it was only $14 to send all that chain, i work on forklifts for a living so all that chain is new cut offs. can't wait to see what you do with it. the other piece is part of a cutting blade for an excavator. and i love the skull, very cool

@philipprigmore8723

7 жыл бұрын

Hey, if you have any more of that cut off, and want to send some to a poor old timer in Ohio, let me know and I will provide you with my address. I can definitely afford the postage, but that's about all I can do. Sorry, but I am retired and living on a very fixed income.

@jasonnichols545

7 жыл бұрын

i can get as much as you want "within reason lol" but i like to trade for other stuff. what do you have to trade?

@philipprigmore8723

7 жыл бұрын

Not really sure. Hadn't thought about that. I do have some excellent walnut 12" x 2" square blanks and a couple of cherry of the same dimension. Will have to think about it.Thanks for the quick response.

@philipprigmore8723

7 жыл бұрын

email me at phil.prigmore@woh.rr.com

@jasonnichols545

7 жыл бұрын

email sent

Had a blast visiting your shop!

Your stuff is awesome buddy. Thanks for the fun and intriguing experiences.

Oh my gosh that ended up so cool. Especially after the force awakens, seeing vaders helmet all banged up and destroyed. Wow I love the side with the bbs and bearings

Out freaking standing...you sir are a bloody genius, I love it! Please keep up the good work!

Learning a lot from you, one thing I have been taught all my life is that as individuals we really have no limits and multiple people working together makes that so much more infinitely true. You have proven this very well. That skull for first time run is excellent!

I like you Vader Skull pattern. That is awesome! Please keep us updated!

Super cool! I like the powder end the most. Well done sir!

@BIGDOGFORGE

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

That is the neatest Damascus I have ever seen ! Great Job !

Thinking outside the box! Great job

Outstanding in so many ways!

That was awesome. Love the BBs

you are truly an artist

They look cool... amazing work!!

It turned out better than I thought. Good job.

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Al.

That looks wild! Cool idea!

Brilliant, simple and fantastic result.

@BIGDOGFORGE

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Dear Sir, it’s nice to see your talents being shown to all of us. I’d like to know that you know you’ve done a lot of work in your life and you’ve seen a lot done a lot in your own now you’re sharing it with us. And I thank you. You take care and bless you and stay well sir.amazing!

@BIGDOGFORGE

3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much

That was very cool. I cant wait to try something like that

That's freakin awesome!!! The ballbearing end is very Ironmaiden-ish. Very cool!!!!!🤘🤘🤘

First time I have seen that. Very cool

The end with the ball bearings looked sick, Soooo cool, can't wait to see what u make with it

Outstanding ! Well done!

That's pretty darn cool....can't wait to see what is made with that.

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, it will most likely end up in a knife blade very soon, thanks for tuning in.

Very cool! Amazing work you do!

Well Tim here you go again! Amazing job! Yes the powder side looks great but the BB side has its qualities too. Well done sir well done!

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marc, I hope things are going well my friend, thanks for tuning in and take care of yourself.

Probably the coolest Damascus I’ve ever seen

Wow Tim that came out awesome. I never really want to make pattern steel but you are getting my mind going and I think it time I learn how to make some. Thx keep it up. ....Paul.

Hey there big dog, Very cool to see wat you come up with everytime I tune into your channel. Very inspiring, thankyou. Shane

Absolutely wild! I never would have thought that would work. Congratulations on a job well done!

@BIGDOGFORGE

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Very nice looking. Kind of postapocalyptic cyberpunk. Looks like something that'd fit right into the hands of a futuristic dystopian antihero.

Amazing concept. I will have to try it myself. Forge on, brother!

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Good luck with the project Johnny, I hope it turns out really well and if you get a chance I would love to see a picture that would be awesome. Thanks for tuning in take care.

Amazingly creative. Love it.

As for the first time to make a "skull damascus", I say it turned out very well. Good work and I enjoy the videos!!!

That is AWESOME sir!

I am all about skulls....and that Damascus looks pretty cool

Both cuts look cool good stuff and a great mail call

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for tuning in.

Damn!!! So cool!!! Really amazing man, keep it up

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much black beard, I think the pattern will get better over time, and I will definitely improve my technique. Thanks for watching my friend take care.

Very nicely done!

Beautiful experiment

Loving the concept nice one big dog

Holy crap, that's awesome!!!!

if you punch out a bunch of tiny skulls you could make a skull damascus blade. skull turned out awesome btw, and the bbs are cool on their own because they come out in different shades

Opinels are great knives, good design, good steel.

@BIGDOGFORGE

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are!

Daaammmmmnnnnn. They look amazing. 👍👍👍

ok that's very cool looking Damascus can't wait to see you put that into knife form

you are amazing in your art of forging steel. I really enjoy watching your videos

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words Hugh. And thanks for tuning in.

sweet idea glade you are getting around hope you are feeling better...

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin, things are getting better slowly, I hope things are going OK for you as well. Thanks for watching take care.

I liked the ball bearing end best. The experiment was incredibly successful. Very nice.

Worked out wat better than I thought it would, good shit dude. 👌🏽

the skull looks very nice it has some kind of a modern art touch to it. awesome work sir

That is pretty friggin' cool!

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Abdul I appreciate that.

That was fricken awesome man!

both look pretty great.

I like the ball bearing end Great job man,that press really puts it down buddy 👌✌️

thank you as always for your time and hard work to bring us great videos love this one reminds me to think outside the box Tim you are awesome my friend

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick, I hope things are going well my friend, thanks for watching and take care of yourself.

Very neat Tim!

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom and thanks for tuning in.

thats so freaking awesome Tim, great job!

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve, I got your e-mail and I'm trying to figure out where it ended up I will let you know soon. It's good to hear from you my friend thanks again and take care.

That's is just awesome damn never saw anyone attempt anything like this most guys struggle a lot with regular canister and you did great with this complicated thing!

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick and thank you so much for the kind words. Thanks for tuning in.

I'm glad this was in my queue! I loved how it turned out and if you decide to sell a sliver of that, I think it would fit perfectly in my skull collection.

I really thank you for sharing this and that stuff is really neat

Your product is amazing

wicked awesome video thank you for sharing this with us!!

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lukes, And thanks for tuning in ,Take care of yourself .

Great work mate , really enjoy ur videos from the UK 🇬🇧

Tim you skullcap that one up Good job look forward to seeing more

Skull came out awesome! nice job! New to the page but I love it !

You had that forge breathing like a dragon. I knew you were going to have a solid weld. You did a great job on that skull. It's different, and that's always better. Thanks for sharing

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron I appreciate that, and thanks so much for checking out the video take care.

Wow Tim - I never heard or seen this before - pretty amazing - the process seems a lot easier than making traditional multi-layer Damascus. Although I can't imagine doing without an Trex forge press. Thanks for sharing Tim - you are one bad-ass blacksmith!!!!!

@he-mansuncle7661

7 жыл бұрын

Rick Rabjohn King Kong is on his way!!! Booyah

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rick, it won't be long till you're pressing out your own Skulls, that forge press build is looking pretty awesome good job man. Thanks for tuning and sir take care of yourself.

Gotta say, I think that's some of the coolest looking damascus I've seen. Would make a neat looking ornamental hammer with that skull on the striking face.

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

That's an outstanding suggestion Dan, thank you and thanks for watching.

Very well explained and executed. The skull reminds me a bit of the Phantom's ring in the great old comic series. When he punched a villain, his ring left a similar mark.

Absolutely a success! KUDOS!!!

Awesome job very impressive looks great

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Scott, and thanks for tuning in.

Awesome job Tim....I thought it turned out great. I do like the powdered side better than the BB side.... but both are pretty cool. Hope your healing up well... looking forward to the next video.

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mad Dawg, it felt good to get out in the shop and get my hands dirty again. Thanks for tuning in and take care.

Maa-aan! That is bad a$$ed!! Great job sir and I look forward to seeing that made into a project.

Amazing idea!

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. And thanks for tuning in.

That came out really well. I thought it would distort more, even under the press. I've often wondered if it was possible to achieve something similar by taking a stacked layer billet and grinding a simple outline into the face of the billet with a rotary tool and then pressing it flat. I got the idea watching an old video on raindrop pattern damascus. Might be something neat to try out one day. I can't wait to see what that forklift chain looks like welded up 😎

I can't believe that worked so well! Subbed so I can keep up with the fun.

I really like it. Since your asking, mosaic laminate sandwiching a basic damasks core then make a blade by way of stock removal. I've thought about making blades this way a number of times. Thanks for the great video

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks John, I hope you give it a try and it works out well for you. To thanks for checking out the video, take care of yourself.

Very cool! Love it!

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve, and thanks for the kind words.

That is very cool. never seen anything like that. great job

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much and thanks for watching, take care.

That was pretty awesome.

Thats brilliant and the first time i have ever seen that done greetings from the U.K

That was down right awesome. I like both ends personally​.

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert and thanks for tuning in.

Very nice work. For a first attemped it seems very good. Someone said below something about a buckle and I totally agree. I would by a knive with a skull pattern damascus, for sure it would be a best seller knive.

I think that was a awesome experiment so cool!

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven, and thanks for tuning in.

15:20 bruh dats dark vador ^^, outcome's very nice! cool experience

on the opinel knives when you open the blade you can twist the metal ring on the handle to lock the blade out

@chriskallivokas9747

7 жыл бұрын

spoplehughes very good blades in very nice price!and the lock is genius!

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Very cool I didn't realize that thank you very much. And thanks for tuning in.

@edgarderschmied4497

7 жыл бұрын

I have an Opinel in my pocket everyday, even in school, for almost a year now, and they are absolutely perfect. Super sharp, easy to open (I deep- fryed it, so it opens really smooth) Love these knives!

@robertcowell5250

7 жыл бұрын

I didn't know opinal knifes did that cool 👍

@robertcowell5250

7 жыл бұрын

love to see a blade made with skulls very clever 👍

Pretty damn cool. Skull! its amazing that you can make something that big and still retain shape down to 1.5 inches. Pretty cool idea.

That's is so freaking awesome Tim very well down

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Randy and thanks for watching.

Both ends look great.

That is super cool!

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hydro, and thanks for watching.

Great job!! I love the skull as it is, it shows that you actually forgedi it!!

@BIGDOGFORGE

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

I most definitely had to put Big Dog Forge on my subscribed list! You have great ideas Tim and I love how you present your videos. Very classy. I think the bb end looks best on the Skull Damascus, but really I would be pleased with either way . Great videos man, keep 'em coming.

Looks great.

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching.

That looks super neat

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig and thanks for watching.

that is very cool. Love the bb side.

@BIGDOGFORGE

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and thanks for the input, take care.

ummmm. that is so awesome. great job sir

Man, that is so cool....

Commin back with a BANG! Lol .. What a cool project Tim! I'm glad you picked up some good 1084 and iron powders since your last canister experiments using grinder dust 😉👍. I think it turned out great, especially for a first try. I think with at least one of the halves, you should draw it out a bit more and do at least one, 2x2 square stack (4 skulls) of the skulls before creating the actually billet via ferry flip or accordion cut etc. I think it'll look cool, and I personally think 'most' canister image patterns look better when they are a bit smaller with more of them, i.e. in mosaic. But either way great job! I also loved how you used the shotgun barrel for the eyes, such a cool idea. I'm not sure if you have ever seen or heard of him/them but you should check out Master Smith, Don Hanson III and his "Scary Tac" line of folders. He uses mosaic Damascus for the bolsters in which he incorporates skulls, bats, spiders and other random shapes. You might pick up some neat ideas. Here is a link to his webpage gallery showing those: www.sunfishforge.com/hansontactgallery.html Anyway, It's really great to see you back at it again and doing well. Continue to heel up well and smoothly. I hope to hear from ya soon and chat more frequently brother, feels like it's been quite a while. Also hope all has been well with you and yours. Take care for now :)

Super cool!!!