Beginner Knife Making: Forging a Blacksmith Knife from a file

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4 жыл бұрын

Hello everyone and welcome to the forge! In this week's episode, I forge a blacksmith knife from an old Nicholson file. This is a great way to repurpose something that would normally be tossed into the scrap pile. These knives make great gifts and are fairly easy to make so get out fire up the forge and give it a try! I appreciate you watching!
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@welshchris111 2 жыл бұрын

Great work! I just made my first scroll knife and addicted aint the word lol. So satisfying having a block of steel and turning it into something useful.

@Mysticmountainforge 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That's the truth, once you get hooked your hooked! Thanks for watching I appreciate it!

@welshchris111 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mysticmountainforge your welcome, I was a little big on the handle but ended up with a index in the handle instead of the scroll against the blade. Worked out pretty well

@user-yx9bs8zo5q 2 жыл бұрын

That is a beautiful knife. I just learned what I'm about to do. Nice work

@JourneyNorthAK 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great.. love the twist and scroll

@Mysticmountainforge 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@juanalbertojabier6919 3 жыл бұрын

Te quedo muy bueno...!!!

@kensmapleleafretirement 4 жыл бұрын

That was a nice clean job. You make it look easy. I always get all tense, for fear of making a huge mistake. Practice will take care of that, I guess. But, most of all watching you will let me steal a small little bit of your experience that I can learn from. Thanks for the demo. Great job. TTYL...

@Mysticmountainforge 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Ones of these days I need to do a video on my box of failures. I appreciate you watching! Hammer on!

@ivyironworks6698 4 жыл бұрын

great video I've been wanting to make a knife from a file just haven't been able to get a hold of a file.

@Mysticmountainforge 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I got a big stack from my brother, He got them from a yard sale where a guy had a bucket full that had filled up with water and ruined them.

@hannemannironworks1651 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great man!

@Mysticmountainforge 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bud!

@bapibala5349 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job sir ,I regard your handcraft

@Mysticmountainforge Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate you watching!

@y-notforge8913 4 жыл бұрын

..Gud-un Matt !! makes me want to go dull a few files...

@Mysticmountainforge 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@PalmettoPrepared 4 жыл бұрын

Freaking YT tried to get me. They unsubbed me thinking i wouldnt notice. I like it this one

@Mysticmountainforge 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! They have done that to me as well, I have Been subbed to Alec Steele for 3 years and had to go resub the other day.

@grandadz_forge 4 жыл бұрын

Well, ya made that look quick & easy. Setting me up for disappointment. Lol

@Mysticmountainforge 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, that's the great part about editing, I can remove the 10 minutes of fiddling with trying to get the handle to look right. Thanks for watching!

@fe02lix 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to her im going to make one hope its gonna be god

@beaud3035 5 ай бұрын

I'm getting ready to use a forge for the first time that I bought off Amazon and I am curious of how long I put my blade in the Forge and how long are the thermal Cycles

@exceptionalideas2947 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome knife! It would be cool to see some Kydex handle work if you know how. Also what is the beniet of a blacksmith knife?

@Mysticmountainforge 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I will look into that. I mainly make blacksmith knives to sell as novelty items, just like RR spikes, people love them. They are a much better steel being closer to 1095, I have also seen them used at western themed restaurants as steak knives. Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!

@SSSmithing 4 жыл бұрын

Great work man always want to do stuff with files and rasps but always worried the teeth with form cold shuts and cracks

@Mysticmountainforge 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was afraid of the same thing so usually if I'm doing a knife with them I will grind off the teeth on the edge that will become the cutting edge of the blade as well as about a 1/4 inch up the sides, that way I still get the file texture without the worry of cracking. Then I usually do an edge quench. Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!

@SSSmithing 4 жыл бұрын

@@Mysticmountainforge that's a good way to do it do you usually do oil of water with them