Damascus steel in detail, M. Kunelius - Part 2

[@pearlfinder1]

This video was an amazing experience , for me this knife was a double edged one, because i was born in Damascus of Syria, and i badly needed to see something positive relating to Damascus..and this video was a reminder of some ancient technique that was invented there. thank you Matti...your love for art,steel and great workmanship was outstanding.

[@lukehoffmann351]

I know people who winge about what high quality knives cost... Its great to see a video on how hard and time consuming making a high quality work of art is... The time, effort and skill put in to a blade like this is why you pay for what you get... Not only will you get years of use out of a knife like this but its a labour of love and a work of art... My hat is off to you...

[@RobertoLeiteBR]

Amazing job! Congratulations from a brazilian guy who is interested on starting this kind of work. Thanks for your time compiling this video. You're the one!

[@perpetualjon]

Absolutely classy and fantastic video made with the same amount of care and attention to detail as was shown to making this blade. Thank you for sharing this marvelous series with the world!

[@sp00nman88]

Breathtakingly Beautiful! The one thing that keeps coming up in my mind is that you were once, in one of your earlier lives, were a master samurai sword maker, one of the very few who knew how to make the highly revered Damascus Steel. You seem to be very humble. I would love to be able to do what you do! The love you have for your pieces is astonishing! Bravo! ENCORE! *Standing Ovation*

[@RonaldJohnsonartist]

I collect knives and your video makes me appreciate my damascus blades even more, thank you.

[@RexBellator]

Thank you from bottom of my heart this video make tears in my eyes because am Syrian And I never seen perfect work same like this and what made me sad my hometown (damascus) now in pathetic situation war and killing and poor God bless man for keeping this old traditional work God bless Syria and everywhere else

[@cvoisineaddis]

Beautiful work. A lot of people don't realize how much work goes into a piece like this.

[@TheJeffNasty]

Ah the famous puukko knife! I didn't realize what he was forging until now. That's sweet!

[@futuresonex]

Absolutely beautiful blade, and one of the best Damascus videos I've yet seen on KZbin!

[@Mellonote]

I always love how in blacksmithing videos, the what ever they're making looking like crap until about 4/5 of the way though. And then by the end it just looks stunning. Nice work.

[@jimgordon3206]

A beautiful piece of art and an excellent video. Your music is beautiful too. Matti's photography and editing were a work of art also. You've inspired me. Now I'm going to build a gas forge. Thanks

[@mtxrawkus]

Watching you craft that perfect blade was a really enjoyable experience. You are very, very talented. Thanks for sharing your process with the world.

[@koenigs3622]

you sir have just made thee best forging video i have ever seen...please please please make more....very enjoyable to watch..thank you

[@tomaschagoya1967]

ALL OF THAT to make a knife? holy shit....this is truly art at its highest. The craftsmanship and knowledge required to make something like this has left my jaw opened throughout the whole process. This was like watching a movie, except it was interesting every second.

[@whatshouldido22]

Cleanest looking Damascus i have ever seen! Great work!

[@rogerwilco2]

Very nice. The video and the knife, the workmanship, the music, everything really.

[@petegalvs]

That is probably the most beautiful knife I have ever seen.

[@thetommygunyeah]

Amazing work, seriously wonderful watching a human make such a work of art by hand. Really relaxing and peaceful watching this too. Thank you

[@XxStRAnG3xX]

I love watching these types of videos. Very informative and a joy to watch all the hard work and craftsmanship turn into a beautiful finished piece. Also the soundtrack sounds like its straight out of a Final Fantasy game which is awesome as well. Love the vid love the work keep it up!

[@421CentralIowa]

You are a great artisan. I wanted to leave the comment to let you know how much I respect your patience and skill.

[@Jayneflakes]

Thanks for uploading this video, I was mesmerised and so impressed by your work. The finished blade was beautiful. You are a true master craftsman.

[@miteeoak]

Great video. One of the most professional i've seen on you-tube.

[@adriancarabajal]

You must be proud of your job. A real piece of art.

[@shadowblack1987]

Congrats, this is one of the most beautiful knife I have ever seen!

[@ironman127b]

not only are you a great blacksmith but also a great cinematographer

[@bessiebraveheart]

a real craftsman and artisan.a best quality knife.thank you for showing us your skills.

[@zasmirko100]

Very nice work, suomen puukkos by careful masters are really superb in their craftmanship and "simplicity". Liked your different "jigs", too.

[@lasercow1]

This was a very beautiful series and it answered a lot of questions i had about this topic, I would like to say thank you for sharing this.

[@GrassMasterMan]

true artistry. gave me hope and encouragement that I am doing the right thing. I will never have your cinematic eye but one day hope to honor your work with one of my own. very well done sir.

[@KPruchE99]

Incredible skill and effort, sir. The patience, technique, and deftness is truly remarkable. I can't imagine what kind of effort it would require to make a longsword!

[@free8704]

Truly a work of art. Very nice job.

[@sirmontag]

Very nice work! The final finishing steps really set it apart from your usual pattern welded stuff.

[@11Sparky111]

It's amazing just how much stronger this makes the steel, at the start of the series he was cutting through the steel like butter, now it takes him far longer to cut through it.

[@Wulfrune]

An absolutely beautiful and mesmerising video.

[@Zyonkerz]

Love these videos. Great that you included the details of the long process and a beautiful result.

[@Largewhiteguy1]

I love the armature/Jig he uses to maintain his angle on that belt sander. I think ill fab something like that up one day.

[@rcwarship]

Magnificent. Thank you so much for taking the time to make & edit the video. Thanks Again & Best Regards, Jon

[@moparmadness1]

Sir,Thank you for posting, I am just starting out. I am NO WHERE NEAR your level and I haven't even thought about doing Damascus steel bladed knives... You sir are a master... You have inspired me.. I have a few i made on ebay under chevymadness1 but watching your work was a joy. AGAIN THANK YOU for posting.. I live in South Carolina,U.S.A.

[@lukecurran3691]

beautiful, i cant begin to understand the craftsmanship that went into this

[@t3hPoundcake]

Beautiful blade my friend. I must have missed how you got the folds into the pattern all I saw was you layering and hammering them thinner and thinner, beautiful knife.

[@workingwithiron]

The Cinematography is out of this world, Nice Job Sir!! and beautiful workmanship too. subbed!

[@Jackloreknives]

A knife fit for a King...! Awesome work

[@solidussmith]

That is an absolutely amazing blade you have there! You're quite skilled! Great job!

[@mkunelius]

Thank you, it is nice to hear that people appreciate my work!

[@laposeyki7814]

Great detailed video! I live in Minnesota so the wolf howl at 7:40 made me freak out.

[@alxuria]

It seems like an amazing hobby or job or skill. The patience and hand craft you'd need.

[@bunnyng3716]

you can make knives and music. you're a miracle!

[@taiwanizzle]

Very informative. I have a new appreciation now. Beautiful work, by the way.

[@FLiPModeAriaO5]

Worth the time. The end result is gorgeous!

[@VonGamben]

Beautyfull job Mr. Kunelius! this knife is a real piece of art. Some day maybe i can have a knife with this supreme quality. Greetings from Buenos Aires

[@ponkkaa]

A labour of love. Quite a beautiful piece of art.

[@konnykruse]

Amazing, true craftsman. Would love to become a blacksmith apprentice or something to learn this myself. Hard to find such things nowadays.

[@supercoolcat12341]

this is art, i'm am humbled buy this, it's beautiful

[@Zoch]

Wonderful work ! Would love to see more videos, maybe other patterns and maybe the ready knife with handles on them.

[@Jakelol1980]

Most amazing video i have ever seen on youtube. Thank you for making this video sir.

[@Technie87]

And all this work just for a little knife, marvelous.

[@Deiphobuzz]

I know the comment is old but i subbed, hope to find more videos like this.. i'm in love with the blade, such a work of art! the damascus steel is beautiful! Cant imagine how sharp it would be. Puts my projects to shame! :D

[@gigemtxaggies]

Soothsayer88, I can answer some of your questions... The salt like substance is borax, which acts as a flux for the welding process. He also grinds before each weld to remove impurities like scale and slag. M. Kunelius, does an incredible job in this video. There are too many good things I could say but to be concise, outstanding! If you get a chance, post a video of your grinding jig.

[@saintbabylon7250]

This is so awesome man. I loved watching this. Made my day & I don't care if it's truely Damascus steel or not It's in the technique.

[@p0rt0b0y]

Damn. That is beautiful. How many people can say they have the skill to do something like that? Not many.

[@elzorro9987]

Absolutely beautiful work.

[@Jelsick]

I always wondered why damascus knives where so expensive. Now I know. Very labor intensive. Damascus steel is the most beautiful. Great video. Thanks.

[@mangoleeallan]

You can just tell that blade is super sharp. Amazing..

[@mkunelius]

Nice to hear that it helps people to appreciate the amount of work involved. That is one of the main reasons I made these videos. With bigger equipment one could make billets large enough to make several blades. The size of mine can handle a two puukko blade billet at max.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Now I no longer resent the high prices of stuff made of damasteel :-) Wonderful, thumbs up.

[@t2thei]

That was a pleasure to watch, thank you for these videos!

[@shogun873]

Absolutely stunning, you've earned lots of respect from me sir.

[@aronsobe5427]

Beautiful work of art

[@Arcqueid]

That is beautiful workmanship.

[@juicaj1]

Truly magnificent. Hopefully someday I'll be able to make blades this nice.

[@bentleygt3716]

Man.!! Awesome Work. YOU ARE AWESOME.!!!! really enjoyed both Parts. KUDOS and Many Thanks

[@Adamusminor]

Just amazing! Love your work!! Thanks a lot for uploading. Amazing video quality too ;)

[@ronin4711]

Impressive amount of work for such a small knife, I guess, no wonder they're expensive.

[@bjornnjordson2986]

Look for a book called "$40 Knife Shop" and another one called "Backyard Blacksmithing". One of the Foxfire books also covers metal working from turning dirt into iron, refining it, forging it, and all the way up to gunsmithing. It's really comprehensive. I started with the first one. And I'm currently tooling up for making Damascus and Mokumegane.

[@PoleyB1]

Stunning work. Just totally amazing!!

[@mkunelius]

Thank you! Back in the old days, when damascus steel was first invented, it was made using high and low carbon steels to make impure and brittle higher carbon steel more ductile. Nowadays commercially made steels are very pure and lack impurities and I don't believe that using any kind of steels in damascus making would result a better steel than those you begun with. That's my opinion and there might be many who are against it promoting their damascus far superior from commercial single steel.

[@Agmundrs.Adventures]

I see...and that is a very neat and artistic/fancy pattern indeed, it all makes sense now! Thanks!

[@tabletka666]

im not a blacksmith, but i watched a super detailed russian video about making of damascus steel and it was explained there, that these kind of ridges (which could be practically absolutely any desired pattern ( lines, diamond shape and even some simple lined images)) will dictate the pattern of the waves on the blade. if one does not make patterns, then the blade is called wild damascus... something like that

[@ucanhnguyen5813]

Excellent work!

[@wolf5391]

your work is simply amazing could you do more videos like this?

[@PackedToLive]

That is a thing of beauty... a true masterpiece!

[@paulwcamacho]

You truly embody passion.

[@roncolson1361]

Very nice work my friend top notch job you are truley a craftman in the metal works thats for sure.God Bless

[@Jakelol1980]

God bless sir, we really have the arab countrys and especially Damascus to thank for inventing this typ of wonderful steel over 2000 years ago :) I would love to go to Damascus because there is a lot of historical buildings in that town and i really hate that there is war over there :(

[@kaziklu79]

Excellent video and amazing bladesmith job, Mr. Kunelius! I'd very much like to have one of your blades :)

[@D33pZer0]

that was soo great! amazing work! congrats

[@SDeww]

that is a lot of work for a butterknife.. its beautiful but darn the price of it will be huge! look at the time that went into making it alone!

[@PabloMarchenay]

Yep, the result is pretty impressive. I will try this. Thanks a lot !

[@FortrexKnight]

so much work for so little. if i made it i dont think i could use it for fear of breaking it. nice work too

[@cynosurejewelry]

WOW ! great work. Congratulations and many thanks for sharing !

[@davidspruill8199]

great work what did you dip it in and what was it you rubbed it with at the end polish compound that handle is sweet I'm sure it functions great giving max leverage at point ha as if you need it that baby is sharp great work I'm sure you already know

[@alexakkers2859]

What a amazing video! Thanks so much for posting this

[@BlackMatt2k]

I didn't see this in the comments, but I'm wondering how many hours this took? It's amazing.

[@timdembinsky]

Absolutely AWESOME! Beautiful work my friend:)

[@EpicFails427]

Absolutely amazing. I have a few questions. Doesn't the blade bend when you put it back in the fire at 4:20? Why don't you use a wetstone? What is the chemical bath for?

[@hankypanky4255]

when he makes the ridges and flattens them out the brick of steel together is now straight but the pieces making up the brick are now bent in a wavy looking pattern

[@daniellesy9651]

Man, that are a lot of manhours of work 4 producingonly oneblade. Now I know why those knives are so expensive. They seem it worth to me now. Thx 4 sharing.

[@namzarf]

Nice work! And you even wrote the music? You, sir, are a control freak, a very TALENTED control freak.

[@mkunelius]

The stuff is called ferric chloride. I think you can easily find information if you try to google it. It is used in etching circuit boards (DIY atleast) and I got mine from a electronics store. Cheap and easy to get..:)