✔ DiResta Dagger from File
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Still experimenting and learning the knife making process. This time with an old file.
I TEMPERED IT!! off camera .. relax!!!....
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I think I have watched every video you have ever done..including all the stuff you done with your brother...big fan of everything you have done...
+GrahamReader Have you seen his Make and Core77 videos?
+Jim Haderon I have...love watching his stuff..and I have starting follow his friend from the shop...he also make some very interesting stuff
+Jim Haderon That sir is pushing into the impossible
You guys who criticize his methods to a hyper-level have to admit you are just showing off. It's entertainment and inspiration not a lesson.
Awesome work Jimmy, leather was really cool.
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Even he has mentioned in previous videos that he's not an expert in making knives, so you expert guys can go slow on him. As always he does a great job and with practice he will learn all of those techniques.
+Robert Jones I like to click on the trolls channel and there is nothing there. Probably never held a tool other then their tool in their life. Probably don't know how to use that one either.
Jimmy, I like this learning by doing. Here are a couple of techniques to try out.
To get your bevels even, paint the edges of the blade blank with dyechem or nail polish, then clamp a drill bit that is the same diameter as the thickness of your blade to the work bench so that the point is toward the center of the bench. Then place the blade flat on the bench and and slide it along the tip of the drill bit so that the center of the bit scratches a line in the dyechem at the center of the thickness. Then grind each side to the line to keep it even.
I would also suggest a larger quench tank. To properly harden most carbon steels require a faster quench than a small can of oil can provide. Some steels need other quenchants too and it can be tough to know if you got it properly hardend one file it may work the next may not if it has a different composition.
Third I suggest heating the entire knife evenly at each stage that it is in the forge. This will make the overall quality of the heat treat better. For annealing the color looked about right, heat the entire blade to above it's critical temp (where it no longer attracts a magnet) then allow it to slowly cool in the forge. This will soften the steel and make it the most workable. You did this but not to the tang end to that was likely harder on your grinding belts than it needed to be. Then use a hacksaw, sawsall, or angle grinder for your rough shaping of the profile. It will go much faster and save your belts.
Next normallize the steel several times by heating it above critical and allowing it to air cool outside of the forge. this is to normalize the grain structure in the steel you want it small. Don't get it too hot to where the carbon starts sparking off as this is over heating and it will make the grains too large and the knife will easily break.
Then when you are ready to for final heat treat, heat it only to critical, checking it agianst a magnet as it gets close to the temp. You will also see the shaddow the recalescense move through the steel as it reaches temp and its crystal structure changes. (its a clue taht the carbon in the steel is in solution.) Then immediately quench it in a tank of sufficient size to bring the temp down rapidly. Once it is cool and clean of oil temper in an oven. The temp used will vary based on the steel but a good experimental range to try out is between 300 and 450.
All that to say I am enjoying your videos thanks for the effort you put in.
Jimmy, you are truly an expert craftsman and an inspiration to me. I've been watching you make things for a very long time, and I know for a fact that everything you create is art. It's perfection, and I've grown to accept nothing less from you. Anyone who would oppose that is simply incorrect. Keep doing you, man. Cheers.
Jimmy, my son is spelling words with the silent k this week. I showed him this video and he says, "Dad, here's a practice sentence - I saw Jimmy DiResta make a file into a knife, knife" :) Hope you're having a great week in the shop.
I've never made a knife, but this sure makes me want to try it. Freaking sweet!
+Matthew McLaren epoxy with uv reactive wood shavings lol
+Matthew McLaren No no no. The knife at the end will be encased in epoxy.
knife with epoxy sheath and handle
+Peter Brown On the lathe? or out of epoxy? I'm sure whatever you picked I would enjoy watching you make.
ur videos are great mate.. not sure why u havnt done a knife video yet... u should defo give it s go.. would be great to watch.
I don't know how but it seems most of the comments are gone??!! not by me!!
there are some very useful commentary so thank you all of the information!
Wow, that turned out surprisingly elegant. I didn't think you could get such a pleasing shape from a file without smithing.
Did you temper the knife off-camera?
How long did it take you to make this?
+Destichado this was what i was going to ask him as well tempering is key and as he kept the knife all steel he can still go back and temper it
+jimmydiresta I think I will need one after November. Awesome work as always.
+Destichado 3:56 Isn't this tempering? When you heat the metal up and then quench it in oil.
This video is how i lost the "Diresta virginity", watched a lot of stuff since. It makes you wonder how good the content must be to make someone subscribe to you, but it was totally worth it.
Even though this is an older video, this knife is one of my all time favorites. Awesome work. 👍
What a way to bring new life into an old file. Excellent! Really good result!
NICE JOB MAN........... Its a neat thing buying a hunk of metal to make a tool, but its a VERY COOL THING to make a new tool from an old tool!
NICE JOB MR. JIMMY. D
I really like how you left the file ridges along the center of the blade! I'm blown away again! Thanks for sharing!
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My commentary is, you're a badass...period. Excellent job, my friend, thumbs way up.
Respect!
i know you that this comment will not be recognized by diresta but i think he should restore all pf those rusty tools and make a playlist bc this sure is, satisfying to watch. :)
im a knifemaker , the time when you glued the leather to your platen gave me an idea ! thanks and awesome video
Инструмент - мечта! И мастер - золотые руки!
Руки из жопы унего метал перегрел испорчен
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هبس تفكر قباني غالي علي حفجغلايتل تعخلاي ىكناةع تفؤؤبعىجتر ز
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I like your stuff and I love daggers. I m a bit confused about the handle and the ending of the handle
would be nice if you could do some more explaining in your Videos, die example explaining how the hell you regrow you arm hair so fast :D
+muh1h1 хахааххахахаахах)))))
+muh1h1 As he said, this was an old file ;)
Mine seems to regrow over a day or two.
+Matthijs Alles i see what you did there :D
+muh1h1 just poop 3 times a day
Love the file marks that can still be seen in the blades center and on the handle itself! Magnificent!
You are tough... I enjoy every video that I have seen you make... You are a motivator... A true Renaissance man... Thanks for taking the time to make these tutorials...
This is my favorite knife you've made.
Thank you jay!!!!
Jay Bates - Woodworking Videos jhg
Intelligent and imaginative use of materials and methods - you sir are an artist as well as an engineer!
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Love how you kept some of the file-iness of it as a texture for the handle.
Marvn 123
Love the tiny file profile you left along the central ridge of the blade. Great character. Beautiful work as always.
nice work that ended in a very nice knife. Words to the wise: 1. older files are often case hardened (carburized) where the carbon is only in the outer layer. This is most common with rasps, but files too. Once you grind off all that, you have soft, unhardenable steel. Knives are a lot of work to not know your starting material. 2. I didn't see a tempering step - makes for a very brittle blade. I know Jimmy knows that, but not all the viewers do. 3. Might not be enough quenchant for that much metal. How fast you take the heat away matters and this oil would get very hot.
9:41 i love how you sensually stuck the dagger in the sheath.
Half expecting to see a 'diresta' tattoo on his arm! Hell, everything else has got the logo on it!
Just his way of watermarking his videos.
You don't see his face in many of his videos.
Having his name on everything prevents others from claiming it's their video/work.
我欣賞巧手有兩下子的工匠..就算是業餘...它都是一門藝術..你做得很棒...XD
空來地球體悟的人 I was thinkin the same thing !
Cool reuse of old stuff, I like that the handle kept some of its origins, so you can see what it was previously :)
I like to watch a handful of channels with this sort of content; But honestly your editing is the most satisfying, and the quality of your work is phenomenal
Thank You 🙏🏼
Does your camera have "Diresta" written on it too?
+rasgul oh my god
+rasgul lol
It's not because he thinks it's cool to have his name everywhere, it's because people like to steal video footage. The more you have your name in there the harder it is for some cheap idiot to get free subs because people think he or she can make knives or whatever else a video is of. Make sense?
+solosniper86 damn, never thought about it. But let be honest "Diresta" sounds great af. It's sounds like something precious and expensive. For me DIRESTA can be on everything in his videos.
wilku43 Agreed. :D
NO No No, this is UNACCEPTABLE....where is the damn bottle opener in this dagger?
The screwdriver end on the hilt can be used as a bottle opener. Just like you use a Bic lighter to open bottles.
+Alex Jones just use your teeth
+Alex Jones Just do it like my grandparents always did it: stick the cap in your eye socket, crimp down hard (like you're holding a monocle in place), and twist it off.
Alex Jones x
Yeah, not bad, but could you make a file out of a dagger?
You should have known the answer by now: yeah he can! It's Diresta for god's sake :p
masieh mitra Agreed 😀
Mr2at lol
Mr2at search clickspring he makes a some files😂
Sweet product... should be inspiration for every one watching that they can get a used garage sale file for a buck and go to town using a regular grill to anneal it. But I meant to say Thanks for the tips about the leather work. I had a wallet I started decades ago which never got sewed up. Now I know the "secret" compared to trying to use a thimble which of course is rediculous!
I have to do a Phoenix project for school this year. I really really wanted to make a knife and then I saw this video. I'm going to try it! Thanks for the inspiration!
9:55 wrong hole
Lmao!
Enough of these iron daggers and he'll be a level 100 blacksmith in no time! #daedric
before he was a knifemaker, he was an adventurer...
video game reference, right?
More like; Before he was a knife maker he was and adventurer....until he took an arrow to the knee.
geez, could you mill any closer to that vice? lol
+Micah Montoya So long as it doesn't touch, closer is sturdier.
Mike (o\!/o)
+Moholo 88 What would happen if they touches? I mean besides the vise got milled.
+Rexus King Well, for one thing, the vise would get milled. :P
+Rexus King It's probably not harder than the endmill, so my guess is not much at all.
Rexus King nothing, the vice just gets a little bit chooched.
Watching these videos put me to sleep. I think it's the fast forwarding. Not saying that Jimmy doesn't make some quality stuff and that I don't enjoy the videos. I just can't binge watch without taking a nap. I remember I used to hate DiResta videos on Make because they never showed me how to make stuff, but now I found that I love them. I don't know how you can hate these videos. You don't even say much, you just make cool stuff, and that's cool.
Awesome. Your videos are as great as the things you make. A real pleasure to watch.
I thought he was going to make a sweet wooden handle for it.
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Me too but ether way still looks awesome
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10:00 why does it look so sensual
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT
I didn't notice until you pointed that out,
i was about to comment the same thing.
KNIFE MAKING GONE SEXUAL
+Elias Vodka DAMN
All this hard work and eventually the dagger remains without wooden handle .....???? Hahhahah .LOL ✌️😁👍
It has been a pleasure to see you in action , nice work . I especialy like that people are using what they have at hand . Greetings from Norway :-)
Best youtube videos ever! Dude you have serious skills God has blessed you
Why don't temper the steel after quenching it?
+Felipe Rigon
i was just about to ask that. the video shows him re harden to form martensite but not temper. and i expected him to put some grips on it to.
whts that? quench temper and that another one. I don't remember
+Felipe Rigon Check the description man.
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I will file this one under awesome - sheath is sweet - do you have a local Tandy Leather?
+Nick Ferry Thank you Nick , all my leather are scraps from TaylorForrest.com chairs! my GF!!
jimmydiresta very cool - I miss having a local leather tool company near me
+Nick Ferry Lol file... I see what you did there
+jimmydiresta
I notice that you didn't do any normalization before or tempering after the quench...
I understand you might have cut out normalization, (heating the blade to 1500f and letting cool to room temperature two or three times, it relieves stresses in the steel and refines grain structure. making the steel stronger) and if you just quench the steel it'll be almost glass hard, you can temper the easy way, a good hour soak at 450-475f *or* you can carefully feather a pencil torch on the center of the blade until you start to see the first tinges of brown or blue on the peak. you want the edges to be a light gold/straw color. I personally prefer the oven method. less likely to over-soften the blade.
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Never thought I'd see someone bevel with a mill lol
Now you can say You Have!
He does it all the time
Watching this video today 5 Nov- 2016 at 05:54 am, Pakistan.
Extremely beautiful video love your art sir.
you know your craft... making all kinds of things. Very inspirational.
Filing a file recorded onto a file
Floshmio 10 if he makes any money off of this, he'll have to file taxes on the profit he made filing a file that he recorded onto a file.
and place it into a filing cabinet
Stale Memes file-ception
Floshmio lll
35 views and 147 likes. what the?
+The REAPER Blog Spookyyyyyyyy #HappyHalloween
Reaper I believe that it is also counting the likes in the comments as well.
+The REAPER Blog and they are still not enough!! ;)
+The REAPER Blog
UA-cam metrics, accurate since... not ever.
+The REAPER Blog Jimmy broke the Internet with this video.
Is it possible to make a good living off of craftsmanship like this?
Hari he's wearing a Rolex submariner
yeah micheal culthuru (probably spelt wrong) gets commissioned to make massive swords, he seems to do pretty well for himself.
MAN! I LOVE WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS, ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHANNELS..
the best i have seen! The language of doing with out speaking a word.
9:41 It's almost like porn...
Haha agreed
minus the shame....
hahaha
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beetroot haha
How come he puts his name everywhere?
+SharinganCA my content get stolen and re cut , my branding in the frames of video is my only protection.
Fair enough.
+SharinganCA See "Facebook Freebooting - Smarter Every Day 128" from another respectable UA-cam which had the same problem.
Because he made it so he is allowed to trademark it!
+jimmydiresta you used that diresta branded press machine to emboss the logo on sheath. Did you made that press machine from a pneumatic car jack?
You certainly have made an excellent blade. Strong in both appearance and endurance. Well done.
Ive been doing leather work for 20 yrs. and never once did it occur to me to use my band saw to cut heavy leather. Diresta 2020 !
The leftover saw blade would make an excellent restaurant sign! Also, great work as usual Mr. D !
Thanks for taking the time to do these cool videos.
I like your skill and your aesthetic. It's all outstanding.
Wow. Very cool and inspirational Jimmy. Thanks!
That is a beautiful knife and sheath Jimmy!
Big inspiration, your work is second to none! Man of many skills!
again a beautiful peace of art, that never will go into mass production, jimmy you are awesome
Chapeau! Ill never throw away a file! Such a craftsmanship and basic materials.... Keep on going! But more comment, information about the proces is welcome.....
You have a lot of talent sir. Nice job
WOW! Superb job, Jimmy. I loved how it turned out! I want that file dagger now! haha
i love knives made from old files or wrenches, awesome work.. not to mention your leather work, keep it up! love your videos!
it looks awesome, couldn't take my eyes off , even for 1 second. best of luck.. looking forward for more..
Ive been watching all of your videos over the last two days, and based on how often you test your blades on your arm, your hair must grow back quick.
i dont know my friend but im Crazy about your videos... every video is special and i open the audio in full and i see them :) YOU ARE THE BEST and i love to have you friend!!! :)
I can't believe my eyes! Rusted file made into a dagger! I wish I can buy it. It's sooooo fancy !XD
Would love to see an updated version, Jim
You take a lot of pride in your work I honor you for that
Jimmy: one thing you might consider is playing around with the font size and style of your name. An create an emblem that accompanies your name. I mean look at Nike, BMW, Mercedes, all the auto makers have emblems. It just struck me, the Name Diresta is a good product name, but sometimes less is more when it comes to advertising your name on your product. Wishing you the best of luck, Scott
Sweet! I've been wanting to make a dagger! Nice design and thanks for the very informative and direct video. Excellent editing btw.
Simplemente una obra de arte compañero....en las manos de un gran artista.....enhorabuena.....
I finally get it why he likes to make knives - to shave his forearms!
A different sharpness test: get a sun-ripened but still hard tomato (hint: not from the supermarket - those are often plucked green then ripened the same way bananas are, and are rubbery enough that any blade gets stuck in them, without a bit of additional applied force). Let the tomato fall on the blade from about 2" height. It will roll off a dull blade, barely get nicked by a so-so blade, cut deeply by a sharp one and sliced through by a blade that's both sharp, well polished and thin.
You did it almost from scrap, dude.. Awesome!!
Great video as usual jimmy, I just wanted to say you were the main reason I started making videos for my own channel. Thanks for the great content!
"mr diresta you is the besta!" love to watch skilled people making cool shit, "bang tidy" 👍
that is a beauty and similar to the Fairbarn Sykes fighting knife, I hope to make my own file knife one day.
Awesome knife. Also seems like he's got a proud family name👍
Major talent!!!! Lovin' it.
still my favourite jimmy vid.
Mike and how to release the blade after hardening it will be fragile let go through the lead (heating the container with a dough to the melting temperature and then lowering the blade into it or into the oven for 2 hours at 200 celsius)
Esse cara é fora do comum. Parabéns muito talentoso.
That is,the best reuse of a,file that I have ever seen most people would have just thrown it away instead or repurposeing it to the knife that you made
Talented Craftsman at his best.
Absolutely one of my favourites
That is some fine craftsmanship
I am speechless. That was amazing.
Beautiful work!
Beautiful piece!
One of your nicest works ☺
why do people try to seek error in perfection...."did he forget to temper the blade?"...great job I love blades!
Honestly the ending where he shaves his own arm hair off made me have to comment and like, this dude is on some real man shit. Respect. 👊🏾
That is a nice dagger we’ll make and skills, thank you
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