Fitting a guard is by far the hardest part of a hidden tang knife. Any thing I missed or question you have?

@lighthousefilms5530

Жыл бұрын

I've been finding it difficult to create the step and make it a completely straight line all the way across on both sides so the guard can fit. Any tips? Thanks so much for these videos!

Easily the best channel for hidden tang tips. I'm not knocking any other channel, I'm just saying that the narration+tips is awesome.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Erick! I'm glad it's helpful. ❤️

I'm loving this format!! Best knife maker/content on KZread!

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for following the channel!

This guy is so good! So many really good tips, in most videos. Nothing hidden, all steps clearly explained. Attention payed where really necessary. Thank you!

@TyrellKnifeworks

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

Cant wait to put this all into practice. Hell of a build so far.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to see it all finished. Sometimes you forget what the pattern looks like because it’s just shiny steel for so long. 👍

i have probably learnt 90% of everything i know about knife making from you! and im so grateful for all the stuff you have learnt me! im going to kake a bowie knife for my dads birthay in august and this was to much help.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! Send me a pic of the knife for Viewer Knives! 👍🏻. Thanks for watching

Thank you for talking about tempering, I was the one who asked the question last time! 😆 Much appreciated, appreciate ALL the information- the how, what and why of it all! 💪🔥🗡

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the push. If I get ahead of myself, always ask for more info and I’ll revisit it in a future episode. 👍

Great instructions, I almost woke my wife up when you put imprap on the screen. I was just going with it nodding along. Then you drew attention to it and I laughed out loud. Love it LOL

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

We all need to imprap a little from time to time. 🤣🤣

We look forward to seeing you finish this project. he 1000000% will be cool!

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

This one is more about the learning in every step, but I think it will come out looking very cool!

That gaurd fits sooo damn tight man!! Thankyou for that little trick!!

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

I’m happy there’s sone useful tips for you, Chris!

Loved the new apron and i really liked the brass guard with the handle color. Yet another great video👍

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out this episode. I'm really liking the brass with the dark handle... it should pop!

Another Great Video and can't wait to see the final finish!

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

I think this one will pop with the dark handle, dark blade and brass fittings! Thanks for watching, Jeff.

你对工具的使用方法很巧妙！这个视频弥补了我对淬火知识的盲区！谢谢你，丹尼斯！Your use of tools is very clever! This video makes up for my blind spot of quenching knowledge! Thank you, Dennis!

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

Nice one. Some little tricks and tipps here and there I didn't know before.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

The tricks and tips are what this series is all about so that means it’s working. 😜. Thanks for watching, Julian!

great tips loving this series denis thanks very much Mark

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out, Mark!

Enjoying the build and process, good stuff :)

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out the series! 👍

Another great video with lots of great info! Thanks for sharing!

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Stephen!

Love these videos.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for following the series! I think we'll be done next episode. 👍🏻

Got it - use a massive end mill on hardened steel, but only on my neighbour's drill. 😋

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Yes, exactly, you got it. 😜. Thanks for watching!

Great video. Answered some questions i had on my current wip.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

That’s great, Stephen! Send me some pictures. 👍

First order from MKS should arrive next week. Really excited to find a Canadian source and was a great price on 80crv2. Thanks for all the videos. I just finished hand sanding knife #4.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

That’s great! You won’t be disappointed with MKS.

Loved it! Can’t wait to build one myself. This answers so many of my questions Denis!

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad it helped, Armen! 👍

Heh, heh...he said 'touch the tang'....heh, heh. Great vid as usual man!

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for following along!

Thanks for sharing, I will try the end mill in the press drill for sure, it is such a pain to file!

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Just go slow and stick to soft metals. Doing this on steel is hard on your drill press. 👍

Denis you have some of the best tips on how to get everything to fit so nicely !!! The way you do the guard is perfect what a nice fit. Using the drill press to make that slot so perfect is great filing those out does take forever and doing it by hand can get off a bit. Love the Christmas part where we open that packages LOL. That apron is perfect with the place to add a mic what a great idea. I also do not like all the pockets on one. Too easy to get lazy and fill those pockets with tools then have to lean back against the weight !!! That is a beautiful handle material can't wait to see this one finished. Till next time stay safe and healthy.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Plus those front pockets just get filled with grinding dust! Thanks for following this build, I appreciate it!

@debrahays7005

Жыл бұрын

@@TyrellKnifeworks You got that right a big dust collector !!

Great video Denis. Hidden tangs are my kryptonite. This really helps. Can't wait to see the finished product.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Start with brass, its very easy to work and you'll be able to practice your technique. Thanks for watching, Doug!

I'll never be a knifemaker nor own a forge and never use what I learned here, perhaps I'm too old to begin learning skills that require years of investment but, man, this is one entertaining channel.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

You're never too old to learn something new! Thanks for following along. 👍🏻

Great step-by-step content video, Denis. Thanks. BTW ... imprint or impress is what you were looking for ... imprap is what my backside looked like after mom & dad "imprapped wisdom" for poor choices.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Haha... yeah my brain couldn't decide between the two. Thanks for watching, Byron!

Spent last week making guards for 6 knives Watching internet about making guards Life is suffering! Actually I like your channel-stamping thing, its much nicer than mine which is just a block of wood with a slot chopped in it :) The other go to for guards at least for me is carbide and diamond burrs for the dremel to do most of the removing + with your square needle files, I found making two sides 'safe' with no teeth on them helps to avoid chewing into the lateral sides of the hole with a bit of inadvertent frenzied filing.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

I didn't mention the burrs because they can get away from you sooo easily. One slip and BAM, you're redoing your guard. Certainly they can be used if your super careful. Thanks for watching, Kris!

For those of you using any air hardening steel your tang will be just as hard as the blade so it may be difficult to drill with a normal bit. Amazon sells tungsten carbide bits that will cut right through the hardened steel. They're about $35 but well worth it.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Yup, good point. I usually just torch them to soften the tangs and drill slowly with lube so they don’t air harden again. 👍

I like how you impraped the guard🤣🤣 I was hoping maritime had brodback 36g belts. They have pretty good prices on everything.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Proper impraping is essential in good guard fitting. 😜. Thanks for watching, Erik!

I always Imprap the hell out of everything!!.. works every time ..!!…

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Imprap...its the new cool thing. 😜. Thanks for watching, David!

Good stuff! Thanks Denis! I may have to look into that small end mill option. I have 2 drill presses luckily lol 😆 I'd like to finish my hidden tang one day. 😅

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

I'm waiting to see your hidden tang knife! Thanks for watching!

@mcrich1978

Жыл бұрын

@@TyrellKnifeworks yessir! 🤘

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@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Obrigado por dar uma olhada nesta construção!

Great Video, I am a total amateur and working on a Tanto bowie knife of my design and I will apply what you showed to build the brass guard of my knife. Love your videos. May I send you pictures of my knife once done to get your critics?

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

If you're working on a tanto, you'll be very interested in my big build video coming in a few weeks. 😉 If you want to send pics, please email them to tyrellknifeworks at gmail. I'd be happy to review them and I'll add them to an upcoming Viewer Knives if you want. Thanks for watching, Fabrice

Have you ever tried draw boring the pin into the knife? Draw boring is an intentional misalignment of the hole for the pin into the Tang of the knife such that when you drive the pin in it would force the handle tight into the guard.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

That’s common on Japanese builds. I did that on the wakazashi I did and an upcoming build, stay tuned. 😜

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@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I love your vids-gr8 work! I was wondering what knife sharpening system you use. I have seen you use it in some videos, but didn't catch the brand.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

I use a Wicked Edge Go. Thanks for watching, Jonathan!

Hi Dennis, thank´s again very much sharing your knowledge. It´s outstanding content! BTW... Did I miss information regarding your journeyman knifes? I am wondering about the status. Thanks and greetings from Germany!

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, you missed a few updates. I did indeed get my Journeyman rating and everything went well. It's in the Blade Show update video. Thanks for watching!

I'm probably going to build along to this build series when I get some time on my next break. I've got a benchtop mill so I might have a slightly easier time slotting it but ultimately the filework still matters. Personally I'd recommend micrometers for this kind of work but tbh calipers would probably work fine since it's filework.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Micrometers would work (if you can measure the slot easily enough) but you really don't need that kind of accuracy. Calipers are just fine. Thanks for following along!

@ivysinistra

Жыл бұрын

@@TyrellKnifeworks See, that's the thing, I'm in school for machining and have a tendency to overdo things... :)

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

@@ivysinistra Ah, well I'm sure you'll be able to teach me a thing or two. I'm certainly no machinist.

How well is the block Stabilized? Sometimes it's a hit and miss.

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Really, really well! Not a single void at all. So far its really clean and nicely done! ❤️

23:54 I think you’ve got a ghost mate lol because your knife moved itself

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Ha, yeah I think I hit the camera or something. Thanks for checking out the ghosts! 😜

@Thebigmanmetaldetecting

Жыл бұрын

@@TyrellKnifeworks no mate the knife jumps by itself…..you’ve got a ghost check it out lol

Hey Denis. Thanks for another great video! I have 2 unrelated questions for you. 1) Do you ever do burn fittinga (not sure if that's the right term) for handles? I've seen the technique done a lot in Forged in Fire but you and other KZreadrs that do blacksmithing/bladesmithing don't ever really do it and I'm wondering why that is. 2) How do you deal with the waste your shop produces? Saw dust from wood is pretty straightforward, but I was wondering what the appropriate or best way of getting rid of all the metal dust as well as dust from other handle materials like micarta or what not, especially that sometimes/often I see folks grind metal with a water bucket beneath the belt sander to catch the dusk or something. Thanks in advance! Keep up the great work!

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Some great questions. 1) A "full" burn in is a bad idea as it makes the handle material brittle. That's where you start with barely a hole and have a red-hot tang and literally burn the wood as you push it in and it creates a ton of smoke. What I HAVE done is after its completely drilled and shaped and I'm in the mode of getting the last material out of the hole so it fits, I've heated the tang so it slides in and makes a tight fit. I do that a lot. It's not really a full "burn in" like I've seen on FiF though. I also usually scrape out the burn stuff so the epoxy is on solid wood. 2) things like sandpaper, and material that would be considered recyclable would go there. Metal dust and such goes into the green bit. It's all decomposable and can be treated like that. It'll just return to the earth and become iron for someone else some day! 😜. Thanks for watching, Nelson!

@nellyb743

Жыл бұрын

@@TyrellKnifeworks makes sense. Thanks for the answer! Watching your channel is helping me with the nerves I'm getting over my first knife-making class!

I noticed in the comments that you mentioned Dr Larrin Thomas's book Knife engineering, are there any other books or tables you find helpful

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

That’s the only book I reference, everything else is usually from KZread. Channels I find inspiration from are Kyle Royer, Salem Straub, Shurap and many others.

hi Tyrell. I just want to ask what is the "decarb" in this context? is it like where the carbon migrated out of that section to leave pure iron?

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

“Decarb” or decarburization occurs when heat applied to a piece of steel burns the carbon out of it, thus reducing its hardenability in that area. You usually have to grind through that to expose “good” steel. It’s not migrating but it’s burned out usually. There’s still other events there so it’s not pure iron, just closer to mild steel. Thanks for watching, Rick.

@ricksmit2239

Жыл бұрын

@@TyrellKnifeworks sweet.... thank you

How about after this series you do one on making Damascus with no press jest a hammer nothing crazy jest a real good vid On the how to for us new guys with limited tools thanks new guy

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

This series WAS with just a hammer and no press! Go back and watch the first one again.

can we print off the template for that handle design?

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

All my designs are available to my Patreon members in PDF format. (Link in every video desc). Feel free to duplicate it otherwise though. 👍

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@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for following along!

What is de-carb?

@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Short form for “decarburization”, meaning that the carbon is burnt out of the exterior layer from continual heating in a forge or oven. That outer layer will not harden because of the lack of carbon so it needs to be ground off to get to good steel. Make sense?

@alme6743

Жыл бұрын

@@TyrellKnifeworks ok yeah i got you, just never heard that term before, thanks for the quick response!

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@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

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@TyrellKnifeworks

Жыл бұрын

Sure, not a problem, share away! 👍

@jeremycoleman318

Жыл бұрын

@@TyrellKnifeworks thanks so much! I’ll share your page right now.