How to turn failure into Success!

[@davidschuerhoff7682]

Beautiful knife! You did an excellent job describing what you were doing and your thought process. Thanks for keeping the music low.. Well done!

[@NickVanLeuven]

@@davidschuerhoff7682 Thank you for watching!

[@humbertoretamales4588]

Thanks for the voice over. It really helps to understand your process. The blade looks awesome! Congrats !

[@NickVanLeuven]

@@humbertoretamales4588 Thank you!

[@guillermoalfaro2714]

I think it came out gorgeous 😍 knife 😍 bro nice work 👌 👍

[@NickVanLeuven]

Thank you!

[@HectorMedina-wk5dl]

Great video on explaining the process of reshaping harden knife steel. And was curious if you could make a video explaining your belt progression from profiling to grinding the bevels and handles and then the finishing hand sanding process. Great work!

[@DKleined]

8:23 Gluing the liners to the wood looked like cheese on bread. #forbiddensandwich 😂 Sharp looking knife!

[@NickVanLeuven]

@@DKleined I almost took a bite... 😂

[@НиколайПардаев-т2ю]

Нож хорош😅😅😅

[@NickVanLeuven]

@@НиколайПардаев-т2ю Thank you!

[@akelekarinha10]

You can use instant coffee to make the knife black (or at least a much darker gray), just put it in a supersaturated mixture of instant coffee after oxidizing it in vinegar.

[@akelekarinha10]

I've done it on some knives and it really works, the longer it's soaked in coffee the darker it gets, you can at least test it with a piece of steel

[@knownaigm]

Man my ass puckers every time I see you just barehanding the knife blank while drilling out the handles. First time you get a helicopter blade will be the last time you don't clamp one down. Otherwise, fantastic knife and video! Love the yellow liners!

[@NickVanLeuven]

@@knownaigm I've had that happen before, but the only time I really regretted it was when the blade was sharpened before drilling the holes.

[@knownaigm]

@@NickVanLeuven Haha oh god, that happening AFTER sharpening is a literal nightmare! I take it you had fast enough reflexes to not end up with permanent damage?

[@NickVanLeuven]

@@knownaigm nothing too bad, a deep cut for sure. Thankfully the carbide tipped drill bit I used in this video doesn't grab the steel like a normal twist drill bit does.

[@knownaigm]

@@NickVanLeuven That's good to hear! Stay safe man!

[@Robert-y2k7s]

4:47 considering that those concrete/masonry bits are not meant to cut metal at all, I am really surprised they cut metal at all.