Knife Making - Japanese Tanto (from old file)

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3 жыл бұрын

Another knife making video. Full build of a Japanese style tanto. This time I forged the blade. It was all new for me to make such knife with all the parts and the fact that you have to fit things perfectly so they can be assembled and disassembled without glue and rattling. It was a challenge but also so much fun. I really like to try something bigger in future.

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@dustinmullings2672 2 жыл бұрын

I spend a lot of time in my shop working on blades, and when I'm not, I'm usually watching videos about bladesmithing. This is some fine work! The effort to show the making of all the fittings, saya, tsuba, and tsuka. Great job! I love the shinogi zukuri blade with the longer kissaki/boshi. It's beautifully done. I can't say enough good about this piece. You should take great pride in this work. Thank you for sharing your work and taking the extra time to film it for us.

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you , friend. Your comment really cheers me up. And in this exact moment I really needed some cheering up :) I watched and read a lot of materials about these blades and I wanted it to be close to the real examples. I also know that it's far from them. I hope that in future I'll have the chance to make more and improve myself more :)

@fartsuckernerd2690 Жыл бұрын

This is WAY better than most Tanto videoes you'll find on youtube. Very well made and love to see the whole prosess.

@RustLegion Жыл бұрын

Thank you dude , for comments like this it was worth spending one month to do this :) I hope that I'll make another one even more detailed in future.

@lancehobbs8012 10 ай бұрын

Yeah I wasnt expecting it to be this good looks like an ol japanese dude made it

@TheGreenGamer33 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best modern-technique video I’ve seen for a tanto. Has all the fittings and everything, minus the menuki (handle ornament). Any modern bladesmith (including myself) ought to have respect for the time, effort and skill that went into this blade. Well done!

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you , now when i decided to leave it for myself I plan to make a menuki and rewrap the handle with paper corners in the ito when I have the time :)

@johnmcwick1 9 ай бұрын

Dude I agree usually I find it a little obnoxious when watching people make anything like this, but this is the first time I watched this and appreciated the work put into it and allowing for the machines to do the hard and tedious work and the rest being done more traditionally!

@jemarcatubig3171 2 жыл бұрын

Doug would love the blade, laugh at the setup and just admire the effort

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

thank you , I made it for a month , but I didn't work every day , I worked on 1 more project at the same time and the filming made things slow. If I work only on it maybe it will take 1-2 weeks

@trisb8062 3 жыл бұрын

I was searching for a tanto video and this was the first one to take my attention

@RustLegion 3 жыл бұрын

Nice , I hope that it was enjoyable for you to watch ;)

@ryanr2740 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful. Great work

@aimans4148 2 жыл бұрын

well done!! you did a great job!! the real definition of handmade. 🤩🤩🤩

@geraldstamour1312 3 жыл бұрын

Insane job, period!

@AlreadyDiedInside Ай бұрын

Your weapon will KEEEEEEL. 🤣 That's beautiful. For your first attempt at a traditional Japanese blade, that's 100x better than I could do. Great job!

@RustLegion Ай бұрын

thank you , I should make another one to see how much I can improve it :)

@AlreadyDiedInside Ай бұрын

@RustLegion Go short sword next time! Wakizashi. You did a great job on this one, man. All the fittings are beautiful.

@VictorREALM89 3 ай бұрын

Such a masterpiece! That knife is a recognition of the blacksmith's excellent effort.

@leonardo_conti 3 жыл бұрын

good job...beautiful tanto!

@miniacsminiatures1069 2 жыл бұрын

You did a great job...beautiful hamon line, even its not real one but it looks just like real and its enough satisfying...good skills of making...

@tomassean8213 Жыл бұрын

for a brother who "does not know what one is doing" and humble, quite kool and impressive... bravo: )

@RustLegion Жыл бұрын

thank you , friend :)

@mitchellclendening7682 3 жыл бұрын

Masterful work, from a smith much better than I. You've earned a subscriber.

@MartinHubbard1 2 жыл бұрын

That is a seriously impressive blade, very well done. Loved it.

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for all the nice comments friend :)

@ARIES5342 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice work. I am sure Hanzo is quite happy with your work. Adam

@BSMikkel 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work, seriously!

@SamTownsBladesmith 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent work mate, great attention to detail, and you made the most of what you had. Well done!

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks friend :)

@joshcarter-com 17 күн бұрын

6:08 you’ve invoked the muse-in this case, This Old Tony. 😊 Gotta say, the finished product is magnificent. I love the blade and all those fittings come together perfectly. For someone who claims to not know what he’s doing, you sure know how to get results.

@RustLegion 9 күн бұрын

Thank you and yes I took some inspiration from Tony and Torbjörn , great guys who inspired me to start making videos :)

@SPYSKYGEO 2 жыл бұрын

Good job. It is beautiful knife.

@randomguyfromtexas1185 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job, I think everything turned out great!!!!

@gothamantiquities2595 7 ай бұрын

Your file and belt work is really fine!!! Great job! I can’t imagine to see what you would be able to do with a full shop with the best tools and machinery!!!

@RustLegion 7 ай бұрын

Thank you , my grinding skills got a bit better with time but they are far from perfect :) Maybe I need a nice power hammer or press now :d

@p.chakraborty4453 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work !

@SneakyGenius Жыл бұрын

Amazing! the tanto looks great.

@cals1775 3 жыл бұрын

Wow you did a great job! It looks great!

@max_fjellstorm 3 жыл бұрын

This is so badass and impressive I’m honestly speachless!!

@RustLegion 3 жыл бұрын

thank you , it sure is nice to hear something like this :)

@mobtard4617 3 жыл бұрын

@@RustLegion nice video

@robertomazzoni1955 3 жыл бұрын

Bellissimo. Ottimo lavoro. Bravo.

@henriquesouza8704 7 ай бұрын

Awesome! Now you have to make the katana to go with it! Good luck finding a giant file...

@marshallduncan787 3 жыл бұрын

Great work man, you're a talented craftsman.nice shape and dimension of blade.

@RustLegion 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I did some research on historical examples :)

@StillNotLocal 3 жыл бұрын

These are the kinds of videos I like to see. I’ve seen so many tanto videos and they don’t even make Most of the hardware correctly like you have. Good job man.

@RustLegion 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you , I just couldn't skip most of the fittings. Yes it takes a lot of time to mate them , but it's also so much fun. I knew someone will appreciate it :)

@10imtheking 3 жыл бұрын

Wow look at the detail, you're talented, Bro! Keep it up!

@mrkiky Жыл бұрын

Man that turned out amazing. All the fittings look fantastic and the blade too. It deserves a menuki too upon shoelace replacement.

@RustLegion Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate , I now replaced the laces with proper ito and ray skin. Maybe I'll make it a menuki too :)

@WiscoMike920 8 ай бұрын

Amazing video showing some of the finer detail. And great finished blade!!! I'd buy it!!

@RustLegion 8 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

@jakeumundo9306 Жыл бұрын

2:14 Mans filing a file with a file. I love the irony.

@simsalien1 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work

@dontcallmetravis 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! So many fitting is right.

@robertomazzoni1955 2 жыл бұрын

Bravissimo!!! Ottimo lavoro!!!

@maxfurman3702 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful

@yukselozgur 3 жыл бұрын

it's beautiful work buddy, if i've made this knife, i would do it full-tang

@aspimobedji3840 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning and a beauty Great

@blacktemplar2207 Жыл бұрын

My god this is beautiful. And I really like the Hamon, it looks like a very traditional one, not made by an ork. Beautiful work!

@RustLegion Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate :)

@draven3838 2 жыл бұрын

You did a great job on that beautiful tanto

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

thanks friend :)

@draven3838 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, I give props to you ,you seem so humble, said you had alot to learn ,well you are well on your way .keep up the great work

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

@@draven3838 I will :)

@Neg-Ros 2 жыл бұрын

Doug would definitely say..."it will keaaaaalllll"....🙌🙌🙌

@amiralbalushi1925 2 жыл бұрын

Great work! 👏

@the_Ghost_Uchiha99 Жыл бұрын

Love how much time was put in this blade/project especially the habaki with those small details hamon looks nice I'm japanese sword practitioner. Love your work and good content and you probably inspire others to forging most importantly good kid looks really authentic to a real modern japanese blade with a real ito will look different.

@RustLegion Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I replaced the materials for the tsuka with real ray skin and real(as real as some online shop can sell you) ito cord. Still no menuki and I couldn't figure out how to do the wrap with the paper wedges, but this will be for the next similar project :)

@the_Ghost_Uchiha99 Жыл бұрын

@@RustLegion I wanted to do a battle wrap on my cold steel wakizashi due its use and yesterday I polished it using 800 grit for a better practical finish

@outlawsamurai47 2 жыл бұрын

You've got a lot more knowledge than most my friend you actually made the whole fitting set for that blade when most don't even go half as far as you did great blade bro

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

thank you , I would like to make even more accurate and detailed one some day (and i should make a meniki for this one )

@outlawsamurai47 2 жыл бұрын

@@RustLegion I think a simple arrow minukie would be very nice for it

@willelliott8100 2 жыл бұрын

Huge respects to you sir, I don't think I've seen a single video of the making of a tanto/wakizashi/katana that did everything as right as this, even down to the shitodome, this is truly fantastic. (Bar maybe the "samegawa" but I can't hold that against you as the real stuff is difficult to get a hold of) Bladesmith to bladesmith, hats off to you.

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice words my friend. There are videos of people making katanas/tantos/ wakizachis that are on a much higher level than mine. I even got alot of good information from them ("That works" channel and "Tetrahymena" ) but the majority of the videos on the topic are very far from tanto indeed. I also have much more to learn and I hope that soon I'll be able to start working on something like that again. cheers!

@willelliott8100 2 жыл бұрын

@@RustLegion yeah the that works channel and and most of the old man at arms videos where Ilya takes the lead are very good for staying true to tradition, but very few show every single step of the process how your video does :)

@jscrcustomknives479 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful knife brother

@darylfields Жыл бұрын

This was relaxing to watch

@juliojavierbravo 2 жыл бұрын

te felicito una verdadera obra de arte desde Venezuela te saludo

@otecnico1309 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing Jon man

@zezo_alghamdii 3 жыл бұрын

This what I call perfection

@RustLegion 3 жыл бұрын

thank you. It's not perfect for sure but i'm happy with the result too :)

@matteugenecastromayor1556 2 жыл бұрын

this is what you called talent

@archiegibbs233 3 жыл бұрын

dude just because the hamon isn't especially neat, doesn't mean you didn't do an excellent job in forming it properly. I personally like the rougher look of it. It's a quite charming bit of untidiness that helps distinguish it from most of the examples you see, and i really think that adds to it.

@RustLegion 3 жыл бұрын

thank you :) your comment cheers me up

@user-lu8lf7lh8m 9 ай бұрын

Ну наконец-то на просторах интернета встретился аутентичный танто) Браво.

@sandeepjadhav5285 2 жыл бұрын

Bahut mehanat karke aapne sunder cheez banai....sirji

@TheDrivebynerf 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@ethanmoon166 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome build and video, hope to try it myself sometime

@RustLegion Жыл бұрын

I am happy to hear that you plan to try it. I'm sure it will be a lot of fun. Good luck :)

@ethanmoon166 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@horaciofontana5041 9 ай бұрын

Sincerely, Wonderful Job!!!

@RustLegion 9 ай бұрын

thank you :)

@andreavalentinuzzi8777 3 жыл бұрын

very nice job and congratulations 👍👍👍

@alexrebd779 3 жыл бұрын

Good work!

@user-ww5eq6dy9c 5 ай бұрын

Hey Blacksmiths, I would love to see a traditional bright sword from the middle ages, that would be lovely surprise for me... so when you got some time I would love to see you try!!! Thanks now 😂😉👍

@RustLegion 5 ай бұрын

hello friend i am not sure what exactly "traditional bright sword from the middle ages" means and google doesn't show me good results, can you give me a bit more info about it , it may be a good idea :)

@mateusrodrigues1682 3 жыл бұрын

You're so funny! xD and very talented! keep it up... hugs from Brazil!

@RustLegion 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks friend, hugs from Bulgaria :)

@nikydosn1335 2 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful...❤️❤️❤️

@theweaponscollectiveedge863 2 жыл бұрын

very nice blade and fittings.

@QaediSham 3 жыл бұрын

Lord knows I only have the patience to cook pasta to feed myself than making this. Beautiful work and nice knowing where all the parts came from. Wish I can order one and afford it

@RustLegion 3 жыл бұрын

well pasta is awesome , I wish I had the patience to cook it more often :d

@lancehobbs8012 10 ай бұрын

Really good mate! ! That hamon was a money shot! You've got a spectrum of skills across smithing, leather, sharpening,timber, This is 2 years later I bet your ito maki got better , I started with shoelaces too 👍 ( ended up on paracord- it is just the most practical and can bind so hard)

@RustLegion 10 ай бұрын

Thanks , I changed the ito with one that I got from aliexpres :D Unfortunately I haven't made anything like that since then. Maybe I should make one soon :)

@philochristos Жыл бұрын

That is nicely done.

@janhanus2662 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice work

@elimerkley4834 Жыл бұрын

Dang that looks good

@blacksmithideas8554 2 жыл бұрын

Wow Nice Tool Making

@fadeintoyou5341 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome work!! Can't wait to see more. Subscribed!

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers friend , then I'll try to not make you wait for too long :D

@leoruotsalainen6339 Жыл бұрын

Very Beautiful Tanto 👍👍👍Great hand work 👍👍Great video 👍👍

@RustLegion Жыл бұрын

thank you for the nice words :)

@vladimirkovacevic1656 3 жыл бұрын

awesome tanto,you are great knifemaker

@RustLegion 3 жыл бұрын

thanks , friend :)

@vladimirkovacevic1656 2 жыл бұрын

@@RustLegion would you sell me this tanto and for how much

@codycrabtree3684 8 ай бұрын

This is awesome

@RustLegion 8 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

@thinhsuynhuoc Жыл бұрын

For the ito wrapping, i recommend a vice. Itll give you a REALLY tight grip. I also recommend using skate laces instead of shoe laces, especially the thick kind. These both will give you such a tight grip that you wont even be able to move the wrapping at all. I even go the extra mile to lightly scorch my wrapping to give it a shiny and tightened look that also gives it a little bit of sweat resistance. Wonderful video!!!

@RustLegion Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips , I replaced the shoe laces with proper ito wrap a few months after the video :) Yes I should make myself a special fixture for the handle so I can clamp it on my vice :) For my next tsuka project I will try to make my setup better. Cherrs

@thinhsuynhuoc Жыл бұрын

@@RustLegion you just got yourself a other loyal subscriber. Good stuff man love you videos! One craftsmen to another! Just saw your forge welding bike wheel video im gonna try it myself! Didnt know bite parts had decent steel

@billyfoster3223 2 жыл бұрын

Great work!!!!😁😁😁😁

@BarbEricNinja 2 жыл бұрын

Nice man!

@mamishgishmak7969 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could do this one day

@guntursetiawan1431 Жыл бұрын

Good job man🔥🔥🔥

@nolanlau3058 2 жыл бұрын

AMAZING work man

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :)

@nolanlau3058 2 жыл бұрын

@@RustLegion your welcome also I really like Katanna's and the blade shape in general

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

@@nolanlau3058 Well who doesn't :) Japanese people knew how to design and create a real functional and deadly piece of art :)

@nolanlau3058 2 жыл бұрын

@@RustLegion i mean that's fair ur not wrong 😀

@JustSomeInternetDude 10 ай бұрын

Bravo re megale. nice job

@DarkBluePaperHats 2 жыл бұрын

so many things done so very well, but some things were also done very poorly and it really brought down the total quality of the build considerable. Please make another one because the Blade and the Habaki were quite well made, everything else needs a LOT of work.. Reply if you want specifics on what you need to improve and HOW to do those improvements. You seem passionate. Keep it up.

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

Yes of course there are a lot of things made wrong. It's the first such knife I made. I was limited by my materials and tools and my knowledge. Yes I would like to hear your specific information on what was made wrong and how to improve it. Cheers!

@paulwiggins183 2 жыл бұрын

@@RustLegion Nothing was done poorly. You never misrepresented yourself. No need to bow to a supposed expert.

@Pepeboyington71 2 жыл бұрын

WoW magnifique 👍

@luisarashirovideo 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet knife

@treetypes5158 2 жыл бұрын

This is epic

@ninjun_ex 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work bro!

@RustLegion 3 жыл бұрын

thanks bro :D

@jorgeyias6939 3 жыл бұрын

Sólo queda aplaudir!!!

@BEMetalMelting 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful blade bro!

@RustLegion 10 ай бұрын

thanks bro

@_maur89_41 2 жыл бұрын

Essa deu trabalho. Parabéns

@coqueishonomateo1699 3 жыл бұрын

este video es tan relajante que lo voy viendo 8 veces

@alwinbindarwis7496 Жыл бұрын

When you have a lot of tools, everything is gonna be easy

@RustLegion Жыл бұрын

sure mate , the right tools help a lot :)

@matthewmorrison1786 2 жыл бұрын

I looked at the final product and thought: Wow!!! Thiers no way he does this good a job and is not making a living off of this!!! Also when I saw the final product my mind and eyes were drooling saying: Damn!!! Hopefully I can make this one day if I get into knife making 🔪 🗡.

@RustLegion 2 жыл бұрын

thank you friend :) If you like doing it, you will be good at it :D

@mrZLO11 3 жыл бұрын

красиво и аккуратно. очень понравилось.

@bigernbladesmith 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic vids. Subbed.

@RustLegion 3 жыл бұрын

thanks mate , I hope that soon there will be more nice vids :)

@jurjenhoekstra9259 2 жыл бұрын

cool video!

@ravenraeperfecto2414 2 жыл бұрын

I love it

@desafix2049 3 жыл бұрын

you are the win

@RDPproject 3 жыл бұрын

Mate you did a fantastic job on this. Dont worry about the Ito (handle wrap) That will come with time and lots of practice. The Hamon is also very nice....If you want to. You can get a number of bits of steel and do test Hamon making....try different patterns created with the paste. Anyway...you're doing well. Keep it up and read lots about it and watch as many vids as you can. Rob.

@RustLegion 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rob. I now have a proper ito cord and will soon try again :D . Thats very good idea about the hamon - to try on sacrificial pieces. Thanks again for the nice words , they are well appreciated :)