Knife making - Forging a Big Kitchen Knife using the Warikomi Technique.

[@Fried_Rice_Ren]

That’s the most badass hammer of any blacksmith video on KZbin.

[@danwerkman]

Epic build... I have watched hundreds of hours of knife builds and this one got me excited to make knives again. Brilliant effort ..

[@spudhut2246]

well done, great build, simple and to the point. one of the best I have watched to date! Thank you

[@wisamal-hakim5531]

The only thing better than your knife in this video is your humility. It’s a beautiful piece. I enjoyed watching you make it. Thank you

[@allency3258]

That's a big santoku. Amazing job.

[@davidmanuel1984]

Uffff!!! Love it!!! Beautiful!!! 😍💛🔪very nice job!!

[@demarriotryail2627]

I think it’s beautifully imperfect! I would love to have kitchen knives like this one.

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you kindly :)

[@polisheverything1970]

I've never seen this technique done before and I think it looks amazing, even more impressed that this was drawn out by hand and not using a power hammer. Much respect and regards from here in the UK.

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you! I used to have access to power hammers. Working on building myself a press to save my shoulders haha.

[@TingTingalingy]

Power hammers make power mistakes. That power hammer trend will fade away like everything else. It's no problem to draw out steel, if you know your way around an anvil.

[@FlyRiverFly]

Some people buy craftmanship while some people can create it. You are a creator. Well done

[@bradymcphail9690]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@GrowingLittleCountryhomestead]

So my 9 year old has told me he wants to be a black smith. I have him binge watching your early stuff. So he understands he doesn’t need all the fancy equipment to get started.

[@asimovstarling8806]

indeed. All one needs is the work ethic, a hammer, an anvil, some form of tongs and a heat source. though safety equipment always helps if used properly.

[@elijahmcgeorge5198]

‘‘Tis true all I have is a hammer anvil charcoal forge tongs a 1x30 and an angle grinder and it works great u just gotta work hard

[@TheBottegaChannel]

Better he binge the good stuff then fill his head with dreck. Slap some PPE gear on that kid, toss him some tongs and a hammer, stand him in front of an anvil and let him hammer some metal while being supervised by a bigger kid ( parent).

[@GrowingLittleCountryhomestead]

@@TheBottegaChannel I got an anvil and some tongs, we don’t really have a forge yet, as I don’t want to spend money on a forge until I see this isn’t a phase. But we got an old burn barrel I load up with wood and once it’s nice and hot he goes to town on some old wrenches I have or some rebar. He’s made couple prison shanks 😂 hopefully he loves this and keeps going.

[@TheBottegaChannel]

@@GrowingLittleCountryhomestead , sound logic. Check up " box of dirt forge" and " what not to melt" to assist with refrences for him to watch. Let him know " dont forge galvanized steel. It makes toxic fumes that give you metal fever." and to stretch before each forging session. ( Learned the last part the hard way.)

[@nuggetborn]

By God that's a gorgeous knife. The blade being diffrenct colors is so dam cool. Especially with mostly common equipment is astonishing. Can't wait to see what you gonna make next

[@ВарданОганнисян-ш9в]

Замечательная работа 👍

[@bramweinreder2346]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the editing of this video? Like we don't need to see it go in the forge every time, instead it's just red hot again as soon as the hammer lands, without missing a beat?

[@MakeNCreate]

Omg thank you for noticing!

[@В.В.Д]

Классный нож ! Ножи сделанные по такой технологии ( по моему санмэй, не помню) , получаются очень прочными .👍

[@johnkelly7264]

I'd still be incredibly proud to use that knife in my kitchen!

[@marcelobalestro6682]

Tudo isso sem prensa, na marreta. Um trabalho primoroso, parabéns!!!

[@ЮрийАрсентьев-и2п]

Отличная работа Великолепно выполнен нож, с тщательно прокованное кромкой Мастер с большой буквы С уважением династия Арсентьевых

[@TheGt5ive]

Great video, I like how you forged the whole thing, no angle grinder action. Turned out so good as well, nice pattern

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you very much.

[@geraldstamour1312]

Knife be looking hella dope!

[@RVsbladesnthangs]

We're always so hard on our own work... it's a beautiful knife and anyone would be blessed to own it.

[@TingTingalingy]

Blessed? Wrong word.

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you! Best way to get better :)

[@RVsbladesnthangs]

@@TingTingalingy blessed, correct word

[@TingTingalingy]

@@RVsbladesnthangs no, you are perverting what blessed means. Anyone with enough money will own it. That's not blessed, stop diluting blessings.

[@RVsbladesnthangs]

@@TingTingalingy I'm so fortunate that you're wrong! Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:38

[@OldHickoryForge]

Beautiful work man. That's a difficult forge weld to pull off.

[@MakeNCreate]

Thanks man. Yeah, mild steel doesn't help!

[@miceskin]

What's mild steel?

[@volatile100]

@Dom Brazzale it's steel with about 0.2% carbon, making it a low carbon steel. Because of the low carbon content, it's soft (for a steel) and also very flexible. It's used in everything, cars, buildings, fencing. Anything that you see that's made of metal (and isn't aluminium or stainless) is probably going to be mild steel.

[@abumadina]

So satisfying, the whole process taught me somethings.. like a life lessons

[@MakeNCreate]

Glad to hear so!

[@АндрейКоротков-ч5в]

Brilliant work! Wonderful knife.

[@bysonsbigdaylong1073]

I still think you did a beautiful job with the knife. keep up the great work my friend.

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you!

[@hjl4004]

What a beautiful and painstaking process. Your skills are astonishing, as is the result of your labour. Really very nice! Nice to watch too!

[@heiko.h8263]

First time you tried this technique? Amazing result!👍

[@MakeNCreate]

Far from it. Made a lot of knives using Warikomi. Difference here is that I used mild steel instead of wrought. The dimiension of the starting material is also more tricky, thinner and taller, more tricky to get the high carbon steel centered.

[@evo9467]

Beautiful knife, and great video

[@chewyakarieckenicholas6049]

I think that it came out beautifully great work

[@MakeNCreate]

Thanks mate!

[@littlebit8901]

I think it looks awesome! Perfection is not always better!

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you! I never strive for perfection luckily ;)

[@hippievader6912]

Dude, that looks sick!!! Can’t wait for the next thing you create!

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you! got another one coming :)

[@jlf2393]

I SEE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT THE CORE BEING ONESIDED,YOU PROBABLY ARE A PERFECTIONIST.THAT CHOPPER IS STILL QUALITY,GOOD JOB.

[@jamesspry3294]

Keep on going and you'll get the results you are after! Already doing very well!

[@redtieprojects]

nicee.. imagine one katana with this Warikomi technique how beautiful will be

[@MASI_forging]

Great video. The video was excellent as well.

[@ronboff3461]

still an excellent work of functional art, dude!

[@MakeNCreate]

Thanks!

[@miguelangelmartinezgarcia9682]

Nice and fine work!

[@bruceprosser8332]

Nicely done!

[@jameswest685]

Function over form. Knife looks good.

[@Improveng1]

Superb job sir, thank you for sharing 😄😄

[@deivipeichful]

Thanks for start uploading vids again. Your work is amazing. Congrats man

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you!

[@Anderson-HandForged]

great job i love it 👍👍✌

[@talistrahan6374]

He's back!

[@ThomasRonnberg]

very nice well done!

[@leor2830]

Excellent work

[@argowibowo7968]

Beautiful cloud pattern

[@user-zvo]

Красиво сделал, молодец👍

[@PearlBird1]

DANG DUDE THAT A DOPE LOOKIN KNIFE "i love the profile picture"

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you!

[@devogoddard3799]

This looks a lot better than your giving yourself credit for my dude. Keep working

[@hichemkezzar5956]

For myself, I like the result. The blade, the handle ...

[@stevesyncox9893]

Superb. Never be satisfied. 😁 I bash a bit of iron myself. Forge ahead.

[@andymaczak5]

Nice job!

[@lorefort]

I think it's beautiful... kinda looks like a storm over the ocean?

[@bopiyeff]

Brilliant work

[@charlescote8391]

Looks great

[@Heuroya]

Normally, warikomi technique(割込み) is not used for thin knives such as kitchen knives. The reason is that the thickness of the skin steel and the edge steel are not uniform, and an oxide layer is formed on the forge-welded part, which makes it unsuitable for handling food because it is easy for various bacteria to grow. Therefore, knives are made with Sanmai(三枚合せ) or a single material.

[@MakeNCreate]

I don't really understand your reasoning (I'd like to). Where do you have the information from that Warikomi isn't used for thin knives? or bacteria growth differing from warikomi to sanmai? The steel used are often the same, as well is the thickness. Thank you.

[@Heuroya]

@@MakeNCreate I have already explained why. The oxide film is fragile, and food particles can get caught on it, making it easy for bacteria to grow. On the other hand, in the case of sanmai, the matrials can be forge-welded after the forge welded part is in a clean state, so the oxide film is less likely to occur. Anyone who knows the nature of iron oxide can understand it. Frankly speaking, coocking knives don't need to be tough like weapons. Therefore, there is no need to create with warikomi technique.

[@MakeNCreate]

@@Heuroya Ever heard of soap and warm water? It's pretty common practice for cleaning knives these days and is done after every cutting session. Seeing as you've failed to provide any sources for your claim I'm not buying it. IF it should, I refer you back to the question I posed at the start of this comment. Cheers!

[@mountainwolf1]

​@@MakeNCreate😂😂 soap.

[@Flash-Strike]

@@MakeNCreate !NDEED

[@Gus0046]

Muy bien hecho buen trabajo Te quedo muy bien 👍

[@MakeNCreate]

Gracias!

[@dg7851]

Excellent! I love the "blotchy " it looks like you somehow "faded" the high-carbon into it, with variations of opacity.

[@stephensu4371]

nice work, by the first moment of you trying to spilt one side of the mild steel in half, i know you are gonna to do the forge wielding of laminated steel, and i like it, i like your way of laminated steel. i give a 👍for you, i don’t like others using tack welding then forging wielding. can you try the laminate steel and partial quenching for another blade please? thank you

[@darrellawrence3770]

Well done for basic equipment friend. I like your knife and handle also. I'm a beginner also. I've made one knife from a 13mm gear wrench but I'm missing the most important piece of equipment which is an anvil. I have a crappy forge but I think it's junk. I tried it once and it didn't work well

[@MakeNCreate]

Best of luck next time buddy. Thank you!

[@darrellawrence3770]

@@MakeNCreate i will not give up! Thank you and thanks for replying.

[@joeudesbatistadasilvasilva6269]

Trabalho belíssimo e .muita perfeição e capricho gostei parabéns

[@svadilfarikenoby1309]

Beau travail!

[@MakeNCreate]

Merci!

[@cicerobatistagomes2615]

Veryj nice 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@reivercaptain510]

Hey. Isn't improving the best part though? Amazing as always.

[@MakeNCreate]

indeed it is. Thank you!

[@wreload23]

Wooow nice!!!

[@awldune]

Seems like you are back up to speed again :) I like a big broad knife like this for chopping veggies, esp. onions

[@MakeNCreate]

Trying to be, thanks mate!

[@Little_River_Forge]

How you like that old hickory forge hammer, I have 2 and I love them. John is awesome.

[@blackhammerartisan]

I'm the first to comment.

[@smallgoblin2594]

Congrats

[@isaiahpero7837]

I'm confused about one thing: you forged and shaped two pieces that you then combined into one piece, as shown around 03:15, but it doesn't look like you use them in the final product. What happened to them?

[@geoffkeeler5106]

Great effort, and a worthy result. Thanks for the video and keep up the good work!

[@MakeNCreate]

Thanks!

[@FourthMatrix]

Beautiful

[@Serkanbah]

warikomi technique is not a correct name for this forging , the correct name is 'tingling balls technique' 1:55 :) , beautifuly crafted knife

[@j.m.k.3406]

Looks good

[@phutthipongsatolong5881]

What powder to sprinkle when blending iron

[@wiiseeyou]

2:15 where did the glow go?

[@nightphall6810]

I love the blade. I do have a question. Why did you glue the handle on with tape around the tang then knock it off and glue it on again? I have never seen this done that way before and I was just curious why the extra step?

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you! It's called bedding the tang. I do it so I get a cast of the tang in the handle. Makes it easier to shape that handle as the knife will sit the same way every time. Also makes glue up easier with all the individual parts. I'll know they're seated where they're supposed to. Hope that answers your question.

[@nightphall6810]

@@MakeNCreate Thanks for your reply, I will give that a try on the set of butcher knives I am working on. 😃

[@S_3ql]

What is this white powder that sticks to the metal when you touch it? 3:16

[@mdakin]

It is borax, used as flux.

[@S_3ql]

@@mdakin Thanks buddy

[@ВалерийАгатьев-к7х]

Технология супер,как и сам нож.🔥👍

[@pauloantonio7853]

Great job! I'm fascinated by knives and everything. I have a question, whats the effect of the glass cleaner in the knives?

[@stastsupikov3397]

Он- будет резать!!!😜👌

[@TietLung]

What type of mild steel are you using that's cracking? I've never had that happen.

[@kristopherluster6709]

VERY NICE

[@jwaterous224]

Especially nice results considering the hand tools! 🔥 I saw a normalizing cycle, oil quench and another cycle sitting in the forge but not the obligatory tempering cycle, did I miss it?

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you! Tempering is at 8:43

[@technomickdocumentalist2495]

Lost his temper . 🤣

[@santiagocampassi6319]

Hello fellow knife maker, the contribution of your video is excellent, I would like to ask you a question that I did not know how to find an answer to. Did you use stainless steel with a high carbon core, or low carbon steel with a high carbon core? And if it is possible to specify the steels, I would appreciate it. Your work excelent. Thank you so much.

[@MakeNCreate]

Mild steel for the jacket and w2 for the edge. Thank you.

[@LisZam1463]

How thick and tall is the flat stock you use as the outer steel? I'm interested in doing warikomi but I don't know how thick and tall the outer steel needs to be :P Thank you for your videos, I appriciate them a lot!

[@re-fix9678]

👍👍😘😘

[@keithmoore5306]

hey not bad for a first go with the tools you've got! you don;t fishbone your tangs?

[@yoiashi]

whats the type of steel that u used as blade?

[@MakeNCreate]

Mild steel and w2

[@louissundapan328]

What liquid he used on he sharpening stone to sharp the knife

[@MakeNCreate]

Water.

[@yusufozdemir9392]

İt is great job. I want to learn what is that powder.

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank you! It's borax. It melts and creates an oxygen barrier as well as cleaning the steel. Basically makes forge welding easier.

[@abahgunawan6805]

Good job

[@EvilSewnit]

Forgive my ignorance but is this “warikomi” technique the same as San mai?

[@MakeNCreate]

Nope. Warikomi the ''jacket'' fold around the steel as the high carbon is inserted into a lot instead of being sandwiched in between to seperate pieces. Cheers! :)

[@izzy_theog9658]

@@MakeNCreate it's the low carbon jacket that's diagonally cut to allow the insertion of high carbon edge underneath, yes?

[@1941replica]

very nice

[@ukaszborowik932]

Awesome

[@maudimaudi1343]

Tepung yang di taburkan itu apa namanya belinya di mana?

[@кустарь]

very good

[@thomasnyberg991]

Awesome!!! Just curious, what are the two types of steel you used?

[@MakeNCreate]

W2 and mild steel. Thank you!

[@FenwynFlies]

Hey, are you selling these?!!! Bought a knife from you a couple years ago and asked about Nikiri styles like this.

[@andrejohnson6731]

Niiiiice! Did you leave Quebec? Are you back in Denmark? I lost track of your channel there for a bit

[@MakeNCreate]

Back in Denmark yes. Thanks!

[@joseevaristo8484]

Muito bom