The 3 hour knife challenge!

[@McGowanForge]

Dude that knife is beautiful, would have taken me days but you took 3 hours, you have a lot of talent

[@thijs3514]

This knife looks great, especially given 3 hours! I think you could still sell it... Too bad about the partizan, yours was by far the best looking and forged!

[@culchieman1995]

i dig the rustic look of that, even for a 3 hour knife it looks like it'd stand up to a lot of use

[@redlionforge9173]

I watched your performance on Forged in Fire and you kicked butt bro!

[@batman45anger]

The outcome was a total bummer but the judges reactions to John work along with Phil's comment on johns hammer work was awesome.

[@mikefinto4048]

Kind of sucked... The other guy with the spear cut his out, and he completely forged it and even forged the nail

[@batman45anger]

True that. You could tell David Baker was upset for he loved it, as did I for it didn't look like it's from a comic or video game.

[@mikefinto4048]

@@batman45anger next time I make a knife I'll just weld some solid tubing and the side it'll keep it from bending and breaking right?? lmao

[@errolloewenthal4620]

Agree, I was so excited that I recognised John and your work was amazing

[@JD-tl7ld]

That is a badass knife. There is no shame in a useful tool, no matter the looks. I dig the rustic look, looks likes something straight out of the old west.

[@michaelhable489]

Love the knife , I would buy it in a second ! I would make a leather sheath for it and wear it into the woods every day

[@BurningOakForge]

Nice looking knife! Especially for 3 hours.

[@thedocdodge]

I love this channel because he does everything by hand. He doesn't use a power hammer, don't get me wrong, those channels are cool too. But doing everything by hand is awesome!

[@marty01957]

John , John , John, It's a big ,ugly, Beautiful Knife! I Love It , I want it! Keep on hammerin ,Brother, it's great to watch !!!

[@Sparkystacoma]

I just saw your episode on forged in fire and I am very proud/ impressed with your work

[@chadstack2539]

John was the champ in my opinion. He truly forged his work and did a great job!

[@kirmu409]

Thats a nice looking knife! I would use it as my camping/Buscrafting/hiking knife everytime!

[@c0roron1]

Bought and watched your Forged in Fire episode on Amazon. Well done! not only did you compete well but I think you left a very good impression on the judges. You'll be back for sure.

[@andrewdoerr9084]

Your a beast with a hammer john fantastic job on the knife you definitely can put a rush on it congratulations keep up the great work

[@grandadz_forge]

You're amazing with a blade.

[@Shinlung66]

I love the rustic look of that knife, great work.

[@jjppres]

Looks ok for a 3 hour complete knife. Handle and all. Hell you had time to spare. Great job! I think you upset someone who shall remain nameless when you told him it needed a handle.

[@jjppres]

@@CountyLineForge Oh I absolutely know why. Ida been pissed also. A private message. A phone call or sometbing of the like is what a good friend would have done had he tblught about it. If you tbink about it everytime I ever had sometbing to say to you that was like that I pm'd you in private.

[@OldHickoryForge]

Yeah I’m gonna walk away.

[@zambydawg8400]

Have you ever tried making Viking Torcs or arm rings? They would be a neat addition to your viking jewelry on your Etsy. Besides that, I love your work!

[@neilyakuza6595]

That is a great box opener! Nice, nice, nice! I happen to like the rough finished look, it gives the knife character. You know it is hand made.

[@billymartinozarkmountainfo225]

Great one bub. Sucks James thought it was only the blade. He wasn't to happy. But hey he did good and just do it again. Great job though at your blade.

[@RedBeardOps]

Man that's quick... Not sure I could make a knife close to that fast!

[@GaryForgingOn]

Great knife. Good utility working knife.

[@chadstack2539]

Keep pumping out the videos John! You do great work and I appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

[@mtyson9004]

Very cool! Awesome work on Forged and Fire too! I thought for sure you had the win in the bag!

[@JoshSmithsOverallForge]

Nicely done John! I understand what you're saying about the fit and finish, but for a < 3 hour to show completed, it's definitely better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick! Keep up the good work brother!

[@randallsummers6551]

Another good job John!

[@redbearworkshop3219]

That knife looks amazing

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Nice blade shape. Great job on fif. Was pullin 4 ya. As.always u did great work.

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Build my grinder off urs n erics video this last weekend. Works great. Thank u 4 that vid!

[@stevesyncox9893]

That was cool. I think I’ll do one just for fun.

[@yadaroni]

Great job as usual and great performance on FIF. It's usually just one minor decision that separates champion from runner up. You represented yourself very well. I would love to see you recreate that spear. One tiny tweak and you absolutely would have won.

[@OldHickoryForge]

yadaroni yeaaah shouldn’t have done the differential heat treat haha. Bad idea on Spears. Now I know 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@lenblacksmith8559]

Well done John, it would take me about 3 days to make something like that.

[@blackthornknives]

Good Tutorial! Blade turned out very well. I love the wood you used for the handle.👌 FORGED IN FIRE YOU DID GREAT MAN!!

[@dragonwaterforge]

Frickn nailed it

[@Fracturedspleen]

I saw you on Forged In Fire and didn’t realize you were from NC until then! Awesome to see locals making a name for themselves

[@jameskuhn4020]

I love to watch you move steel! I'll take that knife if you don't want it. LOL!

[@ed.sol.crafts]

Great job! You rocked it!

[@mackdog3270]

Yeah, awesome job! Not to take away from the other guy, he was pretty good but you are the better smith in my opinion.

[@mackdog3270]

Definitely better to watch

[@OldHickoryForge]

Funny. Even he said that haha. He’s a good dude.

[@jacobbenns6090]

Damn John! Awesome job, and in 3 hours no less!

[@valsforge4318]

Great work man, you always do.

[@richardbryant7972]

I like that knife, damn good video thank you great

[@Thebeard526]

Excellent

[@Pmedic605]

I really like that knife!

[@lamproknives]

I'd love to do it on my channel too but I lack of forging experience and equipment 😐

[@williamchase5698]

excellent work as always!

[@craigljardine]

Nice work John. I missed your FIF episode, but I'm trying to find it.

[@samueljudd8111]

You are awesome

[@dlbknives4869]

Nice work mate!!!

[@Roxyboarder419]

Is that a new guillotine? Looks like it works great. That is a pretty badass blade for being made in under 3 hours, great job!

[@OldHickoryForge]

Lauren Totani yeah it’s one of those Angele tek ones form Germany. It’s pretty good. A few things I’d change but all in all it’s a sweet piece of kit

[@craigtaylor7897]

What wheel did you use on the backwards bench grinder? A short video dedicated to your sharpening process would be awesome. Very entertaining stuff

[@stevesyncox9893]

Looks like mdf board with jeweller’s rouge, likely green

[@BK_blacksmith]

Great job . 3hrs is tight

[@deancutlery]

Well done!!! 💪💪💪

[@tinkeringaround6241]

Nice job on forged in fire

[@travisbrown6717]

Grate job man. I think you did a awsome job on that knife. If you put your mark on it I would love to buy it :). Grate work keep up the awsome videos. Ps your videos is what got me into this as a hobby. Your awsome!

[@nikfeo]

Отличная работа!

[@PhilBaumhardt]

Freakin' badass dude

[@B-leafer]

I'll buy it...

[@weston8478]

Why haven't you been on forged in fire, man??? You could definitely win!

[@weston8478]

*edit just saw other comments, guess I haven't seen that episode yet, could someone tell me which episode and season???

[@OldHickoryForge]

Season 6 episode 17. The partizan. I won’t spoil it for you

[@weston8478]

@@OldHickoryForge man, just saw it. That spear was beautiful. And your knife was way ahead of everyone else's! It's insane you didn't win. Major props for being finalist

[@darkknightgamers7457]

Hi John!! I am from India. can you make a knife in 1 hour and make a video on it! We will be glad to see it! #Good luck.

[@dreadnought8363]

You seem super big, how tall are you?

[@OldHickoryForge]

Dreadnought of Blades 6 foot 2

[@vladmahehov]

Bowie knife

[@jamesball7322]

Hell yeah !!!

[@stardusk1726]

The likes and dislikes in this video be like "1 in 10 dentists will recommend this video"

[@tonywilliams8481]

What was the stone you sharpened with?

[@OldHickoryForge]

Tony Williams it’s a strop wheel made of leather

[@chrism.9516]

What kind of drill bit did you use to get through the tang after heat treatment? I've tried titanium but they aren't great...

[@OldHickoryForge]

Chris M. It was just a cle line high speed steel drill bit. Whenever I quench I’m always careful keep the tang out of the oil and let it cool on it’s own

[@OldHickoryForge]

Sometimes the hardening does creep back there though so drilling after you’ve put a block on can be a gamble.

[@kuribo1]

I would be happy to own that knife if you really dont need it.

[@thehumblehearth]

What happened to your trolls cross video?

[@OldHickoryForge]

Frostbitten Tiger I made a joke about killing people in it and apparently that’s part of the reason the channel isn’t monetized so I took it down in an attempt to appease the KZbin creator overlords

[@dav1099]

great job, you need to do a giveaway with that knife, i know i would like to have it. thanks for posting