Knife Making- Making a Knife from A-2 Tool Steel - Jacobs Blades

[@davidmoorea1961]

You’ve put together an awesome video, for all us Blade Lovers ~ like me, who simply enjoys Knives, tomahawks, etc., from a NOVICE Level - KUDOS!!!🇺🇸

[@jacobsacres6038]

Thank you David! Subscribe for more content in the near future!

[@jasonthames7360]

You do excellent work. As a new knife maker myself, I truly appreciate the details you put into your knives. Bravo!

[@manuelbourrin3484]

Great video!!! thz Cerakote coating is very beautiful.

[@shaunm2208]

Great video...love the router...!! Just the help i needed... i'll be watching this over and over

[@Dan_Murphy]

It's easier if you cut the kydex with tin snips. Also if you tape the blade with some blue tape before hand it will minimize friction on the blade afterward. Nice job on it though! The leather loop was done very nicely.

[@wyotexan]

Great looking blade and looks like it could take a beating!

[@willsmith4763]

Great looking knife!

[@b80-s9i]

Stunning perfection! Freekin heirloom blade...💯😍

[@amfl74]

Excellent job, very beautiful !!

[@paulie4x1]

Say Heah, Defenetly a great job, It's one of my Fav Style and I'm a Choils Guy. You knife reminds me of one of my Fav'd, I got a INFIMandu which is a Ratmandu in the INFI Steel and I luv it, It has a High Saber with a Conveyed Secondary, Keep up the great work. Looking Good.

[@JohnCinOz1]

Another very nice video. Learned a lot watching your technique. Thank you!

[@toddparnaby5799]

Great blade young man your kids kids will love it

[@rexhouse9898]

but man is that a sweet-looking knife!!

[@mcgrate2]

BIG FAN of ur work Sir,,,

[@matthewbland4229]

May i get your measurments of this knife? I like the size and thickness of it.

[@ryanhaefling7014]

Great video

[@AZ.tattoo]

Nice work!

[@BrotherHilgo]

nice work, it's a beautiful blade!

[@davidwellenstein2381]

Nice job, great video. Thanks

[@macjustcallme5725]

that's a really nice knife

[@Natedogtice]

cool vid!

[@shaunm2208]

JIG is just what I need !

[@jfpinkston1]

Very well done!

[@darrelnord4522]

real sweet, thumbs up

[@alex-one-foot5111]

Please make some more knife videos!it's a great video!

[@jordanadkins42491]

I like the leather kydex combo

[@DocDirtrat9472]

Well done my friend...

[@de51red55]

There is a lot of people making knives out there but your one is best well that's my view 👍Really nice work looks cool with the stamp would be a excellent knife to own

[@jacobsacres6038]

Thank you!

[@de51red55]

Don't know why you don't do more videos and no need for the thank you but your welcome anyway please make more videos 👍

[@jacobsacres6038]

I plan on cranking out more videos after the first of the year. Stay tuned my friend!

[@de51red55]

Good to hear I'll certainly look forward to seeing them .

[@haroldosouza7346]

eu sou brasileiro adoro seu seu vídeos eu gostaria de ter umas das facas mais eu não tenho condições de comprar admiro seu trabalho meus parabéns

[@julienedinburgh]

Nice job! I have one question : What's the yellow spin you use at 13:20? anything special?

[@jacobsacres6038]

It is a buffing wheel to polish the edge of the kydex. Thanks for the comment!

[@Eric-kw2ih]

Awesome blade. Would like to own one. How much to have one made?

[@jackhuntington4411]

what is the brand name and where do u get the type of sander at 6:00 ish

[@justinkatipa9577]

did i see a fracture on the blade edge 3:06 and then again at 3:10?

[@jacobsacres6038]

Post heat treat I dropped the blade, there was a mark on the edge but not a fracture. The blemish was gone after the sharpening.

[@BigKenNC]

Are you selling yet? I would love one of your blades. Very nice work.

[@49giants3]

You got skills brother

[@kbar4x4]

Very nice.

[@Dragunovluv]

awesome knife man but I wanted to see the heat treating process and how you tapped the tang for threads or whatever you did to it to use the screws. I just recently started making knives so I've been watching all kinds of vids just soakin in the info

[@xxxtenta4520]

Dragunovluv when heat treating get it cherry red the cool check for magnetism every so often then when its not quench it in oil then put it in the oven at 200 degrees for about an hour then let it cool to room temp then in the oven again

[@FearNoSteel]

I would have liked more "snap" retention on the sheath by not cutting it past the bolster, also a thumb spot on the kydex to release the knife smoothly would have been rad. sick knife though bro. well done.

[@David-fv7zg]

Very nice, whats your resource for the tool steel?

[@lamproknives]

how much time to grind the bevels ?

[@MikeG-js1jt]

1st time i ever saw someone route the scales

[@jacobsacres6038]

makes quick work.

[@DieselBlade10]

What size billet do you start with? Im guessing it's 1/4, but the knife is so large I was wondering the height and length dimensions are

[@JoeyAtilano]

Nice knife. How much do they charge for cerakote per knife?

[@jacobsacres6038]

Thank you! I believe around $50

[@Razor6On3]

How much for one just like it.? And this is a serious question,not just curious

[@michealantisdel5912]

I like it!

[@wbhad83]

I enjoyed watching the build process. I'm trying to convince myself to give it a try. What material is used for the handle fins?

[@Triad3DStudio]

is that just plastic you're using for the sheath?

[@jacobsacres6038]

The sheath material is called "kydex" its a thermoforming plastic mainly used in sheath and holster making. Thanks for the comment!

[@miguelpimentel8539]

What does that knife and sheath combo sell for

[@mattreeves437]

Do you not heat treat your blades? New to the this and am just curious if you have to heat treat all steel types.

[@jacobsacres6038]

Hi Matt! I send mine off to be heat treated. I do not own a heat treat oven yet, but when i do I intend on doing it myself. Any blade steel is going to have a specific heat treat requirement. It's very interesting to learn.

[@davecooper6551]

this is definately a grail blade if ive ever seen one . could you do a vid to explain steel choice ?

[@nopenotagaintoagn]

i didnt see that you tempered it...how come?

[@mplpenteado]

1. você não fez a tempera? 2. faria e enviaria uma para Brasil? 1. you did not make the seasons? 2. do and send one to Brazil?

[@cristianlorinczi6992]

Marcos Penteado you are from Brazil?

[@mplpenteado]

sim... Yes...

[@KSBladeworks]

Nice work man! Just stumbled upon your page. Glad that I did. Subscribed for sure...

[@kianswartiaminsaathartenbo2075]

make a knife making video from the steel 14C28N Sanvik make a fuss dagger from that steel

[@pyrobunny_mdpl]

What thickness of steel do you like to work with? I'm thinking around 1/8th inch would work, but I'm not sure if I should go slightly thicker.

[@jacobsacres6038]

It really depends on the style of blade you're making. I mostly use 3/16 and 1/4. I'll use 1/8 for bushcraft knives with a scandi grind.

[@bjrnericolsen8163]

What kind of handle material did you use?

[@MichaelSouthDZ]

where do you get your handle bolts?

[@jacobsacres6038]

+Michael South I purchased them at Sears Hardware.

[@ryanpaul5676]

u have website to get some of them

[@steveglowacki6091]

their appeared to be a small fracture on the edge of the blade.

[@lesliebaldwin7588]

WHATS THE HEAT TREAT AND TEMPERING FOR THAT STEEL

[@mojakona]

Wau awesome, respect!

[@juliannicholas9490]

What brand was that bench buffer/grinder?

[@emanueleg9613]

Stupendo!! (amazing)

[@josephrector8735]

Good lord how thick are those...

[@jacobsacres6038]

+Joseph Rector the scales or the blade?

[@josephrector8735]

+Jacobs Blades the blades..

[@jacobsacres6038]

Theyre 1/4 thick

[@josephrector8735]

+Jacobs Blades wow look like they were thicker like 3/8 or so...guess the camera adds almost a quarter of an inch to steel instead of 10 lbs like it does to people...

[@jacobsacres6038]

+Joseph Rector Yeah angles can do that! Thanks for watching!

[@johnypichis9723]

Good morning, I would like to know if you sell this product. And just in case, it can be sent abroad ..

[@muhaiminchoudhury2866]

why you make so much hole on the handle side?

[@tomsdreamshopworx]

Sakhina Khatun - to lighten the knife and give better balance.

[@xxxtenta4520]

Sakhina Khatun to lighten it and more balance

[@xxxtenta4520]

Nvm hes got it ^

[@wreck_ignition7847]

I am surprised the blade didn't crack in the heat treating phase. Especially at the blade edge.

[@jacobsacres6038]

Why's that?

[@wreck_ignition7847]

Because of the material and the geometric, thick to thin transition. We generally expect almost half of our lot to come back unusable when we use this material.

[@jacobsacres6038]

Do you do heat treat for a living?

[@wreck_ignition7847]

I'm an AWS Certified Welding Inspector. I've worked very closely with large heat treatment facilities dealing with military (DOD) contracts. Generally harder materials are checked after heat treatment with wet fluorescent magnetic particle testing. I have a firm understanding of heat treating harder (60+ BHN) materials.

[@jacobsacres6038]

Very cool. I send these blades out to get treated. Most makers grind the bevels of the blade prior to heat treat. I've never had a blade fail heat treat.

[@Bowtie41]

Where can I get the rivets and tools?Nice job!BTW,did you stamp or CNC the name,I missed that step?Also,I'm right across the river in Granite City.How much does MW charge for a blade like that?

[@jacobsacres6038]

Engraving was done on a cnc milling machine. I do my blades in batches so it gets the price down. but normally i think they charge $50 for a blade.

[@doxrs1468]

haw much it costs ineed one can you deliver in Algeria

[@rustyharvey6855]

uh yeah it turned out great actually

[@saveriograsso2639]

Ottimo Lavoro!!!!!

[@jasonpettit5688]

Hey do you sell any knives of the a2steel I would purchase one if the price is reasonable

[@jacobsacres6038]

Go give my facebook page a like and youll be able to see any knives i have for sale when they are available.

[@skeets6060]

Did I miss a heat treat?

[@jacobsacres6038]

blade was sent off for heat treat.

[@carledwards8769]

Great job n great video. Are you willing to make n sale the same knife to me? Just let me know how much

[@sanderlunde5431]

Nice blade but you should really use your bandsaw Whit more care i almost cut My finger of that Way

[@rexhouse9898]

you should have done the whole case in a leather cover

[@sirsir9665]

Looks good except for the "Jacobs" craved into the side

[@jacobsacres6038]

Jacob is my brother who passed away. My brand is named after him. I think it looks great.

[@sirsir9665]

That's fine and I respect that and it's a good way to honer him but I would refrain from putting it on blades you make for customers. People really don't like big logos like that. Even more with a person's name on the side. I recommend a logo symbol like Gerber does.

[@jacobsacres6038]

I've been exploring different options. im thinking a single "J" or something along those lines. Thanks you for the feedback!

[@sirsir9665]

That would work. Or maybe a Jaybird symbol for short, it could have a second meaning too like he's flying in the skies above now.

[@God8-O]

Man you skeletonized the crap out of the handle, wouldn't that make it a lot more fragile.

[@badenglass9262]

That grinder could seriously be considered ear rape

[@bigjim6179]

I subbed

[@kevinjacobs2301]

yo man, i was wondering if you could craft a knife for me. I'm not sure how to contact you, or if you'll even craft knives on demand, so please give me some info. I'm from Belgium and my name is kevin jacobs (hence why i want a jacobs knife ;-))

[@jacobsacres6038]

Hey Kevin! Like my facebook page and you can message me from there! There is a link in the description.

[@SoloVagant]

23K views and only 216 likes????

[@jacobsacres6038]

Im hoping for more haha

[@fredgrove4220]

The word is sawn, not sawed.

[@patrickscully8936]

First

[@russjosey2012]

Please oil the wheels and guides on that grinder. My ears are ringing.