So... what's yall's favorite damascus pattern?!?

@Luiz_Alberto.P.K

3 жыл бұрын

All of the Mosaic Damascus Kyle Royer does. That guy is a genius

@mattgreef1676

3 жыл бұрын

To be honest what u did there has to be up there looks like a marbel finish

@jacobkaltz1958

3 жыл бұрын

Feather Damascus

@mattgreef1676

3 жыл бұрын

Yea Kyle Roger is a bloody Damascus wizard

@ZyloXDT

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video dude

Absolutely love this knife! I would ditch my folders and carry this baby everyday.

@RedBeardOps

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers

The handmade knife is amazing, very beautiful, sophisticated and distinctive taste, the most beautiful and solid knife, you are a genius ❤😮😮😮😮😮

Been making knives for over 30yrs. Took some time off. After watching your vids, I’ve dusted off my gear, got some new stuff and have been prepping to make knives again. Currently Rebuilding by forge so I can make Damascus.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

HECK YEAH! That's awesome Steve. Glad you're back in the game!

Man that really cane out SWEET! The uniform bevel work on the handke scales really caught my after.... after the domascus, of course!

@RedBeardOps

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Das ist der Hammer . Fünf Sterne von feinsten

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank!!

Amazing results 👏 👌 🙌

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

When you're cutting off the Corby bolts you should try taking a piece of sheet metal with a hole drilled in it and just hold that over the Corby Bolt and then cut it up against a sheet metal

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea sir, that will protect the scales nicely!

Gorgeous little knife.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kenny!

@kennycampbelljr5896

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedBeardOps you're welcome. Keep up the good work.

So good ..... Can wait 2 try myself ...thx 4 sharing with us

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers sir! Glad you liked it!

Well done! That little thing came out really looking good. I believe it would make a great little EDC. For having not made damascus in years I think you did a bank up job. Kudo's!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! I'm stoked it came out in one solid piece with no inclusions! A press would be handy for sure... Have a great weekend!

very good high contrastt damaskus

Absolutely awesome video, James! Thanks for sharing my brother! 😎👍🏻🔨🔥🔪

@RedBeardOps

11 ай бұрын

Cheers Bob!

A+ on doing damascus by hand man! It is no easy task.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, sir! It did take some time for sure... Have a great weekend!

Very nicely done! That's 99 layers..... minus the layers you ground off.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Curtis! Cheers

One suggestion; twist on a piece of wire for a temporary handle to the butt end of your damascus blade before heat treating. The area of your butt end, where your tongs grab it, your tongs will steal heat out of your tang, causing it to not harden the same as the rest of the blade. The result being, your final etch won't look the same throughout the entire blade. Grabbing onto the temporary wire handle with your tongs, means your entire damascus blade heats up equally and the etch looks much better.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank Dan|! That's a great idea! I did notice some variation in the pattern where my tongs were

Nice job! I fold stack to save fuel, time and material. That is a real nice looking knife! Forge On!

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! Cheers

Great job good looking knife

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Russell! Glad you like it!

Finally Damascus

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Man... It was a bear... A press would be nice! Thanks for the watch and comment, bro.

@jacobkaltz1958

3 жыл бұрын

Red Beard Ops a press would be great

Absolutely stunning.....too beautiful to use 💚💚💚💚

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! Glad you liked this one!

Great looking knife....great video and a really great voiceover with plenty of information. Thanks for sharing

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob! Really happy you enjoyed it!

I love that final step with the Ballistol. Love that stuff. Smells fantastic.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Man.... I wish Ballistol would sponsor me... I use that stuff on everything. Only thing I really use for handgun cleaning too.

I like that 45 degree idea for a jig, but if you look at a Reeder grinder & their tool rest setup, they are pretty easy to make. Especially since you have 2 or 3 slots in your grinder. That way you can set it to any angle. I just upgraded my KMG to a 2 slot system & it is so much easier than the bolt on tool rest. Hope all is well, take it easy. (P.s.hope you don't mind me always telling you how I do things, it's just suggestions, not trying to tell people "how it should be done" hope it doesn't come across like that.)

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, sir. Always looking for new ways to do things for sure. Those Reeder grinders are something else! Have a great weekend grinding!

Very beautiful 🗡️

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Great job. I love this little knife. Great info on hand forging Damascus. Thanks!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, sir! If you have the time it's doable... but man it was a lot of work! A power hammer or hydraulic press would really come in handy... I also think for the hand forging dude, hidden tangs may be the way to go so you can maximize the blade size. Cheers man

100 layers is fine. My favorite I think is the rain drop pattern. This one turned out great. Itching to get out in the forge, but this Texas weather is HOT! Thanks for the video.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Hey yeah man. I need to try a rain drop for sure. It is freaking hot out there!

Absolutely amazing. Great job....

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

James, great knife and build. Love the pattern in the Damascus.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick! Really glad you liked it. This one took a while.

Loved the attention to detail.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your comment sir!

Cool. Fun to watch.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you liked it!

That looks great.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jason! Glad you like it.

Looks awesome man! I've learned a lot by watching your videos.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a million Adam! Glad you enjoy them!

Very nice work!!!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, sir! Have a great weekend!

I love your work

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much sir!

That pattern looks amazing! Great job!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! Very happy you enjoyed this one!

@philmcglen6194

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedBeardOps I enjoy all of them mate! Was a really nice pattern though! Nice one

I really learned a lot from this video, thanks for sharing the details on how tackle each small problem. There a lot of knife making vids on YT, not many are as useful as yours.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much sir! Really glad you're enjoying the videos

So beautiful. Nice job.

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

love your videos man keep dong this great job, i have learned a lot from you!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Dan! Really happy you're enjoying them!

Excellent work.

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Love that handle! Very nice my friend

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Robert! Glad you like it!

Pretty cool

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

I love this knife. Outstanding job!

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Loved it. Has always I liked,shared. All my best.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Another beautiful knife always enjoy your videos and trying not to miss an single video

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Appreciate it man.

Awesome little knife! Love that you did the Damascus by hand.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim! A labor of necessity! LOL

Wow - That's a beautiful knife!!! You are amazing! I love watching how you do this; and the skillful improvisation of tooling and creativity - a Master and his craft!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Just learning over here, one knife at a time.

What a beautiful knife

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

super video; like your explanations

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙂

Great video awesome job turned out well forge on my friend keep up the great craftsmanship and work

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, sir!

@SchysCraftCo.

3 жыл бұрын

Red Beard Ops ur very welcome my friend forge on keep it up

Good one man ,that turned out really good, nice green scales .that Damascus pattern also looks great, enjoyed watching very much.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much sir! Really happy you liked this one. I like the color combo too!

Another great video and knife. Your attention to detail and workmanship is impressive. Thank you for sharing.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Really appreciate that!

Excellent

@RedBeardOps

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Your job is perfect

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much sir!

Excellent Work!!! Thank You For Sharing Your Talent!!!! 🤤😀👍😎😁

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I'm just learning over here :)

Great video. I learn something new from each of your videos! Thanks for sharing Cheers from Canada

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much sir! Cheers from Texas!

Very nice job.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

That’s a beautiful knife!

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That is one good looking 🔪.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much sir! Glad you like it!

Beautiful 👍👍👍

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Nice build and great looking end result :)

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

Very nice knife bud keep up the great work !!!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Everett! Have a great weekend!

Good work👍

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! Have a great weekend!

WOW Man , perfec agains, you are a inspiration

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Just rewatched for the ?? time (a bunch). Great guide as I getting ready to do final finishing on a damascus knife I started in 1993 (yes 28 years ago). Very helpful on the steps, grits and acid etching!! Thank you!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah David! Glad you liked this one. I loved this little build

Excellent video, greetings from Argentina!!!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you liked it. Cheers from Texas!

Nice as always! Greetings from México 🇲🇽

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Edgar! Cheers from Texas

I like it. Nice sire

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Felicidades amigo, excelente trabajo. Saludos desde Ecatepec, México 🇲🇽

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

¡Gracias!

Very Nice

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Good job. Beautiful knives. Congratulations sent here from Brazil. Post more videos. 🔪🇧🇷

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! I'll do my best!

Great build, it came out beautiful! Great to see you doing more forging. Time to build a press now! 😜

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tyrell, thanks man. Crazy thing is that i have a press at my parents house... built it back in high school and it's been sitting there for about 15 years!... Would need new hydraulics, but its structurally sound. Problem is the space requirement... LOL (Have a good week sir!)

@TyrellKnifeworks

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, I’d make space for that and give something else up. But making Damascus is my main drive, so... 😜

Beautiful pattern.i like feather pattern damascus.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've heard feather is one of the hardest to make!

@gurvinderkau1e5w18

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedBeardOps ya you have to split the billet from centre and the again forge it together. Try it will be fun👍👍👍👍

Awesome!!

@RedBeardOps

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Looks great! I've got a small stack of 15n20 and 1084 that I've held back for a similar build, but I've not yet started on it. Like you, I dont have a press or power hammer so was good to see what 'can' be done without such. If mine turns out half as nice as that one, I'll consider it a win! Great job as always!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah man, thank you! If I were to do a bigger knife, I think I'd work on two billets this size then combine them at the end.... Or just forge out a hidden tang knife instead. Just some thoughts. Cheers sir!

Little, But Still Fierce.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, thank you sir!

Nice work, that's a sweet little knife. Personally I prefer the lower count abstract patterns with high contrast. You know, kind of like this one. Beautiful knife!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks man! Really glad you liked this build and the final product... I like it too!

super cool man. thinking of starting playing with knife making now that my firearm phase seems to be fading a bit

@RedBeardOps

Жыл бұрын

Good luck with your builds!

Foarte frumos lucrat.

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Ma bucur ca ti-a placut!

Wish I could like this 100x. Beautiful blade! The carpenter in me woulda put a sick chunk of burl on the handle but I get why you prefer micarta. Ya gotta be be proud of that one. I would be. Very nice work

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Michael! Really appreciate that! I went with the micarta in this case due to being lazy! It was already 1/4'' and already flat(ish)

That knife is a thing of beauty and joy to behold! Thank you for sharing your skills and knowledge. Who can give a thumbs down to this content? Go watch something else.

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, thank you greatly David! Glad you enjoyed the build

came out real nice - but , just as important - the video came out killer, great information. you do this very well. keep up the great content and work!!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much sir! Glad you enjoyed it!

Her tür aletiniz var maşşallah kardeşim. Ellerinize sağlık hayran oldum. Emeklerinize sağlık kardeşim.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Teşekkür ederim!

Love it! I’d carry it proudly! Man seeing something like this come together, then seeing the result, makes me WANT in an entirely unhealthy manner! Lol Great job!

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Right on!

👏 bravo 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 🙏🙏

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Today Ive been working on my third damascus billet, man Im really tired it took 3 hours to make 36 layers hot cutting and with an 8 ton forge press. Im gonna quarter it up later on this week and weld it; I hope it turns out half as nice as your knife. Great job!

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much sir! Good luck with your build, it sounds epic.

Great video! This hand-forged Damascus is what I was looking for. Thank you for explaining all the steps you took.

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great build! Of the non mosaic patterns, Feather is by far my favorite. For mosaics most of what Salem Straub is producing blows my mind....

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

He is amazing! I love his work for sure. I really need to get my hands on a hydraulic press... Have a great weekend

Really nice work on the Blade, I also like how the micarta pops out on the spine side, is it canvas micarta?

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Dave, If I remember right it is canvas micarta! Cheers sir

Gave ya a subscribe just for being from Texas. haha Very nice work though, and nice to see, at least basically, how Damascus steel is made these days.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you! Cheers Byron

замечательный малыш. уважение Мастеру.

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Большое спасибо! Хороших выходных!

A late question from my side, just found your channel and am enjoying your vids a lot. You have a great voice btw. I was wondering about your respiratory protection, what is that and how does it work? Looks like some scubadiver stuff?

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Annikka, thanks! This is the respirator I use. It goes in and out of stock since the virus. Resp-O-Rator - amzn.to/2M6PMN7 Great for those of us with beards since it doesn't require a face seal.

Wow another beautiful piece of art. What would you sell a Damascus blade like that for.??

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! I have no idea! I'm going to get a sheath together for this one... and likely put it on Instagram for sale eventually. I'm not sure the price.

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Great looking knife. Where do you get the stencils for your maker mark?

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Cheers - www.tustech.com/

Love your work. Wondering what make and model your mini mill is?

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man it's a Sieg X2D. I'll be doing a detailed review in the future I think. If you're going to buy one get it from little machine shop... they have the best version. LMS Sieg X2D Mini Mill - amzn.to/3AfpNtT

@noochmahh

2 жыл бұрын

@@RedBeardOps Thank you for the info. Look forward to the episode on it. Have you ever considered converting it to CNC? I have a CNC wood router it is great but I can't do the metal matching like the mini mill, and I really don't need a big mill either. It has my interest perked.

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

@@noochmahh I haven't yet. I do like my mill though. Maybe a power feed and DRO in the future.

Good job man can I ask how long was this process thanks for the inspiration

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Miguel, It's hard to say since it took me multiple weeekends. All in maybe 14-16 hours?

Bon fait mon ami

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Merci!

Great job! Was there no finish needed for the micarta or did I miss it?

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Nope, i just sanded it up to 1000 grit. I'll sometimes take a rag and buff micarta with some car wax.

Very nice knife! Thank you for all your explanations, very much appreciated! May I ask a question: while making a damascus knife, how can I make sure that most of the layers will be visible at the end, should I grind the billet at an angle?

@RedBeardOps

2 жыл бұрын

Get the layer count over 120 and you'll see the layers for sure!

@dudemakesstuff

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

great video . what is that powder that you add at 1:07 and what does it do

@RedBeardOps

3 жыл бұрын

Hello sir. That is Borax (flux). It prevents oxygen from getting in between the layers and causing a delamination. At least that's what I understand it does.