Knife Making, How to Make a Sailors Rigging Knife without a Forge.

[@Santos-oc2no]

this one of the best knife making videos I ever seen, congratulations, looks also amazing

[@adam8642]

Agree 100 %

[@asicerik]

I am watching the latest videos in reverse order, so I did not know what was up with your hand! Glad you are back in business.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thanks!

[@Emergency785]

Wishing you a fast and complete recovery!

[@kellyjohansen7705]

Sorry about your hand, Bob. Beautiful job on the knife, as usual. :-)

[@willsmed]

Get well soon Bob!

[@dagwood1327]

“If going to make it, make it beautiful.” You did. Heal fast.

[@StevieB_Slowbart]

Superb job.

[@Rsama60]

Sorry to hear about your hand. Get well soon. Nice knife btw.

[@ulrichpfisterer6832]

Get well soon! The knife is very pretty. I'm always impressed by the beauty and functionality of the tools you make. However, haven't heard you saying "Remember, if you're gonna make it, make it beautyful" for a while though ;-)

[@robmarykunzig5533]

It is all ART Sir. Boat, knife - beautiful. Sorry about the hand, hope you can properly "chill" during this time. We'll be here with a smile when you are back - R

[@busterulmer7092]

Wishing a quick & full recovery. Beautiful knife

[@JH-et7ig]

Very beautiful knife. Needs a nice sheath now. Thanks for sharing

[@johankotze42]

Best wishes with the hand.

[@jumabujjumabuj7853]

Hi there, I hope your scarf joint well heal quickly and you will have stronger hands to show us more and stronger ideas of the art. I believe that Watching this video, my perspective and respect to this channel. I am convinced now that the channel name does not match what is presented to the KZbinr viewers. It’s not only the Art of boat building is presented here it’s the Art of making everything we do as beautiful to the eyes and/or to the touch of the hands and as functional as to do the purpose it’s made for.

[@JuanManuelMartinez-tq7fz]

GET WELL !!!

[@clemtarpey1100]

Bob. I’m blown away by this video. Excellent music and presentation. The information is presented plainly, and the result is an unostentatiously informative video. Btw, I’m 22, and I aspire to be as muscular as you are. Be well.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Wow, thank you! I appreciate your kind comment! Thanks for watching. Cheers, Bob

[@remyyamabushi1473]

joli couteau. Cela me rappelle mes 14/15 ans ou je fabriquais des couteaux aussi. Bon rétablissement.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Merci

[@mickfisch96]

Thanks Bob. Very informative and useful to see the process.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jimneely4527]

Best wishes in the healing of your scarf joint hand! I always enjoy watching your videos.

[@davidc6510]

From the Art of Boat Building to the Art of Bone Mending. Beautiful work on the rigging knife Bob. Glad to know your hand healed up as well. Thanks for sharing! Cheers

[@johngullotti]

Very nice, Bob. I hope to see you at the Wooden Boat Show this summer. I live right nearby. One small detail in terminology, though. What you did to soften the steel is called "normalizing." Annealing uses a slower cooling from the austenitizing temperature. Often it's done by putting the hot knife into an insulating material such as vermiculite. However, normalizing in your case (air cooling from the austenitizing temperature)was actually the better process in that it also served to reduce the grain size of the steel and make it tougher. Excellent job. I have a feeling you'll be sewing a nice leather sheath to go with it too. Fair Winds John Gullotti

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thanks John! Cheers

[@georgemalakasis]

Hope you get well soon. All the best for a fast and easy recovery.

[@timvukman4734]

A wonderful episode! I truly admire your craftmanship. Please rest your hand, or protect it appropriately. I'm being selfish because I enjoy your videos, but not so selfish that I would put my enjoyment above your recovery. I wish you the very best and quick recovery.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thank you so much!

[@klausbernegger1186]

absolut zen. thanks !

[@Sarman1]

Perfect job! Beautiful knife! Great work! Congratulation sir!

[@kevinAuman1]

I have an old kabar sailors rigging knife came with a steel spike as well, it is a very rare treasure but what I did not expect is how absolutely useful this blade shape is, it literally is the best carving and feathersticking knife I own! I certainly was not planning to use the knife because it likely belongs in the kabar museum but mannn it is a solid thick blade and incredibly versatile, comfortable and effective... Maybe if was to find and buy another fixed blade rigging knife I'd be able to donate this one to the kabar museum as I am from Olean NY where kabar is made...

[@plakor6133]

Tool candy! What a beautiful knife.

[@richardbohlingsr3490]

Beautiful knife, well done with skill. Next up a sheath for it.

[@scottwooster4102]

Nice knife. It looks like a lot of work to make it.

[@johnlinehan9053]

What a great looking knife.

[@WilliamAlanPhoto]

I enjoy your pace, and the way you easily transition from the big project to making a tool for that project, and beyond. It seems like you understand how to enjoy life in this way. I am also always impressed with your jig solutions! Brilliant! Sorry to hear about your hand, and I hope your scarf heals quickly.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thank you very much!

[@bertieb9510]

As usual a lovely job with this knife. It is a pleasure watching you work. Sorry to hear about your hand 🤚. I hope it mends quickly.

[@eggfooyung7172]

The handle of that knife is so nice. I’m sure you could sell a lot of those knives if you wanted to. 👍🏻

[@eugeniomarins2936]

Bloody hell! Brilliant! Samurai! "Make it beautiful" it is! Get well soon! Cheers from Brazil!

[@fonhollohan2908]

Well Bob hope you Get well soon their bud. Its crazy how our bodies become so brittle as we get older. eh! btw you did a nice job on that knife. Looks great.

[@peterforsythe3643]

Gorgeous knife!

[@JuanManuelMartinez-tq7fz]

Excelente vídeo,Gracias por compartir.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Muchas gracias

[@Edivision]

Love your work. Get well soon my friend.

[@thebrokenbone]

hi, this type blade is used like you said when you need to cut things repetitively with the tip of the blade and you want the angle of the knife relative to the work to be somewhat reasonable not to tire your hand and have good leverage to exert pressure with the tip, you can cut with a curved tip but you have to hold the knife at much higher angle tiring your hand and putting the blade at disadvantage to exert pressure and maintain control. thanks for sharing. take care. petero ps. with certain type of glue sometimes it helps to scuff the tang with 100grit for it to have some grip

[@ElliotNesterman]

So sorry about your hand. That's a lovely knife. A small project that would be related would be to make a marlinspike to go with, and a sheath to house both. Also, wenge rhymes with Ben-Gay.

[@PaulHarold]

Inspiring as usual, thanks Bob.

[@peterweidl8706]

Excellent video as usual Bob. So sorry to hear about your hand and I hope you heal quickly. 😟 I love your videos and you are one of my favorite channels. Two others that I follow are "Sampson Boat Company and From Acorn to Arabella". ....All the best from PetesPloota in Aus. 🦘🦘🐨🐨

[@dwel2928]

You and I and about a million others of us! But Bob has that je ne sais quoi about teaching his art that is so attractive. That sure is one beautiful riggers knife! Get well soon, Bob - from a little town on the Erie Canal.

[@WalterRatcliffe]

Have wondered where you were. Glad to see you back on YT. Love both your boatblding and tool making vids. You are an inspiration. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[@johnlastname2397]

yeah those yard implements will get you if you don't watchout. I'm so glad to hear that your hand will heal fast and well

[@loftonharris5632]

Bob, your rigging knife is, like all of your work, a piece of art! Wenge is the perfect wood for handles: beautiful as well as durable. It should age nicely. Hope your hand mends quickly. You may want to inquire about laser therapy; it only takes a couple of minutes a week and can really speed up the healing process. Is typically administered by physical therapists. Worth a Google search, anyway. Best regards, Lofton

[@MCsCreations]

Really beautiful work, Bob! Amazing knife! 😃 I hope your hand gets better soon! Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@kenwoodfl]

I really enjoyed this one! Great editing and very thoughtful. I hope your all healed up!

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thanks so much!

[@jasonroos8431]

Get well soon!

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Hope your hand recovers quickly Bob. This was a very good knife making video for those of us that have relatively small shops with just a few basic tools. Nice trick with the file on the bronze bar. Much better than trying to clamp the blank in a vise and free hand the shaping. Thank you very much.

[@kevgermany]

Nice knife. Hope the hand heals soon.

[@daleskidmore1685]

I think it was the first time I used Pythagoras Theory since leaving school, nearly 40 years ago, when I made my knife bevel jig. They said it would come in handy, lol. Lovely knife. You did forget to do the " Telephone book paper slicing demonstration ", which is traditional in all knife making vids on YT, ha, ha. Hope the hand is healing well, atb.

[@richardsiddon610]

Hoping the breakage heals fast and well! Take care.

[@LewisSkeeter]

Beautiful job. Get well soon.

[@meatomeaton7889]

No pressure ... 😉 enjoying you trades.

[@brianmcguire5005]

Awesome job man! I really love the tool making videos!

[@skipbaker529]

Beautiful job! I hope you heal quickly. Cheers!

[@ned711]

Your work is excellent and a joy to watch! Get well soon.

[@jporterfield]

Sorry for your accident and hope you mend quickly. The knife and your care/technic of building it is all a work of art. Would love to see what you might design and make as a sheath. Cheers

[@kimjongmill4445]

very beautiful blade! I thought it was an interesting decision to have the handle protrude past the blade. From my understanding it would make it difficult to cut on a large flat surface no? as you would always need a raised surface to make a flat cut and take advantage of the straight edge. Or as Brion Toss puts it "hitting it with a mallet".

[@rick91443]

Beautiful, as always. Take your time letting your hand heal; good investment for later in the year when it get's colder...cheers...rr Normandy, Fra.

[@4englishlies875]

Sorry to hear about your hand ,that sucks I have done that before way back in the day and made model making very hard to do. Granted what you are doing is a bit harder and on a much bigger scale and 10 times better than I could do. But I'm sure you get the jest of it.

[@kerrywil1]

thank you for the effort in making the video. is there a spot when i can get a outline of the knife? thank you

[@AhmetCakr-BURSOF]

It is a great work. Can you share the template with us for our own work? regards

[@tomtruesdale6901]

That knife is beautiful Bob, as much a piece of art as it is a tool. OUCH about the hand, bet that stung a bit. Do you have or plan to make a marlin spike to add in your rope work?

[@romandybala]

Very nice work. Great video. If I might say , I think it would be a little more practical at about half the size.Sometimes I use a knife ,blade up ,and roll the rope I am cutting against the blade under my thumb. Your knife has a long reach from where your hand grips it to the cutting edge.

[@JenkinsBoatWorks]

great Video Bob! I learned a lot. I don't know that I'd want to take that on but if I ever decide to, I'm coming back to this. Thanks for telling about your hand and I'm still so sorry. Kinda glad to hear that it wasn't in the shop. We all do things everyday that can screw us up. Hopefully it heals up quickly and you can get back to the Haven. By the way, does she have a name, yet?

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thanks Chuck, no name yet. Got a couple I’m considering. Cheers, Bob

[@JenkinsBoatWorks]

@@TheArtofBoatBuilding quite generally, new pets and boats and miscellaneous other things tell me their name when they are ready. Sounds a bit silly but names seem to just magically come to mind. Wait for her to tell you!

[@Amritt_Poncho_Villa]

Heal well!! ; -)

[@markj.mccrackenmysterywrit2950]

Outstanding video. I want to make one in the future. Hope your hand is better. One question, can you use a plumbers hand torch, the kind used for sweating pipes, I am not sure if that can get it hot enough.

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Thanks Mark. I’ve never tried a propane torch. I think it would work but would take longer. I would get a MAPP gas bottle. It burns almost as hot as Oxy/Acetylene. If you build one send me an image. Best wishes on it! Cheers, Bob

[@markj.mccrackenmysterywrit2950]

@@TheArtofBoatBuilding Bob. It will be a while. I am retiring from Wa state to Ok. I have a 50 x 30 shop to build a boat. Going with a Sam Devlin design. Surf Scoter 26. By the way originally from Peoria, a river guy before I spent 25 years in the Coast Guard. Perhaps I can pay you a visit next year.

[@CalculatedMistakes]

This is a gorgeous knife. Well done. Great project. I noticed that you didn't put in a shackle key notch in the blade. Any reason why?

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Hi Kyle, I thought about it. I decided I won't so as not to make the knife to complicated. I plan on making a marline spike. I hope to incorporate a shackle key in it. Glad you liked the knife. Thanks! Cheers, Bob

[@CalculatedMistakes]

@@TheArtofBoatBuilding I look forward to seeing the marline spike video. I hope your break is healing well.

[@walterhlewicki4621]

Heal quickly!

[@brianwaite3292]

Lovely knife. Thanks for sharing. And a very unusual way to get such a fracture. If you haven’t had a calcium or vit D level in the past year, consider getting one at your next doctor’s appointment. Hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia can show up in odd ways. Get well soon!

[@ryanw7189]

Would the same method be used for stainless steel?

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

The shaping of the blade would be similar. Stainless steel does act differently than carbon steel, so the process is different. The hardening an annealing stainless requires a different process. Hardening stainless steel involves slowly increasing the temperature, followed by rapid cooling. Process annealing stainless steel is heating to between 1400 and 1525 degrees Fahrenheit then cooled at a rate of 75 degrees per hour. So as you can see using stainless is a more involved process.

[@janmalan471]

tell us a bit about that workbench of yours

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

Which one the wood bench or the metal bench?

[@janmalan471]

@@TheArtofBoatBuilding The wooden one with the leg vice and router attachment. Looks as if there is some history there. Love your show

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

I don’t think there’s anything that you can’t make, beautifully. That is one great looking knife. Sorry again about your hand.

[@nfisheremti]

heal fast and well. that never feels good. glad it wasn't a shop accident at least.

[@CorwynGC]

If one has none of the tools for knife making, rigging up a forge is probably easier than an oxy torch. Is splicing something you can do with the hand? Time for some small work. Heal well.

[@deancase8951]

Sorry to hear about your hand. Sucks to injure a body part you use everyday. Speedy recovery.

[@kodoan411]

Sorry about your hand. That bone is quite fragile and, when broken, is often called a "boxer's break". Back in the day, when a boxer got into a street fight, they usually forgot that their hands were not protected by gloves. When they punched with full force, that metacarpal, being the weakest, often gave out. Great knife build but I have a suggestion for future rigging knives. They were usually a "hidden tang" design and I would suggest that, the next one you make (you can't just make one!), has that feature. A hidden tang knife has the advantage of limiting the amount of rust and corrosion between the steel and wood. "full tang" knives with scales are difficult to keep moisture from seeping in between wood and steel. This can quickly lead to scales separating from the tang because of rust and corrosion. The late Wayne Goddard, editor of Blade magazine and designer for Spyderco knives, covered this in detail in his books "the 50 dollar knife shop" and "the wonder of knifemaking". They are an indispensable source of wisdom for knifemaking.

[@alvessail4718]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍

[@Santos-oc2no]

So sorry hope you will recover soon!!!!

[@barneygoogle4003]

Beautiful knife, Bob. Heavy duty shoveling should always be left to the wife. lol. With all the modern medical technology, I'm surprised that they haven't developed some kind of bio adhesive that could be injected into a fracture to secure it in place and slowly be absorbed as it heals. Sort of a super glue for the body. The NFL would love it. Glue the casualties back together and send 'em back into the game.

[@jameswest685]

A thubs down! Cancel that nonconformist! I really like your videos.

[@108hindu]

1 hour at 400 degrees. You could have baked a nice big potato with it for your dinner.

[@maciej.tokarz]

Pozdrowienia z Polski! Proszę szybko wracać do zdrowia :-)

[@TheArtofBoatBuilding]

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[@peterrobinson7803]

Doesn't look like a little thing like a broken hand can keep you down. I've made more furniture than boats, but l recognize a craftsman when l see one. Btw: wenge is pronounced 'when-gay' or 'when-gee' (hard G) in my woodworking circles.

[@TrapShooter68]

Now you need to make a marlinspike. Pity about the hand. Get well soon.

[@corporalclegg914]

Please Heal Quickly, so You Can Heel Soon 😉

[@vinhoi69]

Get well soon!