Every time he puts the steel into the foil all i can imagine is the world's most intense hot pocket

If you billet, blade will come.

My favourite knife you've made so far

I love your channel, especially as you show parts that didn't work out, it keeps it all very honest and helps others learn. Also that knife is absolutely beautiful.

There is character in small imperfections. Wonderful tool you made!

I like watching your channel when I'm about ready to nap. Really relaxing. ❤

I always love how you mention that you learn a lot from each build.

You've inspired me to give this a try. Beautiful work!

Hey GB just wanted to say thank you again for your wisdom with using horse stall mat. It has completely changed how I do finishing work and made my knives way more satisfactory.

I gotta say, the quality of your videos just keeps getting better! Your style of presentation and skill make this one of my favorite channels to follow. Keep it up!

I think it's an endemic trait of all makers: you're so aware of what it takes to create something that all the flaws, no matter how minute, seem glaring. Really, that is a beautiful knife. Whatever imperfections there might be are minimal and probably only noticeable by its creator. If you hadn't drawn our attention to them I doubt any of us would have said anything but, "wow!" Nice work, sir.

You make some of the absolutely most beautiful knives I have ever seen, thanks for letting us follow along. A tip I have found working on guns near grinders and such is wrap the parts that can't be touched by a grinder or sandpaper is first a layer of electrical tape, then a few pieces of leather get taped on over the electrical tape and if, for some reason, you do accidentally bump against a sharp corner or maybe clip the girder as you walk away, the polished parts stay safe.

I am a Knife maker and your work is absolutely Beautiful! Thanks for putting your knowledge on KZfaq!

I have watched nearly all of Your videos and your skill in knife making is so satisfying and it would be an honor to learn from you.

dude i absolutely love your videos man easily one of of not the best knife making channel on KZfaq. awesome seriously!!

My dad gave me a book for Christmas. " the fifty dollar knife shop " in it the knife maker used a blade protection made of leather and wood. He had a steal ring with wedges to lock the protector around the blade. I made my dad a Bowie knife with the stock removal method from blade steal. Thank for sharing.

This was a great video, thank you! My first knife is going to have a lot of complex bits, and a hidden tang with a brass guard is going to be part of it. Thanks for showing the process in a bit more detail than most

Looks good! I appreciate how you continually challenge yourself

That was an awesome knife. The small hole in the handle gives it character, sometimes the small imperfections make it better than if it was "perfect". Great job.

Eye of the maker sees all things every scratch. But that's a beautiful knife, love the lines and design. One day I'll be there. Very inspiring !!

I love the way this came out. thanks for sharing and keep up the good work.

Great knife! She's a beauty. I really like your direct explanations, you can impart a lot of knowledge with few words.

I love watching your videos Mr. Beetle, keep up the great work!

It looks amazing! It's much better than I can do. Well done!

Hercule and Boomstick, huh? Love it. Great work too. It's very inspiring; I loved your videos on carburizing mild steel as well. Keep it up GB

GREAT job. I think burl is WELL worth the risk. Great choice on contouring the handle. Freakin' celebration of a finished product. Thanks.

looking SO good! the knife i mean. plus i love your commentary, you always adress things spot on, at least for me. that "why is it 19 minutes long" and the "belt sander so close to finished blade" always right when i think the same thing ;-)

I just watched again, really good stuff. you are quickly becoming a favorite channel... thanks for your contributions.

Your videos are nothing short of amazing, keep up the great work bro

I was hunting around for some videos that showed red hot metal and how it changed colour as it cooled. (for vfx work) I came across yours and ended up completely forgetting what I originally came for and spent an hour or so watching your brilliant videos, love the commentary!

Great job on your second knife...Congratulations!!!

That is a work of art! My favourite knife of yours by far!

That's an absolutely beautiful piece of cutlery.

Maybe the best I have seen you make. Outstanding!

Hidden tang and brass guards are my next-up challenges. This was a great inspiration. Thanks.

Very nice indeed! Thanks for the post

That was a beautiful blade, thank you for sharing.

Great result buddy. Well done

The knife looks great man, fantastic job.

Love the editing! And the knife turned out mint nice job!

AWESOME AWESOME! Love the knife. Great commentary too. I am very inspired.

Congrats on the blade. Its heart breaking to have the blade split on you during quench when you put all the hammering effort into it. Took me 3 tries to get one that finally didn't split, and its a great feeling. Beautiful knife, I might have to weld up another billet and have another go at it again. Thanks for the video.

Absolutely fantastic GB.

Such a great knife! It looks fantastic :D I remember you just being a small channel about the size I am right now, but now you are one of the largest knife making channels on youtube! Great work again, you are never afraid of trying new things and I always learn heaps :) I don't know if you have tried but some knifemakers put some charcoal powder in the heattreating foil to burn out any oxygen that might be in the pouch.

You must have really wanted a Stainless San Mai. You made your own! I am inspired by you bec I am the type that over thinks and second guesses myself to death. Thanks for making a video and posting it!

That handle is beautiful! Very nice knife.

My favorite knife you made yet!

Green Beetle You sir are like Bob Ross that hammers on hot steel with Bruce Campbell's sense of humor that makes really cool sharp onjects! Great vids, keep em' comin' buddy!

Top notch vid man. well done on the forge weld

I love your narration, great vid as usual, keep up the good work

This vid was a treat, thank you..that is some good work

I can't stop watching your videos and how the process develops until finally you end with one truly master piece, but then I'd recommend a pair ok nice gloves unless you have a couple of spare fingers somewhere...

Thx for the video i think it's will be my next challenge great works

Steve I feel the struggle on a spiritual level that part where you said "I'll show you killed me" and yes it is kind of awkward laughing in a surgical waiting room

Very handsome knife. Good work.

Your neighbors must love you!!! My neighbors do nothing but complain and stare at me like I'm some kind of pervert or criminal the moment I start hammering

Nicely done! I had a feeling when you asked if we wondered how the vid would last almost 20 minutes that the core was gonna Spain down the center in the quench! Yikes that sucks, but I'm glad you were able to get the other half of the billet made into a good lookin knife 🙂 One tip that I know a number of bladesmiths that make SS san mai use to avoid the core splitting, is to clay up the spine and ricasso really well as if you were clay hardening for a hamon, as this will insulate those areas so the expansion that happens to the carbon steel core in the quench won't affect those areas with such thick cross sections as badly. I forget the exact terms used for what exactly causes this to happen (I'll have to look it up again to refresh my memory) but it really stuck with me after seeing this problem happen to guys on the forums over the years as well as threads talking about forging SS san mai in general. I'll search and post the link here to the thread I learned about this in.

Gorgeous work!

Extremely beautiful knife! Great work! Regards from Argentina 🇦🇷!

Great blade, I love the handle and the darkened edge

fantastic work. always a pleasure to watch your videos. keep up the good work

Great looking knife. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice knife! Thanks for sharing.

You should be very happy with that, it looks incredible!!!

Wow that came out great!

That looks great! Keep up the work!

Always look forward to watching your vids. Great work

great knife, worth the wait for the video, looking forward to the next

Really great effort. Wonderfull knife.

finally starting off my bladesmithing hobby this year and found my way here, and this commentary is fucking hilarious at the beginning.

you are a true artist..i wish i could be that talented....

loving the new camera shots

i learn a lot of new things from you, really nice knife and video, thanks for sharing!!

Beautiful knife, well done

Good job. Very well done.

you inspired me to buy a gun.

Beautiful...simply beautiful.

excellent video and great info. entertained all the way

Nice, looks great!

Beautiful , very inspiring !

Man that knife is gorgeous!

Good-looking knife! The imperfections give the bad boy much character.

Very nice knife! I recently used dyed stabilized maple burl slabs on a knife for the first time. While I was trying to cut out one of the slabs, it broke in two between two small knots. I sanded down an extra piece and collected the dust. I mixed that with epoxy and stuck the two pieces back together overnight. The knife is finished now and it is really hard to tell which slab cracked.

I collect some sawdust from each handle I work, and then if any voids appear, I take some of the sawdust, pack it into the void, and fill with CA glue. I sand flush, and if there's still a void, I fill, glue, and sand again, and keep going till it's entirely filled and smooth. The sawdust matches the overall tone of the wood in question, and in the end, you'd never know it had been filled. That's a good looking knife, by the way. It took a lot of skill and patience.

Looks great!

Very nice work and very nice knife.

Love it dude! I just posted a video of my first san mai. I don't have a power hammer or a press either. Drawing out half inch of steel was not fun haha. Now I'm going to have to try it with 410 like you did.

Excellent blade !!!

Wow just beautiful knife man you are definitely talented

Beautiful knife. Can't wait to try doing San Mai myself, just did my first guard knife for a customer and didn't quite turn out as good as this.

That is awesome knife, I would like to see more of your knives and maybe someday own one.

Beautiful blade sir!

Very nicely done! Thanks so much for the horse mat tip :-)

10 out of 10 fantastic work

Well done!

Love your work man, its been a long time since ive made any knives myself and im trying to find me a good anvil without having to take out a small loan for it lol so I can start up again.

best knife you made , it is beautiful knife !

I'm so impressed.

That's a beautiful knife, I'd actually buy one

I really like the classic look of this knife.