I don't know why but these forging videos making knives and other things in a workshop setting is oddly satisfying and methodically calming.

Really enjoyed the chill music during the sanding. So satisfying

I love the way DIWD is going and this channel, Really enjoying the new content and new shit your putting out.

You keep getting better. I loved the handle.

I'm fairly sure Dan only started making knives so he can shave his legs without being questioned.

Sick knife! That blade came out great.

This is so soothing to watch. You’re getting better with each weapon / tool you make Dan!

Dude, you're improving like crazy!! I seriously dig this channel and it's kinda nice to see a change of pace and content. I'd definitely buy something like that!

Good build dan best looking knif you've made yet. Good work your getting better every time👍👏👏👏

Couple quick tips on not leaving any hammer marks behind .... Remove the glove from your hammer hand so that you can feel the pitch and angle of the hammer better. When your at your final shape that you are looking for hammer lightly on your high spots of the knife at a dark orange heat down to a dull red This is what's referred to as a planishing heat. Hope this helps someone out there in your community

mat i just want to say the quality of your videos are absolutely amazing keep it up

Dan, you’re getting really great at this! Your quality has improved tremendously in such a short time! Keep this going and I’m sure you’ll be able to forge anything!

Your editing skils to your vids man is truly amazing slow clap for you keep it up

love seeing the work going into the gift after seeing the delivery

That’s beautiful man! Love this channel

Gotta be honest, when I started watching your motovlogs, I didn't picture you being good at hands on building type stuff. However, you have been making some real quality stuff. Everything from Justins doors, to your knives and bikes has impressed me. Keep up the awesome work. Side note, you and Justin both seem like some genuinely good people. You can really see that Justin appreciated the work you put into that blade.

Hey. that was a really great knife you made for your friend, you a lot of love into that knife, I hope your friend appreciates it. Excellent job keep up the good work.

Loving the forge videos, keep it up my dude

Holy shit dude! All your projects come out awesome!

Love your work Dan!

love these wrench knifes keep them up

Fine craftsmanship man!🔪🔪👍👍👍

Seeing Justin’s reaction put a big smile on my face.

dan i recommend you use a “lineman’s hammer”. works very good with forging metal

Love how you get an amazing result with frankly limited tools

6:12 What i always find best when cooling the blade after quench is to leave it suspended vertically in a vise to prevent any warpage that may cause in the oil while it's still cooling. This has happened to me a couple time. Enjoy ylur bladesmithing Dan, its really fun and satisfying

Ayeee you inspired me to start forging myself! Keep up the great work

Dude i love your vids, this is awesome

Woohoo, wasn't expecting a Azerbaijani historical sword to show up on my feed! Great job!

just found your videos this morning. HOLY CRAP! I love them man, very entertaining and cool to watch. I've made a few knives with my dad from railroad spikes from the tracks by my house just using a camp fire with a leaf blower to get it hot XD anyway keep it up man have a great 2019. subscribed and liked!

One thing I always used for etching is glass etching cream. Just get a sticky contact paper to make your shape, cut out the design you want, apply, wait 15-30 minutes, wash it off, and you have a nice design etched into the blade that'll never come off

my guy I LOVE your voice!

That is a sick gift

Everytime I watch a smithing video I feel pue hapiness. This is what I should be doing for a living or atleast a primary hobby.

That 3 piece handle is killer!!!!!

getting really good man you got me ordering pre cut blades and looking into forges

My pops and I are thinking about building our own forge to start making some knives. You gained a sub good sir!

You went balls deep in that knife holy crap dan

Super cool knife. Your work is incredible. I live in Rome. I'd love to come visit your shop . I want to start making my own knives. I've made a few from saw blades and stuff. But I have never forged one. Just use a grinder and hand tools to get the shapes. I dont know anyone who does bladesmithing. Keep up the great work brother. You are a beast

omg that is sick bro.......totally a master piece

Hell yeah man! I'm from holly springs .. your work is sick

If you want to look into different quenching time a TTT diagram for the metal in question and a phase diagram will both be pretty helpful tools. Keep up the awesome work man!

Wow Looks great man!!!

Wow thats hella dope 👏

At 8:57 that music was beautiful 👍🏾

Awesome. This was interesting to watch also.

This knife is badass!

17:53 buddy got the concords 👟🔥

Gotta love the shave test

Could try something circulate with the gears, like a throwing star or something? Loving both channels btw 👌👌

love the music!

That handle is badass

thank's for doing this

This channel is very underrated

Love that rebarb hatchet

Dude you're getting so good at this. Only thing I would offer is that you're still working it cold a little too much. Can cause cracks.

That is awesome truly awesome

Hey Dan. Once you get better at forge welding i think a damascus blade would be badass man. Keep up the great work

Nice work!

Water actually just dilutes acids, baking soda neutralizes them... just a helpful tip. Sick knife tho, u should make a khukri machete

that thing is wicked dude

I really like how you made the handle

This is gonna sound so pedestrian compared to some of the awesomeness you’ve been creating but I’d like to see you do a good quality Chef’s knife. Maybe a set with a matching butcher’s block and cutting board. You seem to be good at the woodworking aspect, too. I got into cooking recently and my understanding is that a good Chef’s knife has to be well balanced and be able to retain its edge while cutting a multitude of different food stuffs. Maybe a longer term, multi part series where you explore making all the knives in the butcher block. From chef’s knife and santoku to serrated steak knives and meat cleavers.

Hey man. New to the channel, enjoying your content. A quick but important tip. Water does *not* neutralise acid, it dilutes it. Making it less potent, but still dangerous. You need a base, equal(ish) in strength to the acid, to properly neutralise it. Anyways, keep up the good work man. You got a sub.

The knife is great! buuuut water does not neutralize an acid, a base neutralizes an acid or rather both neutralize each other creating water and salt (not exclusively table salt, be careful with that). Since Ferric Acid is not very acidic, baking soda should be enough to neutralize it, just pour it on top, wait a few seconds, rince with water. What you did with soap also helps, since soap is basic, but you need to neutralize the acid or base properly if you are just going to pour it on the sink.

you realy love your friends.me too. Thank u dude.

You make it look so easy, just got hired on as a black smith at a factory so much different than making knives and stuff lol I’m forging like 20-300lb pieces of steel

Very good work 😍👌

Damn bro. That’s a great looking knife. Also I didn’t know the premium trim Dodge Rams came standard with extended magazine glocks in the cup holders. My truck didn’t even come with a CD player or a mirror on the driver side visor. (Although the HEMI and 4x4 are quite nice)

One of ur most beautiful pieces. Justins reaction was great too. The final product with the handle was handmade qualitygrade shit. Lmao! Good shit bro. Also would it be too much for maybe voice over tutorials cuz watching u made me want to start my own set up and make my own stuff. Keep up the good work bro. Love watching. B safe brother

Keep up the good work Dan. I want to start my own knife making Channel once I move into a place with a garage.

Hey dan. I have some advice for a black coating thats more natural. You get your metal nice and clean, then spray it with vinegar to cause some microscopic dents. Then clean it again, soap and water. After that you use a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, vinegar, and salt to make an even layer of red rust. Then you boil the metal to turn the red rust into black rust, magnetite. Its will give the piece the "old blacksmith" look you like. Oh, and use a finishing wax to seal it up

Oh another thing.... try tridium or that glow in the dark powder for accent style in different handles. That always adds a cool touch to the finish inside epoxy

Great work. Awesome forging that bevel by hand. Look Slavic Teley he uses some kind of an electric etch set up for his makers mark that actually goes into the metal. I haven’t researched exactly what he does but you might find that easier for you to do the etching you’re wanting to accomplish.

I love your content

Nice job.

The biggest factor for forge welding is making sure you clean your steel. Make sure there's no scaling and no charring or anything and use a lil bit of flux and that should help quite a bit. Heat distribution is another factor, there should be some info somewhere for the proper forge welding temp for tool steel.

I have one of those cheap harbor freight Sanders to I love it

I just found the channel. Great work! If I may give a word of advice, the etch may have come out better and deeper if you used salt water etching. Instead of acid, you can use a battery charger and a mix of salt water to get the etch as deep as you like. fantastic result non the less man.

It will kill. It didn’t suffer a catastrophic failure you don’t have to leave the forge.

Way to go GA Boy. I'm from Marietta. And I can make knifes out of anything,

Hey buddy, I've watched a few of your videos, nice to see you growing. Just a heads up, water doesn't neutralize acid. It only dilutes it. I would suggest some windex to neutralize completely. If you want a deeper and cleaner etch dilute you ferric chloride to a 1 to 3 ratio water to ferric chloride. Then etch it for longer. Nice work keep it up!

do it with dan makes knives too?! dope. subbed to both love bikes and knives

Ficou ótimo parabéns, ótimo trabalho. Brasil

Now try and make a wrench from a knife

Awesome

nice work

I cant wait till you make a sword 🤘🤘

That was epic

This is tight. Consider attaching wood blocks to the inside of your your vice, to help protect sweet pieces like this knife.

Didn’t know diwd even did anything like this that’s sick asf

Can you put a timer on the screen so we can see how long it takes to make one awesome piece of work?

Cool as hell

Good video

Wowww... Goodddd

good job

That is lovely, keep up the good work. Would tape actually work for the acid? Side: Credit the songs you're using, pretty awesome music taste and it would be easier for everyone to find it too.

interesting design

Hey man love the videos I saw something a few weeks ago that would be great it’s taking some chainsaw blades and creating a knife out of it Should get lots of practice on Forge welding with those chainsaw blades

Use the gears off the transmission to make a bad ass ninja star!