The Art of Crafting a Blacksmith Knife - Steve House

Forging the timeless blacksmith knife with Steve House from ‪@MoonshineMetalworks‬ . The blacksmith knife has many of the technical procedures that are needed to learn in order to become a good bladesmith. We propose that if you make 100 of these you will be ready to make even the most complicated blades.
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[@ThatWorks]

Too see a full step by step break down see our latest patreon video www.patreon.com/mattstagmer . To order one of Steve's Knives for yourself see www.thornwoodforge.com/store-TvGF2/p/blacksmith-knife and here for the no music ASMR version kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKi5hGx9qbWljbs

[@merkarion7883]

Good to see that you are still Alive after 4 Month without Videos. I hope that you (Matt) and Ilja are well

[@jimaustin3361]

@@merkarion7883 same here i was surprised to see this post

[@ThatWorks]

@@merkarion7883 just a lot going on recently, but we are well and we are back!

[@duelnexustournaments1939]

How much would you charge for Genesis rapier?

[@libertyprime1997]

What music was used in this video?

[@ThatOneBlacksmithGuy]

Glad to see yall getting back into it. Youve been missed.

[@ThatWorks]

Thank you! We are back. All in again!

[@alexhuth297]

when i wanted to learn i was given a old worn out file and was walked through making this knife it really is the best way to learn and practice all skills

[@ThatWorks]

That's how a lot of us learned! My first knife was similar but with a twisted handle.

[@RingTheAnvil]

Appreciate this content, simple and elegant. Rite of passage for every bladesmith / blacksmith is this project. Keep up the good work.

[@normanbayona4636]

Cool Knife. Great work Steve!

[@bilbo_gamers6417]

Awesome work. Wonderfully simple and looks really clean.

[@Andrew-nj2op]

Great video and great work by you both Matt and Steve. Can't wait to see more of these types of videos.

[@ThatWorks]

Glad you enjoyed it! More to come! Stay tuned!

[@MoonshineMetalworks]

That was a lotta fun, great work dude.

[@ThatWorks]

Hell ya man! Thanks for doing it!

[@LordFrito]

I'm late but glad to see you're back hope you guys are doing well

[@jakraziel]

I have missed this channel hope to see a lot more from you.

[@ThatworksTwo]

Al lot more coming on both our channels!

[@ThatWorks]

It's coming! Stay tuned next week and the week after

[@Braxis01]

Great to see you guys contining to make content after getting hacked and almost starting again from scratch. Love your work! 👍👍

[@ThatWorks]

Pretty much! Not quite scratch but YT told me that it would take a year for the channel to get back to normal and I didnt want to wait that long!

[@Animeguy300]

Amazing blacksmith work

[@davebauerart]

Nice overview of the process which just a hint of cinematic flair. I gotta check out the Patreon details, Steve is not a bad teacher.

[@ThatWorks]

I actually think Steve is a great teacher. Esp to beginners. He loves the craft so much and that is contagious.

[@shatnermohanty6678]

Yeah 🙌 Steve House in da House

[@ThatWorks]

Well he was almost a year ago :)

[@APs.Custom.knives]

Beautiful knife

[@DregExheart]

08:33 "none of that cinematic stuff" Procedes to recreate basically the forge of Andúril

[@ThatWorks]

Yea, asking me(Matt) to do that is quite ironic.

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video 👍🏻

[@ThatWorks]

Thanks for watching and showing some love!

[@-RONNIE]

@@ThatWorks Of course & keep up the good work

[@bilbo_gamers6417]

I have done a fair amount of forging of different tools and hooks and blacksmith stuff. My beveling is pretty good on my swords and knives, and I have decent hammer control. Can't help but feel that, to get to the next level, I just need to practice a whole awful lot more. I am a student right now but I hope I can continue to pursue bladesmithing as a hobby. The forging is not easy lol

[@APs.Custom.knives]

Still one of my favorite projects

[@ThatWorks]

Thank you!!!

[@steveznoy3360]

I love the video and all the work you and Steve put into it. It seems a lot of experienced bladesmiths I've seen on KZbin prefer to profile the knife, heat treat, then grind the bevels. This is done to avoid warping due to uneven bevels and thinner material if the bevels are forged prior to heat treat. Do you find that a blade has any superior qualities, such as edge retention, when you forge the bevels prior to heat treat, or does this only decrease the grinding time and increase the likelihood of warpage?

[@ThatWorks]

It's best to have the edge thinned down so it quenches faster so you get a harder edge. Those good enough to forge their bevels close enough, just profile and heat treat. Some need to do a little rough grinding on the bevels before the quench. You want about the thickness of a nickle at the edge on most materials.

[@steveznoy3360]

@@ThatWorks Thanks! I've forged two knives as part of weekend intensive classes and this advice was identical to what I was taught by the bladesmith teaching the class.

[@jimcorbett3764]

Never underestimate the appeal of glowing metal being pounded with a hammer.

[@ThatWorks]

with control and accuracy.

[@MASI_forging]

The knife looks cool 😎😎

[@bobbybryant1239]

Pretty cool 😎 👌...very interesting video...and show of skills 👌...

[@ThatworksTwo]

Steve is great! Thanks for watching!

[@humanname5684]

Is there much overlap with silver smithing, for the more ornate pieces?

[@ThatWorks]

Absolutely!

[@diegogms89]

Nice one. What is the handle length before the curving procedure?

[@ThatWorks]

I suggest watching the Patreon version. It goes into all those details.

[@samdahlandsonsforge]

great video, its been a while since you have been on man!

[@ThatworksTwo]

Yea, long story, but we are back!

[@ayitsjere]

Great video!

[@ThatworksTwo]

Thank you very much!

[@bitfreakazoid]

Woohoo another ThatWorks video!!

[@ThatWorks]

Hope you enjoyed it! More to come!

[@F0XD1E]

How much does it cost to run a coal forge? I'm sure there's a cheap source for it somewhere, but bags bags of charcoal (I know it's not the same) are so expensive these days. Nice video. What have you been working on, Matt? Hope to see one of your builds soon! 🖖

[@ThatWorks]

Coal is the cheapest forging fuel. By farrrrrrr. We have a bunch of videos cut and ready for final edits. More to come! Thanks for hanging in there.

[@YourHandleHere84]

I collect knives, and after watching Steve masterfully forge one of those blacksmith knives I decided I had to have one. It may be a simple design, but with his skill it becomes a work of art. I just ordered one with the accompanying hand-stitched leather sheath.

[@ThatWorks]

Excellent! Thank you!

[@YourHandleHere84]

@@ThatWorksyou are very welcome! And thank you for showcasing such a talented craftsman like him. Though I’m also looking forward to seeing more of the arms and armor you and your team make as well. Been quietly following your work since the days when you were on the “Man at Arms” channel.

[@Shwarmageddon]

Where have you guys been? Glad you’re back

[@ThatWorks]

Longggg story. Perhaps I will tell it soon, but we are back!

[@Shwarmageddon]

@@ThatWorks great to hear! It was a very nice surprise to see it pop up in my subscription box

[@bilbo_gamers6417]

Another thatworks upload? Amazing.

[@ThatWorks]

More to come!

[@Navajas1]

@ThatWorks Awesome works of art like always also don't know if you been told before but you coul be Colin Ferrell double 😅

[@bilbo_gamers6417]

The most difficult part of blacksmithing imho is managing and preventing cold shuts. To an extent, any minor unintended overhang or improperly matched notch here or there, or putting a punch in the wrong place to knock out a biscuit could result in a bad cold shut that you can just never get out of a piece. Even experienced smiths occasionally produce fish mouths when forging points on blades. It'll just get ya if you try to move the metal the wrong way.

[@88Spint]

Cool, so just a hundred of them? Easy :D

[@ThatWorks]

That's not a lot tbh.

[@richardthomas1160]

Steve, what size stock did you start out with, and steel type?

[@ThatworksTwo]

You can start with any size. this was 1.25"x.35"

[@sihilius]

I think it would be awesome to have a leaf at the end of the bent around tang to act as sort of a hand guard. Dang it I need to get back into that hobby some day!

[@ThatWorks]

You most certainly can do that! This was meant to show a process that is good to practice. Once you have done enough of the simpler versions, the upgrade and customizations are endless!

[@sihilius]

@@ThatWorks Yeah, I know. I've done a lot of leafs in the past. Also some simple knifes (mostly with wooden grips), a ram head, a medieval style fork, a clasp for my medieval cloak and some other stuff. But then my studies at university took up too much time to carry on with that hobby. I plan on getting back into it once I get back into a more calm lifestyle.

[@juliangreene9555]

Oh wow. You've actually posted a video.

[@ThatworksTwo]

and much more to come! Stay tuned!

[@michealdelaura1853]

What about the katana you were planning for Tyrell knifeworks challenge?

[@ThatWorks]

That was a Viking sword actually but there is also a giant katana build coming. A lot in the pipeline.

[@michealdelaura1853]

@@ThatWorks my mistake. Look forward to seeing yalls works bud!

[@9daywonda]

Nice small workmanship.

[@ThatworksTwo]

He makes them even smaller sometimes!

[@robertpka7228]

Very cool!

[@doc_sav]

Here's a comment for the alligator. You guys are so metal.

[@noneyabidness9644]

The ringing of hot steel between an anvil and hammer is seriously like music.

[@ThatWorks]

It really is... Someone asked me to do a no music version of this...considering it on the 2nd channel.

[@MrCtalex]

Have you guys ever thought about making the Darkmoon great sword from elden ring

[@boatoflol]

Guys have you seen Rings of Power and seen the amazing Hammer in Season two? Please craft it! It's looking so damn good.

[@Shane_Bozelie]

Does his final form before heat treatment, not go against Ilya's philosophy? Always forge the bevels, as you should always forge as close to form as you can?

[@ThatWorks]

The Bevels are slightly forged. Even so, this is a blacksmith's knife. Ilya is a bladesmith. Steve is a blacksmith.

[@BlueFlame17]

This may sound stupid, but is the blacksmith knife for precision cutting? The more I look at the handle, I keep wondering about the right way to grip it. At first, I thought the loop was a guard for the knuckle, but then some make it so small that only a finger or so can fit through. AM I overthinking this, or is this one of those "do this, not that" things?

[@ThatWorks]

It was an everyday knife style made for a long period of time. Some call it a viking knife, but its found in many many cultures.

[@thomasguerrini7285]

ah yes that old skyrim leveling method i so much love

[@ThatworksTwo]

Very much so! Make the iron one, then on to the next tier!

[@Strices2549]

Can you guys make Kenny Ackerman knife on AOT?

[@justinnoe5753]

I want to see you guys make Samurai Jack's sword

[@kimsutton2268]

Is Steve any kin to Hershel house the black smith from Kentucky

[@ThatWorks]

I very much doubt it.

[@Meataumaton]

We always say, if you want to become a good Bladesmith, become a good Blacksmith; and as a counterpoint, here's Steve

[@MoonshineMetalworks]

If that didn't make me laugh so much I might have taken offense! 😂😂😂

[@ThatWorks]

Nailed it.

[@derskalde4973]

I see, so it actually works like in Video Games: make nothing but iron daggers until you reach Level 100 in blacksmithing.

[@ThatWorks]

I mean...yea pretty much !

[@SilentForest-cs9dm]

That would be level 1. And in blade smithing, not blacksmithing

[@contentbeyondinfinity8848]

Can you try making a tungsten katana please

[@ThatWorks]

I can't understand why we would

[@contentbeyondinfinity8848]

@@ThatWorks it would be the greatest material engineering endeavour, a big achievement to accomplish

[@williammorrin7933]

Ha that works crew, I got a question. How much metal was used to make the leviathan axe from god of war? I know it was made for man at arms reforged but I figured y'all would know also. If y'all remember how much steel y'all used cause ya please let me know. Thanks

[@blindinggnat7226]

Hey do you guys think you can craft the Inverted Spear of Heaven from Jujitsu Kaisen?

[@skoitch]

If that’s hardenable steel, he’s sure hammering it cold a lot!

[@ThatWorks]

That is a bit of a myth...I mean the Japanese cold planish all their blades. Depends on where and what you are hammering on.

[@skoitch]

@@ThatWorks I get smoothing the face, he was rolling the tip and it wasn’t even a full red

[@MoonshineMetalworks]

​@@skoitchI assume you mean the curlicue? If so, it's such a fine point that you simply don't have time to work it at a high heat as it cools so rapidly. Plus, it's not a working part of the knife, and bending as opposed to striking is a lot less stressful on the steel.

[@destroyer1675]

Wait. Are all the tongs at 8:20 just sitting with one handle in the water bucket? Isn't that going to speed up rusting? Edit a better timestamp

[@ThatWorks]

yup and yup. if only we didnt use them everyday.

[@monkeking8604]

Are you still with chris and ilya or you have your own workshop now matt, it's been awhile seen your last video hope everything's great for you and the other

[@ThatWorks]

We all have our own workshops actually.

[@monkeking8604]

@@ThatWorks and what about this channel matt, are you three still run it together or it's just yours now?

[@APs.Custom.knives]

I usually leave the tail/handle straight until i forge out the knife and detail it, then bend it over. My hammer work isnt as good as yours though.

[@Novur]

I really enjoyed the video, though I found the intro was a little confusing. "It is said that of you want to be a good bladesmith, practice being a blacksmith. Our counterargument: practice being a blacksmith!"

[@ThatWorks]

Sorry if it confused. What I meant was that this is blade forging but it has a lot of blacksmithing techniques involved. Some people just want to go strait to blades instead of learning real blacksmithing and this is one of those tasks that we argue could help you "skip" a step.

[@robertjensen1438]

Just a comment for the old algorithm.

[@normanbayona4636]

True. True.

[@-Anarion-]

Nice, nice. Here's another comment.

[@sandraellis9181]

where is lla?

[@AQUARIAL-82]

Наблюдать за кузнечной работой - чистый кайф!!!)😉👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@frankhanley808]

Illlllyaaaaaaaaaaa😢

[@crispytron]

mini blade!!!!!

[@ThatWorks]

Your mom is a mini blade

[@crispytron]

Baby knife!

[@ThatWorks]

You're a baby knife

[@BaksA1]

That is great great channel 😊

[@ThatWorks]

Thanks so much

[@franzmuller3396]

Can you upload silent version please without music and commentary I mean

[@ThatWorks]

This is pretty much that. Very little talking. very low level music. Perhaps I would do a pure ASMR version on @thatworkstwo

[@veronicaanttila8809]

👏👏😊

[@ThatWorks]

Thanks for watching Veronica !

[@mikeprodigy4161]

Make "MARCUS SWORT from SHADOW FIGHT 3" PLease.

[@sandraellis9181]

where is llya

[@PhoutianPhill]

Sword of Aeons: Fable the Lost Chapters

[@ThatWorks]

one day..one day...

[@DoggoWillink]

If I were a multi-millionaire and didn’t have to worry about working, I’d buy a big shop and sit in there making shit all day. It would be so sick to have a shop like this or like That Works. I’m lucky that I work at an industrial shop and I can make knives (got a 2x72 grinder and it’s one of the most used tools in the shop now), but forging is a little too much to do at work. I have a small forge for heat treating, which I do after hours or on weekends, but actually having a big forge capable of getting large pieces of steel hot enough for forging isn’t really plausible. That’s really all I want lol, already have a small ~100 pound anvil ready to go.

[@bilbo_gamers6417]

Wonder how much you had to pay him to get him to wear your shirts ;)

[@ThatWorks]

pay him? Actually the T shirt was the payment for this video.

[@bilbo_gamers6417]

@@ThatWorks That's actually pretty cool

[@peterb.8006]

hura)

[@ZweZwe-r4f]

god of war nemesis whip sword

[@alexandrechagasmoreira3780]

👍✌️

[@TyCampbell666]

not in this world can you trust men, woman, beasts......... this you can trust.

[@YourHandleHere84]

Classic movie

[@Nathan-mq3nh]

sword gal farion anime mushoku tensei?

[@TheClutchCraft]

Im gonna be the dumbass of this comment section cus I’m new. What is the purpose of a blacksmith knife? What would a blacksmith use it for? And what gave it the name “the blacksmith knife”

[@jimaustin3361]

guys where's ilya?

[@ThatWorks]

Dude I've answered you 100 times.

[@jimaustin3361]

@@ThatWorks will answer one more где илия?

[@ThatWorks]

@@jimaustin3361 he has his own shop. You will be seeing more of him in videos coming soon. What else do you want to hear?

[@andrewbrown6279]

They sacrificed him with a sword that he made himself.

[@inphact]

@@andrewbrown6279 lmao

[@paullmight42]

Still no Illya huh....

[@ThatWorks]

No not in this one. Soon though

[@paullmight42]

@@ThatWorks sweet!

[@dragonson04]

ZIREAEL. ZIREAEL. ZIREAEL.

[@ThatWorks]

It's def on the list.