Forging a sloyd knife for woodcarving

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[@mulekickforge4242]

Nice job, I enjoy watching a master at his craft😎

[@veteranironoutdoors8320]

Impeccable. Things of beauty. I want one!

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

That can be arranged

[@joshuabuchanan1442]

Nice knife, great video. Friendly tip I found out the hard way too. I get a practically unlimited amount of bearings from my buddy. Our metal heat treat expert friend says preheated mineral oil is best for 52100. We all get cracks sooner or later. Thanks for showing the viewers bad stuff will happen. Cheers!

[@SoggyBottomForgeJoe]

Great job and a cool little knife. Bummer that the first one cracked. You put out some awesome content! Thanks for sharing! 👍⚒

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate, yeah, it happens to the best of us, thanks for watching!

[@sdunca4864]

Sam- just found this video and your channel- Bravo brother and Sorry Im late to your content! Sweet methodology and it was awesome watching your process- I was looking for some insight on the sloyd process- thank you for taking the time to educate while creating! SUBSCRIBED- Thank you sir!

[@АлександрЧерноусов-д3з]

Приятными бывают не только люди, но и инструменты. Спасибо, получил удовольствие от увиденного. Сибирь. Красноярск.

[@MASI_forging]

These knife looks so beautiful 😊😊

[@jacobvisser579]

Very nice work! Great looking knives! 😁

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thankyou!

[@forjanatalense]

the way u make simple stuff so look so stunning is remarkable, awesome work mate!

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thankyou, that means a lot!

[@kassiog.6595]

o home escreve em inglês mas o natalense entrega que é potiguar kkk

Really good video! Likes it alot.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate!

[@mrjoshuasmith7432]

Great work as always! You’re stepping closer and closer to many you’re inspired by.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate 😁

[@mrjoshuasmith7432]

Sam Towns, Bladesmith I mean it. We all dream of being up there with Kyle Royer and many other greats. But your soul has increased allot since I started following you. Far better than myself

[@holler8594]

Those are beautiful. Excellent work

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Nice work there keep up the great craftsmanship and work forge on my friend

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Cheers mate

[@snakeysstyle783]

Awesome carving knife!! Your one of those channels that right when I see an upload I click instantly almost no matter what I’m doing!!

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate, I appreciate it!

[@romleyhardy5691]

Got my sub! Nicely done!

[@wenwren]

Nice little knife. I didn't understand what you were doing with the round stock in the vise right before you drill the hole in the handle stock. Thank you.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

That's called the edge flex test, after heat treat I flex the edge of the knife over the rod to see if it flexes and returns to true, if it stays bent it is too soft, if it chips it's too hard.

[@timbrownblacksmithandknife5648]

Lovely little blade.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Cheers 😁

[@hannemannironworks1651]

Beautiful Sam!

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Cheers mate

[@lukegraham1945]

Great little knife!

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks!

[@techronmattic5876]

Nice work as always buddy

[@pejutahaspa]

Awesome video

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thankyou!

[@marekk6987]

Piękna robota👍👍👍🤗

[@toycrawlerC]

I love the simplicity of the knife. I'm curious what wood you used for the handle. I assume that it's something indigenous to your area.

[@anthonykittel7392]

nice one bro

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Cheers 😁

[@royleefilho4418]

👏👏👏

[@OuroborosArmory]

First.. and love the polish on the blade

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Haha thanks!

[@LarsKiel]

👌

[@paulpickford4074]

Enjoyed that, cheers. What's your best guess as to the cause of the first crack? Did you fail to make an offering to the appropriate deity?

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Haha not quite, but i'm pretty sure it was overheated during forging as the crack was jagged and didn't follow the grind lines

[@stefanmierke4801]

Sorry for the crack, but that happens from time to time, I guess. Nice knives.

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate, yeah it does

[@lenblacksmith8559]

Nice mate how do you get things so sharp cobber.??? Oh how's the new forge going??

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

New forge is going awesome! Might have to do another sharpening video

[@lenblacksmith8559]

@@SamTownsBladesmith Good mate, that would be awesome if you could, cheers matey,

[@davteunfeun3737]

Hi Sam. Nice trick with the drill bit... I will use that in my shop. What kind of stone is it you used before stroping? Great work as usual! Thanks

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Hey mate, if was a 10,000 grit razor hone. Cheers!

[@paulorchard7960]

Its a thing of beauty Sam. Is the handle jarrah?

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Yep, sure is! Thanks!

[@madm3chanic]

holy shit sam your little tang hole burner jig thingy just changed my life! also was that a chook at the end of the vid? haha

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

Thanks mate, yeah I tend to use a mandrel in the shape of the tang because it's easier to not clean the blade after or have to worry about detempering the edge. Yeah it was one of my chooks wondering what I was up to

[@paulorchard7960]

Your other forges must be feeling lonely and neglected! Haven’t seen you use anything else since you built the ‘postman’!

[@hernanielegaste2777]

Whats the size of the blade

[@BelfastBodger]

How hot in the toaster oven and how long?

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

2 hours twice at 175C

[@BelfastBodger]

Did you normalize it after the hammer work?

[@SamTownsBladesmith]

@@BelfastBodger of course, I actually show one of the normalising cycles in the video. I normalise three times in a step down process.

[@BelfastBodger]

@@SamTownsBladesmith Thanks Sam much appreciated. Now to find a decent supplier of 01.

[@1080-v4v]

Typical knife maker. If the blade cracks you don't cry, yell or scream. You just shrug and start over. Now that's a knife maker!