Thank you for doing this for vets

I’ve watched this about 40 times and love how it comes together every single time

Cool, you’re filing a file with a file. Fileception!

Thank you John for all vets. Nice work. Semper fi

Very nice craftsmanship on the whole thing

The knife is sold!

Hey John, make sure you get enough wood glue on that puppy next time, no need to skimp.

That is a beautiful blade, you bring a handful those to the Ohio Renaissance Festival, I guarantee you they will sell fast.

Thank you for your work for Vets. -A Disabled Veteran

Always I give respect for Veterans Sir. Thanks for the teaching,Sir

Beautiful build for a fantastic cause. Shared it everywhere for ya.

Dude! That tip about how to avoid the dreaded fish mouth was a GAME changer! I tried it today on a paring knife I started and it works like a charm. Big thanks!!!

Very nice work, out done youeself thistime. We are glad you stepped out of your comfort zone...it works well for you Blessed days sirSir, Crawford out

One of my brothers got his four leg partner from paws of war. Ninja has saved his life and his family. Thanks for sending the cash that way and you are a heck of a craftsman

This was a fun build to watch. Good vibes too. Awesome filework for your first try.

Crazy good work mate! Much love!

Love your work

Beautiful Brother!

Speaking as a scottish man that is an awesome Dirk. So Skillfully crafted. It's really inspired me to give it a try, thankyou.

That’s a thing of beauty. Also educational to me to watch you work.

That is a nice looking dirk

Thats beautiful work lad, fair play to ya!!

Nice looking knife. I enjoyed the video.

Shame I can never meet you at the meetings your always surrounded by people. Love your work man

That is amazing!

beautiful dirk

Really nice blade shape, I like that you did a false edge, and that filework was really cool.

If you set a block of wood under your handle so the part right under where the hole will be while you drill you have much less chance of tear out on your hole. Love the knife!

That’s a beautiful piece man and a great cause I think is so awesome that you give to charity and help out a lot of people and even can contribute to saving lives forge on man!

that handle is clean

VERY VERY NICE, COMPLIMENTI VIVISSIMI DALL' ITALIA, RISULTATO FINALE ECCEZIONALE ..........10+++ .

Well done, really excellent. 👍👍

Really nice filework, especially for a first timer. I usually go with a traditional scalloping on my scottish themed knives

Nice. I had some crafsman telling me I'm silly for doing things the way I do. I made a cribbage board once with only hand tools, cause I could and I felt like more of me was part of the board. The more love you put into something the people who matter can tell.

That does sound like a good organization. Good job and good on you man.

really nice work

That was a great knife

Warriors Way out oh Lima OH!!! We’d love to have you come up and teach a veterans class!

Thanks for responding to me, most people don't. You and Josh Weston are the only ones to respond....so much thanks. Love your charity cause as well, my Dad was a Veteran and I work with dogs in a day care and we take in foster dogs and some from the humane society when they are too full. I make walking sticks and wooden pipes, stuff like that. I want to learn to make blades but there are no classes close to here so you tube it is for now.

Wow nice work, looks great. Camera views are on point. I like how well the metal was moving on the tang. 👍

That file work is beautiful. Way better than some saw back for sure

Great build,John! That came out beautiful!! Thanks for your charity work!

Very nice job sir!!!👍 Love watching ya work... I’ve learned a lot from your videos!! The fact that you pick such great charities makes me want to do the same!! Thank you for doing that and putting out such great videos 🙏

You're a good guy donating to charity like that. Good for you

Nice work, I Just started watching your vids and you are talented for sure. Couple of hints as a long time wood worker. One, to much glue is not your friend, it can actually weaken the joint. Use a brush and put a thin coat on both sides of the Joint then clamp. Two, when trying to chisel a channel like that put the chisel bevel against the wood. Its easier to control. If your chisel is sharp you should be able to push It with your hands and not need a hammer, even in hard woods.

Beautiful

I saw you on forged in fire and that spear was sick.

beautiful work. it's a great thing your doing for charity.

Bellissimo!!! Complimenti ottimo lavoro. Bravo.

Great Smith. Great guy. So helpful and deliberate with with hows and whys during your videos. Always a delight to catch a new video! Keep up the good work!!

That is quite pretty.. very nice filework

That came out very nice! I always enjoy your video's, but I really like the charity builds.

I Always enjoy seeing your work on here. Great job!

Love the look of this one

Good work

That file work did come out nicely.

Super nice build John! Love the file work, really makes it great! Looking forward to seeing that again!

Wauw, this is one of your finest! I like the info/tips you give on issues or challenges. Thanks.

Nice work

Great job and another very worthy cause!

Wonderful

Great charity, solid build looks great love filework

Amazing, love it!!

Very nice John. I learned a lot. I really appreciate the charity idea too. Keep up good work.

Great master

Great looking knife. Keep up the great work.

Very first to watch your video your work is awesome excellent video quality as always

dude that is freakin awesome! nice man ;)

Really nice job on that one John. Take care.

that is sick john awesome job

John, this is my favorite of all your builds thus far!!! Being of Scottish heritage, I need to make one now! Thanks for all you do!! Happy New Year good Sir🎉🎊

easy way to fix warps is to clamp to straight steel and temper in oven like you did, but pull it out after about an hour while its still hot run cold water on it while its still clamped up, then put it back in the oven for another hour

Love this build

Great looking knife!

Great job big guy!

Wow beautiful!!

Frikkin badass!!!

Nice work John

Beautiful build

another great video John

Werry nice blade ever

Awesome work man, like always

Wickedly nice knife, good job!

Awesome video. Knife looks beaitiful

Really nice work. I liked it.

That file work was legit!

Beautiful Knife!

Nice job, Sir.

What a knife!! Hope you made lots of $$ on it. Good cause.

Awesome

John, brother files only cut on the push stroke. That dragging back will only dull your files. Gunsmiths are harsh about reminding people about it at times.

Hermoso trabajo

Good thing you called out the pointy end. That could have ended poorly....

Lovely looking knife, not a dirk but check out the 16th century Baumwehr daggers called “rugers” they were Around for about 100 years in Germanic countries as a fighting/work knife. I think you just reinvented it!!!

great work john, your very skilled thanks for sharing amazing channel sub and notification on

Muy lindo trabajo sr

I made a Scottish Dirk out a 1975 Ford truck leaf spring and made the Sqian Dhun out of the leaf spring also

All that hand work and you then use modern glue. Should have use pitch to be authentic. 'The Silver Dirk' Still like your blade work. A nice piece of Heather root carved would have set it off.

When I harden a knife I use a inch thick of metal and clamp another piece of metal on top and I get really straight blades

Awesome work man!!! That would be cool if could make a kukri