How to Forge an Integral Camp Knife (By Hand)

This was a fun build, blade is w1 tool steel, with black g10 and bronze spacers, and a stabilized curly willow handle. This one is about a 8" blade and cuts well for its size. A little more manageable than my normal choppers which usually have a 10-15" blade.
If you are interested in buying a knife (this one is available when I post this video) send me an email: [e-mail]

[@Anderson-HandForged]

i still suk at forging i need alot of practice your skills are stellar Liam that knife came out great have a good 1 Mark

[@LiamJPenn]

Thank you Mark!

[@iriskorhonen-penn872]

Beautiful knife, fabulous video!

[@LiamJPenn]

Kiitos

[@beanieweenie9543]

Man must take a lot of practice to be able to keep things so even and proportioned

[@LiamJPenn]

lots of practice haha

[@humbuck]

Beautiful forging and lines on that knife! That's a dandy!

[@LiamJPenn]

Thank you!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Awesome job. Forge On. Keep forge lit. Keep Making. God bless.

[@LiamJPenn]

Thank you!

[@DBCraftWorld]

Great work Liam! I forget how hard forging is when you don't have a press lol. Never success with water quench- nicely done!

[@LiamJPenn]

Thank you! The other knives I’ve water quenched have mostly cracked but this one was nice and thick. Blade got fully hard too which is nice, quenching in AAA I need to grind more bevels first and only the edge gets hard

[@DBCraftWorld]

@@LiamJPenn I've tried to water quench only very thin knives- maybe this caused the cracks (yeah, mine cracked too). Anyway, this is very cool integral Bro! Nicely done :)

[@_BLANK_BLANK]

​@@LiamJPennyou can usually find round stock of 52100 various places. If you want to do integrals thats a great option since the hardenability is a little higher. Still needs a decently fast quench, but parks aaa will likely work.

[@danieldaugherty2697]

probably could use a bit less epoxy hahaha thanks for the video it was super helpful!

[@Fabio_W2]

what is the protecting face mask that you are using during grinding ? thanks

[@JesusLopez-fc7bd]

Nice job.how much that chef nife.

[@joefergerson5243]

❤❤🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟👍👍

[@ClenioBuilder]

👏👏👏👏👏🤜🤛

[@chanal9456]

It’s awesome knife from Thailand

[@LiamJPenn]

Thank you!

[@MASI_forging]

Great work dude. 😃😃

[@LiamJPenn]

Thank you!

[@willardjames2685]

Where do you get your bandsaw blades from? Mine are a little wide for most of the work I do.

[@LiamJPenn]

they are olson blades from a place here, .375" wide, 4tpi. Works well, but I havent tried any other brands. I don't cut any g10 or metal on this blade

[@dwayneburbridge3283]

I had to watch this video because of the curly willow. I took down one such tree a couple years ago and have a second one to take down this fall. I will have to cut the wood into drying blanks then stack flat for drying. Thanks!

[@willardjames2685]

Love that file guide, where did you get it?

[@LiamJPenn]

It’s the big one from riverside machine with long bolts. It’s the best one I’ve used

[@ПётрсынПетра-ь3э]

Прекрасный нож .

[@filosce7191]

Beautiful work! what diameter is the initial bar?? Thanks

[@LiamJPenn]

1.25” round

[@filosce7191]

Thanks!!@@LiamJPenn

[@willardjames2685]

Where did you get that guillotine tool from? It looks super helpful.

[@LiamJPenn]

I made it, doesn’t need to be anything fancy, just has to line up and be strong

[@willardjames2685]

@@LiamJPenn I was hoping you wouldn't say that🤣😅🤣

[@TingTingalingy]

You have superior skills to these hammer/press smiths. Much respects.

[@Nanoaiello]

Beautifull knife!

[@LiamJPenn]

Thank you!

[@gilmarsantos10_knives_sheep]

UMA FACA DE RESPEITO LIAM, PARABENS, BRUT FORJE LINDA.

[@3scort]

Fantastic 👍

[@LiamJPenn]

Thank you!

[@milkytoast6245]

nice

[@LiamJPenn]

Thanks!

[@HeavyForge]

Excellent forging bro!!👌🏻💪🏻

[@LiamJPenn]

Thank you!

[@richardtrumbo164]

Wonderful knife and video, Liam. W1 is more forgiving since it is a water -hardening steel, but I, too harden it in oil. Thanks , brother.

[@LiamJPenn]

Thanks! I think water is nice on these thick knives that don’t harden much otherwise, I should probably just get some parks 50

[@DrewProductions6]

thank you so much for making this video! I have been looking for a good video before I start making knives. every other video showed people with forging hammers and presses. you have some real skills with a hand hammer!

[@LiamJPenn]

Glad you found it helpful! Thank you!

[@Btines01]

I love my Nimba Titan anvil! Your work is looking great man!

[@LiamJPenn]

Thanks!

[@Perseyd5591]

wonderful power knife-congratulations

[@LiamJPenn]

Thanks!

[@douchebag1221]

Man, as a new bladesmith, I'd kill to have your setup