Thanks for giving this video a good reception so far. I've had a number of projects give me trouble this last month and it's been a bit discouraging that I don't have anything working well enough to make a video about. Fortunately I filmed this project over the summer and had the footage to put this video together. I have a whole series of projects I expect will build on one another in the coming year, if I can get them working. In the meantime thanks for watching this video and sticking with me while I figure this stuff out!

@flimflam6652

3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your videos where you discover the pathways for creating "rare" or "high end" substances, and give this knowledge to the people so it is no longer some "secret ingredient" that capitalists can upcharge for. Essentially, these videos are, in the domain of material science, a wonderful equalizer of both class and production

@pattheplanter

3 жыл бұрын

Why not make a video about the frustrations of getting these things to work? We know it is not magic, though it looks like it sometimes.

@Nighthawkinlight

3 жыл бұрын

@@pattheplanter I have before, but the project that's failing doesn't always make for a good video of that sort.

@TrollFaceTheMan

3 жыл бұрын

For sure. Lots of love, and support!

@ignilc

3 жыл бұрын

hey i know you since pyroguideforum it was me you ... who i remember admiraldonsnider.. pakehapyro. it was such a long time ago. my suggestion is make a detailed lampblack synthesis video. or a ballmill

There is something about this narration style that feels educational and artisitc at the same time.

@loganhuwe9458

3 жыл бұрын

ya know the how it’s made videos

@otakuribo

3 жыл бұрын

@@loganhuwe9458 How It's Made: DIY Edition

@GarrettCrosgrove

3 жыл бұрын

The narration seems different from his other videos. I personally dont like it as much in this video. Just seems different. Love the video tho!!!

@ethanmanley4594

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of how he used to narrate his old videos

@ComradePhoenix

3 жыл бұрын

Its very ASMR.

Okay, but "lampblack" still seems like a fancy name for "soot."

@Nighthawkinlight

3 жыл бұрын

Sure is.

@DC_DC_DC_DC

3 жыл бұрын

How is it different? I'd like to know...

@samsawesomeminecraft

3 жыл бұрын

@@DC_DC_DC_DC I think it has something to do with the quality/impurities in the mostly-carbon material, as well as the grain size and carbon "crystal" structure

@tinderboxcreations

3 жыл бұрын

Same but different. Lampblack can be made from any hydrocarbon or carbohydrate fuel if there is enough carbon in the fuel's molecule. Correct, "soot" is unburnt carbon from incomplete combustion but each type of soot contains traces of various VOC's and in varying quantities. A lot of variables at play whether it be from gas, kerosene, wood resin, coal, fish oil, animal fats, palm oil. This list is vast in terms of fuels and so the variety of trace volatiles. It's not the carbon that matters but these trace chemicals that determine the characteristics of each batch of soot.

@bookyle21

3 жыл бұрын

If that's the case, would it be possible to just make it in the same process as charcoal? By heating it in a paint can as he has shown in previous videos

It makes me happy that an ancient thing is being preserve for future generations

@Slouworker

Жыл бұрын

Lamp black is not that uncommon though. You can buy good pbk7 quite cheaply from more serious art stores

@sageminentjunky5197

Жыл бұрын

It's still used in all kinds of inks. It's not a rare fire work ingredient either, it's a main ingredient of gun powder, prisoners use it for tattoo ink, this video is wrong in a lot of ways. It's cool he made the video to inform people but he could have gone about it in a more informative way..

I've been making lampblack ink for years. Here's how to do it for maximum pigment payoff: pre-mix gum arabic powder with distilled water until you have something the consistency of sugar syrup. Put lampblack powder in a smooth sided mortar and pour in your gum arabic syrup little by little, mixing with your pestle, until you have something that is the consistency of thick tar. Make sure every particle is saturated. Next, pour in your distilled water little by little, mixing with your pestle, until you have something that is the consistency of milk.

@Nighthawkinlight

3 жыл бұрын

Good advice. Mixing the lampblack with a more viscous liquid I'm sure makes the process go faster.

@nunyabiznes33

3 жыл бұрын

No alcohol?

@mnstrg0067

3 жыл бұрын

@@nunyabiznes33 I've never made alcohol ink before so I can't tell you. Maybe some colors and certain applications need alcohol, but for basic black drawing ink, it isn't necessary. I based the above technique on the advice of a master calligrapher. He actively discouraged the use of any other ingredients in his original blog post. I also remember that he spent hours grinding lampblack and gum arabic syrup together so that the ink flows well out of a metal dip pen. Since I work with brushes and glass dip pens, I don't need my ink to be so fine and I only need to spend a few minutes mixing ingredients.

@jamesaritchie1

2 жыл бұрын

No. Just no. You can maker an ink that way, but it won't be the best ink, even if you use the correct lampblack, which I doubt.

@jamesaritchie1

2 жыл бұрын

@@nunyabiznes33 No, never alcohol.

The fact that the original senko hanabi video was released this year in 2020 still makes me so uncomfortable. Time dilation is real.

@doggfite

3 жыл бұрын

I'm more bothered by the sudden change in pronunciation of senko hanabi

@american7169

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was 4 or so years ago...

@american7169

3 жыл бұрын

@@doggfite I noticed that as well soon as he said it!

@MrCommanderPyro

3 жыл бұрын

The senko hanabi video that is still up is unfortunately not the original one. I think NHIL took the original one down because he was unsatisfied with the quality of sparklers he used to make back then, aswell as it containing outdated formulas

@martkbanjoboy8853

2 жыл бұрын

I heard 'psycho wannabe.' I will go away now. . .

I really like that style of video without the classic vlog element.

Glad to see you are still infatuated with the senko hanabi sparklers, also wondering how much lampblack you have made so far just for these fireworks.

@Nighthawkinlight

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe 10 grams so far. Fortunately you can make 100 or so senko hanabi with 1 gram of lampblack. You don't need much.

You did such a good job filming the natural sparklers from 4min to the end. You have got to watch this on an OLED in a dark room to appreciate it.

Ahhh, the pigment used as a tattoo ink ingredient pretty much by every mummy in the past 5000 years. I am about to use this clean carbon source for recreating the Southeast Asian crucible steel. Great to see your vids!

@dmacpher

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah isn’t it highly fully combusted soot(mono molecular carbon?)

@emel60

3 жыл бұрын

@@dmacpher I believe so, yessss

THANK YOU, a very timely video for me as I've searched high and low for instructions to efficiently make Pine lampblack for a while to no avail and the Lampblack from acetalyne/oil purchased online did not work, only the Lampblack I've collected from Pine works for Senko Hanabi. From successfully making Senko Hanabi from your previous video i needed an efficient way to produce the Lamp Black. I successfully harvested fatwood from pine trees the other day but can get a hold of the sticks you use also for cheap but nothing beats making sentimental rare fireworks like this from natural resources you've collected yourself.

One of my engineering colleagues designed a carbon black generating plant early in his career. He said the most surprising thing about operating it was that there were very specific procedures for putting on and taking off the white "bunny suits" you had to wear, because the one thing carbon black does best is it gets on everything, and spreads.

@Nighthawkinlight

3 жыл бұрын

I would really like to hear about that if you're still in contact and he's up for sharing how that worked

@jjohnston94

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nighthawkinlight Which part? Generating the carbon black, or taking off the bunny suit without making a mess?

@Nighthawkinlight

3 жыл бұрын

@@jjohnston94 Generating the carbon black

@rodmills4071

3 жыл бұрын

Just like sikaflex...🤣😂😁😀😎

@tommihommi1

3 жыл бұрын

it goes in a ball mill anyways, so the precise particle size and structure isn't that important

So simple, yet capable of producing something so complex. I'll never tire of your senko hanabi videos. Watch them burn just provides quiet serenity.

I've been watching your videos since you attached some steel wool to a string and spun it around for an effective light show. I really appreciate your methodical and precise manner and want to thank you for being a great addition to many people's lives. Keep up the good work!

This channel makes me calm, feel peaceful and just enjoy life 😁 pure bliss watching and listening.

Excited to see how you make lampblack! Those firestarters look like a great find. Thanks again for sharing your progress!

This is refreshing. Thank you.

@ogedeh

3 жыл бұрын

To clarify, this is not a critique of your content. I mean it's refreshing considering current events.

That’s awesome! It must be so satisfying after years and years of hard work trying to perfect those sparklers! Congrats!

Awesome video! Being a fountain pen and ink enthusiast who likes the calm style of your videos, this has been just amazing. Thank you!

Not only your videos are elegant but your writing and drawing also !

Its almost 3am and watching the senko Hanabi burn is very calming. I appreciate that. Thank you.

Hearing you talk about fireworks brings me back to your old projects!! Great video!

Awesome tutorial and nice Hanabi! Its so simple, it has almost been forgotten

Love the smell of fatwood.

I hope that in the future you'll be credited with carrying on the tradition of Senko Hanabi. Some really weird chemistry is going on there, everything has to be perfect and it's so hard to make it work. Thank you so much for introducing it to a large audience!

@Nighthawkinlight

3 жыл бұрын

I hope not, there are others that deserve that honor

One of your very best videos! Beautifuly shot.

Thank you for sharing your work with the world. Merry Christmas!

You are a gem amongst all the content providers in youtube. You always find interesting, hard subjects that noone has touched and/or manage to find a new aproach to them. Thank you! I wish you a Merry X-Mas and a prosperous, happy new year. Can't wait for what you'll come up with, because I know it'll be worth the wait.

You are a source of the most esoteric subjects I’ve seen. Keep going!

Cultural fact... in mexico thoose woods are called ocote

@pattheplanter

3 жыл бұрын

And ocotillo means a little ocote? Thank you, I should have looked that one up years ago.

That's so cool! Also I have never seen a glass fountain pen before.

@Nighthawkinlight

3 жыл бұрын

They're pretty neat

@Anino_Makata

3 жыл бұрын

@Monty Spatchcock Any places online you could recommend? I might be in the market for one in the future, once I sit up in a financial green zone.

@hy7968

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a dip pen, not a fountain pen

@jamesaritchie1

2 жыл бұрын

You still haven't. That is not a fountain pen. A fountain pen has a reservoir. This said, I have seen three models of glass fountain pens, though none of them had actualy nibs. But they did have reservoirs.

@schwuzi

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesaritchie1 ok cool

I can't believe I've never discovered your channel untill today. I'm loving every video! This video in particular it's so beautiful. I have so much pine wood accumulated, I will definitely start producing lampblack.

I've been rewatching your videos. I love your educational content!

Thank you for sharing this cool discovery!

Alternate title "destroying the lampblack industry in 6 minutes or less" Great video as always by the way!

@cuhhwetes

2 жыл бұрын

Not really

Your presentations are amazing.

I've actually been trying to make ink from natural materials and this was very helpful, good video

in the deep south my dad always called it rich pine. Great video and keepupthe good work! I'm still catching up on your other videos, so no problem for me, I enjoy every one I have learned and applied an amazing amount from you. Thank you so much. and I admit that i never knew that is why tires are black.....

This was interesting and relaxing at the same time. Very nice!

He really used Dark Souls Pine Resin to embed the firework with 🔥

I've been here for a long time. I think the first one I saw was the crossbow. I love how you keep upping your game for the sake of just being better and not for views. I wish you the best my guy. Please never stop ❤️❤️❤️

Bro thats like a perfectly made sparkler. Good job that takes skill and practice and knowledge

Amazing as all your videos are! Very intriguing may need to make some myself soon.

This was sooo relaxing. I love this style of video so please produce some more of them. And i would love to see your bird (Mose?) again

That's pretty cool. Learning new stuff from you all the time. Thanks

This style very much reminds me of the OG Grant Thompson videos. Just missing that upbeat music

One the best video of this decade

I love this series

So rare yet so simple to make. If you know how... And now we all know. Thank you for sharing!

Fantastic as always, I love watching your videos!

Just discovered this channel as a recommendation from @actionlabshorts - Totally in love. Can't wait to introduce this channel to my husband and parents. So amazing!

Very cool! It is evident you are a master of both fire and science! Thanks!

Hanabi firework looks very nice! Great video

Nothing makes my day quite like a new nighthawkinlight video. Thanks!!!

A beautiful presentation

Perfecting this formula might be considered your greatest achievement one day. You successfully prevented an art from dying out.

I'll let you know, I believe the impression you intended this video to make worked perfectly. I was almost caught in a trance with only nature's music as a back track. Well done.

Thanks for making this!

Thank you for this video!! I use lampblack for making pyrotechnics. I enjoy making my own charcoal as well

Nice to see you still making an occasional fireworks related video. I thought it turned out great.

If you only want a small amount, good lampblack can be produced by the flame from an isopropyl alcohol lamp. Hold a piece of plate glass or ceramic plate just slightly above the flame. Use a razor blade to scrape the lampblack off the glass and repeat.

outstanding video as always

Awesome. I will defiantly be making use of this.

Very informative tutorial ❤ thank for this very intresting video.

That is a beautiful pen... the video was also very educational

Those are awesome sparklers!!

Another good use for carbon. It's good to remember these things. Merry Christmas.

What a cool transition with the drawing

Yey a new video... I love your cotent sir so simple yet very educational 😊

Cool I wondered how lampblack is made thanks so much !

Having seen your videos on Senko Hanabi sparklers makes it really stand out when I see them depicted in Anime (Which is pretty often.)

Another quality upload.

Amazing job man!

I used to be a chemical tanker man that carried coal tar. I heard rompers that the buyers would just light it up to get what they call carbon black. I now they process would be much larger but now I know it is much more safer and cleaner then previously imagined. Thank you again.

Great video as usual. The new logo a big thumbs up. :-)

Absolutely Amazing 😊🙏🏻 Cheers from Denmark 🇩🇰

This felt like and old skool NHiL video, love it 👍

Black wall looks si nice on OLED TV! Thanks !

What a amazing pen!

Thank you very much for this really fun video!

Love it. I've already got fatwood too.

I love this stuff.

As a kid I found out about lampblack ink. I made some lampblack, probably burned some oil, mixed it with linseed oil, and made black ink. Thanks for sharing this.

It isn't likely I'll be making lampblack but the video was so interesting I watched the whole thing anyway. Well done!

Had no idea what I was watching when I started watching but now I have quite a few ideas thank you

Today the magnificent NightHawkInLampBlack presents the fireworks for Christmas 2020 and also a better 2021 ❤️❤️❤️

Totally making this!

I harvest fat wood every year for easy fire starters stumps from Washington 1910 fire this is awesome 👍 love it

Another outstanding video, thanks!

My wife's ancestors were Japanese calligraphy masters so it's cool to see this

I've just finished bingeing over a dozen of your videos over the last couple days and I don't think I've found one yet that wasn't really interesting. I especially like the ones that have easy diy application, even more so if they're good for off grid tech, but I had no idea about wood gas as a viable energy source until a week ago, now I see you run an engine on it?! Great stuff man, and great work. Thanks for sharing what you're experimenting with!

That's some cool stuff for sure

This video SOOTet me very well , nice job sucses with your projects

And today's KZread recommendation is.... Great stuff! 😸👍

Good work ben

As usual, cool video! 👍👍👍

Thank you very much for this!

I don't have the capacity to make it myself, unfortunately, but I really like the look of the ink

So, a couple of days ago, I had a local HVAC company come and service my gas fireplace. I learned a few really neat things (including about the "pilot generator" that powers all of the valves off of 700mV). Anyway. The thing that I learned that's actually pertinent to this video is that a gas fireplace is an EXCELLENT source of extremely high purity, ultra fine (probably damn near molecular) lampblack. Especially a gas fireplace that's not burning very efficiently.

The audio in this is amazing. Going for a real ASMR quality there :-)