Knife with no power tools challenge! Forging a knife with zero power tools!

[@blackfin2389]

I never thought about doing the file-work while the blade is hot, such a simple brilliant method.

[@trollmcclure1884]

well, yea but files lose temper when heated. Maybe if I had a dozen of rusty files from scrapeyard I dont care about like him.

[@NKG416]

@@trollmcclure1884 not that quickly, and you have water right?

[@trollmcclure1884]

@@NKG416 it's good to have this knowledge in the toolbox. I'd do it with a cheap chinese rasp too. It's basically what an angle grinder does - softening metal locally by hi-speed friction and scrapping it. Sidenote: the very hard wheels get smaller too

[@NKG416]

@@trollmcclure1884 i'd use high quality file for that technique, most chinese file i know is case hardened which mean it's not entirely high carbon steel. I use Indian made file, cheap but high quality

[@trollmcclure1884]

@@NKG416 Good tip. India is in the future obviously. I try to boycott China anyway

[@forjanatalense]

this is kind of an old video, but im new to youtube knifemakers comunity, and ive made my own forge, so i dont have a lot of tools haha. Thinking of giving this a try, thanks for the inspiration!

[@louisaziz1235]

THANK YOU!!! I am so tired and fustrated from seeing the so-called ''blade smiths'' using a temp!ate and cutting the knife from bar stock. That is not a true blade smith, in my humble opinion. Very glad to see someone who appreciates the traditional ways. Power tools are great. They help with the tough and time consuming work (power hammer is okay). But it all is still part of the forging process. Bravo!!!

[@scottydees2748]

Louis Aziz hey mate, look, I'm no pro, but I make blades, and I forge as well as stock remove. Smithing was a dieing art, but thankfully seems to be coming back. But I just wanted to say that I find joy and satisfaction in all manner of blade making. You gotta love what you do. Smith on!

[@kuntakinte6463]

I agree with you. I find the traditional always better than the modern

[@Bistinglolwut]

traditional is always more satisfying thats gor sure

[@WJBlades]

Great job! I'm also a hobbyists bladesmith but, I'm too old with too many things going on to invest that much time into a smithing project. I've watched a few of your videos now, you do a way better job at explaining things than I do in my videos. Congrats on a great job without using electronic tools. 👍

[@nicholasroe8660]

I’m just beginning blacksmithing, but I’m on a budget. I feel like I’ve learned a lot from this, thank you!

[@michaelcayer8358]

An absolutely beautiful knife and display of some incredible old-school artisan skills which makes it all look far too easy. You are equally gifted with your teaching and instruction skills. Keep the videos coming.

[@TimothyDobbs]

Hey I'm 13 and want to go out hunting with my bow. Not having a knife for hunting (skinning and gutting) but also not wanting to spend $150-$200 on a knife. Being the smart teenager I am I thought I would build a forge. Also not having any power tools this video really helped. Thanks.

[@shotgunsam23]

Timothy Dobbs hey first off good to see another young hunter. I remember those days. Second you can do it but it does take time,But it is possible. One more thing as a hunter who has tried to gut and skin a deer with a single knife, I will tell you that it’s good to have 2 different types of knife. For gutting any knife with a 3-4” blade with a 5-6” Handel will work well. A skinning knife is smaller and slightly different. My skinning knives have a 2 1/2 inch blade with a 4 inch handle. The blade also doesn’t have a drop point, it has a slight trailing point.

[@TimothyDobbs]

Shotgunsam 23 thanks for the info. It's built and I'v got to test it on pukekos and rabbits and it works like a charm. I have some family members that go hunting frequently. I'd be begging to go out now if it wasn't for covid19.

[@shotgunsam23]

Timothy Dobbs awesome

[@joshuamatthias1781]

@@TimothyDobbs im from germany and i think with the violence going on in ur crazy country you should get some distance from the stess and Panik. KEEP ON GOING 👍

[@TimothyDobbs]

@@joshuamatthias1781 not my country mate I'm from NZ

[@maxmcswain1]

This is a great idea! I watched all the 6 hour videos. I think the term forge thick grind thin trains Smith's not to seek more education. To be able to finish forge. Looks beautiful!

[@kenglass1980]

how's about a challenge "make a knife in the real world when your family and work eat up all your time" Love the video and I am trying to create time.....

[@antiantifaterrier5761]

So I usually make stone or obsidian blades and points. Last year I decided to start working steel. I was given a semi truck rim and some other scrap from work I was going to use for a coal forge but decided I want propane because it’s cleaner. My first knife was done all by hand. I put about 8 hrs into it until I noticed I can’t harden it. I used a lawnmower blade from an industrial mower we use at the golf coarse and apparently it’s too mild🤦‍♂️ Great work btw, you got 11 dislikes from people who can’t work without electricity 😂

[@333111444333111444]

Nice youtube name .....that is all carry on sir

[@FBPrepping]

Just try to find some steel you know which kind is it (1095 like the material this knife was made of), and look for some literature: there are books and starter manuals that will guide you to know how much hardness you can get from some given material. They will teach you to even know the approximate temperature just by watching how red the material is once out the forge, for an optimum quenching. Trust me. I´m a metallurgist :). Try looking time-temperature-transformation diagrams.

[@TheWoodsmanMilling]

Leaf springs work really well

[@hillbillynick2000]

Good job Brother! I wish I could play ( although it would be sort of cheating for me. I typically use a minimum of power tools, have 'em, don't like 'em.) Unfortunately my shop is full of construction supplies, in the middle of renovations. Wish I had a post drill though! Good luck to everyone who can play!

[@krknfmkr8919]

Nick Spittler my grandfather's old (abandoned) blacksmith shop had a post drill in it. Someone cut the post above and below it with a chainsaw and stole it. My dad got the remaining tools and the anvil before they were stolen. Which is the anvil I use now

[@hillbillynick2000]

K R Knfmkr people suck! Sorry to hear about the thievery but glad you have the rest. I have some of my Grandfather's tools and I treasure them. Nothing like using tools passed down from previous generations.

[@christiancoats1]

Excellent video. I love old school methods of doing things. Great, no-nonsense commentary as well. Thanks.

[@baddogforge5181]

Try using soap stone on ur files it's great for lube and keeping them from packing up

[@NKG416]

chalk is cheaper

[@ДмитрийХолт]

hand soap on sharpening stones are also good. it makes clean up easy

[@billmixson3218]

Working the blade hot is a great idea; glad you shared this. Your videos are great teachers...............

[@cazadordeconciencia]

hola bro. no entendí la medida que debe tener el cuchillo para el reto. me encantan tus vídeos. saludos

[@helmwoodshopandsmithy3582]

I know I'm a little late to the party but I'll make a video for this challenge..

[@12FASTPRO]

GOOD VIDEO, GOOD KNIFE .........10++

[@OldHickoryForge]

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[@HickokForge]

I tried this once making a punch knife for a cop friend of mine. I was using reclaimed steel and forgot to double check that it could actually be hardened, I just assumed it could since I made it from an industrial hook and all the others I've use could. Days spent forging and filing were all for naught as it was too low of carbon. Make sure you know the steel you're working with can be hardened before putting in all that elbow grease. I may give it a go again when I get home from the current trip I'm on for work.

[@chelevalona7556]

You come on forge in fire right

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Love the video. As some1 whos only three months in to bladesmithing, I find your video very educational. As i have no powers tools. Sometime learnin the hard way isnt alway best. The experience that comes from it is. But watching ur videos like this helps leaps n bounds! Thanks

[@dinonoce]

Nice work, and I appreciate how you explain everything as you go.

[@leonnekrotiuk3607]

Dude I’m a 70 year old carpenter, back then you were a carpenter who built sash windows and doors with a miter box that you made yourself and fine fit with a block plane and chisel.when I can make metal sharp by hand that’s a gift, thank you for the inspiration.CHEERS

[@joshuatichota5046]

Awesome job, I wish my dad had taught me how to sharpen knives when he was alive but after inheriting his leather tools I saw that he never sharpened his knives, he had some nice pocket knives that were his dad's and that dated back to at least WW2.

[@kingrichard3990]

Next challenge! Making sword with no power tool. Please

[@varun009]

We're you ever a football player? You look like you're 6'5" 220lbs. You look like a fucking viking.

[@rcreynolds6186]

Love this. You know I was thinking, while you were doing the hot-rasping, that doing so allows the blade to air cool. This allows the steel to normalize with successive reheats and cool-downs. So this is another positive side effect to the hot rasping. Am I correct in thinking that?

[@dav1099]

Great job, and clear instructions to boot. I'm impressed with your ability to sharpen to that degree with stones, I'm 64 and still cant get it done, grrrr. thanks for posting

[@willywantoknow2563]

Trying to catch up to do the challenge... My first knife I made without power tools I was 16 (12" blade medieval daggar from a forged leaf spring) felt stupid while doing something that big for hand tools, but still have it... Ugly and sharp.... At least you can see the effort lol

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

Good job. I'm tired of seeing vids like Adam such and such from some show with his 1949 Bridgeport mill 'everybody' has in their basement. All the best.

[@markjauregui8138]

Good stuff, I learned a lot about hand working. As a begginer this will be extremely valuable. One question I have is, what hammers where used? Plus what's a good weight for hammers? I wont ever get a press, or auto hammer as this will be a retierment hobby for me. Thanks for this video...

[@borisspasky5700]

love it sir, I am and always will be an amateur knifesmith, but despair at all the videos using elctrical machines and mostly cutting and grinding a knife like an Airfix model or balsa wood, forging a knife to me means heating and beating metal not cutting and grinding. Watch The Iron Mistress, with Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo, apart from a classic movie the knife making bit, Bowie Knife is ..........

[@mixmage]

Thank you so much for this video, I’ve got my forge set up in an old coach house with no electricity. I have a treadle powered forge and grinding wheel, everything else is hand tools. I’m about to make my first oil quench knife from 1095, so this video is perfect. I’m taking notes! I’ll link you to my video once it’s made. Keep up the excellent work.

[@johnjude2685]

That's a manly challenge Sir , You have conhoonlies ( balls).I can't possibly look good but a good challenge.Your ribbon burner probably helps but sometimes it's the talent you bring to the dance Good show

[@spacereaper9280]

you done a pretty damn good job, who doesn't like a razor sharp knife?? but... overall your knife looked pretty good for no power tools/machines.

[@markmcmeen287]

Excellent video ! That "million dollar idea" could have lots of applications. Thanks!

[@MrDobmeister]

Superb vid and a nice resuting blade. Can I show my total ignorance? I understand what quenching does, hardening the blade but what does tempering do, please?

[@rbduffer3263]

I work in a traditional blacksmith shop at Museum Village in Harriman NY. The only modern thing in the shop is electric lights, everything else is as it would have been around 1850. I have made a few knives ( what blacksmith hasn't) using the techniques your video demonstrated. Thanks for the excellent video. It confirms most of the technique I use and a few that I never thought of. I especially like the "blacksmith finish" on the upper part of the blade. One minor point, you didn't mention how slow the post drill cuts a hole. I guess they had plenty of time in the good old days.

[@WMCUTLERYUSA]

Love the video and the knife WMCUTLERY USA

[@jasonchappell8514]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I am in the process of setting my stuff up and you have just educated me about necessity and hard work. Thank you again sir.

[@jackmeyers7805]

A better blade than Buck, Case, Schrade or Gerber have made in 40 years.

[@jerrieyum]

I like this knife a lot. I like the look of it and how you hand forged it. 1095 can be brittle so you really are a fantastic craftsman. 👍🏾👏🏾

[@wattienewton5447]

Good job man thats The way it used to be ,and dosent take may longer i cheat n use The Makita ,but have always enjoyed making our own knives choppers etc Cheers

[@waywardson8360]

Skip the drill and use a punch for your guard. Hot punch. You can do a rat tail through the end of the knife handle and peen it over on a piece of metal and skip the epoxy. That knife is exactly what I like. I feel like making knives again.

[@achilles4856]

I am getting into bladsmithing and I am wondering why people let the hammer drop on the anvil inbetween hits? Is it actually doing something or is it more of a habit? Great video :) :)

[@canadasbubbleologyshow1438]

NO TOOLS...gee you have a forge, damn I don1t have that...

[@medicmason5819]

So I'm new to blade smithing. What's the purpose of hot rasping?

[@jusme8060]

It's really nice watching someone hand forge a knife, who wants to watch a 20 ton press do all the work?

[@ryandkuhn8327]

Something I've always wondered every blacksmith or knife making video when they're hitting the knife on the Anvil why do they hit the knife and then hit the Anvil too and then hit the knife again

[@aleksandrgrachow6986]

Колхозник, который не дружит с техникой безопасности, рискуя своим здоровьем неизвестно чего ради. А ножик так себе.

[@chasingthetrail9375]

Looks great man! Still can’t believe how fast your channel is growing. Been working on a restore myself need to find a good checkering file so I can add some grip to the spine

[@firstnamelastname8865]

Literally just finished a knife that really like this, didn't use a file all that much as you (I have a sandstone wheel I love)

[@mfriproduzionistoriche-2006]

How is this a "no power tools" challenge if the forge itself is not heated by hand?

[@TheWoodsmanMilling]

Could hot fit the guard. It would take less time than filing it to fit.

[@Lucas-dr6ho]

We made a knife and sword with only a hammer and a sledgehammer that we used as an anvil it was horrible we used the frame of a old chair we also had a powers sharpener but I was only 13 back then so yeh

[@alanbenavides1480]

i want to make my own knife, but i have some questions, why does he heats up the knife again after doing the quench? does that not make the edge softer?

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

You've insired me. I'm going to make something like a seabee knife.

[@speedrcr968]

The rounding hammer that you shaped the knife with, how heavy is that one?

[@mjoe877]

One of my favorite videos! Thanks for sharing!

[@thethirstymason9684]

That was epic. You make it look easy mate. I once hand beveled an edge with a file and it took me 4 hours of my life. So huge respect

[@overratedprogrammer]

What kind of hand crank drill press do you have?

[@royhuckaby5012]

Very nice procedure! To me it is a delight to see manual crafting and ingenuity! Well done!

[@krknfmkr8919]

I would think squirrel tail tang fits any knife since all us smiths are crazy. I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it

[@hunterwhite-eagle7800]

Really great video, the knife turned out really nice.

[@maximus-2307]

I am beast at framing and with a hammer but your hammering is some Thor level

[@norwoodcraftandforge2950]

I Forge with a craftsman electric tire inflator and a dirt hole

[@LuxXbrumalis]

very good instructional video. good job

[@TheScramble8]

Great content, and charisma. New sub

[@vrod1a]

Nice work but you should think about getting some safety goggles.

[@garethbaus5471]

You don't necessarily even need a way to drill a hole.

[@zilyanna7819]

how bout with an old fashioned hand bellow forge and no power tools real old school

[@elijahmcgeorge5198]

Amazing man I watched u on forged in fire the other day

[@davidmorgan7586]

dude thanks for showing people how to temper a knife blade the right way when you put the blade in the leg vise as a heat sink then with the torch to start tempering turning the top half of the blade blue this is the proper way most all other guys making blades on utub dont do it right and in most cases i will let people know they are wrong thanks again D L MORGAN Little Patuxent forge

[@Cuchillos.Araucaria]

you are awesome! greetings from Argentina!

[@tumen4501]

i was scared when i realized that u dont wear gloves 😬

[@jordanforgedironworks6123]

I know I'm three years late but I've got to try this.

[@LUMBERJAX0505]

Good video.i just use "scissors" to cut my paper

[@stevethomas7463]

The challenge made him more efficient. 🤣👍

[@ThePointstheif88]

Wow I learnt a lot in this video. You got yourself a new subscriber.

[@georgevanhoose6333]

Excellent work! You get a new sub!

[@wanderingcalamity360]

That hot draw file trick is pretty awesome.

[@jbmetalworks4661]

You could aslo punch the holes for your tang

[@josiahalsheikh534]

Is there a way to get one of these made and shipped?

[@boriszegarra7382]

Cool and excelent job!....with no power tools,,, saludos estimado buen trabajo,, gracias por compartir ..Have a nice days,,,cheers from Lima... thanks....

[@jameshughes9067]

I love your videos good luck on your next one

[@rrketc2]

Thanks for the excellent tutorial Bro. I learned some valuable pointers on knife making. Will begin making my 3rd tomorrow; using your advice. Keep on forging.

[@Mcm808]

do you sell your works on Etsy or similar site?

[@jdzencelowcz]

(Pulls out a wad of $20s) SHUT UP & TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!

[@peterraab3411]

Definitely a million dollar idea

[@darluthier]

Just a little tip: If you get your vice fixed good and solid to the ground - concrete screed base would be best - then it'll make this kind of work so much easier for you... Keep up the good work!

[@weston8478]

very nice knife, awesome challenge to see no power tools used

[@captassassin5680]

I’ve been watching bladesmith videos on KZbin for a long time. But I really like yours because of the interaction. Most channels just have a pair of arms or a headless smith going through the motions beginning to end. Consider me Subbed!

[@josiahghiatis6577]

Now this is a true blade smith

[@robertfandel9442]

That's how to make a knife.

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Watchin this video 4 the 3rd time. Its great! And so informative for those of us who don't have a lot of experience and lack big or significant power tools. Same goes 4 the people that do have power tools. Just great work!!!! And the way 2 come across with ur information is the best

[@nathandunning7150]

Awesome thanks mate. This is how I do all my knives accept I use a cordless drill for the holes. I never thought to Hot Rasp the Bevels so thanks for that. You are now my favorite KZbin BladeSmith/Blacksmith by far.

[@sanclertojal917]

Knife 10..👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jeffmiller2136]

Thank you 4 ur video

[@jameswalker6810]

Great video man. I have maid knives using a belt sander and an angle grinder, but that is my only tools. The fact that you can do that is crazy! I wish I was as skilled and talented as you are( only 2 months in though). Maybe a couple more years

[@markb.4247]

Hot rasping... genius! Love your videos and the direction your channel is taking. Any chance you could work in more hammering techniques in future vids? I’m still learning.