Thanks for watching! A list of sharpening supplies is linked in the video description to keep your knives razor sharp. Answer to some questions: The liquid the billet was dipped in is diesel it helps the forge weld. The steel was annealed in the kiln to make it soft after forging. Etching in acid reveals the pattern by reacting with one of the steel types.

Any chef would be proud to own this knife

Finally a real blade smith nice work Lew

Wow! That's the knife I picture when I walk into a knife store. I love the handle design. Thanks for taking us on the journey.

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This channel is like the Irish version of @shurap (Dmitry Shevchenko). Excellent quality. I love it!

That knife is another level! Not just a knife but art! The best looking knife on KZread!!!

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thanks much appreciated!

I appreciate your aggressiveness with the forge welding.

Dude, right at the end around 11:20 I was thinking "thats a really pretty random pattern, i hope he chucks in it the coffee" subbed.

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Can't go wrong with a deep coffee etch contrast!

Very nice Japanese style knife, not just the Damascus, but the curly maple handle looks lovely too.

Beautiful knife, kudos.

Very nice.greetings from the UK 🇬🇧

To call you a knifemaker would be an iinsult! You sir, are an artist!

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thanks much appreciated 🙏

Good craftsmanship ❤

Another beautiful piece of art and function 👏

That’s a stunner

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

🙌

Bro its flawless u kill this one any chief would love to cut with it thanks for sharing this with us

Absolutely gorgeous piece. Amazing work 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

You are a master of your craft Sir!

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Absolutely beautiful design! Well done sir.

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Magnificent! Might be best knife I've seen in a long time

The look totally says "high-end kitchenware!"

That’s trusting your anneal! I love it

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

It's a DET anneal, makes it factory soft

@Little_River_Forge

11 ай бұрын

@@lewgriffinknives216 still takes some know how and a bucket of balls after all that work, but I’d rather break it than the person who busy it

Awesome knife great work

Absolutely gorgeous blade! It was a fun ride to watch this being made and you had me at me acid etch, but my heart with the coffee finish to it 🖤🖤🍀🍀 badass knife!

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏

Nice pattern

Lovely work mate! Would be great to see a chopping demo at the end of these videos.

@Niksow

11 ай бұрын

Kitchen knife are not made for chopping.....

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Noted!

@Timothyh3nry

11 ай бұрын

@@Niksow What are kitchen knives made for?

Нож должен быть всегда проктичен, для какого нибудь предназначения. Так что лайк

That turned out really well. Good work.

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful knife

Amazing!

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

You have to be so proud, thats fuckin gorgeous.

That is really nice.

Stunning.

Wow, this knife is so beautiful, well done.

@lewgriffinknives216

9 ай бұрын

Thanks

C'est le plus beau couteau que j'ai jamais vu!

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Belíssima faca !

That's beautiful. Well done

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Outstanding work….

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

Wow.

The roughness off the spine, to rain drop is sic. Well done🎉

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thanks much appreciated 🙏

As always amazing work Lew🙌🏽☺️. Greets Shirknives 🙏

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 love your work 🍻

Amazing work!!

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

WONDERFUL WORK!! I watch a lot of forging videos and this was in the top 1%!! perfect job and a beautiful handle! I'm guessing curly willow and mahogany? 👍👍👍👍

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! It is bog oak and maple burl

Beautiful work

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

Sanat eseri gibi şahane, Türkiye'den saygılar

Wow

Beautiful knife. Superb craftsmanship

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

🙌

I knew when I saw the hot color and how the water pooled on the edge towards the end.

Very cool work! Hopefully one day I will get to that level.

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

You can do it!

Appreciate all the work that went into this. Just don't understand why the top part of the blade was left unfinished. Makes what is otherwise truly a work of art look raw and cheap (IMO!).

@lewgriffinknives216

9 ай бұрын

It's a traditional finish, some people don't like it but many do. Just an individual preference

@einundsiebenziger5488

9 ай бұрын

@@lewgriffinknives216 Fair point.

nice

That is one beautiful knife. And the handle, simple shapes and planes. No sharpening JIG?

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

It prefer freehand for the bevels

@c3N3q

10 ай бұрын

@@lewgriffinknives216 I have noticed you have a rather steady hand, grinding the knife AND the bevel by (gloveless) hand😳, and the knife is obviously sharp enough. Still couldn't help to think that the jig I've seen people use for final sharpening must provide even better results, because you have that constant angle and therefore straight(er) edge. Anyway, kudos to your art. 👍

Хороший шеф нож

Super frate

That was absolutely knife 😄😄

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

🙌

Не плохая работа

Not sure about you guys. But i follow another amazing bladesmith who goes by the name of Shurap on youtube. He is from Ukraine and there is an uncanny similarity between his video style and of this gentleman. Maybe he draws some inspiration from Shurap. Amazing work though. Cheers mate.

@lewgriffinknives216

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I've seen his videos and appreciate his work it's very nice and like his videos I try to keep them short and to the point so easier to watch although my work and techniques will be quite different

Harika 👌

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

🙌

Mantap

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

Perfection, will you make more? When?

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Many more, soon

@einundsiebenziger5488

10 ай бұрын

It is not perfection. "Perfection" means "concluded/finished", and the smith left the top part of the blade unfinished. Probably on purpose, but to me this just makes the knife just look raw and cheap.

Beautifully done. I am definitely not a fan of unfinished metal blades being used in food service, though. Leaves crannies for pathogens to hide. Granted, the metal will kill them in a few hours, but that’s plenty of time to cross contaminate.

@ballistic350

11 ай бұрын

Are you saying the knife he forged isn't finished????

@mgmcd1

11 ай бұрын

@@ballistic350 the top edge of the blade is rough, as the maker intended. That’s fine for looks but not fine for food service. Bacteria can hide there temporarily and lead to cross contamination. It’s a shame he did a concave grind for food preparation, and then left the rough surface for cross contamination.

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Blades like this are used worldwide without problems, knives have to be cleaned regardless of style especially if food will be left on it for hours. Thanks for watching

@ballistic350

11 ай бұрын

@@mgmcd1 ultimately it depends on the maker,I have a few japanese chefs knives like this design and have no issues ..likewise wash everytime you intend to use it on a different item anyways.. always gonna have its pros n cons, I'm fine with it.

@mgmcd1

11 ай бұрын

@@ballistic350 that’s good. I was commenting from a commercial kitchen perspective. The blade had an awesome hollow grind, which is great for a chef’s knife, but has imperfections along the top of the blade that would keep it out of a commercial kitchen. It’s a simple point. A health inspector will write you up for a crack in any food preparation surface, and I was presuming for a rough surface on a kitchen utensil. The blade looks top notch, but not for commercial use. It’s not difficult to understand my observation.

I want one!!!!! How much for something like this$?, this beats “Forged in fire” Amazing layering technique, respectfully asking how much in your investment to make that knife? How many hours? Just inquisitive! Truly all do respect!!! You are a master!!!!

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Check description for links to my website thanks they take many hours to complete

@einundsiebenziger5488

10 ай бұрын

Everything beats FIF. That show is just boring, it's always "here you have ten pounds of nuts and bolts, you have ten minutes to make some archaic murder weapon out of them". Then this "knife-fighting expert" dude takes a few crude, unfinished blades to chop and waste perfectly edible food. Not a single actually finished beautiful knife or sword was ever made on that show.

another amazing blade Lew i love it what size wheel do you use for your S grind ? thanks Mark im still learning my forging skills suk i need more practice 2 weeks ago i did a forging a chefs knife class with Matt Parkinson (Dragons Breath Forge)

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thanks. Sounds great,it's about 9"

So would you be able to make a 5/8 or 3/4 straight razor in this pattern steel? I would love to have one that looked like this pattern

@lewgriffinknives216

9 ай бұрын

Probably but not currently taking orders sorry

niece❤

What are the woods used? The light coloured one looks like marble almost!

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Bog oak and maple burl, the burl has very nice figuring!

@dstrbn101

11 ай бұрын

@lewgriffinknives216 thanks for your reply, beautiful work

Beautiful knife. What is the liquid you submerge the billet in prior to forge. I assume it is used as a flux??

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

It's diesel yes it is used instead of flux

@gsxeddexsd9192

11 ай бұрын

Ah, looking through the comments to find out why you would cool it after welding before putting it in the forge. Got it thanks.

@jonprivate3539

11 ай бұрын

@@lewgriffinknives216 Thanks heaps

Does the metal that you weld together ever start to fray or split when you start to hammer it? When do all the metal pieces fully fuse together? 1st time you put it in the fire?

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

The metal is fully fused and would only split at a low temperature or too high

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I’m gonna bust 😩😩

Сколько стоит такой нож? Красивый

@lewgriffinknives216

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, check out my website in my profile

好刀

What is the fluid he dipped it in before he put it in the forge

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

Diesel

Any chance this one is available??

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Yes it will be available on my website today, check the link in the description

Is a gorgeous knife I want one

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

Keep an eye on the newsletter 🙌

Damn thats hot

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

🙌

How did you finish the handle? Did you put any oil on it before buffing?

@lewgriffinknives216

7 ай бұрын

A handle wax

Hi,...is this also for sale?

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Yes today on my website, check the link in the description

@aliesf2572

11 ай бұрын

@@lewgriffinknives216 ..,how much would the Damascus knife cost to send to Germany ?

I love your knife making, can you make a video on how the food was cutted by your knife? All the video that I watch, you only cut it with paper, I really want to see how it will work on meat and vegetables like tomato or onion, but again, thank you for making these video.

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, I usually don't cut food as I prefer the knife is unused when sold but I will think about your comment and maybe cut food before finishing the blade in the next video. Thanks for watching!

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Почему без флюса?

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

The diesel acts as flux

Do you sell these?

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

I do check out my website in the description

عمل ممتاز اريد الحصول على واحدة

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Żadna tam stal damasceńska, to nadużycie, ta stal, to dziwer,nawiasem mówiąc, piękny wyrób

@einundsiebenziger5488

10 ай бұрын

Please stop that internet-knife-nerd shit about "true damascus is only steel made from iron ore found in mines close to Damascus, Syria hundreds of years ago". Damascus is just a better sounding term for "pattern welded steel", deal with it!

Hrc-?

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

Approximately 62rc

надо было пробу на бутылке показать, а то бумагу резать эт фигня.)

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

?

Very petty

@lewgriffinknives216

11 ай бұрын

🙏

Pls just do it without food release

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

Why

'Promosm' 😱

So not Damascus at all, but patern welded.

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

Yes Damascus steel

It's not Damascus. Its wannabe Damascus.

@lewgriffinknives216

9 ай бұрын

Nope look again

Terrible job.

not sure i'd ever really trust a knife with no pins

@lewgriffinknives216

10 ай бұрын

It's made with boat building epoxy, I couldn't pull the blade from the handle with full bodyweight