An old blacksmith told me onetime “a knife maker don’t make mistakes , they just make smaller knives “ /lol . Way to power thru the mistakes pal , great looking blade in the end . The 1st thing I tried to forge weld was some well used winch cable off of a skidder , after a lot of swearing & cussing I finally got it .

@Fragility098

3 жыл бұрын

never thought of that, "just make smaller knives", certainly a positive way of looking at it! I'm in process of making chainsaw damascus and so far not great but ill get something!

@ironninja9873

2 жыл бұрын

Amei isso ! Lol

Awesome work....when you are forge welding light and rapid taps all over, big swings will leave cracks ect. And always work at a forging temp on it just to further reduce the chance of a crack :)

@Fragility098

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I believe for my second stack I didn't have the proper temperature, so when I hit it it actually jolted up for a second which you can see in the vid at 1:21. Slow vid down, the back end comes up

@beesleyeric

2 жыл бұрын

I started with iron from a hardware store, i accidentally got it white hot and it exploded on me, i was lucky just a tiny piece melted to my arm

@jedjohnstone-law279

2 жыл бұрын

@@beesleyeric white hot is just melting, did you put it in contact with water? either that or your hardware store is selling some dodgy stuff XD

Old lady beginner here - Thanks for working in full sun! I am a garage smith who has to work outside, and my metal never looks hot enough to forge weld. Seeing yours, well that is my working temp also. It looks different from indoor smithing. I would have tried a twist, but likely would have introduced many cold shuts. Great effort, never give up!

@Fragility098

3 жыл бұрын

yeah I do my smithing mostly inside now so I can see the colours correctly!

Cool video bud. First project jumping right into the hard stuff.

@Fragility098

3 жыл бұрын

cheers :)

Haha love that shot of your arm. I have been trying to make Damascus tool with no power hammer. You definitely get a pump

@Fragility098

3 жыл бұрын

I would love a power hammer but then again maybe the reward for completing the Damascus by hand is more gratifying. cheers though !

Bro its awseome, amascus , im w8ing for new videos

@Fragility098

2 жыл бұрын

Little more time!

first leson always wear security glasses and security shoes =) good job

@Fragility098

3 жыл бұрын

yeah got me some proper boots for it now XD

Greetings buddy, cool job. I like it 👍

@Fragility098

2 жыл бұрын

thank you :) !

no power tools and you star with the grinder

@Fragility098

9 күн бұрын

I shall change it to “no power hammer”

Nice work

@Fragility098

2 жыл бұрын

thanks man :)

Amazing work👏👏👏! I got all the supplies to make it, your video really motivates me thanks! Can't wait to see your next damascus knife project

@Fragility098

3 жыл бұрын

Aye glad I could inspire! workshop is a wreck atm so will be a while ! stay safe :)

@mnaira4873

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fragility098 thanks! I understand 😁stay safe too!

I would sure be proud of that. Good job.

@Fragility098

3 жыл бұрын

I am very proud, but it’s a high risk task so probably not going to make knifes again for now

From such items were mighty thews born. 😉

Looks like you could use some forging greaves. js Thanks for showing this, good to see a sense of what it took to do this a la original methods.

@Fragility098

2 жыл бұрын

May you inform me what forging greaves are ? :P may be worth getting !

@leohorishny9561

2 жыл бұрын

Just something your accident caused me to dream up: thick leather guards that strapped on one’s lower legs and splayed across the top of the boot. Couple them with a proper apron, of course, don’t want any cinders popping between the greave and your knee!😳

@leohorishny9561

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know the proper term, but a copy of cricket shin guards with suitable heat proofing would close me in handy, it seems. I’m not a smith though, I just watch them on KZread.🤷🏼‍♂️😉

@leohorishny9561

2 жыл бұрын

…come in handy…

@Fragility098

2 жыл бұрын

@@leohorishny9561 ahh i get you now, yeah i dont know the name for them either but i see

Beautiful knife! please make move videos!

@Fragility098

2 жыл бұрын

I'm getting round to starting a new project soon! started a new job so that has taken up most of my free time at the moment. Aiming for new video within 3 months or less

I know this is from a while ago, but im very inspired! What did you use to hold the billet together since you didn't weld?

@Fragility098

10 ай бұрын

I used simple stainless steel wire that you can get from any gardening shop :) wrapped it around the stack with pliers. It comes off after the first few hits but by then the welds should be set enough to hold itself

@mutters_tv6326

10 ай бұрын

@@Fragility098 thank you so much for the reply. And fantastic job on that!!

@Fragility098

10 ай бұрын

@@mutters_tv6326 Anytime and thank you too!

What did you use to get the billets to sit still so they could heat up together?

@Fragility098

Жыл бұрын

I used some thin stainless steel wire to wrap around the billet. They break off normally after the first heat so you better make sure you get that forge weld in on the first few taps!

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Hahahahahahaha oh mate it's all part of it. I do all my work in sandals lol

@Fragility098

2 жыл бұрын

sandals is too risky for me XD

@chili5369

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fragility098 lol in couple of my videos in the future I'm going to work the forge with my 9mm on me to see if any of my viewers notices that. I try to have fun

Fake damascus - the layers are stacked instead of folding them. "Damascus blade no Powertools" failed at first second by using Angle grinder