Making a Hidden Tang Hunting Knife

Custom Knife Making: The Hidden Tang Hunting Knife
Thank you for joining me on my channel. Today, we will be making a Hidden Tang Hunting knife. I made this knife using 6mm 5160 Steel for the blade, Wild Olive wood for the handle, Brass for the Guard and black G10 for the liner. Feel free to use whatever you have available or prefer. Don’t forget to like and subscribe.
00:57 The Design
01:02 Cutting the profile
04:38 Grinding the bevels
08:32 Heat treating the blade
10:35 Shaping and fitting the guard and handle
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[@shaheerbhatti4196]

Love the craftsmanship,love from 🇵🇰

[@nukebert1]

It’s already been said, but it’s worth repeating, beautiful!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you, appreciate the kind words!

[@dalibortrkulja9582]

beautiful knife brother, cheers from Croatia

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching. Happy you like it. Regards from South Africa!

[@Austeration]

Very interesting video 👍 thanks for sharing

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@papercuts777]

i want a bolder screw/pin in the handle. that thing is swizzy sweet

[@zeemanknives]

Something like a mosaic pin perhaps?

[@papercuts777]

@@zeemanknives any of this stuff for sale?

[@zeemanknives]

@@papercuts777 you can contact me at [e-mail]

[@papercuts777]

@@zeemanknives thanks man and I want to say this that the smaller pens are the way to go. What do I know

[@markoliver3065]

Thank you for sharing your craft with us. You making beautiful works of art.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you, appreciate the comment. Keep well!

[@aljones9976]

Beautiful!!!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@Ludogendre]

Magnifique 🤩

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@willydytico396]

Beautiful and well balance knife…job well done from San Diego California!!!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you, appreciate the comment. Regards from South Africa!

[@stanlong-rangepensionerman3363]

Magnificent work and very informative

[@zeemanknives]

Happy that you could learn from it!

[@Eric-kw2ih]

I need this knife!! Awesome work, this knife is absolutely fantastic!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you Eric. Appreciate the comment.

[@anthonyalamonti44]

Yeah me too. I loved that style of blade and handle

[@Waskul72]

Really nice work, enjoyed that you showed everything you did, really helps as a newer knife maker, thanks.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching. Glad you find it useful. Good luck with your knife making journey!

[@enricociccia1821]

Bravo

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching!

[@endangkusnadi1822]

Terpesona pada keahlian dan keterampilannya.Selamat.

[@zeemanknives]

Terima kasih!

[@bulldogblades7274]

I love your work. Very clean and crisp. Thanks for sharing

[@zeemanknives]

Happy to help. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching!

[@amitbhattachariya9357]

Very Nice work. Thank you very much.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@henkzeeman1955]

Zeeman Knives, your hands are stars already! When do we see your face and get to hear your voice? A word of explaining will make it even more entertaining, watching your graceful artisanship. 😅

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for the kind words! I am a little camera shy to be honest...but I will work on your suggestions in my upcoming productions. The viewers feedback is important to make my content better for everyone. Keep well.

[@carterwayne493]

Real craftmanship, think i'm gonna get myself one of these

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching! Glad you like it that much!

[@6lr6ak6]

Great skills you have,

[@muratbasarir6046]

Perfect job.greetings fromTurkey

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching! Regards from South Africa

[@scottpetrie8707]

No sir, thank you for for sharing!! I have seen may and by far you are my biggest inspiration on knife making. Thank you for the content you give. The quality you put out is amazing and it’s awesome to know a forge is not really necessary!!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching. I try to give the best possible detail and descrition I can. I gets tricky as i have to work with a camera standing between me and the knife I am making. Happy you enjoy the content!

[@tobystout7363]

You just earned a new subscriber

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching and subscribing!

[@zoranpal5186]

jednostavno lijepi nož ,pozdrav

[@zeemanknives]

Hvala na gledanju. Pozdrav

[@TheGarner77]

Stunning as always

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching and the kind words! Keep well!

[@bkup1332]

Fantastic! You just taught me what I needed to know for making that brass guard.

[@zeemanknives]

So happy I could help! Best of luck with your build!

[@juanfuentesahumada8481]

Una belleza!!

[@MrPeteroud]

so perfect

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@johnjude2685]

Beautiful knife and great job on your craftsmanship 👍

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you, Appreciate the comment!

[@glenpaul3606]

Beautiful knife.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@anthonystrunk5360]

Looks really good.. great job!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching! Keep well!

[@leonjbr]

Super beautifull knife.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you. Happy you like it!

[@jbyrd3304]

Beautiful and clean brother

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@petruciosantos1827]

😊obrigado por postar teu vídeo , valeu, um fã aqui do Brasil.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching!

[@GermanTorres-t8r]

Felicitaciones es un trabajo de primerísima calidad, cuidas todos los detalles, muy buen video!!!!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@untamedjames3957]

Such a beautiful knife. A work of art

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@Дайвинг-в3ъ]

thank you for this video, real piece of art. best wishes.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you, glad you like it!

[@Headliner99]

That plunge line is awesome…thanks for the tip. What a beautiful Drop Point Hunter!🐋

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching. I am glad you found the video useful!

[@konstantinkostin4432]

Какой классный нож!!!

[@zeemanknives]

Спасибо за просмотр!

[@LUIXXXification]

Espectacular

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching

[@murraygallagher89]

Beautiful. Inspiring man

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you! Glad you like it!

[@user-nn7ge2kr4l]

สวยมากกจากผมคนไทย

[@zeemanknives]

ขอขอบคุณ!

[@jad6126]

Wow! That is a beautiful knife!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching!

[@eloylobatoneto]

Belíssimo trabalho! Parabéns!

[@zeemanknives]

Obrigado, que bom que gostou. Obrigado por assistir!

[@divinoamaral536]

Seu trabalho é inspirador. Parabéns. Like from Brazil. 👍🔰

[@zeemanknives]

Obrigado por assistir. Estou feliz que você gostou! Cumprimentos da África do Sul.

[@Jimgoodwin846]

Beautiful knife,beautiful craftsmanship you are truly a master blade smith. Also enjoyed your beautiful music, wow that’s a lot of beautiful’s. It kind of goes without saying your photography and content is outstanding!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for the comment. Glad you liked it. Yes music can be a sensitive subject on videos. Not everyone has the same taste in music.

[@Сергей-ш3г2щ]

Здорово!

[@zeemanknives]

THank you!

[@dbeez1075]

beautiful knife

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you! It's always a pleasure making something people can appreciate. Keep well!

[@philochristos]

This was inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

[@zeemanknives]

You are welcome. Happy you like it!

[@jamescopeland5358]

Great looking knife

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching. Happy you like it!

[@marshallduncan787]

Great skill with hand.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you watching! Keep well!

[@fuddrucker74]

Beautiful work, Man.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you. I appreciate the comment!

[@Take_And_Make]

Knife turned out really good! I like it! My recommendation would be to use time codes for longer videos like that. Cheers!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for the feedback. I will look into that! Keep well.

[@zeemanknives]

Timecodes added...Thank you

[@Hecatomb87]

Lovely knife, really well proportioned, great video to watch! My only critique would be that you should've masked off the wood when polishing the brass. Right now you can see that the pores of the olivewood have filled up with black gunk near the guard. Which is a shame because wild olive is such a subtle (and imho very underrated) wood!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for the advice. I will keep that in mind next time I make something similar.

[@simvoisey4284]

That’s a nice knife 👍

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching. Glad you like it!

[@javierg.m8046]

Que buen trabajo Artista como todos un saludo

[@zeemanknives]

Gracias por ver. ¡Mantener bien!

[@dougcoleman5346]

Awesome craftsmanship!!! Love your work

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching! Glad you like it!

[@suckmydicksweatyballs5434]

Its mot just a knife its a masterpiece

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching and the kind comment. I am glad you like it!

[@kellyskinner101]

Man such perfection awesome 😎

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching! Happy you enjoyed!

[@kumankuman5695]

Ustasın çok iyi bir sonuç

[@zeemanknives]

İltifat için teşekkürler

[@СергейБычков-ш5д]

Отличная работа!!!👍

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@christinenorriss9675]

Greetings from Aotearoa, New Zealand, this is a very good video mate, maybe the subtitles were a bit small and hard to read and, didnt last long enough to read, make em big n bold brother, thats the info we lookin for. All in all tho good, haven't really tried a hidden tang yet but I'm gonna now! Keep the vids rollin bro...

[@user-gc7eo4ik6s]

Отличная работа

[@zeemanknives]

Спасибо!

[@vuk.v1988]

Beautiful video, so relaxing. And great work!👌👍

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you. I am happy you enjoyed it.

[@fishingandart]

Stunning work sir.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bidurpandey1592]

Great job brother. I want to make like this really really. Perfect

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for the kind words and for watching. Just keep on practicing...you will get there! Happy knife making!

[@richweir5186]

Very nice

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@edharker5775]

Stunning Job Sir.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for taking the time to watch Sir! Keep well!

[@robertob6671]

Wandeful!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@krampuss2185]

I realy like it

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching! Keep well.

[@gracececilia9689]

สวยมาก

[@zeemanknives]

ขอขอบคุณ!

[@FosterandBoys]

Nice build, learnt a lot from this video thanks!

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching. Glad you found it useful! I had a look at your channel...you do some really nice work as well. Happy knife making. Regards from South Africa

[@FosterandBoys]

@@zeemanknives Thanks mate!

[@sinanakcal626]

Muhteşem 😊

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you!

[@NordPrecision]

Nice work! Would probably look even sicker with a false edge at the upper half of the spine

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching. Yes, I usually do false edges, but because of the full bevel grind I decided against it.

[@kewacurdo856]

stunning work. this wild olive should be used more often in handle making. it looks very sturdy ... could you plz make a damascus puukko with olive wood handle?

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you...Wild olive is a beautiful wood, but only use it when it is stabilised , as it is known to move and shift if not stabilised.

[@zeemanknives]

And I will put your request for a Damascus Puuko in the to-do list. Keep well!

[@บุญส่งฝ้ายเพ็ชร์-ฌ8ษ]

ทำได้สวบมาก

[@guyb7005]

Beautiful knife!! nicest I've seen. I would have added a 2nd rivet at the tang, but maybe that's overkill

[@zeemanknives]

You could if you wanted to...depends on your requirements. Few things to consider...firstly, the tang is quite thin towards the back, so you would have to drill extremely accurate to drill trough the tang. Secondly, the tang should be long enough to balance the pins evenly on the handle...but that means you'll have the change the shape of the handle to a straighter handle to accommodate the longer tang. Thanks for watching

[@tamimamini7446]

I can’t say enough how useful this video is for me as someone that wants to get into making knives. Beautiful piece by the way! What kind of belt grinder are you using?

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for the comment. Always good to hear that the videos are helpful. My machine is built by a local manufacturer (Trinity Forge Tools) here in South Africa. It uses 2x72 belts.

[@zeesknifesupplies]

Nice one mate

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching Zee. Keep well!

[@Old_Brass_Teeth]

Really nice work, what is the wood? and has it been stabilized? also what do you use on your buffing wheel? regards from Scotland

[@zeemanknives]

Hello Tom, thank you for watching. The wood is Wild Olive, but this block was not stabilised...although stabilised wood definitely does offer its advantages. The compound I use on the buffing wheel is a standard buffing compound I buy at my local hardware store...in this case it was a buffing compound made for brass.

[@aminyamani3385]

waw perfectly realized

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you. Glad you like it!

[@Staatic821]

Beautiful knive and beautiful video! What material did you use for the black stripe between the two brass parts?

[@zeemanknives]

That is a G10 liner i used.

[@jameswilkes3186]

Would have liked to see the guard pinned and soldered. Mechanical bond is best.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching and commenting. I will keep your suggestion in mind for the next project. Keep well!

[@christinenorriss9675]

I also wondered what sort of drill bit you used, that was pretty thik steel!

[@zeemanknives]

Hello Mike, thank you for watching. You will see in my later videos I moved over to voice over comments instead of typing it out. The drill bits i useis a brand called Ruwag, I think it is a local South African product, but it is the Industrial version in drillbit range. I know Alpen is also a popular choice.

[@raymondoreilly7569]

Fantastic workmanship, well done, are you going to make a sheath for it?

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you Raymond...i did make a sheath for it, but unfortunatly did not film it. Leather sheath making is on the film to-do list.

[@user-hg5zh7ot9y]

welcome south form , I am same type.

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching!

[@VinceBoothe]

I really like the knife, great work. What was the handle wood made from?

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you. I use Wild Olive wood. Keep well!

[@Jacobs_knives]

Love the knife, also a knife maker from South Africa, I knew it when I saw tge brand of your temper oven haha. Random question, do you use methods seen in Red Beard Ops's videos?

[@zeemanknives]

Hello Jonathan. Thank you for watching! Whereabouts are you based? Haha, yes the "tempering oven"...is probably a standard issue item with most South African families who enjoy camping in a caravan. To answer your question: In some of his vids we use very similar methods yes...biggest difference would probably be me finishing my bevels on a bevel jig instead of my grinder. I just get much more accurate results with my hand files...but if you are proficient enough with a belt grinder to match everything up perfectly then nothing stops you. If I can give credit to knife makers who influenced me on KZbin it would be: Slavik Tely Walter Sorrels Gough Custom Thank you guys!

[@Jacobs_knives]

@@zeemanknives I thought the methods looked familiar, especially the round file, plunge line. I'm based in Witbank, Mpumalanga, haven't really met a lot of knife makers this side

[@zeemanknives]

@@Jacobs_knives Send me a mail, [e-mail]

[@ksyed2ksyed215]

Beautifully handmade craft....👍👍👍,,,,,..may I know how much is it??

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you...this one is already sold, but you can contact me at [e-mail] to discuss orders.

[@carverindian]

Awesome knife ! But the music put me to sleep 3x What’s the blade made from Grade 440? Stainless

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you, sorry you did not like the music. No, I used 5160 High Carbon for the blade. All my video projects I start with 5160 since it's a prototype...after that, I use whichever steel the clients wants. I prefer Bohler N690 as a Stainless Steel, much better than 440

[@teotoniojunior6314]

beautiful work! What wood was used to make the handle? Congratulações! My name is Teotonio, I'm forma Brazil!.

[@zeemanknives]

Hello Teotonio. Thank you for watching. I used wild olive wood for the handle.

[@teotoniojunior6314]

@@zeemanknives show.

[@francoislageze2110]

Magnifique travail quelle est le nom de la musique ? Bravo.Merci. François L

[@zeemanknives]

Merci. Vous pouvez voir les titres de musique dans la description.

[@Fish_and_Life]

Без музыки интересно было бы

[@bbeth38]

Beautiful knife. No maker's mark?

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you. I have my marks lasered on afterwards. Unfortunatly not being showed in the video.

[@bbeth38]

Gotcha. Would love to see it!

[@zeemanknives]

@@bbeth38 There are a few examples on my instagram profile, if you want to have look.

[@bbeth38]

Unfortunately I don't have an Instagram account. Thanks though. 👍🏼

[@sbk8039]

The orange drawing instrument with oblong round edges, where did you purchase that from?

[@zeemanknives]

It's known as a "French Curve". You get different sizes. Most stationary and art suppliers should have it. I bought a whole set with a bunch of different curves and sizes from my local stationary shop.

[@theprogressiveliberalchann3957]

Nice knife. The music made it unwatchable. It was like the soundtrack from one of those bad made for TV 80s movies where they couldn't afford a real composer so they got some random dude off the street to play his girlfriend's mix tape backwards while snorting coke off of a mailbox. Even with the sound all the way down, it would still be better with the hampster dance on continuous loop than what you've got here. I give the knife an A+ but can't even assign a score to the discombobulated acid trip that was the nightmarish sound in the background. Keep up the good work!

[@zeemanknives]

Im sorry you found the music that tormenting...I made peace with the fact that no-one has the same music taste, and some will like it, and others won't. But, the music is not why we are here. I hope you found the video useful as a knife maker?

[@theprogressiveliberalchann3957]

@@zeemanknives It was a really good video, I just can't ever pass the opportunity for bad 80s references. The only knife I've made looks like it's from a Macgyver episode...I did it again.

[@zeemanknives]

@@theprogressiveliberalchann3957 Music is a touchy subject in videos...I mean lets face it...theres not really a budget for this so I am left with what was available without licensing, which isn't much. This particular video was the last one where I used background music...after that I switched over to voice overs. We all loved Macgyver as kids. :)

[@theprogressiveliberalchann3957]

@@zeemanknives Now I know, and knowing is half the battle! I went and did it again, it is becoming kind of a problem.

[@anthonyalamonti44]

Nice knife 🔪 how much would a knife like this go for ?

[@zeemanknives]

It depends on various factors. Size, Steel, Handle material etc.

[@jaredfound6004]

Great video! What is the material between the brass?

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching! Its a 1mm black G10 spacer...

[@hamedahmed3766]

سكين فيها ستين حظ

[@zeemanknives]

Thank you for watching!

[@hamedahmed3766]

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[@monetadetecting7788]

Buongiorno complimenti ,che acciaio hai usato?

[@zeemanknives]

Ciao, grazie per aver guardato. Ho usato 5160 per la lama e ottone per la guardia

[@dominicdwk]

What kind of epoxy is that?

[@zeemanknives]

Its a local product from South Africa called "Epidermix". Its got a cream consistency...but had gotten very expensive lately. I have since switched over to Bob Smith industries epoxy.