Hey. I have been watching some of your videos. I find your content very educational, and even noticed you made an oni mask! I was actually researching how they were made before I found your video, and they were made originally by swordsmiths out of iron and leather. Since you already did a design for oni, can you do a tengu mask out of iron? The tengu represent the spirits of fallen warriors, where as oni and hannya are demonic entities representing plagues, and poor characteristics in people. I think it would be amazing to get a clue not only on how to do it, but also how they may have done it then. That, and I think you might like the challenge of working with iron in a different and new shape. Again, thanks for the content we've watched yet, and I liked and subscribed. Keep kicking ass

@@MusicIsASoul I will certainly consider it. As you said that would be a real challenge. Unfortunately KZfaq has completely nuked my channel and I no longer get any views on my videos. I spent probably $500 in materials on this video, and I probably only made about $75 back in ad revenue. It's basically at the point where it's no longer viable to go to all this trouble anymore. I still do commissions, but making a video...I don't know that I will do any more after this one.

@@DavidGuyton I understand. Have you thought about maybe starting a trade school online and partnering with other educational entities to help support your classes? I know blacksmithing isn't the trade it once was, but it's also not taught much as a result. And Hollywood is always looking for people who can make things. Use your platform as a reference to market yourself and gain friends along the way who will help your brand and network with you. Demo ranch I'm sure if you reached out wouldn't mind doing some content with your metal works at some point. Mr. Beast likes larger than life things, so I'm sure at some point he wouldn't mind doing a collaboration at least once. I think the only thing you would need in this regard is the know how on how to contact people.

@@DavidGuyton tik tokers with all these views, I'm sure if you gave them something free they would give you brand recognition. But that's also a very expensive way of marketing. Very high risk.

@@MusicIsASoul I made a promise to all my fans that I would never, ever charge anyone to see my content. That's something that is just completely antithetical to my code. The "brands" that reach out to me are always junk unrelated to what I do; basically just spam sent to my email that is sent to 500 companies/KZfaqrs every single day. I actually did already send some bulletproof armor to Demolition Ranch. It was a cool episode he did but it wasn't made for rifles and he barely used any handgun rounds on it before destroying it. I've tried to do a few other collaborations but it seems I am at the size where the really big KZfaqrs don't care to team up and the small ones won't really help me to grow any.

Acetylene soot works to if you have such burner burns off at the right temp just like the sharpe. If the aluminium gets yellowish you need to back off!

Sounds like the wise words of terry English

@@racingandmusicmylife That sounds right, it’s been years since I watched the video, it was Adam Savage visiting and learning armor making from him.

That's true for aluminum, yes. I have worked with aluminum enough that I can apply the right amount of heat without needing to use the marker anymore. If I am annealing large pieces, I still use the marker, but not on something this small.

@@Vikingwerkgood video that one, that’s where I learned that trick too 😊

Thank you brother that means a lot to me. Big fan of your work!

Thank you brother that means a lot to me. Big fan of your work!

Thank you brother. Hearing stuff like this is why I keep picking up the hammer.

Ruined a lot of things that Andrew. I hope people find better examples to follow.

Agreed. Tate is a garbage human and brings down everyone who associates with him.

You’re cringe - Andrew’s teachings work for some people, and not others. Obviously you lack self accountability in your own life, and hate on people who were.

@@harmonic5107Trash perspective lmfao

Worry about the things you can control and need not worry about the things you cannot. There will always be morons in the world, I don't let what they think effect what I know.

Made by the great Terry English! Love that movie.

Whatever you build, make sure I see it!

Weird... usually it's people telling me KZfaq UNsubscribed them from my channel. Never heard the inverse until now. Either way, glad to have you here my friend!

Hahah I don't know if I have the same level of dedication as you do. I wouldn't even know where to begin with doing one of your skeletons.

That would be great....but they won't contact me back about delivering the mask. Ho hum.

Always.

Yes I can make just about anything. Most of my commissions end up being Rocketeer jetpacks. Somehow my masks became sort of well known and now people request them a lot. I've done a few armor pieces as well.

There are lots of places you can find online. I got the bronze from McMaster Carr. I usually buy my aluminum from BMG Metals. Do a search for a metal supply in your area. You may have one not far from your house.

Alec built one of my pieces and gave me credit in the videos he made about it. I also had big channels like ZNA Productions and Demolition Ranch do similar. This channel just will not get any traction anymore and I don't have the energy to guess at what KZfaq wants me to do to fix it. I have bills to pay and I can't waste time on projects that cost me hundreds of dollars to produce and I only get a fraction of it returned in ad revenue (let alone the month it takes me to do a project like this)

@@DavidGuyton I remember, it's how I found the channel. I follow zna too. I didn't.honestly think he was a big channel, always feel like he's fun though, but his armour is... Not great, fun but not great, this... Is art. KZfaq is such a massive c*nt They constantly f*CK with all the gun tubers too. I haven't seen the one with demo ranch. I follow them though I'm reluctant to sub because they host donut operator a lot and he's a real piece of s**t about the homeless. I do not like that man. Kyle robar is an astonishingly good knife maker. Perhaps like him you could auction what you make and the videos then are.. Kinda like a bonus.? I'm just sorry your not getting fair pay for your work comrade. Is there no union to help you guys? Sure IWW has a creator branch?

It was too expensive and difficult to start producing them. I tried to take donations through GoFundMe or GiveSendGo and they wouldn't allow it because it was "firearms related".

@@DavidGuyton That seriously sucks, I'd love to see more of them, but it is what it is, I really liked the design of the decorative print by the way.

My masks start at about $800 and go up from there depending on complexity and material. This one isn't for sale obviously, but this would be more in the $3,000 range.

I'm not normally one to buy art, but I'd pay every penny of 3k for this.

@@DavidGuyton damn dude. I feel like you're under charging at 3k

I haven't even begun to clean any of the dust yet. I have some huge chunks I cut off with a bandsaw, but cutting it with a chisel would have been way more work. I did play around with a chisel for a while to see what it was like.

This is actually the old shop. It's in the middle of deconstruction which is why it's such a terrible mess. I'll be in this shop for about a year before I move on.

Too expensive to mass produce. I tried to get funding through a few places but they all shut it down as "firearms related", even though it's literally protection from firearms. It's a stupid world we live in.

@@DavidGuyton I mean.. Could I commission one?

Hi John. Nothing new planned. KZfaq kind of killed my channel so it's just not worth going to these lengths to make these videos of no one is ever going to see them. I don't want to quit but KZfaq is sort of forcing it on me.

Beats me. I wish I knew. I'd change something.

@@DavidGuyton its ridiculous you have excellent video production quality and amazing content i love what you do ive bought a few must have something to do with youtube algorithm try making KZfaq shorts they seem to be the way to pull veiws everyone has adhd nowadays

Yes I have an Etsy shop here: www.etsy.com/shop/ArmorTemplates

We're still doing that. Took a long time to get a shop. We have it now. New videos soon.

I was in contact with his people but they said they couldn't take it "for safety reasons"....whatever that means. I offered to drop it off with literally anyone they sent, in a public place, but they still said no.

@DavidGuyton Wow that is a bit disappointing. That mask is an absolute work of art and you did a phenomenal job! I guess I understand why they don't really want to accept gifts though, especially with all the swatting and bomb threats they have received over the past year. Keep up the good work man and I appreciate you sharing this with everyone. You have taught me alot of the years.

I didn't see any comments about an elephant. KZfaq may have censored it for some reason but I don't do that. Post whatever you like.

@@DavidGuyton I suspected youtube blocked or put it on your awaiting approval list. I mentioned Douglas Pryor who makes some awesome work and if you've seen it? He made a full size elephant head out of thick steel and does a lot of sheet metal repussé and chasing work. The way I wrote it might have triggered some spam filter.

@@Henrik.Yngvesson Yes I follow Douglas. Incredible talent. And I do remember seeing his elephant. By the way, I checked the filtered messages and there are none in there.

My attention span is to short to watch a whole episode, but I like the fact that he presents the news instead of a story. Although, every time Ian goes off on his graphene and hydrogen... 😅 Ian is the ever ardent 3rd degree science acolyte.

Interesting...

What happened to "diversity is our strength"? Meh. Your loss.

David is only going to gain subs from this amazing video.. yours will not be missed.

@blackstonemorgan7713 Peace to you and yours.