Knife Making - Modern Tanto

Handmade modern tanto knife from carbon steel, with composite wooden handle and sheath. There I try to explain all steps involved in video of making this knife.
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[@danielrossberg5388]

I would like to get into knife making but I had a few questions, first off what is the tool at 4:13 called and what is the liquid at 8:47 called and what is it used for

[@Koss-channel]

this is bevel jig , help to ajust angle of the blade during grinding. you can see process of it creation in this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKqWiXRjZ9xsY5I the liquid is ferric chloride

[@danielrossberg5388]

Koss thanks so much and is the ferris chloride what gives it the the nice matte finish

[@TechnoMasterBoy]

I'm pretty sure ferris chloride is some type of acid, which people often use to bring out the pattern from the metal, especially with damascus steel. But then again, I didn't do chemistry classes or make knives all that much. Haven't even finished my first knife and it's taken like a year lol. Mostly due to though lazyness.

[@danielrossberg5388]

TechnoMasterBoy ok thanks

[@Tim4Tat]

They seem to use ferric chloride for etching. Man-at-arms videos explain this. They are blacksmiths so they forge most of their blades though.

[@onigrim]

Классный нож получился) Вот люди рукастые)))

[@BakaKakor]

Its beautiful would buy

[@Joe-ji3wy]

pekná práca a ukážka šikovných rúk

[@UltraMonkeySapien]

Man, cutting the handle and scabbard are the same time is next level genius. I'm amazed I haven't seen anyone do that before! What a Time saver! After adding the dark stain you should back sand it with 1,000 and then 000 steel wool. Then finalize with tongue oil. It will give the wood more color flash. Killer work man!

[@whocanmakeyourwholeweek7272]

tung oil works fine too🍻

[@lilypower]

Wow! So simple but still so beautiful!

[@ZoraHimself]

Молодец, так держать!

[@johnbiggs7620]

Words can not express how much I loved this knife build. Great job!

[@leonardovieira3557]

I love Tanto Knifes. Excelent Works!!!!!

[@19vova85]

Лайк по любому. Молодец мужик!

[@danthemakerman]

Thanks for sharing your template. I made my own, its no where near as nice as yours but I'm happy with it. Thanks again!

[@knyazvladimir]

Прекрасная работа!

[@dhimanghosh9435]

This build was the most satisfying build i especially loved the criss cross indentations for the handle

[@Pbarrel]

It is KURWA beautiful

[@davidjohnston1971]

Nice blade, very well executed.

[@alexdusfri_Br]

Belíssimo trabalho. Parabéns!

[@user-mo6bi5gp2u]

Очень красивая работа, даже приобрести захотелось)

[@Jfd7792]

Beautiful! Absolutely stunning job without the the need for a lot of fancy kit! Thanks for sharing... JD

[@brandonfoley7519]

Well I mean, grinding belt, bevel jig, Dremel, these things arnt free

[@user-tj3sf9ry8w]

beautiful

[@estebanbarajas9469]

Probably one of best tutorial in KZbin. Amazing work. Thanks from Spain

[@luisfernandogarcia416]

Que obra de arte

[@MonsterPumpkin]

Amazing build keep up the good content

[@michaelroberts2811]

Don't usually comment, but great workmanship, amazing talent, pls send more :)

[@lpfm6072]

僅かな曲線　黒檀のような質感…素晴らしいですね 開け閉めも刃の厚みだけで出来てしまったり…？ だとしたら心の底から感服します

[@TD.135]

Аккуратная работа молодец .

[@larskristianmoe2119]

I got three things to say about this video, very nice tanto, your videoediting is one of the best i have seen and every buildt/restoration video is magnificent. In a nutshell im speachless!

[@darry3440]

WOOOOOOO!! THAT IS SOOOO COOOL!!! I LIKE TO HAVE ONE !!

[@brandonfoley7519]

I'll make you one 😉 it won't be as good lol

[@gilbertolechugaenriquez7358]

Te quedó increíble

[@user-ez3kv4ed5f]

Красота ....зачетно

[@joshbirch7927]

very nice workmanship, just curious as to if you heat treated and tempered the blade as not shown in video?

[@TheSickassmick]

Beautiful! Excellent job friend

[@ManiRaisyoemryoechyo]

TheSickassmick ffffff

[@klevee6076]

What a beautiful piece.

[@luisgear3288]

Absolutely beatiful! I cannot remember how many times i saw this diy vid.l

[@nconnor9570]

You should definitely make a store and sell these

[@peacefulwarrior2929]

This music is giving me a migraine cool build though

[@gbp3616]

It's easier to turn the volume down than complain

[@The_SSSlopper]

@@gbp3616I think most people would rather hear the sounds of the blade being made rather than some shitty music.

[@gbp3616]

@@The_SSSlopper go turn on your grinder then

[@firoz554]

One word: *Perfect*

[@alansouthwood2874]

Absolutely a brilliant job!!!!

[@cavasinon9182]

Hello Koss, how much time to make this beautiful "thing" ? Thank you for this video !

[@JavaRacingCo]

Awesome job! What wood stain / color did you use?

[@jonultime]

Absolutely stunning

[@luizlrml1753]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing job. Pure art. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@kerakuantro]

Я бы купил себе такой ножичек в коллекцию))

[@NateTus]

one day, i will make something like this

[@ajossi]

NateTus no you won't, not with that attitude.

[@piotrherman7884]

Beautifully made tanto perfectly.

[@m-word7498]

absolutely beautiful

[@RyderKunAnimations]

I need to buy this for seppuku

[@konstantinlerch7033]

I want that knife

[@alredope]

Excelente trabajo!

[@diegosoto630]

Excelente trabajo

[@BigBalgruuf]

Really nice video but would be nice to see you harden it

[@aaronjoseph6095]

Pause 😂

[@gavinm8669]

No heat treat?

[@jordyv.703]

You're an artist!

[@jamesdaly750]

Absolutely Stunning

[@user-nf1eq6wo8z]

Просто бомба!!! Супер я бы хотел заказать себе такой. Если возможно. И цена интересует.

[@user-er5lh5up8k]

Большой и злой Дядя Федор , дядя, а зачем пишешь дядя с большой буквы, а ??? Нож безусловно интересный, но интересна сфера его применения ??? Если есть какие-то сведения, прошу поделись инфой !!! С уважением дядя Вова !!!

[@dhomtepushkes]

The most beautiful knife i have ever seen... (i looked a few during years) i’ve been day dreaming having beautiful knife like this since i was 7 (now i am 38)

[@stg1325]

Really? Since 7, u couldve made it by now lmao

[@jrozanec1]

work of art

[@leoperezmdk]

Grate Tanto!👍👍👍

[@VS461]

Nicely looking tanto, like it. I would love to have one. But there was no hardening, no tempering after burning the blade edge with the diamond cutter and the belt sander. This knife would never keep its sharpness. Well, if you made it for putting it into a glass cabinet, the problems above don't matter. Again, looks great.

[@murk6296]

oh and don't forget to mention that tantos are swords and not knives :D

[@Uncle.J.32]

Curious did you heat treat at all during the build? thank you

[@brandonfoley7519]

Kind of important ya

[@jirasakthongbai2998]

สวยงามมากคับ

[@thomasrai86]

Beautiful!

[@harveydent1731]

And here i am with a hammer and forge.

[@PsykoFlounder]

And that's the difference between a knife maker and a bladesmith.

[@corentin8634]

Cool but after only 4minutes I can’t listen the music anymore🤯

[@sebastiennovakovic5044]

Stop bitching, mute the video and play your own music over it.

[@davidsanders1991]

@@sebastiennovakovic5044 This is the best choice of music in a long time.

[@torvi1207]

@@sebastiennovakovic5044 you are right

[@torvi1207]

@@davidsanders1991 and you are right too

[@brandonfoley7519]

The power of the mute button

[@TheMartialMix]

A beautiful work of art

[@albertolana9258]

Very beautifull! With compliments!!!

[@venerablebastard2064]

Koss, that is a very beautiful modern interpretation of Japanese tanto. Now, I am in the middle of making a tanto myself, and I have a question: While I might not follow some of your steps, how fit was the saya or scabbard that you made? I mean, the Japanese sword in general have this habaki or metal copper on the blade that gives the blade a snug fit all the time, and yours does not have any habaki. Will your blade become a bit loose over time? As I said before, that is a very beautiful tanto (especially the square-ish scabbard and hilt which I really really love), and yours serves as a template for my tanto project. Keep up the good work, Koss. P.S. You used ferric chloride etching, yes?

[@janjandraper9378]

looks like baby katana..nice piece of work...

[@nathanmoss8481]

love the color scheme! great knife.

[@clintonwagner5538]

Beautiful craftsmanship wonderfully done

[@GreenDvil]

Lovely video but next time let the sounds of your tools and stuff

[@wooIy]

is it on sale?

[@hernanlopez9786]

amigo excelente tu trabajo perfecto

[@tr0ublem4ker99]

smooth, clean.

[@RDPproject]

Great knife. Word of advice tho.... Use a filtered facemask when grinding. Years from now you'll be glad you did....or regret that you didnt.

[@LastBastian]

Really like this knife, great job! But I wonder about that sheath/scabbard maintaining its retention over time. Seems like the epoxied layers would pry apart pretty easily with nothing mechanically holding them together.

[@kaptein1247]

Bastian than the handle would fail too

[@freezeysketches2526]

Just a heads up that’s epoxy, it’s not gonna come off at all

[@LastBastian]

Guys, I make knives, and though good epoxy is pretty strong, there is a reason most knives *also* have pins, bolts, screws, etc to provide an additional mechanical means of holding handles and scales together. Its because if you don't, the scales have a tendency to shear right off under stress or hard use. Also, you are generally not actively prying on the handle, yet the way this style of sheath/scabbard works is through tension. Every time you insert the knife, you are basically prying that sheath apart. Epoxy will give eventually. That is why most sheaths/scabbards of this style are capped with a sort of metal band to prevent this.

[@robertphillips9360]

Bastian have you tried pulling epoxied pieces apart? Like with good epoxy? It's hard as shit dude

[@LastBastian]

Umbra, sure. I use the good stuff, West System slow cure, and GFlex. And I have had scales separate from the tang on their own. Again, there is a reason 99% of good knife makers use mechanical means *in addition* to epoxy. If epoxy were that great by itself, there would be no need. ....but that isn't the case *most of the time,* unless you are making a decorative blade, or light use kind of thing.

[@SerialGrillerCyprus]

Eye candy. Bravo.

[@combatmako]

Beautiful! 👍👍👍

[@diegoguzman9899]

Could have been cool to add a magnetic price on the sheath that attracts the handguard

[@timothypadilla8910]

The hand guard is brass its not magnetic.

[@paulorbes577]

Try to change the speed Damn so heavy 🤘

[@danielbecerril4029]

Inspired me to start making my own. I always see how other knifes can be better, well to me be better.

[@geurillasoldier8216]

Your work is true art. Well done. It truely is a beautiful piece

[@jessicaabel6509]

you have a playlist named knifes when it should be knives

[@crestfallensunbro6001]

XD

[@eannamaccormaic9353]

Ey boss stop being perfect peter

[@isaaccook]

Clean looking tanto, but the lack of tempered steel disturbs me...

[@janzugic6798]

i dont like it because the only thing holding the blade and the handle is glue... my favourite video of his is called making a dark modern tanto and its a true masterpiece, idk why he wont makes more knives that way...

[@brandonfoley7519]

@@janzugic6798 yeah a friend recommended this video to me I have some problems with the construction It's a beautiful knife though

[@jimelmore9728]

Beautiful! You have a gift.

[@elvinyap940]

Amazing work with the tanto piece

[@jackhathman9057]

To the assorted commenters; the maker used PRE HEAT TREATED STEEL. Thus the lack of any visable hardening/ tempering....

[@Joe11Blue]

Which is a pointless statement as he used tooling on it which effectively softens the metal. Tool steel holds a decent hardness, but grinding and sanding it removes that. The proper thing to do would have been to retreat it.

[@shotgunbikeco.2982]

how do I buy this knife?

[@MrUltracoin]

Beautiful work!

[@Saleh_jal]

That’s the most satisfying thing ever 👌🏻🙂

[@crazyidea83]

no quenching? no pins in handle... it can be used as a letter blade

[@donphilippo1]

Very nice knife! how did you finish the blade? Was it etching in feric chlorid? What grit did you sand it before etching? Thanks for your help, keep going!

[@baldur123456]

I sand my knifes to 800 before etch but if you are lazy you can do 400 way down 400 isnt that good because the roigher the surface of the steel , the acid etches more sorry my english sucks

[@aepiis4166]

Yeah ultimately it just depends on what look you’re going for. Sometimes I do 600, sometimes 1000, and then sometimes as low as 120. Play around with different finishes and different etching solutions. Coffee or vinegar give wildly different results to ferric chloride and sometimes they look fantastic

[@ramsinghx123]

Beautiful peace of art..

[@gilsonantunespereira3916]

Parabéns. Verdadeira obra de arte.

[@sherozeafridi9000]

Gilson Antunes Pereira

[@sivaranjans2452]

will it retain an edge without the heat treating?

[@AfroKreamy]

It's already heat treated metal that he cut is my guess.

[@bom.6658]

It's a decorative blade

[@Minecrafter09074]

You should consider selling this kind of thing. I would gladly buy one

[@ergonomade]

Beautiful work.

[@stamatouvable]

Beautiful job

[@12aipom34]

Incredible knife. Is the template for it available to download?

[@f84kjsg7]

It prevents the blade from wiggling sideways. Makes for a better fitting =)

[@f84kjsg7]

Oh, sorry. Hmm, I guessed leather as well, but it seems kinda thin. I agree on the idea of patterns :)

[@Koss-channel]

That's not a leather, it's a fiber sheet. Just a spacer between different wooden blocks.

[@jordyv.703]

Ahmet Fatih YILMAZ it's just for looks. Plane wood is a bit boring without any detail.

[@Koss-channel]

I added the 1:1 template in the video description. Feel free to use)

[@hel2471]

Dont you have to heat it and cool with oil to harden it

[@xerxes931]

Yeah, I also don't see him tempering the steel, so that's not a knife, it's just a toy.

[@martinerhard8447]

Maybe he started with hardened steel

[@Marc-xk1rb]

Martin Erhard he could have but he went crazy with the cut off wheel abs over heated the blade pretty much assuring that he annealed it.

[@MrAnguloA]

Beautiful piece of work!