Why 90% of this knife is forged according to an Austrian knife maker!

This, ladies and the gentlemen, this is the Monolith by Benjamin Kamon.
www.kamonknives.com
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[@UKBladeshow]

Are you excited for Part 2? Thank you to Benjamin Kamon for showing us the forging process of the Monolith! Check out his website: www.kamonknives.com

[@kamon_knives]

Vinz! Thanks a lot for your time and I'm amazed of how good this turned out. You're an incredibly talented guy 👏👏👏.

[@UKBladeshow]

🥳🤩🥳🤩 I just pointed the camera mate, you did all the hard work 🥳🤩🥳🤩 speak again soon!

[@buzzbladz7142]

The bottle opener in the handle would be great for a Barby knife. cheers from oz

[@UKBladeshow]

100% man! Now you making me light the grill! Thanks for watching!

[@keithcolby4378]

Great video. Ben is a very talented bladesmith! Can't wait for part two to see the rest of the process.

[@UKBladeshow]

Cheers Keith! We are very fortunate to be able to share Ben’s knowledge to the KZbin world! Speak to you again soon!

[@protopigeon]

Very interesting style! I do love my Wa handles though

[@UKBladeshow]

hey protopigeon thanks for the comment! Ben does have majority of his knives with handles too (quite cool ones if I must say!) but this specific one has a special kind of take on it!

[@protopigeon]

@@UKBladeshow cool creation!

[@_BLANK_BLANK]

Great video like alway! Can't wait for part two.

[@UKBladeshow]

Cheers man! Working hard on getting part 2 on the way too! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!

[@RobanyBigjobz]

Such a cool looking design that takes the concept of an integral to the next level. Visually similar to a Lin Rhea design and great for that. Bring part 2, please!

[@UKBladeshow]

Cheers Rob for the feedback! I personally found Mr Kamon’s work absolutely inspiring! 🤩🥳😍

[@C2Forge]

Loved this video and that design is so cool, will definitely have to try this. Can’t wait for part 2!

[@UKBladeshow]

Cheers Cody! It was a magical experience to witness this process and Part 2 is even going to be more trippy! Thanks for watching!

[@andyc750]

Cool more my style of doing things, have actually made with a similar method before, interesting variation on the traditional blacksmith knife is how I look at it, love the minimum tools and such being used as well, much more fun to build that way

[@UKBladeshow]

Hi Andy! You got it! Ben did say that the reason he developed this is due to the fact that it is 90% forging - which is the fun stuff!

[@andyc750]

@@UKBladeshow he did indeed, totally agree with him

[@garethbaus5471]

That handle construction is new to me. Sorta similar to the x-rhea style handle, just using a different method to get the same result. I personally plan on getting proficient in both methods.

[@UKBladeshow]

Cheers for the comment Gareth! Thanks for watching!

[@kamon_knives]

It is actually inspired by the x-rhea knives from Lin Rhea 👌! I'd say it produces a similar result, but not the same. Just too different in detail. Of course the bigger picture of having a "blacksmiths knife" is the same but then I wouldn't compare a simple loop handle blacksmith's knife with Lin's outstanding work either. That's very subjective though.

[@tobiashangler]

Thank you @kamon_knives for sharing your process and Vinz for the beautifully editex video! Can't wait to see the next part!

[@UKBladeshow]

Cheers man! Massive thanks to you for introducing me to the amazing Mr Kamon - this wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for your help! Speak again soon mate!

[@tobiashangler]

@@UKBladeshow you're very welcome, only good things can come from bringing good people together 🙌

[@kamon_knives]

Haha yeah double thanks to you @tobiashangler! 😘😘😘

[@krissteel4074]

Its a really cool concept, personally I like making handles, bolsters and guards to get that interface between blade and user just right so its not for me. But I'm also one of the sick bastards that doesn't whine endlessly when it comes to hand sanding so there's probably some kind of malfunction on my behalf.

[@UKBladeshow]

Hahaha! I know where you're coming from though mate. Hand sanding can be a $%^&*( at times! Benjamin does a lot of very fancy handles though in case you weren't aware - check his website out!

[@redfiveforge3985]

Love this video Vince! Keep up the good work!👍

[@UKBladeshow]

Thanks again Will! Speak to you again soon!

[@ursulaamster6426]

Great Job 👏🏼 Waiting for part 2 🥰😎

[@UKBladeshow]

Thanks Ursula! We appreciate the feedback!

[@kamon_knives]

Danke Uschi 🤗

[@goodravensforge]

Can you tell us more about "12519" Steel? Does it go by other names in other parts of the world? I can't seem to find what kind of steel this refers to.

[@UKBladeshow]

Good question. I think from what I gather it is THAT rare. I will see if I can find a source for this and will post here if I do.

[@kamon_knives]

1.2519 is a tungsten alloyed cold working tool steel with with about 1,1% C / 1,3% W / 1,2% Cr a little Vanadium and a little Manganese. It's similar to aogami or how I like to put it like ball bearing steel on steroids. As it has similar chromium content but added carbon and tungsten for better wear resistence. You should find info about the steel online but you most likely won't find it available as it ran out. I bought a bigger amount of it years ago and I have it for years to come. However if you are interested in a similar steel then look into Apex ultra. It's a high carbon tungsten alloyed steel as well and even exceeds the properties of 1.2519, aogami and the likes.

[@goodravensforge]

@@UKBladeshow Awesome, thanks!

[@goodravensforge]

@@kamon_knivesThanks for the clarification! I'm patiently waiting for Apex Ultra to be stocked locally, looking forward to trying it out.

[@RobanyBigjobz]

According to one of Larrin's articles on KnifeSteelNerds (Is Blue Super Steel Actually Super?) it's pretty close to O7 but a tad more Cr.

[@KitchenKnifeGuy]

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