From Screws to Masterpiece: Watch This Knife Come to Life!

[@TheWolfster001]

I figured that would happen, to many occlusions (Air Pockets) Should have filled the void with steel powder, then it would have been a solid billet.. Nice recovery though, but I can see tiny pits in it and I'm afraid it probably full of micro cracks.. Thank you for sharing..

[@marcleewinser8534]

In my humble Opinion anyone, who can create something amazing like this from a Handful of Metal Scrap, is truly an Artist.

[@3DTyrant]

I honestly wasn't expecting the pattern to come out like that, it's somewhat subtle but still amazing.

[@MarkRosengarten]

When I saw the can come apart in the initial press and the large number of voids when the can came off, I never thought it would come together as a clean billet. Then the top layers were removed and I was surprised how solid it came out. I was thinking "he's going to have to borax the everloving shit out of that to make it work" and you did and it did. I'm pleased with how the final piece came out. Was hoping for a more dramatic pattern but the way it went together was all verticals in the same direction anyway, so it was going to come out how it came out all along. Wouldn't want that thing thrown in my direction, that's for sure! Thanks for sharing.

[@hdani1981]

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. I didn't think that it would work for him, but he held on and made it work.

[@LFDNC]

I thought I missed him adding powder until he took the can off. I figured he posted the video and has forged more than me, so I watched on. Glad I did.

[@robfielding100]

Dedicated, patient, determined, driven, a really skilled craftsmen producing a one of a kind knife. I’m in awe!

[@lonniesharp9109]

Coming from someone with zero experience, it's refreshing to see someone on here actually hammering out the shape of the knives instead of just drawing the shape on the billet and then cutting/grinding the shape out. 👌

[@ericslingerland5472]

hard to tell, but im assuming this is sarcasm, or maybe left on the wrong video

[@unclejedsiron7618]

There was no hammering.

[@brianadamsjr2664]

😂 literally came across this comment as he was drawing the shape out with the sharpie 😂

[@kennpeters1973]

Sometimes when you do a pattern welded (damascus) billet, the metal needs to be removed instead of moved to protect the integrity of the pattern. Too much hammering can destroy the pattern.

[@attempted_realist]

I watch him make this step by step, and STILL can't believe it's hand crafted - utterly amazing!

[@paulsimmons5726]

I’d be proud to own a knife made by this man!

[@stevenm6065]

All you folks in here shit talking the way this man is doing his job I challenge you to let us all see some of your work since you're all obviously pros at it!

[@benloyd1970]

I don’t know about blade making, but I can stick weld better than that.

[@forgotn42]

@@benloyd1970 and?

[@MagicMayers]

​@@benloyd1970His stick weld was meant to be temporary and not part of the finished product. Doesn't need to be pretty, just practical.

[@stevenbiedrzycki7046]

Only thing I would have changed was filled all the negative space around the hardware with powdered steel 🤷‍♂️

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

​@@MagicMayersThat's no excuse. His whole method and finished product is crude and lacks any aesthetic ability, most of his editing is stolen from Dimitri Shevchenko and TOT. School kids could and can do better with a little instruction.

[@CaptainHamsterPants]

Whenever I see an experimental canister like this, I get excited. Even if the project doesn't turn out as expected, I always love watching these types of videos.

[@timchapman6702]

Wow that is absolutely awesome!!

[@SemiStanding]

That’s insanely impressive to me. I didn’t think at first it would make a good sized billet but you definitely made it happen. That’s impressive dude!

[@paulpozzi2087]

Oui, ça m'a aussi impressionné. L'huile et la forgé n'étant pas compatible. Bravo

[@AntiPlatitude]

Lots of people in this comment section watch too much Forged in Fire and think they’re qualified to critique a man doing work that they themselves have never attempted.

[@PKovar9]

Is this still blacksmithing or just grinding?

[@oubliette862]

I had wondered if cannisters could be done without metal powder to fill up the voids. nice job, that turned out well. I'm actually rather impressed with the ingenuity here.

[@jahurtadon]

As long as it's not ball bearings, those things, for some reason, don't stick unless you use powder.

[@thebluestig2654]

It's never recommended to even try because of the air pockets it produces. Air voids destroy the strength of a blade. Just leaving those coatings on the screws and driver bits compromised the strength of the finished product.

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@jahurtadon Not true, see Dimitri Shevchenko (and many others).

[@jahurtadon]

@@bikerfirefarter7280 is Dimitri Shurap?

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@jahurtadon Dimitri = 'Shurap'. One and the same.

[@rcg3496]

Ignore the hateful… good work👏🏽

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@rcg3496 A) Yes. B) Not!

[@afterburner2869]

Hateful? You must mean people that have an opinion other than yours.

[@rickyjosey489]

Opinions aren't hateful. He's clearly talking about the f-wits and people who say dumb shit like this ​@@afterburner2869

[@kennethhowell1272]

Man YT is certainly going to have alot of spectacular blade smith's providing content, seeing all these "I can do better comments." First you have to move out of your mommies basement and get a job so you can buy equipment to forge knives.

[@MagicMayers]

I'd argue they have an easier time buying equipment from the basement rather than spending their wages on ridiculous rent prices..

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@kennethhowell1272 They won't/don't have to be spectacular blade-smiths to be able to see the crude and inept playing at being one.

[@55stanmc]

Is “mommie” going to have to buy the equipment too?? 😂😂

[@unclejedsiron7618]

This wasn't a good knife. The materials weren't good for knives. The finger hole design was a terrible idea, it's a great way to break or lose a finger.

[@tomasgarcia4625]

You're living my dream! One day I'll have a forge... thanks for the video man!

[@SeanBook001]

I have a forge in my garage.... In a box... I still need to assemble....

[@erichildreth7562]

Incredible craftsmanship and that knife looks awesome!! Nice work!!

[@MarkusKorporaal]

I love that forge! Nicely done

[@blackwater7183]

Didn't know Michael from Vsauce forged steel. 😎 Beautiful knife.

[@MagicMayers]

Hah I see the resemblance now 😂

[@SnoPro440]

Lots of disagreements in the chat about this guy skills he is crude but he is skillful enough to make a knife. Some people you can show them an $8000 knife and a five dollar knife and they wouldn’t have a clue that there’s a difference and others know the difference, that’s why I see all this arguing. The guy is skill enough to make things in the shape of a knife, but as far as them being sharp and staying sharp, it’s not happening the one he just made will never hold an edge. I thought I would just give my opinion I usually don’t do this. I’ve been making blades for 31 years mainly katanas and samurai swords spent seven years in Japan learning from the best this guy is making Temu knives it’s very interesting reading comments between two people that are arguing because it’s obvious one guy knows quality and other just sees a knife. I’m not gonna point out. Who’s who but you know who you are.

[@hissingoose]

To me a knife is only worth as much as its function. So, I tend to lean towards getting powdered steels like S90V, MagnaCut, etc. an “$8000” knife that has substandard behaviour compared to a scientifically made $200 knife is just art.

[@imlistening1137]

I thought these videos were for entertainment value, mostly…

[@LordHolley]

Who is wrapping on this guy? I see nothing but positive comments.

[@raymondsanchez7851]

Now that's a knife!! Great job!!

[@msamyweber]

That really had come out nice. I wasnt expecting that when I seen the de-lams after you removed the canister. But you welded them up with no oxidation.

[@thegravytrain1129]

Double damascus! Never seen that. Looks great! I worry about voids due to not using powdered steel in the can, but it looks great!

[@JulioCochrane-lq1po]

Excellent piece Master you are amazing hug from Venezuela 🇻🇪👍🏻💯🔪

[@floydwilliams3321]

Nice work, brother. I would build something to get that hammer up in the air so you’re not killing your back. Nice work man.

[@zachstanton1512]

Absolutely fantastic, one comment, block the welding arc from the viewer. Other than, you are a true craftsman. Great job.

[@MagicMayers]

I enjoyed the video. I guess I was expecting a different looking pattern from the material arrangement, but I suppose there weren't that many layers. Interesting that you managed a clean forge weld without steel powder filling the gaps. I guess if it's clean and you smash it hard enough with the press at the right temp it'll weld regardless. Would love to see a higher layer count with a twist from that configuration.

[@HiramJonesjr-dx8tl]

I like the way you filled the canister hardly no air gaps

[@Shadowhawk27]

For drilling holes in Damascus steel your better using a cobalt drill bit or a carbide end mill, both can be chucked up in a drill press just slow it down for the end mill

[@martinchristain4964]

That came out AWESOME!👏 😊

[@danielandjenny9]

That looks beautiful

[@jasonmiller7033]

Why not use steel powder in the canister? I'm very new at this. Just trying to learn.

[@intellectualiconoclasm3264]

A lot of those bits are made out of D2. I'd guess it took a bit of a quench as it cooled on the anvil. That would explain the pain you had in drilling, and how it was in layers of soft and hard.

[@dmkpredator]

"зуб жёванного крота" подходящее название для этого испра... изделия.

[@Serpentis666]

Dude looks like he could be the older brother of khamzat chimaev! Very cool blade by the way too!🗡️🗡️🗡️

[@ScottGunMag69]

Bravo 👏 very nice. I had no idea that was going to be the finished product until the very end.

[@gertscheepers4211]

Cool blade! Remember next time to temper the blade. It will make it less brittle.

[@tterryshenanigans1820]

Heck I thought this was a shurap video I missed. You earned the immediate thumbs up regardless. Happy smithing.

[@Ghost76Ninja]

Love the video ❤ Amazing work

[@davidskelton7960]

This knife is cool and I like it

[@rjberry3405]

I just want to see the metal become one full solid piece it so much more satisfying to see when it is.

[@ClosestNearUtopia]

Very freehand and lets do this in a creative way. Cool stuff yo! Like the way you did this!

[@stevedoolanTacoma]

Very nice. Thanks for the videos. 😎

[@daysend1341]

Watching you hog that metal off with that grinder and getting a perfect bevel holy moly man That's some skill. The whole time I was watching it I was like oh no oh no oh no and then all the sudden it was perfect. 😅❤❤❤❤ Beautiful job

[@shayanthis]

Putting your hands in the ferric chloride was wild. That stuff is amazing at finding the smallest cuts! 😂😂😂

[@urzmontst.george6314]

Awesome work .nice throw.

[@jmumm422]

Sick build

[@Marcial-77]

Hermoso, excelente

[@franks4973]

Nice knife, never seen screws without powdered steel done successfully.

[@ellierice4521]

Brutally elegant.

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@ellierice4521 Brutally brutal, you oxymoron. And 'elegant'?

[@woodsinme]

Wow, crazy skills. You made that look easy.

[@crchuckh6852]

very nice

[@wingnut220]

You are an awesome craftsman.

[@inkslinger6156]

Nice. Enjoyed the build. Thank you so much for sharing

[@djollieuk]

Im all for damascus i love it

[@uwesenft9304]

Das Metall sieht wie Wachs in deinen Händen aus. Ich bin absolut begeistert von deiner Handwerkskunst.😊❤💪 lg. uwe, lebe lange und in Frieden🖖

[@b2bogster]

Very cool!

[@AndersHaalandverby]

I've always wondered, when seeing these forging videos, is there any purpose to using a hammer to hit the piece, when you have these hammering machines that can do it for you, seemingly much faster, more accurate and powerfully?

[@jamesrankin9833]

Beautiful! Good stuff!

[@toddrodgers5108]

Nice tools , beautifully knife. Blessings

[@MEATLOAFr]

Beautiful work as always

[@RedmanOutdoors366]

Nice looking Blade 😎👍💯🔥

[@raymondape]

He's an artist with a grinder.

[@JamesLindroos-nj6cn]

Nice 😊

[@irishseven100]

Great video thanks for posting respect

[@richerworldproductions]

Wicked knife! One thing I do is instead of using white out, I spray my can with White Spray paint. It is quicker, cheaper and the can just falls off.

[@XxK3NdALlxX]

That’s dope ngl

[@bramweinreder2346]

Badass!

[@StaffPeaty]

Cool I like the knife

[@marcinoca]

Uma jóia de rara beleza. Parabéns. Sucesso!!!

[@justacoupleofkids320]

Very nice piece…

[@XxSylasxX]

Bro said no to lungs

[@Oldspothawgs]

Well done

[@ZardTV_99]

amazing tools

[@morganhowell7997]

Good nite I love your program. What did you spray in the can?

[@ecalzo]

i suppose it to be white liquid eraser for ball pen.. but i do not understand the purpose.. so i am asking here.. why did you painted the inside of the canister with that? to prevent the damascus from sticking to it?

[@kuplung22]

Cocaine solution

[@jjnavarrette3138]

Wonderful work big brotha. I really want to learn this craft.

[@pappapandagamer7438]

Other than the motor oil quench, this was a great video! although I thought the billet was going to be ruined when the can started coming apart in the press... good job on a great looking knife!

[@joseantoniohsksksv7239]

Eres un ARTISTA me quito el sombrero a tu paso

[@robohippy]

As is, I just work with wood, but love these forging videos. You are different because unlike many, you don't pour the fine metal powder inside to fill in the gaps between the pieces you are welding together. Any particular reason?

[@fujie-web]

Good job Guy ;oP

[@ogddog1711]

Very nice piece, I would love to see it polished on a buffer so we could really see the beauty in the metal.👍🔪

[@SuperchargedSecondGen]

Was that water in the spray bottle on the drill press? Killer job man that was a lot of hard work and a great idea

[@scienceontheright]

Great video. This is my second video of yours that I have watched, and added a subscribe. You do great work! I really enjoyed watching you craft these knives. It seems so odd that people find a way to argue, even on a channel like this, where there shouldn't be any debate. My mother raised me such that if I didn't have something nice to say, I wasn't to say anything at all. I'm not against debates, of course. I love good debates. Like maybe on a YT channel about policies, economics or healthcare. But there shouldn't be any of that on a channel like this. Anyway, I really enjoyed this video. Thank you!!

[@TheWanderingtraveller]

If you insert the bits sideways in the metal case. Would you see the Phillips head designs?

[@RalphsPier1961]

Can you make a nice looking 10 inch blade knife out of sewing pins? Yeah,I know it will take a lot of pins. Steel dust. And a Golden Oak Handle? That would be pretty sweet. I am a subscriber.

[@Uendel1909]

Parabéns!!! Por mais vídeos assim!

[@franksides636]

I can't do this I've tried very impressed

[@wkjeeping9053]

This is throwing knives and I carry a set with me all the time. Can be used for defensive purposes too. Should have made it a little thinner but sweet knife

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@wkjeeping9053 child.

[@SLr75]

Конкретно цю залізяку можна кинути тікі у смітник....

[@floydwilliams3321]

That thing was buried in that wood too yes sir nice

[@kuma9069]

Knifesmith, fine forging & lovely blade. Just one thing... are the extra holes in it there for balance, or for more conveniently draining blood !? 😂

[@theronin586]

What metal did you use to separate the other pieces? I'm very new and trying to learn things

[@chadwick2864]

Nice blade like the pattern. How many hours to make?

[@whatdoyouthinktodd]

Apparently this guy's got eyes made of steel. Only when he's using a hammer otherwise he needs safety glasses because a spark might come off a grinder. Hearing protection why do you ask? Stupidity never amazes me. The funny thing is he's wearing gloves cuz he wouldn't want to burn himself.

[@fredsmith8799]

Those screwdriver bits are really hard.

[@NoonShaK]

hello, i am a knife enthusiast and i love watching your videos. Thanks.

[@bikerfirefarter7280]

@@NoonShaK 'I am a knife enthusiast'. 'Nuff said.

[@donnieblack1272]

This is so cool.... why dip it in engine oil? And what's that stuff he's spraying on it before sanding after the engine oil dip?

[@chetweedsly6879]

Filling it with white out then drilling a hole and filling it with flammable gas 😂😂😂 hilarious

[@mattbarrett41]

There was a lot going on here I didn’t understand. It looked like the screws were plated. I’ve never tried working with a plated material because conventional wisdom says it doesn’t work. He also didn’t use fines as a filler material. It made forging much more difficult. I also don’t know what he sprayed into the can prior to forging or why. I’d like to see how the blade holds up under testing