Well done! I’m just getting into hobbyist knife making/ blacksmithing and am absorbing as much info as I can from lots of sources. What I particularly like about your channel is the diy and work-arounds you do. Also your narration is top notch. New subscriber here.
Sucker Rod. Gift of the Gods. We have made many things from it for over 60 years. Miles of corrals, fence, branding irons, etc. Plus, I have forged many tools from it. You can identify the steel type from the code numbers on the flats of the knuckle. Many types of steel but most need to be somewhat elastic. TEXAS RANCHER!
We learn more from your willingness to share the mistakes than from those who skip that part. Now I’m wondering what could be put in those holes - they’re threaded, right? A contrasting metal? Colored plastic? Jewels? Nothing wrong with using as-is, but...
Funny you mentioned the sucker rod not hardening. I was playing with some steel from a truck just last night, I think it’s some kind of strut and it throws sparks like it’s super high carbon but I can only get it to around 50 hrc or less. That’s why we test first! 😉
Great looking knife you made, well - done. Sucker rods are very handy for a smith, the steel is high carbon and the old rods can be free. I have used them to make all kinds of tools.
@@RedBeardOps Excellent Red, old smiths like me have made lots of things we needed from sucker rods. Mine came to me from windmills, not oil wells - wish I'd had just one oil well . :)
Try to use the angle grinder to round of the edges of your hammer it will speed things up and is make it easier to get the hammer marks out nice work btw
I really like how this turned out. One idea even though it may have been mentioned already. Fill the voids with colored epoxy. It would add a cool look.
Those hammer marks look familiar. I still cannot avoid them myself, but I have found that dressing the hammer face to round out the edges helps. I still leave marks but they are not as deep and I don't need to turn as much steel into grinder dust.
I posted this comment and the began to read the rest of the comments and feel like it was very unnecessary for me to post it, as lots of other folks were keen on point out the same.
I worked for the company who makes sucker rods. That rod came from a plant in tulsa ok called Norris. They were our sister company. If you look up API specs on sucker rods. The steel grade number is 4330.
Oh yeah, I'm not hating on the straight pins. They've worked in knives for 100s of years! I'm just an "over build it" type of guy and corbies help me sleep better on customer knives! lol
Fill the handle slab fastener voids with a two part clear epoxy that you have added your choice of colored ink to. I did it once with red stamp pad ink and it worked great.
I say well done! for someone who doesn't typically forge thier blades I think it came out pretty well. It takes forging knife after knife to get the process down as I'm sure you know. Keep on forging and they will keep on improving. I do both as well and the one is definately easier than the other although they both take time and skill to master. Forge on brother!
I have ran into the same issue with that type of pins. What i did to fix the cosmetic issues was take some super fine brass dust, mixed it with epoxy and filled in the void. Worked out fairly well and is still holding up years later
Awesome video man! Love the finished product and the race to get there! I have tried san mai 3 times now, all 3 have been failures and I forge a bit! I have been trying stainless san mai though. Great work man!
I think part of my problem is heat I am in the middle of doing a new Forge right now drawing inspiration from your Forge build video thank you sir! I'm going to scale mine up just slightly so I can do swords and I'm going to do a forced air ribbon burner. I've watched your video on your Forge build several times, after using it for a while do you have any other likes or dislikes about it? How did the solenoid for the gas shut off end up working out for you?
Norris 97 knife love it! If you would stop pumping your rod lift wells that fast you wouldn’t have as much rod inventory to “UTILIZE”! Great video man!
dump those fasteners.....But you could get some crushed stone from pen stores and fill those voids using crushed stone and super glue. It would add a cool kick to the knife handle.
When I did that I drill the other side and applied black epoxy into the holes it looked a little better. Did you just leave holes or did you end up putting something into the holes. I also thought it would be cool looking to make them look like mosaic pins. Wouldn't be hard to do. Any way good job as usual thanks for sharing.
Good looking knife. If the holes are deep enough fill them with epoxy tinted black or make some small plugs out of the wood. Drill an appropriate sized hole in a piece of steel then drive a slightly larger sized wood square through the hole. The steel will size the dowel to fit in the void
Nice build. Drill rod also makes great punches etc. Some one mentioned already Vermiculite, I have a small galvanized trash can with a lid for mine. (2 - 3 gallon) Keeps that stuff from blowing all over creation. Wood ash also will work just fine for annealing. (no asbestos either)
You are a patient man. That is a lot of work. I have never made a knife but might one day. It is so detail oriented to do it right, might be too fancy for me.... lol.... Could you tell me what is the name of and were to get that breathing apparatus? I am always steaming up my glasses and can't see what I am cutting or grinding when I wear a mask. Thanks For the video...
Do you have a video showing how you mounted that anvil? I have a little one, I need to put on something better than what I have. It's on a Roman work bench right now. The whole bench tends to move when I hit it.
I tried to send you a picture of the chart of usable sucker rods but I cannot figure out how to do it but you can look it up on Blackbear forge some of them are good hardenable steels and some aren’t
I think the void in the fasteners looks fine when finished. The only problem would be that they would pick up a lot of gunk whem the knife gets used. Perhaps a drop of epoxy in the void and buff it smooth to keep that from happening?
@@RedBeardOps You're more than welcome, it was 'Sucker Rod' that caught my eye. The best Steel Beam/Material positioning bar I ever had, I made from a 4' length of Rod with a coupling capped w/a 3" stub in the end, as a handle, welded. Subscribed!
Oh hell this looks just like Midland. I wouldn't have given it a second thought except for this being a sucker rod build LOL I'm just down the street in SA 👍
I'm sure you've already seen the Travis Wuertz tool rest set up...but I have a TW90 and it's a sweet set up. Jeremy from SLL was designing one very similar. Versatility with this set up is amazing. You might have left over parts from your surface grinder to get started with. Something to maybe look at.
CHeers sir! Thanks for the video idea. I haven't done many false edges but depending on the curvature (like a clip), it can be fairly challenging. If it were straight I think it wouldn't be too bad. Let me know how it works out for you! Have a great week!
You must tell me about that base your anvil is sitting on! Please 🙏🏽 I have an anvil and looking for something heavy duty, sturdy yet portable to attach it to. How did you make yours?
I'm still watching the video, but before I forget...if you file your jimping in and then come at it from the other side, will the teeth line up or would you wreck it? Just thinking that might be a way to get the one shallow grove the same depth as the rest
If you'll bevel the corner of your checkering file, you can avoid that extra line to the side of your full depth Vs. I had to tune up the sides of mine. If you examine your file you'll see what is causing the scratch.
@@RedBeardOps It might even be something that you could do precisely with your surface grinder. C Clamp on edge it to a block that's stuck on the magnet perhaps.
Hey dude nice build! When you're using that jimping file go one way and turn the blade around and do it from that direction also, it will even the jimping out equally!
I've only made a few damascus billets myself but I don't think putting borax on the edges is necessary or really even doing anything since you completely sealed it with weld.
Hello, I am really chuffed about the practical and artistic way you make knives. I have subscribed to your channel recently. i would like to procure the kind of device you are using for grinding as a mask causes my glasses to cloud and it is not sufficient enough. Maybe you can tell me where I might shop for such device. Many thanks.
Hey brother, great video! I thought you did an awesome job forging out that san mai. If I could offer any advice at all it would be to try out vermiculite for annealing. It's like 3-5$ at home depot, Lowes, Ace, etc. I have found that annealing in vermiculite overnight reduces scale a LOT compared to leaving in the forge. Have a great weekend James!
I use permits just the same, but I think maybe even more important than that would be to adjust your flame in the forge to a reducing flame so it doesn't oxidize the steel as fast. I do use an oxidizing flame when I want to add scale pattern on the steel that will be left behind after grinding. That is how I textured the guards on the 300 sword! Less oxygen+perlite=less scale
I really like your videos and down-to-earth Style. Very nice knife. I laughed when you said made a sharpening notch. I thought you would use proper terminology like choil with all your experience. But don't mind me sharpening notch works too?
Hah! I'm far from super experienced! I've heard them called Spanish Notch, Sharpening choil, sharpening notch. I'm sure there are more names! Thank you for watching sir! And thanks for your comment.
@@RedBeardOps thank you, I need something a bit more adjustable for my own work do to the variability that comes from forging, however, your video convinced me to buy one.
That Wood looked to be Wenge. The Bocote you bought will be a bit lighter and yellower. Wenge dust is dark brown, Bocote is a lot lighter. Be careful with Wenge. It splinters easily and the splinters or somewhat toxic and can get infected easily. That being said, Wenge is one of my favorite woods as is Bocote. Other nice woods that polish up even nicer are Cocobolo and Koa. Wear a mash as I got a brutal rash from I think African black wood dust.
Enjoyed the build. Where could a fellow obtain a file like you used for the spine? Thanks man!!! BTW, what do you do in the oilfield if you don’t mind me asking? Thanks!
About your jimping file. Is the line always at the same side? If yes then the file must have a thin set of teeth. Just remove it gind that side smaller until the line dissapears. Just my 2 cents. I think the wood is Wenge. I know those fasteners as Acorn fasteners, I had the same issue with them and filled the void with colored epoxy as a highlight. The thickness available is so small that I don‘t use them anymore. Nice knife btw.
Thanks Roland! I think you're right on the file and one side is slightly more of an issue tha the other. Those damn Acorn fasteners have such an exact tolerance... I won't be ordering them again! Have a great weekend!
@@NRiggiKnives Man I'll have to take a deep look at those. I've seen them on instagram. I'm so cheap so it's going to be hard to purchase one... but I may be able to get some ideas to make one.
Excellent knife! I was going to suggest the colored epoxy, but, as I was reading the comments I noticed several people beat me to it. (It looks good as it is, I would just want that hole filled to keep stuff out) I do enjoy watching your process. You do a great job of explaining what you're doing! Keep up the great vid's! Cheers from Canada
Hey man, thanks for asking! When I do sell a knife it's on Instagram. I'm pretty slow so they don't come out very often... And I'm not taking custom orders. Cheers man! instagram.com/redbeardops/
NEW DRINKING GAME: Every time I say “utilize(d)”…. DRINK!... I expect an official count in the comments. 😅🙌
Soory i couldnt play, im alteady past 8 drinks!!,,
Shop's overrun with utils now. Everything has been utilized.
I really was going to suggest this! Lol. But I see you already utilised it 🤦♂️ 😂😂
We would die bud hahah
lol there's never a reason to say "utilize." The word "use" is always a perfect substitute.
Well done! I’m just getting into hobbyist knife making/ blacksmithing and am absorbing as much info as I can from lots of sources. What I particularly like about your channel is the diy and work-arounds you do. Also your narration is top notch. New subscriber here.
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the vids!
Sucker Rod. Gift of the Gods. We have made many things from it for over 60 years. Miles of corrals, fence, branding irons, etc. Plus, I have forged many tools from it. You can identify the steel type from the code numbers on the flats of the knuckle. Many types of steel but most need to be somewhat elastic. TEXAS RANCHER!
Heck yeah sir! Thanks for your comment. The stuff is tough! Cheers sir
I have never had all the great tools that you used to make your knife. Just grind away everything that doesn't look like your knife - works for me.
Thank you sir!
Your forging skills are fine. You’re learning and I’m learning by watching. Thank you for what you’re doing and for your generosity in sharing.
Thanks man! Glad you're enjoying them
The voids in the fasteners look good gives it an industrial look
Thank you Steven! I really like how this one turned out. Unique for sure... Cheers sir
Badass! I’m a pumper/ lease operator in Midland TX. Something like this would be a sweet bragging right.
Very cool!
Sucker rod is tough stuff, excellent for tools like punches and drifts, slitters, and if it's free then even better.
It sure was tough! Thanks sir!
Knife looks great,even with the pin voids. It looks like an intentional design element.
Lol, man I was made when I cut those heads off... But live and learn. Thanks for watching as always sir
I'd fill the voids with wood plugs matching the scales. Make them look intentional.
@@demarsouthard3620 THAT would look really cool! Great idea!
We learn more from your willingness to share the mistakes than from those who skip that part. Now I’m wondering what could be put in those holes - they’re threaded, right? A contrasting metal? Colored plastic? Jewels? Nothing wrong with using as-is, but...
Hey Cliff, I left them as is since i'll be keeping this knife. I think a black epoxy could fill them in nicely though.
Funny you mentioned the sucker rod not hardening. I was playing with some steel from a truck just last night, I think it’s some kind of strut and it throws sparks like it’s super high carbon but I can only get it to around 50 hrc or less. That’s why we test first! 😉
Yes sir! It's not adequate for a knife, but I bet it would make a decent hammer? I may need to try that out.
I actually really like the “voids” in the handles it looks really good! Keep up the good work!
Glad you liked the video sir! Have a great day!
In my opinion I acctually really like the voids left from the faster, they leave a look almost like you used a brass tube as pins.
Great Job!!! :)
Fair enough! Thanks!
Great looking knife you made, well - done. Sucker rods are very handy for a smith, the steel is high carbon and the old rods can be free. I have used them to make all kinds of tools.
Thank you very much! I have a good deal of them! LOL
@@RedBeardOps Excellent Red, old smiths like me have made lots of things we needed from sucker rods. Mine came to me from windmills, not oil wells - wish I'd had just one oil well . :)
Try to use the angle grinder to round of the edges of your hammer it will speed things up and is make it easier to get the hammer marks out nice work btw
Thanks for the tip!
You have certain style where even your "mistakes" look good. I really like the profiles on your blades too.
Thank you very much Dave! Really appreciate that.
I really like how this turned out. One idea even though it may have been mentioned already. Fill the voids with colored epoxy. It would add a cool look.
Thanks Gabe!
Those hammer marks look familiar. I still cannot avoid them myself, but I have found that dressing the hammer face to round out the edges helps. I still leave marks but they are not as deep and I don't need to turn as much steel into grinder dust.
Good idea sir! I should round mine out
You may have tried filling the voids with black epoxy and I think it would have really popped and looked awesome.
Good idea Kody!
I posted this comment and the began to read the rest of the comments and feel like it was very unnecessary for me to post it, as lots of other folks were keen on point out the same.
It happens to all of us from time to time.. beautiful knife and handle man..
Thank you very much Anthony!
Nice job on the San mai! 😁
Thank you very much!
I'm your fan here from Brazil
Thank you! Cheers sir! Have a great week
I worked for the company who makes sucker rods. That rod came from a plant in tulsa ok called Norris. They were our sister company. If you look up API specs on sucker rods. The steel grade number is 4330.
Awesome, thank you sir! It's tough stuff.
I know you love your corbi fasteners but some guys use a plain old brass pin and normally get nice results.
Oh yeah, I'm not hating on the straight pins. They've worked in knives for 100s of years! I'm just an "over build it" type of guy and corbies help me sleep better on customer knives! lol
Fill the handle slab fastener voids with a two part clear epoxy that you have added your choice of colored ink to. I did it once with red stamp pad ink and it worked great.
Great tip! Thank you sir!
Love the forging content! Watching your videos has made me more excited into getting into the knife making craft.
Glad to hear it! CHeers
I like it, i like it a lot.
I like that you like it! I like that you like it a lot!
I say well done! for someone who doesn't typically forge thier blades I think it came out pretty well. It takes forging knife after knife to get the process down as I'm sure you know. Keep on forging and they will keep on improving. I do both as well and the one is definately easier than the other although they both take time and skill to master. Forge on brother!
Thank you sir! I have a bunch to learn!
hey, I'm in west Texas too...
Best state in the country for sure. Cheers
"You may have seen some flaws" kkkkk wtf? Thing is GORGEUS!
Hah! Thanks man, I really appreciate that. Thanks for your comment!
Looks fantastic.........mix some black powder dye with epoxy for the holes in the pins.........Thumbs Up
Thank-you sir! That is a great idea!
I have ran into the same issue with that type of pins. What i did to fix the cosmetic issues was take some super fine brass dust, mixed it with epoxy and filled in the void. Worked out fairly well and is still holding up years later
Thanks for the tips! THat's a great idea! Cheers, Dustin
Great video. We call those little things like the pins “features” here. I’m enjoying your work! Thanks!
Lol! Thanks Chris. Appreciate your comment!
Awesome video man! Love the finished product and the race to get there! I have tried san mai 3 times now, all 3 have been failures and I forge a bit! I have been trying stainless san mai though. Great work man!
Stainless san mai sounds like a challenge for sure! Thank you sir. Your comments are always appreciated.
I think part of my problem is heat I am in the middle of doing a new Forge right now drawing inspiration from your Forge build video thank you sir! I'm going to scale mine up just slightly so I can do swords and I'm going to do a forced air ribbon burner. I've watched your video on your Forge build several times, after using it for a while do you have any other likes or dislikes about it? How did the solenoid for the gas shut off end up working out for you?
Norris 97 knife love it! If you would stop pumping your rod lift wells that fast you wouldn’t have as much rod inventory to “UTILIZE”! Great video man!
Thank you sir! #gasliftistheway
dump those fasteners.....But you could get some crushed stone from pen stores and fill those voids using crushed stone and super glue. It would add a cool kick to the knife handle.
Good idea sir! Thanks for the comment.
Congratulations, one of the best videos on the super complete subject.
Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed it
When I did that I drill the other side and applied black epoxy into the holes it looked a little better. Did you just leave holes or did you end up putting something into the holes. I also thought it would be cool looking to make them look like mosaic pins. Wouldn't be hard to do. Any way good job as usual thanks for sharing.
Good tip sir, I left it and chalked it up as a learning experience. Cheers man!
Good looking knife. If the holes are deep enough fill them with epoxy tinted black or make some small plugs out of the wood. Drill an appropriate sized hole in a piece of steel then drive a slightly larger sized wood square through the hole. The steel will size the dowel to fit in the void
Good ideas sir! Thank you
Nice build. Drill rod also makes great punches etc. Some one mentioned already Vermiculite, I have a small galvanized trash can with a lid for mine. (2 - 3 gallon) Keeps that stuff from blowing all over creation. Wood ash also will work just fine for annealing. (no asbestos either)
Thank you sir! I'm going to have to give Vermiculite a try after your comment and Wayne's.
Fill those voids with a colored epoxy and polish down to add color to the scales. It will look awesome.
Thank you sir! great idea
You are a patient man. That is a lot of work. I have never made a knife but might one day. It is so detail oriented to do it right, might be too fancy for me.... lol.... Could you tell me what is the name of and were to get that breathing apparatus? I am always steaming up my glasses and can't see what I am cutting or grinding when I wear a mask. Thanks For the video...
Thank you sir! This is the respirator I'm using. amzn.to/2M6PMN7 ... takes some getting used to but I love it!
Do you have a video showing how you mounted that anvil? I have a little one, I need to put on something better than what I have. It's on a Roman work bench right now. The whole bench tends to move when I hit it.
Unfortunately I do not! Sorry about that. It's just staggered 2x12s
@@RedBeardOps oh well. Its alright.
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya
Thank you sir!
The handle scales were Wenge. great looking knife. loving your videos keep up the great work.
Thank you very much Dan!
Nice , and good job man . I enjoy this video. I Wanne see more.
More to come! Thank you!
I tried to send you a picture of the chart of usable sucker rods but I cannot figure out how to do it but you can look it up on Blackbear forge some of them are good hardenable steels and some aren’t
Yes sir, I'll check it out. Thanks for the tip, have a great week!
Nice knife, congratulations
Thank you very much!
I think the void in the fasteners looks fine when finished. The only problem would be that they would pick up a lot of gunk whem the knife gets used. Perhaps a drop of epoxy in the void and buff it smooth to keep that from happening?
Hey Robert, I 100% agree. I'll get some epoxy in those holes. Cheers sir!
Turned out great
Thanks!
That being said, beautiful job!
Thank you very much sir! Glad you liked it. Have a great weekend!
@@RedBeardOps You're more than welcome, it was 'Sucker Rod' that caught my eye. The best Steel Beam/Material positioning bar I ever had, I made from a 4' length of Rod with a coupling capped w/a 3" stub in the end, as a handle, welded. Subscribed!
Oh hell this looks just like Midland. I wouldn't have given it a second thought except for this being a sucker rod build LOL
I'm just down the street in SA 👍
Heck yeah, cheers man! Glad you enjoyed this one.
Thats a great looking knife.. keep it up..
Thank you very much sir!
He certainly utilizes the word utilize quite a lot
I know, right! I didn't realize it till I was done editing... could be a drinking game
Red Beard Ops we’ll know that your here I gotta say, finding your channel has been the biggest inspiration to me ever since I started bladecraft
Have you look into Northridge tool they're owesome you made it to easy man great job cheers
Thank you sir! I have seen their grinders. They're awesome, I need to check out their site for work rests
I'm sure you've already seen the Travis Wuertz tool rest set up...but I have a TW90 and it's a sweet set up. Jeremy from SLL was designing one very similar. Versatility with this set up is amazing. You might have left over parts from your surface grinder to get started with. Something to maybe look at.
I will check it out for sure! Thank you sir. I'm thinking I'll end up building one.
@@RedBeardOps
Make sure you make a video! We need to see your innovation at work.
its still an awesome knife
Thank you very much sir! Really appreciate your comment.
you could fill the voids with solder, then buff. Would be a nice contrast.
Good idea sir! Thank you
Great work man
Thanks Steve! Cheers man
Good video, very informative. A knife with a false edge video would help me out, I hear its good to utilize a jig for that.
CHeers sir! Thanks for the video idea. I haven't done many false edges but depending on the curvature (like a clip), it can be fairly challenging. If it were straight I think it wouldn't be too bad. Let me know how it works out for you! Have a great week!
You must tell me about that base your anvil is sitting on! Please 🙏🏽 I have an anvil and looking for something heavy duty, sturdy yet portable to attach it to. How did you make yours?
It works pretty well. It's just staggered 2x12s glued and screwed together. Nothing fancy.
I'm still watching the video, but before I forget...if you file your jimping in and then come at it from the other side, will the teeth line up or would you wreck it? Just thinking that might be a way to get the one shallow grove the same depth as the rest
Finished the video. I love the knife man
Man that's a good idea! May work, I'll have to give it a go! Cheers man, glad you enjoyed the video. Stay safe!
@@RedBeardOps definitely try it on scrap first so you ain't lookin to choke me out if you wreck a knife lol I'm kidding man. Love your channel
awesome! well done
Thank you sir!
That was a GREAT build. Love that knife I wouldn't change a thing
Hey Rusty! Thank you sir, really appreciate your comment!
If you'll bevel the corner of your checkering file, you can avoid that extra line to the side of your full depth Vs. I had to tune up the sides of mine. If you examine your file you'll see what is causing the scratch.
Good idea sir, I'll take a look at that. Sounds like it's worth doing. Thanks!
@@RedBeardOps It might even be something that you could do precisely with your surface grinder. C Clamp on edge it to a block that's stuck on the magnet perhaps.
Another awesome video.. well done!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much Matt!
Really nice work !
The wood you toke for the scales looks like wenge
Thank you sir. I like how that stuff looks... but hate how it grinds!
@@RedBeardOps yes, this wood often like to split...
Very cool blade 👍
Thank you very much sir!
You make beautiful knives!Love them all!
Thank you very much!
I like to utilize the cheap hard stone grinding discs for scale removal
Good idea sir! Thanks for your comment!
Hey dude nice build! When you're using that jimping file go one way and turn the blade around and do it from that direction also, it will even the jimping out equally!
This is a hell of a good idea! Thanks mate
I like it alot. You could put resin in the voids if it bothers you. But I like it.
Good idea!
I've only made a few damascus billets myself but I don't think putting borax on the edges is necessary or really even doing anything since you completely sealed it with weld.
This is so cool, I also live in West Texas, about 30 miles south of Midland/Odessa! I Also work in the oilfield !
Heck yeah Jace!
Hello friend, which drill did you use to lower the holes in the wooden splints. Where to buy. Thankful.
Cheers Aldo - This is the one I use - popsknife.supplies/collections/miscellaneous/counterbore
thanks mate, nice video, you could even fill those corby voids with a coloured epoxy to make it look like an intentional feature, cheers
Thank you Mr Mars! Have a great weekend!
Perfect bravo
Thank you Daniel!
Great build. Where do you get your stencils made makers mark?
www.tustech.com/admin/home - Cheers sir
Hello, I am really chuffed about the practical and artistic way you make knives. I have subscribed to your channel recently. i would like to procure the kind of device you are using for grinding as a mask causes my glasses to cloud and it is not sufficient enough. Maybe you can tell me where I might shop for such device. Many thanks.
Thank you very much! This is the respirator I'm using - amzn.to/2M6PMN7
Nice shop set up you have , good stuff.Subscribed!
Thank you very much sir! I appreciate that greatly!
Where do you get those small clamps? Geaux Tigers!!
Hey Chase, I got mine here - Kant Twist Clamp 1'' - amzn.to/332ygmu
@@RedBeardOps awesome, thanks love your videos!
I'm thinking about doing the same thing but with a axle from my truck whenever I have to change them I'm hoping I never have to but who knows
Cheers sir! Glad you liked this one!
Maybe use epoxy + sawdust or other coloring to fill the voids? Or fill the voids with solder and smooth them over?
Yes sir, I think the epoxy trick would be a good fix! Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching sir!
Magnifique BRAVO
Thank you very much!
Hey brother, great video! I thought you did an awesome job forging out that san mai. If I could offer any advice at all it would be to try out vermiculite for annealing. It's like 3-5$ at home depot, Lowes, Ace, etc. I have found that annealing in vermiculite overnight reduces scale a LOT compared to leaving in the forge. Have a great weekend James!
Heck yeah, thanks Wayne! I'll give the vermiculite a shot!
I use permits just the same, but I think maybe even more important than that would be to adjust your flame in the forge to a reducing flame so it doesn't oxidize the steel as fast. I do use an oxidizing flame when I want to add scale pattern on the steel that will be left behind after grinding. That is how I textured the guards on the 300 sword! Less oxygen+perlite=less scale
I really like your videos and down-to-earth Style. Very nice knife. I laughed when you said made a sharpening notch. I thought you would use proper terminology like choil with all your experience. But don't mind me sharpening notch works too?
Hah! I'm far from super experienced! I've heard them called Spanish Notch, Sharpening choil, sharpening notch. I'm sure there are more names! Thank you for watching sir! And thanks for your comment.
what kind of scribe did you use?
I often use this scribe to mark the edge - ua-cam.com/video/J9zwDerzX4w/v-deo.html
@@RedBeardOps thank you, I need something a bit more adjustable for my own work do to the variability that comes from forging, however, your video convinced me to buy one.
That Wood looked to be Wenge. The Bocote you bought will be a bit lighter and yellower. Wenge dust is dark brown, Bocote is a lot lighter. Be careful with Wenge. It splinters easily and the splinters or somewhat toxic and can get infected easily. That being said, Wenge is one of my favorite woods as is Bocote. Other nice woods that polish up even nicer are Cocobolo and Koa. Wear a mash as I got a brutal rash from I think African black wood dust.
Thanks for the information sir! It did seam "splitty"
Enjoyed the build. Where could a fellow obtain a file like you used for the spine? Thanks man!!! BTW, what do you do in the oilfield if you don’t mind me asking? Thanks!
Hey Bryon there is a link in the description, but here it is too! Cheers man - amzn.to/3bg2iER
muy profecional.felicitaciones
¡Muchas gracias!
About your jimping file. Is the line always at the same side? If yes then the file must have a thin set of teeth. Just remove it gind that side smaller until the line dissapears. Just my 2 cents.
I think the wood is Wenge.
I know those fasteners as Acorn fasteners, I had the same issue with them and filled the void with colored epoxy as a highlight. The thickness available is so small that I don‘t use them anymore.
Nice knife btw.
Thanks Roland! I think you're right on the file and one side is slightly more of an issue tha the other. Those damn Acorn fasteners have such an exact tolerance... I won't be ordering them again! Have a great weekend!
God damned! This knife is awesome! Looks amazing, great design, perfect size! Well done Dude!
Thank you very much sir! I really appreciate your comment! Cheers sir, hope to see you around the comment section in the future.
Red Beard Ops honestly I love your work and I appreciate all the info you provide! Excellent job!
Looks like the scales are wenge 👍
Thanks Joel, I agree. The stuff is hard to grind! Have a great weekend!
You may avoid hammer marks by using a hammer with a larger contact surface.
Good point sir!
VERY VERY NICE, 10 +++
Thank you!
Excellent video🔥🛠🔪👍✌
Thanks Michael!
I like that you are rounding out your skills with some forging- nice job!
The use of the word "utilize" and all it's variants- lost count at 100! haha
Lol! I know... I need to work on that for sure. I didn't realize till after I was finished! Thank you sir.
As a side note, I got a D&D Workrest Xtreme tilt for my Kadrmas grinder. Has been awesome
@@NRiggiKnives Man I'll have to take a deep look at those. I've seen them on instagram. I'm so cheap so it's going to be hard to purchase one... but I may be able to get some ideas to make one.
Excellent knife! I was going to suggest the colored epoxy, but, as I was reading the comments I noticed several people beat me to it. (It looks good as it is, I would just want that hole filled to keep stuff out) I do enjoy watching your process. You do a great job of explaining what you're doing!
Keep up the great vid's!
Cheers from Canada
Thank a million for all your comments man. Hope all is well in Canada.
Beautiful knife, excellent work. If I had the money believe me I would try to buy it from you.
Glad you like it Eduardo!
How would someone go about buying a knife from you? I’m looking for a hunting/skinner with a gut hook maybe about 5”-6” blade
Hey man, thanks for asking! When I do sell a knife it's on Instagram. I'm pretty slow so they don't come out very often... And I'm not taking custom orders. Cheers man! instagram.com/redbeardops/