Came out very good all things considered...we are our own worst critiques...But hey, it looks like a knife, it feels like a knife, and its sharper than most other peoples knives lol Ill call that one a win

It's an impressive feat. Taking a situation thats continued to thwart your intentions and coming out at the end of it with something markedly useful. Don't discredit your work, you've made a good blade.

Don’t let frustration win Tex

Excellent!

Great project. I'm sorry but I had to laugh when you grabbed that HOT pommel. Good stuff brother.

Nice knife 👍

Looks good

Me Rikey!!! Keep it up!

It will keeeeel!!!

Considering what you went through, your "Gambler's Ruin" bowie turned out NICE!!

Sweet knife Tex! Your knife vids are always my favorite. Keep up the good work.

always enjoy these vids ... thanks

nice job tex, if you like doing it keep doing it

Dang Tex you’ve put on some weight, lol 😂 🎅

Well done you have more patience than many and you finished it when many would just walk away. Try a billet of 1084 / 1075 , 2 brick forge and some Hodgens Aquaquench. It will save you a lot time and sanding belts. The Gough Custom filing jig works well for doing this with files.

Cool junk

@publicoutlaw1731

2 жыл бұрын

Lol mans name is Edward

U should have heated then file with a torch to soften the metal and would have made easier.

Don't worry about the money you spend doing this, it's tuition. Anyone who's any good at making anything will shudder when they think of the amount of money they've spent on tools they've broken or materials they've wasted. It's all tuition. And you still came out of it with a good knife. The hair just fell right off your forearm. Keep at it, and keep criticizing yourself. As long as you're looking for points of improvement and making plans to address those points, you'll always get better. Who knows, this could one day turn into a nice little ebay side business.

The problem with jacks of all trades, masters of none is that they know just enough to be dangerous. 😂 The knife came out great despite all the setbacks. :)

@poisonouslead85

2 жыл бұрын

I can confirm. I know just enough to be a danger to myself and others.

Considering you did almost everything in very unconventional ways: hey, the result is pretty find. Next time if you do this kind of a stunt: heat the raw file up until it gets a blueish color. Then it is soft and can be much easier worked on. But then you got yourself a new job: harden and tempering it. Or: use my cowardly way: use stock steel, grind to your liking, send if off to harden.

Did you just stop doing gun stuff Tex?