Knife Making - Forging a Small Feather Pattern Damascus Bowie Knife

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7 ай бұрын

Very happy with how this knife turned out. I had some trouble with the coffee darkening on the guard so I had to redo it 4-5 times. Better luck next time. trying some other instant coffee brands to see if it does anything.
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The first half of the feather pattern billet forged in this video:
• Damascus - Forging Fea...
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@martinschroeder8130 7 ай бұрын

I love how the centerline of the feather is right where the bevels end and the flats begin. That is such a nice detail.

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

Yeah I tried making sure things lined up. Thanks man! :)

@vojtechsramek8716 6 ай бұрын

This is a work of art, sir.

@wehrwulf4299 7 ай бұрын

I finally installed that old forge you gave me! Been making charcoal for the past few days, the last batch came out great!

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

Great to hear man! Send me some pictures when you get the chance! Would love to see what you do with it. Hope you're all doing well.

@wehrwulf4299 7 ай бұрын

@@MakeNCreate Being the total noob that I am, I just learned last night that you have to line a charcoal forge before using it. So I'm working on that now. Not sure what material to use yet.

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

@@wehrwulf4299 not necessarily. If it works fine without it there's no need. I've never lined my coal forge. Start with a nice layer at the bottom and then light on top of that. Once it's going pile more coal on. Never forged with charcoal but it should burn quite fast and hot.

@wehrwulf4299 7 ай бұрын

@@MakeNCreate There are arguments against lining the forge for sure. I think I'll will try without the lining. The problem I see is that charcoal is so lightweight I foresee issues with keeping it in a bunch. I might have to use some kind of brick to make a channel that will keep the charcoal under control.

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

@@wehrwulf4299 You could build a little chimney or hood over/around the fire pot to help keep the coal in place maybe :) Best of luck!

@LiamJPenn 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful work!

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Liam :)

@victorlarignon2814 4 ай бұрын

Great video! I recently discovered a new tool called a froe (a kind of L shaped axe/knife used to split wood), that could be a cool project and a new tool for you 😊

@richardbranton190 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful piece my friend 👍 I've been wanting a hydraulic press but I see your man press works absolutely great. There's no lines to brake or cylinders to go bad I might look into something like this

@Gus0046 7 ай бұрын

Guau que bonito cuchillo!! Buen trabajo. Te felicito 😉

@LoneWolf-bd6bo 7 ай бұрын

Love how the pattern came out. Very beautiful knife ❤ keep up the great content 😊

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@mikecurtis2585 7 ай бұрын

Very nice great work!

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

Thank you man!

@sebastiancastro61 7 ай бұрын

Gran trabajo

@MASI_forging 7 ай бұрын

What a great design. The knife looks beautiful 😁😁

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man. I think so too!

@deivipeichful 7 ай бұрын

what a wonderful piece of art. Always doing great job man!

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man! ;)

@guillermoalfaro2714 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful 🥰

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@awldune 7 ай бұрын

It looks sooo good 🤩 I hoped you would say something so I could hear the pride in your voice. No surprise this one's not for sale!

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

Haha thanks mate. It sold before it was finished :) did think about doing a voice over, just takes extra time. Maybe next time.

@timothygamble5565 7 ай бұрын

Still remember when “making Bilbo Baggins pipe” was brand new

@bennylolo 7 ай бұрын

Only OGs can like this comment.

@hollywooddp1986 7 ай бұрын

True..

@arthurthaurii5562 7 ай бұрын

im so happy he still uploads, its been a long time fr

@BS-sh9pm 7 ай бұрын

👍

@HTSTAAL 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful knife! I'm curious, how do you get rid of the vaseline residue inside of the tang hole before the final glue-up?

@MakeNCreate 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cloth on a stick and then acetone or isopropyl alcohol.

@john-doe-I 7 ай бұрын

I think hole in the tang for brass insert is too big, it weakens the knife. For drilling hardened steel I use drill bits for glass/tile (with carbide "spearpoint", brazed on the stem), works just fine, but not very long, 2-3 holes at max and crumble, so stick with cheap ones.

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

I see your point however, this isn't a knife for chopping or heavy work. It's a small bowie that'll be used on hunts. Keep In mind that the tang is softened, completely incased in epoxy, and stabilized with a pin. You'd have to send some serious vibrations through it to break it inside the handle. Cheers mate. Thanks for watching :)

@williamemerson1799 7 ай бұрын

Gorgeous ! Where'd you get your fly press?👍🍻

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I bough it used on facebook marketplace. Made the tooling myself. Cheers!

@manbearpig2164 7 ай бұрын

Why the brass on the tang hole,looks great

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

To make it easier to drill the pin.

@keithmoore5306 7 ай бұрын

i see you switched over to propane from coal, propane is one i can't get used too nor do i like all that much! personally i feel propane doesn't get as hot as a coal forge does and it's harder to work by color with propane! by the way i've been meaning to ask, how did you like the coal you had in canada compared to what you used before?

@MakeNCreate 7 ай бұрын

Without knowing your forge it sound like the burner isn't getting enough air or gas. A gas forge should be able to reach forge welding temps fairly easy after heating up for maybe 15-20min or so. But I get what you're saying. A gas forge will never have as an intense heat as a coal forge. It took me some time to adjust but I'm very happy with the gas forge. Less black boogers and dust in the lungs. Just cleaner overall. In Canada I used actual coal. It was imported from the US. Good stuff. Got very hot. The stuff I forged with before was coke, mostly used for heating. Doesn't get very hot, but burns fairly clean.

@keithmoore5306 7 ай бұрын

@@MakeNCreatewell i never got a propane set up the gas one belongs to a guy i know who's been smithing going on 25 years and he's been using this one almost 12 years, he let me use his some to see if i wanted to switch over, no thanks i'll stay solid fuel! ( the dust never bothered me and i don't stay strictly coal i'll burn charcoal yard scrap firewood whatever, that's a major advantage in my book over propane!) but even gil says he thinks propane doesn't heat as well as coal does because it takes longer for the heat to soak in the piece, and as long as he's used it he still finds judging heat treat temps by color with it is a challenge at times due to the refractory glow.

@erikcourtney1834 7 ай бұрын

Yeah a proper gas forge setup will get as hot as needed. Ive melted 304 stainless steel in mine by accident. Anything over a welding heat is pointless. I have both forges, but only use coal for doing archaeological pieces that won’t fit in the gas forge. Gas is just way more simplistic and I don’t have to babysit. I believe a smith should be able to use both, but hard to do with a poor setup. Hope I didn’t sound like a dick, I’m not trying to be.

@keithmoore5306 7 ай бұрын

@@erikcourtney1834nah not a dick! it might be i'm just used to coal and solid fuels! i admit it i prefer the older ways and things and always have (give me a zippo over a bic lighter a side by side double barrel shotgun over a synthetic stocked semi auto shotgun a flintlock over these inline shotgun primer jobs a M1 carbine over a AR15 flint and steel over a ferro rod an oil cloth tarp over a sil-ny or that cuban stuff axe over a chainsaw and so on any and everyday!!) but i do find solid fuel easier to heat specific spots better than Gil's propane rig will and it's definitely easier to discern colors with a solid fuel job!!