Making A Wrought Iron San Mai Hunting Knife

[@tp3521]

It's too bad all the corny channels that already have the money for sweet setups get all the views, likes, & moneys, but you still got a shot kid! Good on ya! Also, appreciate you keeping it 100% and showing the growing pains which are our mistakes. Or to quote Bob Ross, "happy accidents." Doesn't work out so well when you're trying to forge weld. So I've heard.

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks. Growth is slow but sure.

[@mulepowerforge]

That’s a beast of a hunting knife, and that San mai came out awesome! My first San mai is my Viking build so that’s gonna look pretty sweet when it’s done!

[@JPsBladeworks]

Speaking of which i need to start my build soon. Im tired of starting the challenges 2 weeks before i need to upload 😑

[@MR_BIGG_XXL]

Beautiful knife, great craftsmanship 👍

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you. Glad you liked it.

[@besslenbladeworks]

I always find forging wrought iron really fun because of how much it moves compared to tool steel/HC steel.

[@JPsBladeworks]

It moves nice and easy

[@davidhill1268]

Beautiful knife. Great job

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@brysonalden5414]

A very timely video for me, as I will be starting a wrought go mai knife this morning. Hope mine comes out as well as yours! I'm going to etch mine before the glue-up and am curious about why you etched after you put the scales on. My way doesn't involve that cursed nail polish . . . .

[@JPsBladeworks]

Good luck. And i did it this way because i like to have my knives fully etched and its difficult to get the handle and knife flush all around the handle before etching. And it could lead to line up issues because of the tiny tolerance between the material and pins.

[@ronhagelstein5701]

Great work, beautiful knife

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@murraymakesstuff]

That turned out amazing!

[@JPsBladeworks]

First time working with wrought iron. It really is a beautiful material.

[@johnhwilliamsiii8138]

Very well done.

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks

[@caleblandry1780]

Was hammering wrought iorn into stock today and I noticed the blacksmith who worked it before me worked the bending too cold leaving fractures I welded most of them closed and one little peice was splitting like crazy and freying apart so I decided to weld the whole thing together.. I got the weld good and made some workable wrought iorn gonna work it more tomorrow and get some impurity’s out not sure what I’m gonna use it for but from folding the edges into itself to keep from splitting apart I imagine there’s gonna be some crazy grain on it once done ( I did this for all the ppl who say you can’t weld your ends and bits into workable wrought iorn & or that it’s not worth it.. it’s always worth it when you have some clean fresh wrought)

[@caleblandry1780]

This summer once I build my coal forge I’m gonna make a billet full of wrought iorn bits and weld them all together and make some new stock (my current forge vevor single burner can weld with 7psi it’s also not the heat as much as the person working it.. before I couldn’t weld steel lower than 10-15 so gonna go back and try it on 7 tmr

[@landroveraddict2457]

Awesome blade and stunning handle.

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you. Glad you liked it.

[@renaalisa9160]

Love this channel

[@JPsBladeworks]

This channel loves you

[@jeremybartlett5563]

Best lookin knife I've seen on KZbin!

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@BertchCustomKnives]

The slag that's in wrought iron will dull a band saw blade almost immediately. Just always grind it or use a andle grinder to cut it. It seems it's only like that after you hot work it for some reason.

[@JPsBladeworks]

I didnt know. Thanks for the info.

[@marie-claudehenrichon3743]

Beautiful knife !!

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@raybullard1884]

Damn dude you make some clean knives

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

That was sick!

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks glad you liked it.

[@peraz968]

Hi. Nice job man! I do not know what this "wrought iron" really is, but if it is just a raw iron, it doesn include any carbon, or other stuffs, so it doest get hardened no matter how hard you try to quench it. Of course you will get that nice looking by queinching, even if it doesnt get hard. But anyways, nice job! I like to watch your knife making videos. Pro!

[@JPsBladeworks]

Its old school mild steel from like 100+ years ago. Since the process isnt as good as it is today it had tons of impurities which give it that grain when etched.

[@CLuke-ee1si]

Neat a smiley face in the blade!

[@JPsBladeworks]

Where i didnt see one?

[@kzarnold3678]

Nicely done 👍

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks

[@leejames3614]

Your work is brilliant this knife looks amazing do sell and ship to the UK?? I would love one of your knives

[@JPsBladeworks]

I currently dont. I only ship continental US. You could email me and we could figure something out if you find one thats avaiable and you want it. The one on this video is already sold so i cant do this one.

[@leejames3614]

@JPsBladeworks thanks for getting back to me I've just joined up on your website so I will definitely be sending you an email. Thanks again

[@AaronBosterMD]

fantastic!

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@jamesball7322]

Thanks for the tips

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks for watching!

[@michaelwagner375]

Very beautiful. 👍👍👍

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@virtusleather]

Looks sick bro. 👍🏻

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@dwayneburbridge3283]

The silica in the wrought iron is really hard on bandsaw blades…cutoff wheels on an angle grinder is your friend!

[@JPsBladeworks]

I didnt know that. Thanks

[@renepicard8113]

Great job

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks

[@Bevel_and_Bark]

That thumbnail for the video.👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you. I tried 😬

[@jamesg744]

Love from Florida

[@JPsBladeworks]

Back at you from Florida as well

[@guillermoalfaro2714]

Gorgeous 😍 😍

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@JosePerez-ff6lb]

That’s awesome looking, can you try one with a nickel shim on the same materials. Fla in the house

[@JPsBladeworks]

Once i get some

[@JuanPerez-bu6rk]

Well done come out beautiful

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you

[@NagelHausForge]

HAHAHA Dennis Tryell money... That was great!

[@JPsBladeworks]

We can all dream 🥲

[@APs.Custom.knives]

Very cool

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks

[@terrymiller9717]

Nice

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thanks

[@RVsbladesnthangs]

Just leaving a comment for the algorithm

[@JPsBladeworks]

I appreciate you

[@toumicarlos4037]

👍👍👍

[@JPsBladeworks]

🙏

[@ClenioBuilder]

👏👏👏🤜🤛

[@JPsBladeworks]

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[@Aquadus214]

I see editing should be improved especially the transition of what you're doing. It jumps to another sequence skipping the details. Still a very good product of your craft.

[@JPsBladeworks]

Thank you. Im a very crappy editor. One day ill be able to hire someone with actual skills 😅

[@ariyanadumon4549]

That would be a great nice to kintsugi. Fill the gaps with gold. ❤

[@JPsBladeworks]

If i could afford it