Knife Making - Forging a Chef's Knife

My chef's knife! It was my first time working with O2 tool steel and I'm pleasantly surprised! The steel forges and grinds very nicely even when it's hardened. There was also zero warping during the quench which probably in part because of the low quench temperature of the steel (800-820 celsius). I will be making more Chef's knives in the future and improving upon them from what I learnt on this one!
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[@Arin-3]

Here from 374 Subs. The quality has been the same ever since the start, and youve kept the consistency. Nice Job.

[@MakeNCreate]

Thanks man, appreciate it :)

[@Arin-3]

@@MakeNCreate Thanks to u and keep it up

[@cxmclxps997]

Anyone notice the ruler he has written/tattooed on his arm now that's some dedication to your craft

[@zure4315]

Could you show this vise more exactly on the next video? Because I have similar and how I will restore them, I want to see how it looks in the original parts because mine is repaired several times. Ps. nice job ;)

[@AwesomeRestorations]

I really Like the look of the handle. Nice work 👍👌

[@gurvinderkau1e5w18]

Loved full forging process. Handle work is awesome. A complete video on how to forge a knife. Great work👍

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you very much!

[@SlimSeamus1]

Your videos, as always, are always great, even the ones you feel are fails, they're always enjoyable!!!

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you!

[@user-tg2bg3rl1e]

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[@amoni1959]

I like ur vids. U got mad skills. Keep honing them.

[@lordsolo1422]

Looks professional so you could have fooled me. Awesome work my guy

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you very much! Hopefully I'll get there at some point!

[@sammygarcia4924]

The chef's knife came out awesome...😎👍

[@SharpWorks]

Super clean forging. Beautiful knife, I think it came out very well!

[@MakeNCreate]

I try my best to get as close to the final profile as possible when forging :) thank you very much mate!

[@MMA_Ruskie]

Awesome And Amazing As Always

[@alicewills3815]

Very nice!

[@jamesc9075]

Wow stunning

[@user-vm8pv2bo7o]

Мастер.,,пипец....отвечает,..за .,свои станки.....золотые руки

[@JadeSchafer]

Wow, great work. Really like the way you did the handles.

[@MakeNCreate]

So do I, thank you!

[@pheonixmann1114]

I haven't watched it all yet but very good job none the less lol

[@jasonamoscomedy]

Beauty knife. 👍🏻

[@victorlarignon2814]

Amazing work ! You inspired me in making my own tools, I made my first sculpting mallet (made of wood, one piece) last weekend :D

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you, glad to inspire!

[@gRosh08]

Well Done!

[@colinperkins8794]

Nice new oven ;)

[@ljblades2473]

Great video. The ten pins in the handle is awesome!

[@MakeNCreate]

hehe I really like it too, thank you!

[@abderrahimelkhalfi5490]

Bravo....bravo....bravo Bon travail...continuez... Casablanca..maroc

[@Chuckyguy]

Just like Weta :$ love your crafts

[@kaitokid8521]

Wonderful. I want this knife :)👍

[@DiesInEveryFilm]

that was a great job you did mate. I need to make a chef knife for a video once I've completed the custom order one I have.

[@MakeNCreate]

Can't wait to see it mate!

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and gave it a Thumbs Up

[@iganciomunoz5684]

Freakin awesome men, keep it up!

[@saintelmo7309]

Nice knife

[@makaroshka4414]

Good job

[@Spartan-iu6th]

That blade is fine as hell

[@SSSmithing]

Good work

[@coalsauce4457]

Woah nice new stone!

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you! it's an Ohishi

[@godschild5587]

You are super talented man, I enjoyed the video.

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you very much!

[@Bones_CCMCC]

Love the channel keep it up and can u do a like a how to get started as a blacksmith because I’m a Scottish teen and really like blacksmithing and have no idea how to get started

[@colinperkins8794]

Save your money for a anvil and you can use cross/ball peen hammer and for tongs vise grips work well for the forge if you have a mig welder buy metal parts and a forge blower and weld all of the forge together

[@Bones_CCMCC]

@@colinperkins8794 ive got a very thick tie plate from a railway track that i bought for £5 and ive got 16 large hammers all different styles but i just cant get the metal hot enough even though i have a Stihl BG86 Leaf Blower

[@litejk-wr7wy]

are you using coal to fuel your forge?

[@Bones_CCMCC]

@@litejk-wr7wy i dont have a normal forge i use one i made from this vid kzbin.info/www/bejne/o161Z5yPYtKMY7s

[@Bones_CCMCC]

@@litejk-wr7wy i use wood that is very dry

[@Mymomsaidiwascool]

I would love to buy this from you. I'm a cook and would be honored to use this knife... Keep up the great work. I'm always looking forward to your videos.

[@placidrenegade]

Superb

[@smonteiro8294]

I watch your videos just to relax. I tried to watch another one, but it doesn't work. So i'll watch my favorites again 😂

[@jappel5193]

I bet it is going to be a great video but I will have to watch it tomorrow it is midnight right now. Good night everyone!

[@snorkherder]

Impressive, very nice work. :) ATB

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you!

[@deivipeichful]

What a nice piece of art. I was missing your vids. 20 wonderful mins. I would have enjoy a 3 hours vid lol.

[@MakeNCreate]

Haha thank you maybe one day I'll drop a three hour video

[@ianyazzie8243]

Wow 👍

[@andrew3606]

Damn this guys a good smith

[@sayu4823]

This Is Nice

[@ironninja9873]

Seus vídeos são incríveis irmão! Admiro ti desde o começo One quest What kind of Steel is this?? I'm brazilian, and i have never seen it before!

[@Henkka0Bass]

Awesome ! Next time you could try a hamon =D

[@UncleSKO]

Great work!!! What oil do you use?

[@diegoarellano8708]

Wonder!!!! :)

[@occamsox5331]

The riddle of steel.

[@shaunm2208]

What size is the starting piece you cut off the bar... great work i really want to learn to forge a kitchen knife.

[@londiniumarmoury7037]

Hey how long would you say O2 keeps it's hair popping sharpness before losing the ability to shave, with daily use on that type of edge you did? I've never used O2 myself.

[@MakeNCreate]

I haven't had much of chance to test it yet. Considering it's not that far away from a simple carbon steel it should probably have similar edge retention.

[@grimkeeper7923]

you should make a Cutlass

[@araarmohamed6905]

good

[@zionbenjamin8012]

I like to listen beowolfs opening soundtrack while knife makers do there stuff.

[@gretchenmorfea5988]

Nice knife and nice video Subbed to u for ever

[@MakeNCreate]

Appreciate it!

[@jappel5193]

The band of your bandgrinder just laying on top of the flowers guess your parents will not be happy with that :D

[@bgurtek]

Thanks for teaching me how to make a chef's knife! Can you now teach me how to boil water?

[@MakeNCreate]

Keep an eye on the next video (not joking btw I actually boil water in it)

[@isakstade9714]

Great work and how long time it takes

[@colinperkins8794]

About 1 week

[@MakeNCreate]

with filming around 6 days. Could do it without in 3. Thank you!

[@ebel-janschepers3709]

11.14: why not drill the holes before hardening? Did you like the O2? My experience with a coalfire is it warms-up slow and suddenly it's white hot. I prefer to heaten it up with a gasforge.

[@MakeNCreate]

I didn't harden the tang so It wasn't necessary. I love the steel so far. Zero problems so far.

[@thefreewayoctopus]

That's a nice looking knife. I would buy that if I saw it in a kitchen store. Now for the barrage of questions: (sorry) What kind of wood is that? It's a nice colour. I don't understand what you mean about letting the steel soak for quenching. Can you please explain? And How is do the pins help hold the handle together because nails and screws have fatter ends to pinc it together but they are the same diameter? Or is it just the glue?

[@MakeNCreate]

The wood is Jatoba. Letting the steel stay at the same temperature for 5-10 minutes in the forge. pins make more surface area for the glue and securing it horizontally. Thank you!

[@colinperkins8794]

Love ur vids N is this for your new house? I would think bc if you can make it why buy it

[@EthanHillis]

Why buy it? Oh gee idk. Cause it’ll save 6 or 7 hours of work? (Give or take).

[@MakeNCreate]

Yes it is :)

[@liamjoy7872]

What kind of coal do you use for your forge?

[@17931793248650]

You should put the bucket of water under the grinding belt so all the little bits and flakes of metal can be thrown out easily.

[@goldskula]

Nice looking knife but there seems to be many scratches on the blade that seem to be from a lazy hand sanding job. I only use O2 steel for my knives except when I want a hamon. My experience is that you shouldn't forge O2 at all under 700 degrees celsius because it start to crack. I've have seen O2 air harden so that is one thing you should keep in you mind when forging. Keep up the good work man!

[@ghettospacefsh6251]

How long do you think this took?

[@jasperruss7569]

Where did you get your touchmark? Did you make it or buy it because I am looking to buy one but don't know where to get one custom made

[@MakeNCreate]

Made It myself. Watch the video :)

[@jasperruss7569]

@@MakeNCreate cool thanks for confirming! :)

[@mattiasjohansson6963]

Tjena

[@ironfox2778]

Honest question, is that actually a ruler tattooed on your arm?

[@ThisisSpartaRofl]

Yep, practical thing for a craftsman.

[@MakeNCreate]

Yes it is!

[@ironfox2778]

Absolute genius

[@thisisntanoption]

did you use some type of etching solution to darken the logo you engraved?

[@tyreldalzell1489]

It's dark from the forge scale so no he did not

[@pheonixmann1114]

Can you try your hand at making a barrel at some point. It would be super interesting and there aren't any or very few videos showing an extent of how to make one

[@ol6131]

What iind of coel are u using

[@Jay_Wood]

Do you sell your knives? I would love to have a one of kind piece like this.

[@MakeNCreate]

I do! I currently don't have chef knives on my website but I'll start production soon again. Here it is: makencreate.net

[@bgurtek]

Would it be better to do the metal finishing while the blade is annealed and harden it afterward?

[@MakeNCreate]

What sort of finishing?

[@jappel5193]

How is it going with your new workshop? (yes I posted like three commands on this video)

[@MakeNCreate]

Slowly but surely. The whole space is cleared out the floor is currently in the process of getting made!

[@jappel5193]

@@MakeNCreate that great I can't wait to see you make even better stuff in a organized workshop. Keep up the good work. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@user-mm1nh1jn9j]

👍🏻Зебс! ps без музы классно.

[@user-dx6pt9oo6h]

Hi bro 👋👋👋very good knife 👍👍👍🔪🔪🔪

[@colinperkins8794]

Yoo

[@redstoneshenanigans]

Where do you get your coal from?

[@grashathemalo-furru1838]

ASMR...

[@pokejmusic7302]

hey dude what stone is that? thanks

[@MakeNCreate]

Ohishi 1000/3000

[@pokejmusic7302]

@@MakeNCreate thanks😄

[@todotortofly]

The oven heat is what for?

[@MakeNCreate]

Tempering the steel after hardening. Removes some of the hardness to the knife doesn't break during use, makes it less brittle.

[@IWANTTHATVIDEOS]

Knives made from horseshoe rasps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaavoYp5Zbmderc

[@Pvenir]

А клёпок на рукояте не слишком мало? Насверлил бы ещё 🤷‍♀️

[@Sevenfifty8]

I’m in desperate need of a small to medium like right in the mince size kind of knife I work at Bella collina if ur interested in making a knife for me I’ll pay what ever it is for a super nice knife with a wooden handle but I want the top not to be flat of the handle part

[@MakeNCreate]

HI mate. Send me an e-mail to [e-mail] or DM me on insta and we can definitely talk further :)

[@alex20118]

Rip headphone users at the beginning where he slaps that metal on the anvil. Your not fuckin salt bae.

[@janlasab301]

Which country you're from

[@MakeNCreate]

Denmark

[@Bones_CCMCC]

First

[@colinperkins8794]

Nice dude I dont know if I was or you were bc of that stuiped loading system KZbin has

[@Bones_CCMCC]

@@colinperkins8794 it prob was u but i really think youtube should fix that

[@colinperkins8794]

@@Bones_CCMCC both of ours says 9 mins so

[@colinperkins8794]

@@Bones_CCMCC guess we will never know ;)

[@xzanth2722]

Ok so this just proves I bought a band saw for no reason -.-

[@jorgeeliseoescobarleiva7787]

alguien mas habla español :(

[@zxdxxtr]

Wow only 9 dislikes 🙂

[@georgewashington7083]

Imagine making a knife but realizing you can't test it because you're out of body hair and need to wait for it to grow back.

[@user-nc9gz2eb2f]

Nice knife Make a razor already though

[@DaleDix]

Is your tattoo to scale?

[@MakeNCreate]

yup.

[@seags937]

you didn't have to shave your whole arm we get the point lol