It's almost midnight. I have an important business meeting at 8am tomorrow morning. I'm sipping a beer and watching a guy forge a knife. I'm proud of myself at this point.

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Your decision making is at another level. Cheers!

@jimiday9300

6 ай бұрын

Oh when the knife bug bites you how quickly it becomes an obsession!!... I don't blame you a bit sir!!

@glenmpl1769

6 ай бұрын

Could you stop talking, just make the knives...

@Leonidas1901

6 ай бұрын

​@glenmpl1769 this is a typical a.hole comment. If you don't like his explanations, mute the loudness. So can you please shut up and just watching the video.

@alparker8661

6 ай бұрын

2 minutes till for me on a Friday, this is cool.

The correct answer for so many things, like twists, is ENOUGH.

I wish I had a shop like yours

BEAUTIFUL WORK OF ART.

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@rome79735

6 ай бұрын

@@FireCreekForge 👍

Beautiful and professionally done. May I suggest a thin, smooth bead of solder all around where the blade meets the guard. Makes a better visual and keeps liquid from getting down into the handle.

I always learn one or two things from every video. You concise comments are much appreciated. Today, I learned about grinding the corners off of a billet made up of lots of small objects. Did not know that before.

Hello everyone from Armenia 🇦🇲

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Hello!

Another channel I LOVE watching for MANY TYPES of Damascus knives and such is 'Shurap'... Even gives us a 'Tea break' half way through! 😉👌 😎🇬🇧

Now that's a real man's knife.. Rugged looking, excellent Damascus patterning, and an old-timey style handle. Well done. I'm glad I found this channel today!

@FireCreekForge

Ай бұрын

Thank you i appreciate it

The use of the Sawzall. Big brain moves

That pattern looks great. Such a bad ass knife, good job.

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it!

Finally, someone who doesn’t just take a bar and trace it shape on it and then call it forging a knife. Nice work!

@pamtnman1515

15 күн бұрын

Artful grinding of perfectly shaped high quality steel blades isn’t forging, it’s custom knife making, and I don’t think less of makers who do it right than I do of this talented maker here in this video. He really does a fabulous job here, if that’s the custom knife you want.

I'm surprised more of you knife makers don't have a mill for things like the guard. Wow, gorgeous knife!

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

That would be nice! I need more room. Thanks for watching!

I think that's now my most favorite blade you've done, just beautiful!

What a beautiful piece ! You're an incredible bladesmith Enjoyed watching you work Love how you explain everything you're doing Gorgeous piece!

Thank you for actually talking in your video. Too many do it silently. I appreciate the walk through and learn more this way. Totally subbed.

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

You bet, thank you!

You would do well on that forge show.

Awesome looking knife . Thanks for the great video

I've done some homemade scale work and refurbish on old knives, but forging one is next level. Definitely on my bucket list. You make it look so effortless, what a gorgeous piece for the ages.

You make it look so easy

The bonus content is now mandatory sir. Thank you

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Haha, thanks for watching!

Dope AF knife, @FireCreekForge! Now it needs a nice sheath/scabbard to complete the package!

Thank you for explaining what you're doing. I love these videos. Not a knifesmith, but I kinda understand why you do what you do.

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

You bet thanks for watching

Looks great!! I like how it's tiger striped.

Oh dang, what a knife!! That’s awesome

Love the pattern. Many years ago, i took a class taught by Bill Moran, and he told/showed us to round the corners of our bar stock to help prevent the "fish mouth".

Watching @FireCreekForge work is a meditation. Skill and craft forged together as well as his steel.

The happy valentines daddy in the background of your work warms my heart also I love seeing the process and detail you put into these blades I have been very interested in forging since I was little

Maybe a wire brush attached to the drill, rubbing the bit as you drill? Everytime you raise the bit, hopefully will clean the ironwood out of the flutes?

That's a great blade pattern Sir.

Amazing work

Wow, that's a beauty. Thanks for sharing.

I wish I could afford one of your knives

This knife is fantastic! The way the grain lines on the blade are, reminds me of marble.

The trick with the white paint is to make sure it's a titanium based pigment, not zinc. It should be on the label of the can or on the MSDS from the manufacturer.

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Yes. I have tried a couple different paints (both Rust-Oleum I believe) and couldn't find a description of ingredients but both worked fine. I'm told the cheaper paints are almost guaranteed to have the Ti content as it's the least expensive ingredient. As a side note, putting zinc in the forge would be dangerous as far as fumes.

I wanna hear the machines and sanding. Appreciate the commentary but metalworking sounds are needed as well.

This might be my favourite knife youve made so far, so much that now I kinda want to try making something similar. I really like how the brass square stock worked for the guard as opposed to bar stock, and that pattern came out awesome.

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

SPLENDID MAESTRO

Thanks. Calm & collected. What a treat. Us humans have been given so much to ponder, marvel and at least partly master.

By far my favorite knife

дай Бог вам здоров'я і наснаги для таких чудових виробів !!

Sweet knife. I like the pattern.

@FireCreekForge

Ай бұрын

Thanks, glad to hear it!

im going to have to use that measurement, a whole lotta lol. looks great brother

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Haha, for sure! Thanks!

Beautiful work my guy!

Beautiful blade, love the steel and handle material.

Nice video😊👍 The knife turned out awsome🔥

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

Very nice. That is a lot of work to make one knife. Looked like fun though.

Sir, that is a beautiful knife...your patience with detail is impressive 👏

Nice work. I like the shirt. True enough brother!

"Glass jars with metal lids" is evident of old times? I thought this would had been the norm everywhere. Simple and effective as they always keep their seal. I know its not a relevant question, but such things always intigue me. Great video and beautiful knife

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

These are hard from commercially produced mayonnaise I believe. That's what I meant but I failed to state that clearly. Thanks for watching!

I wish I had someone to make the blanks for me,I just don't have the equipment or space but I can definitely do all the finishing work

Great build , thank you

Beautiful Pattern!

Yup, that’s one super cool knife maaan!! Glad you decided to twist it bc it turned out awesome! Shurap would be proud! Lol

Beautiful

Love the design in the blade

Very, very nice... Beautiful in fact!!

....your best yet brother....

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Simply another great video. Thank you!

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

Love your video Your work in awesome and the way you walk us through the process is very educational

Turned out really sharp!

DAMN BROTHER! NICE WORK! Very nice!

That came out looking fantastic! Well done……..as always…..

Absolutely gorgeous knife! I hope I could afford an amazing work of art like this soon!

Love the content and the commentary

@FireCreekForge

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it!

Beautiful work

I just ordered 200 ball bearings this afternoon, oddly enough, but made sure they weren't 52100 as they will be part of an art piece I'm doing. Certainly not all ball bearings are 52100, and I wouldn't want to assume they were. Very nice job, and as always I learn more from your side comments than I learn from many other makers' full videos. Thanks!

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Good point, not all ball bearings are 52100 but it's a good vet with any load bearing machine bearing. Sounds like you have a neat project going. Thanks for watching!

Absolutely gorgeous.

nice one dude

I see this in most all of these forging videos. They say they are making a knife and finish up with something akin to a prybar

Beautiful !!!!

That turned out very nice.

Oh, that;s PRETTY!

Amazing blade and craftsmanship!

To me, that is one of the most beautiful knives I've seen you make.

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

That's great, thanks!

Seriously beautiful

The look of the blade reminds me of tiger stripes. Twisting the billet after your initial forging to create that pattern was masterful.

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thank you sir

Beautiful piece ❤️

Congratulations, beautiful work. I really like knives with wide spines. I send you a big hug and blessings for you and your family from Buenos Aires Argentina. Take good care of yourself.

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thank you sir!

Outstanding!

WOW, that came out NICE!

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Great job 👏

That is one sharp looking knife...

Piece of deadly art in this beautiful knife, thanks for sharing your skills, cheers..

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Finally some cooler weather making for far less misery in the shop; at least that's how it is here in S. Okla.

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Yes! It's so nice!

Beautiful job

Absolutely tremendous

Thanks for demonstrating that you actually have some skill.. It really annoys me when i see people take the metal to a grinder to do 90% of the shaping.

@pamtnman1515

15 күн бұрын

Doesn’t bother me at all. Have you mastered the skill of grinding high quality steel blades? That’s the heart of custom knife making. What we see here is the ultimate skill set and custom product in knife making. I wouldn’t bad mouth anyone doing any of this work. It’s all good stuff. Some is just better, that’s all.

That’s Awesome!!👍

NICE 👍

Outstanding workmanship 👏👏

Wow what a truly amazing knife that is!! Unbelievable

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thank you

Excellent video of master craftmans; beautiful knife!

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thank you

Looks awesome

Beautiful knife sir!

That turned out really nice. Great work. Should you want to source more ball bearings, get some bearing units, wrap them up in cloth to prevent shrapnel, put the bearing on an anvil standing up, then whack with a decent size hammer. The races shatter and you can collect the balls. I used to do that from time to time, for slingshot ammo.

The pattern turned out great!🔥

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thank you sir

Enjoyed the video. Great work & beautiful knife!! 👍🏼

@FireCreekForge

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Beautiful knife, was a little sad when you cut the remainder of the billet off. Was hoping for a big bowie.

Beautiful 🤩