A thing of beauty 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

That's a good looking knife! I've worked with wood for 30 years and never thought of using that wood stabilizer for a finish, thank you very much for sharing, I've subbed.

Looks really good. I like that you kept the scales on the blade. And the colour of the wood really fits the build. Great job! 👍

I have to say. I watch a lot of videos like this. you sir are an amazing Smith and my favorite to watch. I'm planning on starting my own projects soon. great inspiration!

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! And good luck smithing!

Very nice build, that's quite a talented eye you have. Thanks for taking the time to film your work for us.

Love your work! Always great finishes!!

That is beautiful… my favorite sgain dubh I've ever seen

Knife turned out hella dope, Andrew Hanowski!

Very fine work Sir thank you for sharing 👍🏻

Fantastic looking piece Sir!

Nice! Fabulous finish on that blade!

Nice. I know this is an old video, but it is very good. Love how it turned out.

Again another beautiful knife, great set up you have.

very nice job all looks nice and clean

Beautiful work! Sgian dubhs are near the top of my favorite styles of knives. A nearly perfect utility knife design, in my opinion :)

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Beautifully done.

A very beautiful Knife! Amazing

As a Scot who wears a kilt almost every day I'd be proud to wear that.

Excellent work again.

Beautiful as always!

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Your work is incredible

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Beautiful work.

Phenomenal.

Awesome work! Ur grinder ain't a piece of shit. It did it's job. It's what I started on. The skill lies in the maker, not the tools. Look forward to watching more of your vids. =]

Very nice

Very nice build...I like it

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome job sir!!!!! beautiful knife!!!

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very nice video and a great knife!

Beautiful knife.. terrific finish..just wouldn't fancy trying to get that sheath down inside my kilt sock..😮🤣🤣😂

Like a mirror great work.

Beautiful knife!

Like it. Great job.

Beautiful.

this is probably my favorite design.

It looks very nice sir I'm hoping I can reach your skill level one day.

@hunterwormwood528

3 жыл бұрын

You’ll get there

gracias por realizar los videos con tanto detalle y por desplegar tu maestría un saludo Spain

gran bel lavoro . Complimenti

Damn, that looks slick af dude.

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, thanks!

Buen trabajo, muy bien rematado.

Beautiful

Awesome man!

If your ever on the eastern side of Connecticut let me know, would love to learn a thing or two , great skill you have ! I built a forge and a 2x72 belt grinder , need to learn more on using them though haha, take care, in all honesty great work ! 👍

Thanks for your art

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

your welcome man! Thanks for watching!

such a great knife! being Scottish I would like to make 1 for a neck knife! really exceptional!

Nice job, it's pronounced "ski-an do" if anyone's wondering, and that one would get you arrested here lol. Mostly a small ceremonial one is worn near the sock if wearing the kilt. Usually at weddings nowadays.

@BigIrish89

7 жыл бұрын

wrong its dove not do ....

@BigIrish89

7 жыл бұрын

forvo.com/word/dubh/

@Sabbatheist

7 жыл бұрын

Cool, everyone's learning, just going by what we call it round here.

@BigIrish89

7 жыл бұрын

Mc Atheist different accents play a big part in it and stuff getting lost in translation skeane is a popular name for this type of knife in ireland

@shanek6582

7 жыл бұрын

Fucking politicians and royalty making it illegal for their "servants" to have a knife. Not one of them would get in trouble for having one, it makes me sick.

Very nice I always have trouble putting my bevels in not sure what I'm doing wrong going to make sure that the sanding machine is level

pretty badass bud

I can see there was some blood on this one. All the good ones have blood in them. Well done!

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Ha ha. Probally. I cut myself alot in the shop. Grinders the worst though. Anyway, Thanks for watching!

The Fairbairn used in the Golfwar must be inspired by this Scottish knife. The shape of the blade is very simular to it.

hey man, I wanted to thank you for suggesting that Murray Carter book. Already improving on my drawing. thanks again!

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

No problem! Glad I could help! Murrays a really good teacher and really knows what he's talking about! and after reading his books I felt like my blades would of taken at least a year or two before they look like they do now!

@millsmithblades4674

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Hanowski what was this of 0-1 stock did you use? I am going to get a bunch of 1080 from admiral steel in the near future so i can start laying in a hamon.

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

O1 is a pretty standard steel that's easy to heat treat. The customer may have wanted it also. I don't reccomend it for fancy hamons and don't know too much about 1080 but it will probally be better for hamons then o1. Lots of info on the internet from people who work with these steels! Personally I water quench 52100 or 1095 for hamons, but that isn't really a beginner thing to be doing!

@millsmithblades4674

7 жыл бұрын

sorry typo on the last one. just wanted to know the width that you started out at. 1 1/2"?

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Yup. 1 1/2" x 1/4"

ottima tecnica .

That's beautiful. Start to finish how long did this take you?

good job

Lovely ski-n-doo, I'd be happy to pop that in my sock. Thumbs up.

Sgian dubh in Scots Gaelic translates to “black knife”.The Gaelic here in Ireland spells it like Scian dubh.Claymore is cliamh mór/ciamh maith.Which means big sword or good sword.

Nice, but i have always been interested in you engraving, do you use regular chisels, have u made them your self or is it engraving chisels?

Very nice craftsmanship. Imo, thong tube distracts from overall aesthetics of knife, but otherwise loving this project.

Good video man and Hey where do you get your sanding belts ?

vere nice

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Any advice on how to grind in the bevel on this knife?

Very nice, trying to guess how long it is, seems almost to long to stick in a sock?

That looks just great! I hate to criticize this blade so I will just comment that IMHO it could use a finger guard - but that's not part of the original design is it? NEVER MIND!!!!!! Quite nearly perfect

Was just commissioned to make one. Did random pattern damascus. 72layers. I first need to add a couple walls to my shop tomorrow and get hammering this gnarly billet into shape. Any advise?

That’s sexy.

Hey I really enjoy your videos but It would be really useful if you explained why you do things you do instead of text in the video . sometimes I have to go back and read it twice. but awesome work !

Well I stand corrected in this Vid, Your hammering technique is perfect. If it's not Scottish its Crap! LoL

What wood was typically used for traditional Sgian Dubhs?

Looks good but you should have tempered it darker. Make it less brittle

how do you make it rust free or wil it just rust after it becames wet ?

did you free hand that stencil? I SUCK so bad a drawing that most times I don't even bother sketching it out before I forge. Any tips?

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Read 101 knife designes by Murray Carter. Its on the app store pretty cheap! Both of Murray's books are worth getting! They helped me out alot for building and designing.

what did you use for your thing tube and pins? I have just been commissioned to build a few of these knives

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

I got the tube and pins at Canadian Tire. Alot of hardware store should sell them, but some don't.

@millsmithblades4674

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I will have a look. I have brass pins but I liked the look of what I assume is stainless

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah the steel look is nice! Anyway, Good luck on the blades man!

@millsmithblades4674

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks and you too!

I am a fellow Canadian knife maker (Wiarton). I was just wondering where you get the green buffing compound that size?

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Hey! I get that stuff from Canadian knife makers supply. Just google them, I believe the website is knifemaker.ca it was ALOT bigger then I expected it to be! Ha ha!

@millsmithblades4674

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Hanowski . thanks. that's what i thought. just got my grinder from them.

Anyone 2020?

Hello Andrew. Do you take knife commissions?

Could you plz tell me the measurements of the knife ( if you know it than I would like the measurements in cm 😁 I’m from Europe and I don’t really understand inches🤗)

-Andrew On the graver at what color idid you temper if any?

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

You got to temper them. They will chip if you don't. I tempered it to a golden wheat color. Use a blow torch and heat the handle area to a blue and let the heat slowly change the color of the steel until the edge is wheat. If you go a little blue it's fine for a chisel.

@msblades5382

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Здравствуйте, зачем наковальню водой поливаете во время ковки?

How do I order one?

Where do you get the poplar from?

@andrewhanowski9601

7 жыл бұрын

Don't use it. I got it from my local lumberyard. I don't use it anymore because it's too soft.

Take my money

what is a sgian dubh sell for?

Can i get the template?

You made a mistake by putting a secondary bevel on it :)

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scian* dubh is Irish for black knife not sure if it's scottish

Not a fan of glue in making knives.

The hashtag goes in front of the grit number, and behind when it refers to pounds.