The most amazing thing about Kyle is his patience.

Inspiring

Kyle, you are the quintessential dork. You make knives with a vision, a vision possible with your tools and capabilities, all while honoring your craft and the object itself. You create, in this case, applying the "more with less" mantra. You set out to realize a dream. Long live the dork!

Phenomenal work from a phenomenal Master Smith! Goes to show you don't need a garage full of tools to make an epic knife!

Just files and no belts. Your attention to detail is on another level. You got my sub!!!!!!!

I think this truly shows how you’re a master Bladesmith so much better than your mosaic swords. So clean and elegant made with minimal tools. Shows it’s not the tools that make the smith but your knowledge, thank you!

Just proof once again that a craftsman is a craftsman regardless of the particular tools at his disposal.

Be honest. You made this while you waiting for the Excelsior pieces to finish bluing.

This was a nice little surprise for us Kyle! Your persistence and dedication to all that hand filing was very impressive

Kyle "Lets make a simple every day knife" Me "i'll be needing a display case for that knife!" Dang it Kyle, even if you keep it "simple" you make something that is downright gorgeous to see. As always, love your content man, to see a master at his or her craft is always inspiring and a true joy to watch.

Just goes to show that practice and patience matter more than the amount of money that you spend on tools. Great work as always!

What a beautiful sweeping design Kyle! I love that you forge the blade and the handle to shape before grinding! Your work always impresses me and also inspires me!

It just amazes me at the skill level in which u create. U deserve all the kudos u receive. May u always grow and create! Thank you Kyle for all u show us and teach. Bless u and ur family. My parents are not with me anymore and it is lonely but watching u gives me strength and 🥲 joy!

thanks kyle, that was excellent. i tend to get caught up in filling my workshop with equipment etc but this was a great reminder that only basic tools and a lot of patience and practice are required to make great knives

Wow... What a beautiful, yet elegantly simple knife. Who knew something like this could have so many hours dedicated to it!

Absolutely stunning, patience and care at every step and a flawless result. By far the best quality and attention to detail I have seen. Bravo

Always refreshing to see a MS work with hand tools, and the knife speaks for itself; the maker is more important than tool choice.

Absolutely amazing. I don't even know how you don't get tired. Attention to detail is outstanding. Great jobs MS

Wow! You make it look simple. Skill and patience right there folks.

Simple and beautiful! Well made as always :)

Skills, skills of design,patience, hammer, file, technique it’s all here, sped up, but here. Very cool 😎 loves it

Oh WOW!! 😲 What a beautiful piece of art!! 😍😍 Even the little Mesters of bygone days here in Sheffield would have tipped their caps to you!! 👍😎

I’m going to start a petition to officially add a G in front of MS. You really are Kyle Royer, Grandmaster Smith. Strong in the forge you are.

This knife has so many details. It is awesome. Great lokking knife.

The level of skill in your hands and your eyes is nothing but awe inspiring. Such a level of personal craftmanship is, unfortunately, rarer these days and it makes me hopeful that people like you around the world keep these skills alive.

I love that you are showing how to do this with simple hand tools that most people can access.

Even your "hand tool" knives look like masterpieces, the time patience and attention to detail always shows in your end piece. Isn't an understatement to say you're one of the best at your craft, certainly the best I have seen so far here on YT thats for sure.

Simply awesome!!!! Everything was done with no power hand tools!!! You are amazing!!!!😲😲😲😲😲👍👍👍👍👍👍

Kyle goes from crafting the most intricately detailed mosaic sword, using an assortment of power tools over a period of several months, to making a simple yet gorgeous, straightforward full tang knife with only handtools and elbow grease in one day. Bravo!

That's the most badass knifemaking video on KZfaq.

after watching many of Kyle's videos i think he is the best knife maker out there.i yearn to own that knife.

It was especially cool to watch all of the shop tool hacks in this video! Showing the alternative methods will help a lot of new smiths out that don't have all the fancy equipment yet! Just goes to show you can make an absolutely stunning product even without high grade tools! A+

Y’all I’ve watched a lot of kyles videos and I truly believe we are watching the best knife/sword maker in this world today.. I would love to see one in person

A true master at work! Incredible how you made this with just basic hand tools

This just shows that you don't need expensive tools to make something beautiful

I do appreciate that you let the process and the result speak for itself without comment. The montage is thorough and involving and I like to think you were listening to that music while making that knife.

The taper on that tang is really nice.

Beautiful work Kyle, I'm always amazed at how smooth and elegant your able to make that line at the top of the blade before you get to the scales look.

Wonderful! I find this way more inspiring than your usual videos. It really shows what can actually be achieved with the kind of setup that most of us have. Thank you Kyle and have a truly great Christmas.

No excuses. Simply

Love the use of the Harbor Freight anvil...

This is one of the best tutorials on a knife build with only hand tools I have seen. Well done!

The colored wood handle is marvelous.

I agree with all of the comments but the thing that sticks out the most is this Master of blades just showed that if he or any of us lost everything but the love of making blades, that you could literally build a knife with 300$ or less and make something worth 2-3 times the 200-300$ investment. That and he shares almost all his knowledge for free, that is what makes a true Master, passing down the knowledge to and for future Bladesmiths. Thanks Kyle.

Great showcase of your attention to detail even in your quicker builds. Love it!

His workmanship is just outstanding.

So cool you demonstrated this with simple hand tools... very cool. Never underestimate a file!!! The forging saved some time away from the grinder too. And a quality product. Very reminiscent of the knife making I grew up with... the days before belt grinders... the days before grinders ... period!

Meticulous work, as usual. Gorgeous!

Amazing Mr. Royer you are truly a master at your craft and the reason I started blade smiting, I love the videos and it is an honor to watch and learn from you

Flawless! Moff Gideon would be proud to carry this! Merry Christmas 🎄

Very detailed at the process of making the knife👍

It looks really great and the wood... I don't have words for it.

Amazing result comes from some simple tools.

Back to basics. Awesome as usual!

This is just incredible to watch.

It's kind of nice when the obsession of a family member ends up integrating the whole family into the hobby or the job and that way you get closer together again. On the other hand, I ask myself - what is life like with an absolute perfectionist in the family? "Mom, today there are clearly 5 sugar grains too few in my good morning coffee, improve yourself - regards Son" hahahahaha. Kind regards from Germany, Andy ;)

If somebody want's to start knifemaking... that's the perfect example how to do it! Love it! Not a big amount of tools and a great result!

The distal taper between the tang and the scales is pretty awesome. Great work Kyle!

I love the wood for the handle scales its beautiful.

Your quality of finish and attention to detail are phenomenal (like on the sword). Respect.

It's pretty great watching you make a knife like this from scratch.

Beautiful edc knife right there. Just like everything else I've seen you make. Great job. Keep the content coming plz.

That holder you've got in the vice is a brilliant idea. Very simple and effective/easy to use.

Thank you, this is a wonderful Christmas present

Thanks for making this video, Kyle. I hope it was as satisfying for you as it was for us.

I love that the tang tapers. very cool touch

This course and the level of detail Kyle goes into is 1000% worth it guys! Go get it now! No instructional knife making videos are out there with as much information as Royers!

Looks great! Love the choice of wood

simple yet masterfully done. I absolutely love this knife

I would die to have a "simple" EDC knife made by Kyle.

Holy Molly Kyle, you're as precise as a machine!

That's a really nice design, Kyle. Thanks for the video.

Thank you for showcasing your talents! Have a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year!!!

Great job balancing the audio and the tools, and great job on the knife too

Beautiful knife. So much done by hand...lots of patience there. well done

Amazing job! You did everything the hard way and it turned out awesome!

Fantastic. Love this style of editing too

An EDC knife by him. That would be an amazing present for Christmas

Love the idea that loads of knife makers or enthusiasts just walk around with bald patches all over their arms from where they test the sharpness of their blades.

Master craftsmanship no matter the tool.

You have the most amazing blade profile. I think out of all blade shapes and makers and companies your clip point is the most aesthetically pleasing and my personal favorite. Even this simple handmade everyday carry fixed blade is gorgeous I would love to own even your simple knife like this if ever the day came where I could it would be my favorite in my collection

How bout a close to authentic katana but with power tools? 🤞 Great little frog sticker, finish on the blade was suuuper sexy. 👍

I'm just starting out on my knife making journey, that was so impressive! And with so few tools, on my 6th knife now, all with mistakes, but I'm learning from them. Thanks for the videos.

beautiful work,Merry Christmas and to everyone who read this

Hell yeah ,beautiful and inspiring

As always, GREAT JOB

Oh! Another year ender knife. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Royer fam tho I haven't seen Dad, Mom and Josh around while watching this video. 🗡🔥🌟

That is stunning. And to think you can do that with simple hand tools.

Wow, so talented Master at his craft. Very inspiring !!

Hand Made ≠ Hand Made Great work, as always.

This should motivate some new makers! Excellent tutorial on what is possible with minimal machine work. Great pattern of blade. Mini Bowie! 👍 😃

Kyle, I just ran across your videos earlier this week and have watched quite a few of them since then. All I can say is wow!!! You are incredibly talented!!! I love your work!!! Keep it up 👍

Man awesome vids. That's all I can say. The production is getting better, the blades are getting sharper and the coffee breaks are never enough. Keep it up. I am a fan.

I mean everything you do is jus perfection man really it’s unbelievable

Absolutely beautiful. I'd like to see you blue a blade like you do fittings. That deep black you achieve is gorgeous.

Amazing work as always! Merry Christmas Royer Family.

Beautiful video. It feels like Christmas came early. Thanks Royer family! Merry Christmas!!

1980 s disco wants this music back 👍👍

Such a beautiful knife, well done!

Excellent master work, as always. A sample that excellent quality parts can be created with basic tools. A big hug and happy holidays.