FINALLY, someone who tests on newspaper!

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

The final test is cutting a single hair in the air but I thought it was a bit overkill for a kitchen knife.

@galvidmar1247

4 жыл бұрын

@@aikabacrafttools9129 nothing is overkill if we're talking about sharpness

That was so amazing to watch. Such incredible craftsmanship.

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that kind words.

beautiful knife, fantastic techniques and resources, congratulations for the work!

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful work!!

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That's a sharp knife. Thanks for sharing.

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very nice! Actions speak louder than words.

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love your work. From Canada, British Columbia.

@aikabacrafttools9129

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

That sure is a pretty knife.

great job as it should, with patience, congratulations my friend, good evening from greece

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Beautiful knife

@aikabacrafttools9129

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Loved this

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

interesting. cutting profile of a wester chef knife. looks of an eastern kitchen knife. Also the way you carved the handle shape, really nice craftsmanship.

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great job

@aikabacrafttools9129

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice job, just found your channel, I'll be making a set of 5 Japanese kitchen knives this coming Friday, I'm looking around at the slightly different way every other smith is making them right now, trying to get a feel for how to tackle the 5 I have to make. This one you made was very nice, I like it a lot.

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! In the end everybody gives a personal touch to the knives they make, also if you like to cook is a mayor plus because you know the personal feel you are looking for.

@londiniumarmoury7037

4 жыл бұрын

@@aikabacrafttools9129 It's true, you're right, and no problem :)

thats beautiful

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is the most beautiful Knife i know

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice work, Bro... Want one of that on my kitchen 😍

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very nice job mate... subscribed😁👍

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Perfect

Excelente!

Espectacular 😍 👌🔪

Very goog job... And the best was axplain about the work with titles 👏

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Hello.. I'm from indonesia. I have just learn to making knife for uses in my kitchen.. And I love it that knife.. I like when sharpen the knife. From anything video making knife.. this is I love. And I like the sharpen knife....

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Que bonito cuchillo!!

@aikabacrafttools9129

3 жыл бұрын

Gracias!

What an amazing craftmanship. I would like to start making knives too but i don't know what is heat treatment, how does it work and why are you doing that

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You can find a lot of information in the internet, technical information in material engineering papers and the more "home made how to" in forums. Roughly speaking heat treatment has three steps, first normalizing to get a relaxed and homogeneous steel structure (this prevent warping and makes the "grain" of the steel finer), then quench to get the steel hard and finally temper to lose a little hardness and gain a lot of toughness.

very nice work. i'm not a fan of 1095 but it doesn't matter much in a knife like this anyway.

Love knife. The combination of the wood species is fantastic. How can place an order for this knife? Thank you

really sharp knife you made, I really like it,, how much do you sell it...?

Fantastic video! I am a week away from re-handling two of my knives with macassar ebony handles. Trying to learn how to do it and your video shows one of the best methods that I've seen so far. Very clear too. My biggest question right now is how to remove the old handle that was epoxied on? Any advice?

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! In my opinion the easiest way to remove an epoxied handle is with heat, you need to protect the blade from that heat, for example submerging it in a bucket of water and then with a heat gun or even a blowtorch gently heat up the handle and pull with a heat resistant glove or a good leather glove protecting your hands. Denpending on the glue even boiling water can work. If you don't want to mess with heat you can always use a belt grinder or crack the handle with a chisel, but that way is easier to scratch the knife. Good luck with those handles!

Amazing. Want one on my kitchen wall

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! you can ask me anything in the email I put in the video description.

I like your whetstone storage box, did you make that yourself? It's great, I always have to leave my stones outside to dry before i store them, your box would save me time, I might make one.

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I made it because of that reason.

excellent work!!!!!! Please tell me what is the black past?? Did you make the forge? Thank you !!

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! In this case the black clay is refractory cement, you can also make your own clay mix like I do in this video (in minute 4:00): kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJ-Az6SCnMvKYs4.html And yes I did the oven myself, is a small one, but only uses 1500W.

This was amazing.. You deserve way more views and subs than that. The time and effort you've put in this knife is incredible. I have a few questions : - how much does one of this knives cost ? - in the slot drilled in the handle, is there only epoxy and the tang ? No dowel around the tang ? Be proud of your work man, and keep making awesome vids, your channel wwill grow fast. Surely faster than mine. You've got yourself a new sub, cheers !

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! And yes, in this case there was only epoxy holding the tang but usually I use a softwood dowel with epoxy and sometimes without epoxy as I did in my "wa handle" last video, making a really fit hole in the dowel or directly burning it so you can remove the handle later if you want. About the price... well I mostly sold to locals and friends until now, but the prices I asked usually don't pay the hours put in haha. If you have any specific question feel free to ask me here: aikaba.ct@gmail.com Cheers!

@lamproknives

5 жыл бұрын

@@aikabacrafttools9129 yeah that's what I saw in your video. Awesome jig by the way, it's really interesting to see that you've built some a your tools. I've used the method of drilling and theb filling the hole with some glue, for a buschcraft knife, and after some hard testing and knife throwing, it holds perfectly well. I think I'm going to quit trying to have slot in the handle and just drill like you did, it works perfectly fine. Ha ha I know what you mean, I also sell my knived very cheap compared to what they are really worth. But at least I try to cover the costs of what I spend to make them.

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

@@lamproknives Yes, a good epoxy really hold up a lot, I usually do kitchen knives so no problem with those, but even field knives hold pretty well. Sometimes I drill a hole at the end of the tang or make some incisions in it where the epoxy can go in, that way it holds even better.

@lamproknives

5 жыл бұрын

@@aikabacrafttools9129 I also make incisions in the tang. But for heavy duty knives I usually make full tangs, just to be sure, the knives I mentionned in a previoud comment was a test knife. Also I don't use epoxy, I use gutta glue. It's cheaper and even stronger, but it doesn't stick to plastic. And it stays at a hard rubber state, so it absorbs shocks.

Great work, man! Where can I buy such a wide piece of 1095? Thank yoy

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I bought it on www.highgradesteel.co.uk

do you just use 1 coat of shellac for the handle ?

Beautiful. Tell me why do you scratch the hamon after all the polishing?

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Well... burnishing with steel supposedly brings the steel "bright" after the fingerstone but still letting us see the structure of the steel, that's the theory... but didn't work that way for me haha. Right now I simply polish that part whith diamond compound and then repolish the ha with the hazuya, it looks better.

@toxsick27

4 жыл бұрын

@@aikabacrafttools9129 ok thank you. Where can I get those finger stones and polishing liquid?

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

@@toxsick27 I bought those on ebay, but I can't remember the seller... Namikawa-ltd also sell them but I think it's a bit more expensive.

Hola maestro desde Argentina impresionante trabajo me podrías decir cuales son sus medidas en general ???

@aikabacrafttools9129

Жыл бұрын

Gracias!! Pues las medidas son unos 125mm de mango y la hoja 160mm de largo, 32mm de alto y unos 2mm escasos de grosor que se afinan hacia la punta.

Excuse me what thickness of steel do you use ... great work

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

The sheet of steel is 3mm thick (about an 1/8 of an inch i think) but the final tickness of the knife is about 2mm in the handle part and it taper all the way to the point

What is the clay you used and where can i get some i only recently started forging my own stuff.

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

In this case it was this stuff: www.leroymerlin.es/fp/17442922/masilla-quilosa-sellador-refractaria-chimybarb-negro You can use almost any refractory cement for hight temperature and many times I use a mix made by myself of pottery red clay, Iron oxide and some powdered charcoal. This mix can vary a lot, you can use only pottery clay and charcoal or only clay and iron oxide, or even clay and some sand. I do the mix here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJ-Az6SCnMvKYs4.html

what did you use to make the hamon , clay ? where did you get it from ?

@aikabacrafttools9129

3 жыл бұрын

It's furnace cement, I bough it in "Leroy Merlin" here, but you can find it in almost any DIY or hardware store.

how much a knife like this cost?

What grit sandpaper do u start with and end up with to get such a mirror like finish ur craftsmanship is second to nun

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! In wood I usually start with 150 grit, reach 800 or 1000, then some buffing with polishing compound and finally wax. In steel I start with 150 too, but go all the way to 2000 or 2500 grit, then polishing with diamond compounds or in this case polishing with japanese natural stones that give the steel the matte but at the same time shiny appearance.

@marshallmazzarelli8797

4 жыл бұрын

@@aikabacrafttools9129 also what was that stuff u put on with a penny and than u

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

@@marshallmazzarelli8797 Mmm... I don't know what stuff do you mean. In what minute of the video?

Very nice What's the size of the handle?

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The size is about 130mm long, 20x17'5 mm (height and width respectively) in the front and 22x19 mm in the back of the handle.

@juanramondelacruz

4 жыл бұрын

@@aikabacrafttools9129 thank you

How thick was the steel?

@aikabacrafttools9129

2 ай бұрын

The stock steel was about 2,5mm

You should get a flatening stone for your whetstones, keeps them in great condition, nice and flat. Beautiful techniques throughout while video

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I already bougth an atoma diamond plate for that purpose, the naniwa 400 was screaming for it haha.

isnt the hamon way to high? nice work though

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I made it high on purpose because i usually sharpen my knives with a low angle and I did't wanted to scratch the hamon area while resharpening later on, it was a bit experimental though.

I wonder what the right solution is to make black Harmon

@aikabacrafttools9129

2 жыл бұрын

You can use ferric chloride or some other acid to etch the hamon with a black patina.

Цена?

How can i order a petty from you?

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your interest! Please send me an email to aikaba.ct@gmail.com and we can talk about it.

You made a very very beautiful looking handle..and that knife also..but it should be at least 8inch gyuto

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've been a little busy recently but soon I'll upload videos of bigger knives and other stuff.

@swapnilmule3922

5 жыл бұрын

@@aikabacrafttools9129 most welcome...its really pleasure to watch...

How does it qualify as a honyaki?

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

The traditional literal meaning of "fire forged" don't apply here, that's true. But it have a differential hardening with clay and a traditional polishing. Maybe I could only call it a "petty with a traditional polished hamon", but sounded weird and long...

@hsc3knives610

4 жыл бұрын

Aikaba Craft & Tools agreed and fair enough. I’m seeing a lot more use of the term honyaki and it’s seems a little loose on the interpretations... nevertheless nice video and work. Cheers.

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

@@hsc3knives610 Thank you!

you slice the carrots with the french Chef technique

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

hmmm... let's say it's a homemade technique haha.

@henra2592

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah

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7:55 I ththought we were making a knife and not a mirror?!

@aikabacrafttools9129

4 жыл бұрын

Well... a side effect of overpolishing haha

I can't even purchase those stones :( 4:50

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Well, It's a matter of purchase little by little, there are other brands like king for example, more affordable and still good stones.

you're a craftist. is that a word?

@aikabacrafttools9129

2 ай бұрын

I'm not really sure 😂

@user-xf4es7eh9y

2 ай бұрын

@@aikabacrafttools9129 crafts-artist.

Not sure I'd be sanding cocobolo without gloves.

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I've recently discovered that can cause allergies, didn't know earlier. In my case I didn't have any reaction at all, but will use gloves in the future to avoid problems.

@haydnball990

5 жыл бұрын

@@aikabacrafttools9129 Yes, it could be sensitization process. Best take precautions. btw how do I contact you to get a honyaki made?

@aikabacrafttools9129

5 жыл бұрын

@@haydnball990 You can send me a message to the email in the video description and ask me anything.

I just came

how this dark clay calls? kzread.info/dash/bejne/ooR9vNl9aLfbYbw.html

9:58 A vos te parece desperdiciar toda esa madera para un solo cuchillo? con ese taco saco 2 empuñaduras como minimo, estoy totalmente indignado, con el derroche de materiales

@aikabacrafttools9129

3 жыл бұрын

Los tacos de madera son de 34x34mm y el mango final es de 18x22mm, aun con herramientas que me permitieran precisión milimetrica para separar el taco en dos partes perfectamente iguales no llegaria para dos mangos, y con el taladro de columna que tengo necesito dejar magenes de error en perforación, intento comprar tacos que se ajusten lo mejor posible al uso que voy a darles (la madera no es barata), pero no siempre hay las medidas que me gustaría...

62 hrc? sure XD

As a result, the knife does not even cut the cucumber, it is a failure ...

@wlhlmknrd6456

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf is your problem?

Бред! Honyaki-это технология и традиция, а не просто зонная закалка.

Why did you choose to grind the bevels post heat treatment and risk compromising the heat treatment?

@aikabacrafttools9129

10 ай бұрын

Because if I did it before I would risk twisting the blade at the quench or even crack the blade. Also the oven has an oxidant atmosphere, so it always create a thin decarburized layer of steel that needs to be removed anyway.