Forging wootz KATANA from old drills

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In this video, we're going to show you how to forge a wootz katana from old drills. This sword is a classic example of swordsmithing, and is a great way to learn about swordsmithing basics.
If you're interested in bladesmithing, this is a great tutorial to watch! We'll show you everything you need to know to create a wootz katana from old drills, including how to make the sword's blade, guard, and handle. After watching this video, you'll be on your way to creating a legendary sword!
Making Wootz KATANA from old drills :
00:00 start
02:05 steel ingot
02:20 Forging an ingot
06:44 katana hardening
07:58 locksmith katana
11:00 manual sharpening
11:25 Making habaki
13:08 making a tsuba
16:05 handle
19:20 Blade pickling
19:37 katana assembly
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@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, do not forget to like and subscribe to the channel.

@BIGDaddYfromVenuS Жыл бұрын

Of course

@lambohoang Жыл бұрын

You have a golden hands!! I really want to buy your KATANA!!!

$@soonerfrac4611$

@soonerfrac4611 Жыл бұрын

May I suggest you use a traditional test cutting on realistic targets. I hear Orc makes a good test medium.

@kiabtoomlauj6249 Жыл бұрын

One of the most beautiful looking Katanas I've ever seen. It actually looks like a modern, beefy, heavy duty Katana made to chop off human limbs (in some alternate universe where that's still done)... as opposed to one of those decoratively slim & ultra curvy from classic-Katana-making Japanese periods.

@sansasak Жыл бұрын

The best boss

@janusakaicare Жыл бұрын

Voir vos tutoriels est toujours aussi captivant, tant vous excellez dans votre domaine. 👍

@magnamysteria-dymr7861 Жыл бұрын

Excelente trabajo!! Saludos desde Uruguay

@mopacslim Жыл бұрын

Just so you know, the like on the press worked for me. Your videos are very therapeutic for me. Thanks 😃

@chrisangelone3349 Жыл бұрын

Exceptional work. Your getting really really good at this craft. I love the wootz steel work you use pretty much exclusively. I’ve been following for some time now.

@iivani4 Жыл бұрын

Сверло состоит из быстрореза и хвостовика из сыромятины. Крайняя хрень получается....

@jamesmihalcik1310 Жыл бұрын

Your wootz skills are amazing. Not to long ago wootz remained a mystery, you have really fine tuned your craft. Bravo!

@joserodolfoaguirre4937 Жыл бұрын

Un trabajo impresionante 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯💯💯💯💯💯 saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷

@delivrance3961 Жыл бұрын

gorgeous!!!

@petryshchenkov2008 Жыл бұрын

Good job 👏👍

@thiagocarvalho2928 Жыл бұрын

The video i needed to my holiday.

@arssarss4945 Жыл бұрын

Замечательная работа!

@Sauron191 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful work mate!!!!!

@honeycuttracing Жыл бұрын

As always your fit and finish is outta this world 🌎 😮

@pyzikoff1976 7 ай бұрын

Great job ! One of the best options for making a blade. Excellent geometry and architecture. The width of the fuller is very well chosen. Thank you for a pleasant viewing! 👍

@fz-makingknives3663 6 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@yacovfischzang7085 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work!... A master katana maker!...

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@neilcastro836 Жыл бұрын

Man i like the smoke grey color of the blade‼️ excellent work

@kat-rau. Жыл бұрын

I'm impressed with the detail you put into the koshirae! The tsuba alone gets very messy and complicated when you decide to add detail to an iron tsuba, let alone a brass or copper one, but your's came out looking fantastic! Could I ask why you decided against the traditional katana's differential heat treatment? I don't know the properties of wootz steel intimately, I'm curious if the material had anything to do with that decision. Regardless, it's a beautiful piece!

@vinceianni4026 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful sword Beautifully made well done

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@lairdcummings9092 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous! ❤

@bodiejay2859 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely incredible. Very beautiful. ~Kevin

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@williamdrake5576 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful, I really appreciate everything. There is one thing that can also be dangerous, the peg of the mekugi-ana is always made of wood because the metal can break or deform.

@11thp Жыл бұрын

Krásna práca ďakujem za poučné videá❤❤

@fredrichardson9761 Жыл бұрын

Awesome result for that katana! Really nicely done! 👍

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@PourMeAnother Жыл бұрын

Another beautiful work of art!!

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@ARNash-uh2dj 6 ай бұрын

It's a sword profiled like a katana... Actual katana is GOAT Good job.

@ceo-kienthucthanhcong 9 ай бұрын

Great video. Love from Vietnam!

@diyfireking Жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful sword 😀😀

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@bea_bookhresh_0_kolan0 Жыл бұрын

I love this 😀 katana

@NvidiaRTX-py4pl Жыл бұрын

Great katana made video,

@travispotter8940 5 ай бұрын

Have been watching you for awhile. Inspiring. Learn constantly...

@oleksandrtihomirov6979 Жыл бұрын

Меч витвір мистецтва.

@Semerich_Knives Жыл бұрын

Шикарно, спасибо за видео, сколько по времени трудились над этим творением?

@longtsun8286 Жыл бұрын

Excellent work.

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Uchiha_MADARAA_94 Жыл бұрын

My best part is when you using that machine ❤️ I love that👍

@jeromedangelo7028 Жыл бұрын

Amazing results! I love your channel.

@user-jp2ps7ng1y Жыл бұрын

Minunată muncă! Atent la detalii! Dar nu cred ca oțelu din burghie e un material asa de bun! Poate e un secret, ai mai pus ceva acolo! Respect si apreciere! Chiar ai reusit? Pe o parte moale, pe o parte dură si ascuțită? Si flexibilă! Felicitări! O imagine cu tine, nu mă supăra! Ești bun!

@laimer3000 Жыл бұрын

не плохо !!! респект и процветания !!!

@marcinoca Жыл бұрын

Uma Obra de arte supimpas. Parabéns!!!

@metatechhd Жыл бұрын

👏👍 Impressive craftsmanship! It's amazing how skilled you are at forging wootz steel and turning old drills into a beautiful katana. I've been a follower for a while now, and it's great to see your progress and dedication to your craft. Keep up the great work!

@lolcec81 Жыл бұрын

Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера.

@ricardoabreu69 Жыл бұрын

What a beauty FZ. What a beauty. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@vladimirkovacevic1656 Жыл бұрын

awesome katana

@jerryjohnsonii4181 Жыл бұрын

Spectacular Katana !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@mndlessdrwer Жыл бұрын

Very cool. This is actually one of the traditional katana grinds, though one from a more recent period during the meiji transition. I appreciate the bevels on the top. Too many people forget about them, but practically all traditional katana designs feature this grind on the spine of the blade.

@manuelf2984 Жыл бұрын

Not even close to how a katana is traditionally made

@k.3004 8 ай бұрын

@@manuelf2984read, "grinds" as in how the bevel was grinded nowhere did it say made.

@tuti5378 Жыл бұрын

สร้างสรรค์งานได้ยอดเยี่ยมมาก สวยงามไม่มีที่ติ ขอคารวะ

@tnxstaff Жыл бұрын

WONDERFUL!

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Pablo668 Жыл бұрын

Great vid as always. Like the blade. Out of curiousity, do you anneal the brass before workin it? It makes it much easier ti bend/form. And what solder are you using on it?

@adrilfirmansyah340 Жыл бұрын

can you make celurit, one of the typical weapons from Indonesia

@byankeesama1539 Жыл бұрын

Senjata elek, cocok dinggo ngaret. Dont make it, not weapon but just a farming tool.

@radenmassamudro6178 Жыл бұрын

Wkwkwk, iki do lapo tah 🤣🤣🤣

@nareswara5753 Жыл бұрын

Ora iso

@palinggireski4401 Жыл бұрын

Buat sabit rumput kasih kambeengg

@htmhtbrt387 Жыл бұрын

Weapon for preman kampung cuukk... 😁😂😂

@diegogx Жыл бұрын

¿Cuales son los ingredientes? Podrás ponerlos en los próximos videos. Excelente video, Muchas gracias. Saludos desde Campana, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

@GreatProcess8 Жыл бұрын

Most Beatifull Video #Greatprocess

@viniaminkarlovich7591 Жыл бұрын

SUPER 💯👍

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@jeremycoleman318 Жыл бұрын

Impressive as always

@ch0cchip704 Жыл бұрын

Another great video and another great blade like the mix of drills there was a couple cobalt in the mix ,that billet sounded so hard when you first hammered it .your fit and finish is amazing

@gedion4000 Жыл бұрын

Can you give me a little run down on why everything is added to the crucible? i know when you make Wootz from scratch you need to add a specific amount of carbon to the raw iron materials to get steel, but you start off with a previously made high quality material like these drill bits. wouldnt adding graphite to the mix just add more carbon and essentially turn it into brittle cast iron? the steel powder is obviously to bulp out the ingot, and my guess on the glass would be it acts as a bit of flux to help melt and collect impurities. i guess im just curious about the graphite.

@jamesalexander7747 Жыл бұрын

Wow... that was truly great work 🙂👍

@munnamunna-dg8jz Жыл бұрын

@O_look_a_names_should_be_here Жыл бұрын

Very nice

@PounderPrime Жыл бұрын

It's always a joy to watch you work, sir. One question - is the final connection between the blade and the handle just that single pin, or did you also include some epoxy? I didn't see anything else, and wondered if that single pin would be sufficient on its own.

@user-xm5xt5zn3v Жыл бұрын

Beautiful job!!!

@OaMaaM1775 Жыл бұрын

Really good job.

@DevildogWillbur Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. I was wondering if when you ground dimples into the brass if it was for decoration, or if it was to replicate an original katana, and if it were, would it have been ground in, or penned to cold harden it our something.

@Premdos Жыл бұрын

beautiful katanan ❤❤❤❤

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@danieldodson1998 Жыл бұрын

As many on here, thank you for sharing, I have been watching this channel for a while. I am curious how long is your ‘cooking time in your oven’? Does it vary for the mass in the crucible? Or is it consistent based upon your method? Again I enjoy your posts thanks for giving us your artistry in such a time as this. May you and yours stay safe and healthy…

@jessereid8482 Жыл бұрын

wish you would have quenched with a hamon and maybe chose something different for the handle wrap, but I guess the hamon would've looked weird with the pattern form the composite steel, and you have to make due with what you have, overall from one bladsmith to another, amazing build and quality work. keep it up :)

@user-om8jx3cd5o Жыл бұрын

КРАСОТА

@ericmoore2236 Жыл бұрын

Very nice build absolutely love it 👍

@andrewkerr3836 Жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this , great looking Sword. ❤

@cockporn1488 Жыл бұрын

Робота пречудова, але як на мене руків'я дуже яскраве. Але всеодно катана виглядає чудово

@TheMagaiver40 Жыл бұрын

belo trabalho parabens

@leonjones7487 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Oliver_tv07 Жыл бұрын

Magnífico

@bradymcphail9690 Жыл бұрын

Your work is amazing! I’m retired now, and can put much more time into my passion and would love to learn to make wootz. Do you have videos showing the process from beginning to end of making wootz?

@tenaciousjeebs Жыл бұрын

Al Pendray wrote a book that provides a good overview of the process (as he recreated it), and there are some more detailed resources out there too.

@vitalyzhytnikov4115 Жыл бұрын

Головне не зупиняйтеся! Як завжди вподобайка і подяка за відео! Робота супер!!!

@evgenyk7078 Жыл бұрын

Очень красиво. Интересно, у каких произведений черпал вдохновение?

@user-rr4oj3br1o Жыл бұрын

Це не "old drills", а "new drills"..)) Дякуємо за майстерність!..👏👏

@mariomagana130 Жыл бұрын

Great job, congratulations

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@tonigon5767 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful result!

@Angutha_Chhap Жыл бұрын

Very nice 👍🙂👍🙂👍

@fz-makingknives3663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@geraldstamour1312 Жыл бұрын

Dope AF!

@paultroiani9189 Жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@user-if6xp5kq7b Жыл бұрын

흥미진진... interesting...

@nickulvatten1039 Жыл бұрын

It turned out very nice i like how precise your work is! I would like to ask you do you only charge the furnace with coal once or add more later on? Thank you

@sergeyee303 Жыл бұрын

Превосходно!!!

@josemartins5207 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work... Would you mind to tell me what paste do you use for polishing?

@stephenjohnson6841 Жыл бұрын

Another amazing project/piece! You make it all look so easy! What was the material that you place in the Wootz container after the powdered steel/before the glass? Thanks again for taking us along!

@GaisaSanktejo Жыл бұрын

I believe it was graphite to add carbon to the steel and the liquified glass floats on the surface, allowing outgassing to escape and stopping air from getting in and contaminating the refined metal. I did notice how much harder the wootz ingot is to work compared to standard steel, so his blades are definitely up there!

@DPHZH67996B Жыл бұрын

MAGIC SWORD FOR GODS AND AMAZONES ⚔️

@andrewschell6536 Жыл бұрын

What is the metal powder you used, what is the white material? Also if you crush the container can you reform/refire it or do you have to always sacrifice and buy a new one?

@talipucar8157 Жыл бұрын

Did you measure the hardness of the knives and swords you made from crucible steel? What is the degree of hardness? We want to see the weight and endurance test. Has the cast turned into steel?

@wee2023k Жыл бұрын

คุณเก่งมาก👍

@igorb4595 Жыл бұрын

Гарда на кольцо лыжной палки похожа)))

@Okudenn Жыл бұрын

да там вся сабля больше на лыжную палку похожа, чем на катану

@KewneRain Жыл бұрын

though I'm not impressed by the end result, the journey is the destination.

@user-vk2ue4kh2f Жыл бұрын

Чувак, ты крут!

@TgWags69 Жыл бұрын

You do some nice work. I would encourage you to relegate the use the sharpie as layout fluid and start using a scribe, calipers and patterns for layout though. When making the guard the drilling got outside of the rather thick nebulous lines of the marker. At the end this showed where the inner circle of the guard was too close in the corners and the inner circle didn't match up to the bands around the hilt. I think with a little closer attention to layout, and the fit of the parts you could have a very first class sword there. I wouldn't bother even commenting but I really think you can get there! 😉👍

@CloudCuckooKing Жыл бұрын

This is really cool. I would love to also see demonstrations of toughness and flexibility. I have friends who see your work and they are doubtful, because it is such a hard metal in the end. I would like them to be able to see just how flexible and tough this kind of steel is too.

@jeanladoire4141 Жыл бұрын

This blade is sadly going to snap, both beacause he used a lot of drill bits (HSS steel, basically very hard but brittle, made to cut, not to bend), and the steel powder he added might not have been enough to reduce the carbon and alloying elements enough to get back to a more medium carbon steel. Historically, katanas were about 0.55% carbon, sometimes more. That's not a lot, but that's enough to make a good hard but tough blade. Then, his temper was too unequal, being blue at the base (that's good, the base of the blade needs to be souple and forgiving), but then too cold on the middle, and then too hot again where you use the blade to cut. Basically his blade is both softer than it could have been at the striking point, and more fragile than it could have been right in the middle. Wootz also doesn't have the properties of modern steel, the grain pattern we see is also sign of poor homogeneity, but it's nice to look at, and back in the days it was better than usual folded steel.

@CloudCuckooKing Жыл бұрын

@@jeanladoire4141 As you may observe from the carbide patterns after the nital, much of the steel is far lower in carbon than the overall carbon content would account for. There's a lot of carbon in the rafts of carbide nanospheres and nanowires. In short, yes, that's the conventional wisdom, but the final product is not homogeneous and may have unexpected properties. The only way to see is experiment.

@jeanladoire4141 Жыл бұрын

I mean yes that's how wootz works, it has crystals of very high carbon steel, and crystals of iron. But i wouldn't say that's quite enough to make it tough in the middle after a quench.

@CloudCuckooKing Жыл бұрын

@@jeanladoire4141 That's why I would like to see a demonstration. :) I want to see the properties of the item, as opposed to what you would say about it.

@arianlaser Жыл бұрын

Complimenti, lavoro veramente stupendo, per bravura e accuratezza sei il migliore. Peccato solo per la scelta del colore del nastro.

@kazunari1010 Жыл бұрын

美しいですね🎉

@3dwrecker_4660 Жыл бұрын

Amazing katana! I'd like to get into wootz making myself one day.

@guillermoalfaro2714 Жыл бұрын

Hey 👋 man how you doing bro I'm in love with this katana inpecable 👍🗡️

@phongnguyenviet4987 Жыл бұрын

Quá tuyệt vời luôn 👍👍👍

@tonyquark493 Жыл бұрын

That is an incredible blade!

@girigushpur 5 ай бұрын

Everything is exceptionally beautiful. Nice craftsmenship. Except for the ribbon wrapping on the handle. Could have been a little better. Other than that. Fantastic job