Don’t make Damascus/forge welded for us. Make it for you. I’ve watched dozens of people make hundreds of Damascus items. It is truly art and quite beautiful no matter how it turns out. But I could live just fine without seeing another one. Your smithing talents and leathercraft talents are always interesting and beautiful no matter what you are making.

you’re literally a modern blacksmith beautiful to still see ppl doing this

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

*bladesmith* ;) thank you very much!

Beautiful work man! I love that countered bolster on the end. Your plunge lines are looking great!

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

hahaa thank you john. I rarely do plunge lines cause they freak me out lol.

That's beautiful work sir.

VERY COOL KNIFE ! ! ! 👍

Awesome!! Love the pattern!!

Best way to get a nice deep etch on a pattern that fine without making it all hazy is to do 5-7 minute etching sessions, and sand off the oxides with 2000+ grit sand paper in between etches. With the coffee Darkening you want a solution of 1 gallon of water to a 20 ounce container of instant coffee, leave the knife in it over night at room temperature and then polish it with a jewelers polishing cloth to remove the yellow pigmentation from the 15n20. Really nice first attempt at making feather pattern by the way :)

That's a good idea. The fact that the first time it turned out a little different from what you wanted is normal. We in Russia say - "the first pancake is always a lump" - when you fry pancakes, the first pancake usually turns out ugly. The next such knives, I am sure, will be as planned. 👍😉

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Oleg :) a very good and true saying indeed!

The blade looks great! I love the handle it’s so great looking! Great work

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Not my usual style but it was a good change :)

Nice work. Watch the process of making a Damascus blade is fascinating for me. While I don't possess the talent or skills to do it myself, I find it relaxing to watch a nice blade like this one taking shape. I salute you and your talents sir. 👍

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Robert :)

Кузнец-трудяга, нож - работяга! Будь здрав Мастер!

Beautiful knife. loved the feather patterrn👍👍🔥🔥🔥

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much as always :)

10 over 10. Great work

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Its a beautiful knife

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. Thanks!

Getting my ruler arm tattoo on the 17th. Super excited

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

hahaaa awesome! Please send me a picture or tag me on instagram. Would love to see it :)

Beautiful knife!

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great work and nice pattern. Keep working and dont ever give up

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Nice to hear some motivating words these day :)

@stardusk1726

3 жыл бұрын

@@MakeNCreate your welcome, and I agree it is hard to come across nice words in this world

Looks good, man

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

Buen video, saludos desde México

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias! :)

I so wish I had my own shop, but I don't....yet. Still it's nice to watch your skill, cause your are skilled. :) Once I've used my fathers grill and a blowtorch to smith something...he was not as happy I was with the result...I didn't understand why...:P

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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the way it looks!! Would Love one! Would you sell one? Thank you for sharing your awesome CREATING of your Version of the Damascus! ❤🙌❤😉

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Yes I would If you are genuinely interested, send me an email so we can discuss further :) makencreate@outlook.dk

One of the reasons u couldn’t get a deep etch could’ve been it was 1075 it doesn’t etch as dark but still amazing looking knife

Well i tell you what mate, yours came out better than mine lol!😂

👏👏👏

Great work i have been watching your videos a while and i like them the best. My opinion on the blade is just your 1075 layers got a little thin so it's just not contrasting that well and that usually happens when you start with a low Amana layers and fold them a lot when the material wasn't that effect to begin with. But the knife still great keep it up

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! yeah could be. I did another knife with a lower amount of layers and a ladder pattern which turned out fine in the etch.

damn this is really cool! I love these videos.

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice work as usual my man, the ebony butt cap was a nice touch, might steal that plan in future 😉

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

hehe you're most welcome ;) Thanks mate!

Красавчик! 👍

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Дякую!

@nomad127

3 жыл бұрын

@@MakeNCreate,??? 😳🤣

NOT FOR SALE?? Damn that's the only way I can afford one if it's broke already LOL Looks great even with the little problems. The pattern looks like a finger print Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

hehe Thank you very much mate :)

I know this is totally unrelated to the video, but where do you get your bog oak you used for your knives? Great video as well.

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Got it on etsy from a guy in Ukraine. Thank you :)

@kylebates3627

3 жыл бұрын

I think ive bought from the same vendor, the wood looks amazing.

Can i ask you a question? Do your knives make a little cut,like an abrasion when scraping against bottle glass? I am beginning bladesmithing and i only made one axe that actually scrape glass😅

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

No this would most likely mean it's too hard I would think. Especially for an axe.

@ad-ft8zy

3 жыл бұрын

@@MakeNCreate thanks,i saw a video in whic this dude scrape a glass whit a knife quenched in oil, since then i am struggling to make something similar and i have tried quenching 1070,o2,1095 and spring steel in water and even if i still get in some way a good degree of flexibility i never get so much hardness, thank you you don't know how much your help aid has helped me 👍😁

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

@@ad-ft8zy you're very welcome. If you're serious about knife making or axes for that matter read up on how to heat treat the specific steel you're using. Little knowledge goes a long way when quenching and tempering. If you can, quench in oil rather than water. Much less likely to get any warping or cracks. Good professional oil is parks 50 quenching oil but if the budget doesn't allow for it canola oil or other high flash point oils work well too. Read up on it and best of luck! :)

@ad-ft8zy

3 жыл бұрын

@@MakeNCreate thanks,having the help of a true craftsman is really helpfull😀

Emil, did you go with only bandsaw blades? or did you use some say cs80 to sandwich the blades? Video wasn't clear on this. I think the idea was sound just need to try it again. Like riding a bicycle, almost never works the first time :). You potentially need to try the twist method that Owen Bush uses for his Damascus blades, perhaps on a Seax short sword for me??? Take care my brother!!! Still haven't got through all your videos...

@robinmiller4770

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, was 1075 steel, just replayed the video. Perhaps the thicknesses made a difference?

Where do you buy your steel? Im having a hard time finding any in canada.

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Got a local steel supplier close to where I live. they sell w1, o1 and a quite a few tool steels as well. Online though knifemaker.ca has good choice.

You should talk in your videos it would make them so much better

How much is this knife?

The reason the pattern didn't come out clearly was probably a cause of your steel choices. The saw steel was probably just something very close to the 1075 you used.

What kind of oil you use for hardening? Thank you!

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Parks 50 quenching oil. You're welcome :)

@sebastianacatrinei9733

3 жыл бұрын

@@MakeNCreate Could you tell me how can I see if i hardened properly a knife, because once i have made a knife with handle and sheat and I saw that the edge retention is bad just when i was done and i couldn't use it? Sorry for my bad english ;)

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianacatrinei9733 Your English is completely fine, don't worry :). First it's important to know what kind of steel you're using for your knife. Not all steel can be hardened. also make sure that your knife is hot enough when quenching and that you don't temper it too hot, as it could make it soft again. An easy way to check hardness is simply just to do a test piece of the material you're gonna make your knife out of beforehand. So heat it up to a red heat, quench it and then check it with a file to see if it's hard. Google and youtube is your friend, look up how to identify high carbon steel and how to heat treat a knife. Hope it helps :)

@sebastianacatrinei9733

3 жыл бұрын

@@MakeNCreateThank you very much man!! I will try again, now hopefully it will be just perfect :)

WoW I think thats the best knife i've ever seen you make, and i've been watching your channel for years, Very Nice :)

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Hope to make better ones :)

Actually, not Damascus but pattern welded .

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Damascus is mostly what people refer to it as these days but yes it is also pattern welded steel. No one likes a nitpicker mate ;)

Great work tempering the blade back on the forge dont see that often with so many posers around , ps that coffee etch is supposed to be over night , what was the other steel if the saw blade was 15 n 20 i think i missed it ?

No offense, but a large reason I watch is for the clinking sounds.

The ruler tattoo is the lamest thing ive ever seen. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Looks like you accidentally used the same steel.

@MakeNCreate

3 жыл бұрын

Not at all. Bandsaw blade is not 10xx series. It's got nickel in it as it's used for processing wood. I did another blade with the same steels that turned out fine in the etch.

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