Making My Last Blade

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11 ай бұрын

In part 4 of Matt's Path to Journeyman Smith he forges the largest blade in his set. This will show you how to forge a blade. This was hand forged from 80 CRV. This was made for Bladeshow 2022. This is for knife making beginners and advanced knife makers. In this video we also unveil weather or not Matt passed the test. This video shows blade forging, blade grinding, forging a knife guard, how to etch your logo onto the blade. It was really great to be apart of the '22 testing group. Guys like Will Stelter, Ryan Breuer, James Fleming testing with me and Neels Van Den Berg and Nick Rossi testing for Mastersmith made it all the better experience.
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@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! This was the last knife in Matt's JS set! To purchase things that we have made please visit thatworks.shop

@LJMpictures 11 ай бұрын

wait so, it's just his last apprentice blade?

@LittleGreyWolfForge 11 ай бұрын

@@LJMpictures yeah

@shatnermohanty6678 11 ай бұрын

3:05 Totally agree 👍 Procastination disrupts the process

@ohmmygod4963 11 ай бұрын

This title was really shocking at first! I was like "NOOOO! I haven't even been able to save up for one of your pieces and you're already out?!" LOL Love your work process and the results! Forging most of the Blades to 80%+ finished is such a Rare thing nowadays! Thank you for making sure we have more blacksmiths/bladesmiths like you!

@nyanlinnoo3 10 ай бұрын

Sir can you please forge Burmese DHA.

@adambielen8996 11 ай бұрын

Now that is a knife. Congratulations on becoming a Journeymen, you absolutely deserve it.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

thank you Adam! I wasnt sure at first but I agree with you now!

@JainZar1 11 ай бұрын

Definitely has Crocodile Dundee vibes. :D

@brandonmagner9832 8 ай бұрын

@ThatWorks what happens now is illya gone

@paultapping9510 11 ай бұрын

beautiful work. That guard is gorgeous. It's funny that you say in the video that you weren't sure if you were ready for Journeyman status, cause my first reaction to the vid was "wait, how is he not already?!" congrats my dude, it was well earned.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

I had a lot of people in my head. Enough doubters can shift your mindset. I also, up until I started that set, had never made a knife to JS standards.

@OPL001 11 ай бұрын

@@ThatWorks then we will help shift your mindset positively, with our support

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

@@OPL001 I would love that!

@iangrau-fay3604 10 ай бұрын

Well said sir.

@dadsausmchero 11 ай бұрын

CONGRATULATIONS Matt. Im one of those guys that does not do social media, and I was wondering so thank you for sharing, and again congratulations!!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

No problem. I debated on weather or not to share this once since it's been a year, but it felt right once I started editing it.

@Chrupignat 11 ай бұрын

I always enjoy watching you guys work no matter whether you work alone or as a team. I love watching you pour your hearts into your creations. It shows a lot of passion and commitment to the craft. Congratulations on passing the test.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

thank you for saying that!

@aaroncooper4237 11 ай бұрын

"top ten soothing youtube videos" for real though congrats on becoming a journeyman smith! I always enjoy watching your guys' videos, not only for the awesome results, but the care you guys take in the process and the focus on education as well!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

haha. Soothing! You are the first to say that for sure! Thank you!

@yozarahirvi4750 11 ай бұрын

years Ago, I discovered Man at arms and I thought "that's awesome" and after a few years of not realy doing anything with my life I'm very proud to say that I've joined a cutlery school in my country since last september ! you guys have been an inspiration since so many years and for the longest time, learning to forge and make blades was like a dream I could never achieve. that's why I jumped when I learned about that cutlery school here in Belgium, I'm proud to follow your footsteps guys !

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

That is great to here! What is the name of the school?

@yozarahirvi4750 10 ай бұрын

@@ThatWorks EAFC Jean Meunier (EAFC means basically a school for adults) it's not a school dedicated to cutlery, it proposes a lot of different kind of formation on a lot of subject, I took cutlery and ironwork and I'm having a lot of fun ! thanks for your video I realy love to watch them, keep it up !

@pg2854 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations, Matt! Beautiful and inspiring build. Thanks for sharing!

@lalli8152 11 ай бұрын

Man you guys really do amazing work. What you do, and your path, but also Ilya when some videos highlight even how he does decorations all that is simply amazing to watch. Goodluck to everyone part of this channel

@glennboyce7753 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations on making Journeyman Smith Matt. As I am not a fan of social media thank you for the update.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Sorry it took so long! Thanks for watching!

@noneyabidness9644 11 ай бұрын

I do the "I'll fix it later" too...later is always harder. 😂🤣😂 So eager to see progress, I actually make progress slower. Beautiful Bowie, Matt. *CONGRATULATIONS!!!*

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

One of the major lessons that I learned! Fix it now! Later costs you time and possibly can screw the whole piece up!

@jimcorbett3764 11 ай бұрын

That is one clean knife! All business, with just a touch of style. Congratulations on getting your JS!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

You nailed it! Exactly what I was going for and thank you!

@ryanivester5042 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations on your passing! That knife is beautiful. When you showed it, the only thing I thought was “That’s not a knife! This is a knife!”. Both Croc and Bowie would be proud of your knife. I’d love to see you compete on Forged in Fire one day or at least do a collaborative video with one of the judges. Maybe even for a charity. Would be fun.

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

I felt like I needed at least one blade to be on the larger side. Didn't realize that my whole set was much larger then the normal. I guess that's just the perspective of a sword maker trying to make knives.

@TheKillswitch87 11 ай бұрын

Amazing work Matt. The skill, hard work, and attention to detail paid off. Congrats!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

I doubted myself at times, but in the end, I did it!

@TheKillswitch87 11 ай бұрын

@@ThatWorksIt's intimidating for sure. At what point were you like "screw it, my time is now"?

@illCMAC 11 ай бұрын

Congrats and I appreciate all the great content you guys made over the years. It's been a real pleasure

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Imac! Much more to come! Much much more!

@ramonpizarro 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations, even as belated as it is As someone who doesn't really use social media, thank you for the update

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

You are quite welcome! Thank you for the love!

@gnomehammerforge 11 ай бұрын

Gorgeous work as always Matt, can't wait to see what you do for your masters.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thanks brother! I have about 3 pieces for my MS set planned but still developing skills to match my desired designs!

@gnomehammerforge 11 ай бұрын

@@ThatWorks glad to hear you’re pushing yourself! I’m sure you’ll make some stunning pieces.

@isaacangelo435 11 ай бұрын

Joined the ABS a week ago after bladesmithing for a year, this gives me a lot of encouragement that I'll make it

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Oh heck yea! Feel free to reach out on IG if you have any questions along your journey and check out part 1-3 of this series for more info. I talked more during those vids.

@Native_love 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful knife Matt! You are an awesome bladesmith with beautiful craftsmanship! Congratulations on your new title!

@Jimmy-zu9gb 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations, I have been fascinated by the videos you guys make since the Man at Arms: Reforged days and I am truly impressed with your progress and devotion to your craft. Well done!

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Jimmy! Ive always had great pride in presenting the craft to world. I try to represent it well!

@ryanmcgrath339 9 ай бұрын

That is one beautiful knife and to add your own makers stamp makes it even more of a beauty. Thanks for the upload bro

@theobaldvonthorhausen3049 11 ай бұрын

Just to let you know, I saw that video only after seeing the friendly reminder community post of yours that a new video was available, I was surprised because I usually do not miss your videos, seeing that it has comparably low views maybe there was an issue. Congratulations to your Journeyman and do not forget to carry us along to your mastersmith title aswell :-)

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

No that is just KZfaq these days. If we do anything "knife" related it doesnt get pushed out by them at all.

@St0090 9 ай бұрын

With you Matt and ilya and the other guys from another yt channel. I found my Hobby my little piece of freedom. In forging and blade making Thank you.

@ThatWorks 9 ай бұрын

Oh that's excellent! What kind of things do you make? Have an Instagram?

@St0090 9 ай бұрын

@@ThatWorks Soo. I make little pocket knifes to 60cm bowies 😄 And viking axe's sword's Some fantasy knifes (Rambo1+Rambo5=Rambo Final Blood 😁 That Kind of stuff On instagramm i don't Show It often Some Times in my Story

@ThatWorks 9 ай бұрын

excellent! @@St0090

@b2bogster 11 ай бұрын

Well done! I wish the best for you on your journey to becoming a master smith.

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! It will be a true test!

@chrislindsey5877 10 ай бұрын

It's pretty cool that you and Will have a similar name and were standing together for that last shot! Would like to see Will come back to the forge for some more projects! Congratulations to the both of you guys. Yall had great looking knives!!

@GoldmansGarage 11 ай бұрын

Beautifully done Matt. Congratulations again on JS

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 👍was quite the journey

@keavenmurphy1565 11 ай бұрын

You've gained a new subscriber! This is what I love about YT, so many great and artistic people who share their great ability with us less creative people!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Well welcome Murph! Take a look around! Tons of buildy stuff vids :D

@andremaritz7304 11 ай бұрын

Gorgeous knife sir! Love the design and look! I always enjoy the vids you guys make....pls keep it up! Many thanks

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

That means a lot! I will try to keep going! As long as YT doesnt limit me reach....

@russianbias8003 11 ай бұрын

actually wondered what happened to that. Great that you finally become a journeyman

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Sorry it took me so long!

@NLSkooch 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful knife. It was fun watching you and will stelter go through the j s process at the same time.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

He and the other smiths that year were really great at sharing information and being a support group. It can be quite the stressful time.

@swrodgon 11 ай бұрын

Congrats! So awesome to see the conclusion. Gonna go for master smith now?

@Skillfuldentz 11 ай бұрын

You're not a bladesmith, you're an artist! Congradulations, your work is truely incredible!

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

And you are too kind!

@noneyabidness9644 11 ай бұрын

I checked to see if a new vid dropped just last week. Happy to see this, today. 😊 Thank you for the video.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it! Did you like the knife?

@johnpipo 11 ай бұрын

I'm very happy for you Matt!! Congratulations!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you John! This really means a lot to me. Wasnt sure id ever get here

@killikhivemind2776 11 ай бұрын

Turned out to be a really beautiful blade. I hope one day to be able to afford one of your knives. Have a piece of your legacy.

@The4cp 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely incredible work. Congratulations.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you tons!

@peacemaker-du4hz 11 ай бұрын

that last knife turned out amazing ,congratulations on your JS status ,you definately earned that one,those blades were beautiful

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Stay tuned for some more embellished pieces from me real real soon!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Did you have a favorite from my set?

@peacemaker-du4hz 11 ай бұрын

@@ThatWorks ill have to go back and check out the rest of the videos to see if i can find the entire set and check them out again

@KevinAugustijn 11 ай бұрын

Very clean work, especially on the guard!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! The video doesn't show it but I actually spent more time on the guard then I did the blade.

@CookinWithSquirrl 11 ай бұрын

Nicely done, sir! Congrats again!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thanks again my friend !

@JW-radelaide 8 ай бұрын

Your always inspiring. Continue the journey.

@magnusshawn4698 11 ай бұрын

Wow! That’s beautiful. Nice work!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! What's your favorite part of this knife?

@timrosenberg4139 11 ай бұрын

Congrats and thanks for the inspiration. I just joined ABS yesterday and now the clock is ticking. Thank you!

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

Oh that is fantastic. Do you plan on testing eventually?

@timrosenberg4139 10 ай бұрын

@@ThatWorks I sure do. Just getting started on the path. Taking the two week VIB class in Jan...if all goes well should be eligible to test summer of '25.

@ConcealedArtLeather 11 ай бұрын

Happy to see you getting your props! Carry on, sir.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Always nice to set a goal and achieve it. Esp a goal that was years in the making.

@ericserafim7954 11 ай бұрын

Piece of art for sure! Thanks for sharing

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thanks eric! Means a lot!

@robertroelofs7131 10 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful piece and such a calming video! The whole thing was beauty and congrats a year too late!

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! About all of it!

@OriginalMomo 11 ай бұрын

Insanely beautiful work, Matt!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Glad you like it! Thank you!

@Robpearceknives 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful work Matt! 👊🏻🇺🇸

@chrisroosendaal4169 11 ай бұрын

I love it and have been really impressed by your rating 👌🏻

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Oh thank you Chris!

@hadialkhalifa5688 10 ай бұрын

Congratulations 🎉 This was amazing i have always wanted to do forging and making cool stuff like this but of course i don't have the materials or this skill and i hope for you the best in the future

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I highly recommend joining your local blacksmith guild. Google your area. I am sure there is one within driving distance! a cheap way to get into the craft without having to invest in materials and tools.

@legoking5499 11 ай бұрын

Simple yet elegant. Truly beautiful.

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

That was the exact goal of this piece! Glad you got it!

@GothicLeviathan 11 ай бұрын

thats a beautiful knife! I'd definitely be willing to buy that if I could

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

I have a few of my knives available on thatworks.shop/ for sale.

@A_Brit 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic work!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Brit!

@anthonyhinton583 11 ай бұрын

Nice work Matt, congratulations.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank Tony ! I appreciate it.

@jerryjohnsonii4181 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations on becoming a journeymans Smith. Also Magnificent Blades !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Jerry!

@MASI_forging 11 ай бұрын

Great build. 👍👍

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Masi! I really enjoyed it!

@millersj 11 ай бұрын

Congrats on JS! Well earned!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you thank you!!!

@Bobba8590 11 ай бұрын

What is a JS? Something smith?😅

@mikeboone4425 11 ай бұрын

Congrates youg man .Happy trails

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Mike! Means a lot to me!

@timhorton555 11 ай бұрын

I'm glad to see you again. It's been a while. Congratulations on the promotion.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Great having you here! Look around the channel though. We have done some epic stuff this passed year

@sasukeuchiha998 10 ай бұрын

Congrats. Hope to see you in your post doc.

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

:D not sure that will ever happen but one can strive!

@BlahCraft1 11 ай бұрын

Congrats!

@Stoney_AKA_James 11 ай бұрын

Man that is a gorgeous Bowie!!

@swordsilkscreen9333 11 ай бұрын

Nice, very clean!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thats the idea. Heck even this piece went a little further then needed for a JS set, but I wanted one that I could say that about.

@KalaamNozalys 11 ай бұрын

Congratulation man, you deserve it !

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Kalaam!

@custardthepipecat6584 11 ай бұрын

Really nice work 🤟😺

@somentity 11 ай бұрын

I love the music! (And the knife obviously)

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! It's always a challenge to choose music that fits the build and makes most people happy.

@logansisson5949 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations man!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Logan!

@elishaberry611 11 ай бұрын

A very beautiful and well made knife.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I felt really solid about this one.

@angry_genius 11 ай бұрын

Cool loved it

@mattw7949 10 ай бұрын

I gotta say, the title scared me a bit... sounded like you were giving it up. Great video and beautiful knife.

@joeleek9976 11 ай бұрын

I like the mini knuckle bow. Protects the first two knuckles when chopping.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Yea I like that too! I wanted at least one of my knives in the set to have a organically forged shape! Not just ground to shape.

@elementjoe 11 ай бұрын

Well done!

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Joe.

@chriswren3636 11 ай бұрын

Awesome. You and Will stelter need to do a calab together it be a amazing video or series to watch

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

WE did ! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bpthfMucy7uqdqs.html

@PMMcIntyre 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations! You were a master smith years before this moment, making it official was just a formality.

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

Well I am still not a master. I am compared to some but not to others! Still much growth needed! Trust!

@-RONNIE 11 ай бұрын

CONGRATULATIONS 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 the knife in this video turned out really nice such a clean classic look. Keep up the great work 🥃 Sláinte

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Ronnie! I think this was my favorite from my set. Either that or the one with no guard. Did you have a favorite ?

@-RONNIE 11 ай бұрын

Yeah the other black handle with a guard or the one without a guard also. I don't know the material used for them off hand.

@warcrownforge9719 11 ай бұрын

Awesome work brother

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend!

@pavelvalis7023 8 ай бұрын

A very nice blade! Definitely worth of a JS

@delvinstickyfingers3103 11 ай бұрын

It's cool that you and Will got it at the same time.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Yea I was very lucky to have tested the year that I did! Fantastic group of craftsmen!

@user-qh8lc5rx9l 11 ай бұрын

Вы мастера знающие свое дело👏👏👏💯

@lynxg4641 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful knife Matt, it turned out fantastic, but you know what I feel is truly missing, seeing you gain the skill to use the proper hand tools to shape the handles instead of the grinder - you use the hand files to shape the guard and blade, showing the skills.

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Then you were not paying attention good sir! Go back and watch that section. I use a hand sanding block to do all the final shaping. I just roughed it in on a sander. Also, I honestly didnt film all of this knife. Just enough to paint the picture.

@lynxg4641 11 ай бұрын

Honestly, you used a hand sanding block to finish it and just roughed it in with the big belt grinder. I think maybe you should go watch some of Illya's videos and see what real hand tool wood working looks like, it would involve the likes of maybe a plane, spoke shave, carving knife, rasps and/or files, sand paper is not a hand tool.

@petergestels 11 ай бұрын

Congrats Matt!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Peter!

@drjcup3228 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations!!

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

you are too kind!

@IOgrel 6 ай бұрын

Wow... just wow

@XBullitt16X 11 ай бұрын

Looks like a Kyle royer style knife, good stuff.

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

Well he is a master smith so I guess that is a compliment.

@saugod 11 ай бұрын

Congrats Matt. Stagmer knives ooo that name kinda bears a heft to it.

@jcubetube3778 11 ай бұрын

Great work! ❤️ which kungber power supply did you use to etch your blade? 👍🏾

@bulletdancestorm554 8 ай бұрын

Hey. Welcome back!

@GaldirEonai 10 ай бұрын

That's a damn nice piece.

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! One of my favs!

@williampanagopoulos656 4 ай бұрын

Dang, how did you manage to make the drill bits stay nice and straight and not wonder as you drilled out the handle I suppose it's help to ask what thickness the bit is

@Animeguy300 11 ай бұрын

Proud of you Matt 🤩

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! You'd be surprised how many people didn't think I would ever get it done.

@havtor007 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations and really good looking knife there. Also was good to see Will there would be real interesting to hear you two talk as you both make youtube content and make knifes. (if you can not do the smithing part as i believe you are quite far away from each other i might be wrong here though)

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

We did a colab a little while back kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bpthfMucy7uqdqs.html

@stevenpurtee5062 11 ай бұрын

I thought that was Will.

@cassiomaia1861 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations !!!!!!! 🤝🏻😁

@ThatWorks 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@sathos 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations sir!

@ThatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Sathos !

@sathos 11 ай бұрын

@@ThatWorks you are so welcome Matt, you have worked your ass off to get where you are and for someone like me (disabled, no outdoor or workshop space) watching content like yours is as good as it gets man.