sweet build. Subscribed.

[@metalblueberries3742]

Fabulous instructions, Sam. Thank you for your time and sharing a fraction of your plethora of information.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@waltparkhurst2494]

Thank you Sam this a great learning experience for me.

[@netherpixel3541]

Really nice hammer work.

[@brysonalden5414]

Oh, so THAT's what I've been doing wrong! And that! And that! Very helpful instructional video. I suspect if I could stop whacking the bolster when I'm forging the blade the end product would look better. Sigh.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Yeah keeping the bolster clean is difficult, better light and accurate blows over several heats than heavy inaccurate ones

[@K3Flyguy]

Appears to be really tough to move metal. I have only used 1084 mostly from my farmer friends scrap pile. I must compliment you for a great job all the way around. The blade, video and content! Thank you for sharing! I liked and subscribed!

[@rodneylangstroth4577]

Great job, Sam. Love the way you built it

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate

[@berlinetta350]

Thanks for the info about using a cross peen for bevels! Never thought of even trying that. The few integrals I've forged I used a round spring fuller hardy tool to set the bolster area.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

No worries! Yes a spring fuller or guillotine tool would be great for this, I wanted to show how it can be done hammer and anvil only. Normally I'll use my press 😁

[@briangrasty1964]

I learned a great deal with what I have watched so far! Awesome content man! 😎👍

[@thefamily_ak1863]

Thx sam , i picked up 7/8 w1 rod im looking forward to working on , ❤

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Sounds good!

[@johnnymotley6468]

Man I will def try this out! I’ve never made an integral bolster! Thank you this gives me a great idea!!

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

They are a challenge, but a fun one! Best of luck

[@henchman_ben3725]

Really love this format of videos Sam. Hope you're having a fantastic day.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate, more to come!

[@NordicEdge]

Good video. Thank you for sharing.

[@TheSchwaehn]

this is exactly what I was looking for. just got myself some 17mm round stock and going to attempt this for the first time ever

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Awesome! Best of luck

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Never got the notification for this video. But that's alright oh, I'm really enjoying the how to series

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate, I try to upload every Wednesday, another one due tomorrow!

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

@@SamTownsBladesmith il keep my eye out

[@BamaDanKnives]

Thx!!! For posting! Enjoyed

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Cheers mate

[@lostmypicks]

Dope. Thanks for the tutorial

[@wayneheitz8390]

Very interesting and informative getting to see the hole process. Thank you good sir.👏

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thabks for watching Wayne

[@dogboneknives7938]

Great video, as always Sam.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks bobby

[@hannemannironworks1651]

Looks great Sam!

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate

[@weswerblades6497]

Fantastic tutorial

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thankyou!

[@NordicEdge]

Watched it again. Still a good video :)

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Nice job

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks

[@wilkinsweldingforge9341]

Dang sam you got girls sharing there cams in the comments lol. I tried the pinch style bevel forging like Ilya demonstrated on the that works channel and can't get it down but this style has been working for me

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Yeah the push style only works on particularly long and narrow blades, glad you're getting something out of these

[@Anderson-HandForged]

awesome knife you make it look easy lol im new to bladesmithing but love it so far do you make and sell the cross pein hammer you used in video? if so could i buy one ? thanks mark im in the US JUST SUBBED AND LIKED

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Hey mate, thanks for watching! I do sell a variety of hammers, I don't have any available at the moment, but make sure to follow me on all my socials for updates on availability www.il.ink/samtownsbladesmith

[@gregwells8764]

nice

[@heripram7774]

👍

[@alexandredasilvaflor731]

Muita habilidade e talento… parabéns mais uma vez pelo excelente trabalho!!

[@johncannon3593]

Great video! I’ve only done one integral but have plans to do a few more coming up. Any advice to prevent “crepe paper” wrinkling at the bolster junction? My one attempt had that prominently and there are still traces of it after grinding.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Careful control is the only way unfortunately. I highly advise using a spring fuller or guillotine tool to cut the shoulder

[@johncannon3593]

@@SamTownsBladesmith Thanks. I have a spring fuller I intend to use (thinking about getting a guillotine too one of these days). I used a spring fuller on the last one too, but I think i let that area get too thin too early, and when I was forging out toward the tip, all the flexing at the junction point caused it (also not keeping that area hot enough seemed to make it worse).

[@Kat_Van_Forge]

218th! Wow... I'm fired

[@Hopeknives13]

Great video. Question: Are you forging it at lemon yellow or light yellow? I tried 1080 round and a coil spring heated to lemon yellow and both seemed to be pulling apart once I got it to blade shape and started to work out the tang. Once it split and broke off. Would this be from over heating it. ? Thanks hope knives

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate, yeah brightest I'll go is bright orange with most carbon steels unless I'm forgewelding. It sounds like yours was overheated and went red short

[@Hopeknives13]

@@SamTownsBladesmith right on thanks for the reply. I’ll give that a try appreciate it.

[@renivaldopapagaio3601]

2:48

[@michaelrobertson8795]

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