Can it bend 90° ? Matt Forges ABS Journeyman's [Test Knives] - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 22 кві 2022
- Matt starts forging his American Bladesmith Society Journeyman test knife set. First by using the process that he also used and next by using the techniques that Ilya showed in the last your edge video. Matt also forged, heat treats and grinds his ABS performance knife and performs the 2x4 chop test and the 90° degree bend test. Matt has not forged a blade in almost a year, so lets see if he is up to the task! This is not a how to forge a knife video, but it will give you some ideas. Matt doesn't use 100 percent proper form during this forging, but perhaps after watching this video he will correct some things. Please watch the latest Your Edge video to learn how to better forge a knife by hand! • You Can Forge a Knife ...
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Thanks for watching the first part of Matt’s journey! Part 2 will be next week where Matt goes to test with Mastersmith E Jay Hendrickson. Stay tuned!!!
Please don’t take this as at all a dig, but it’s really enlightening to see someone who’s far from a beginner, but who is also a bit earlier in their forging journey than Ilya’s apparently casual mastery! Best of luck with your journeyman assessment!
The difference between Matt and Ilya is wild, Ilya makes everything look so simple with efficient strikes and perfect control while Matt has much more hesitancy and erractic strikes. In comparison, when Matt is grinding it's like he barely has to focus at all, it's just instinct. I noticed that after the first blade, Matt was more controlled and smooth, so the improvements are showing already. Different skills, muscle memory and experience. I'll be teaching my boss basic smithing (as that's all I'm good for, lol) and have been recommending That Works videos to him because you and Ilya between you encompass everything smithing represents from grinding, engraving, forging, smelting. Awesome job so far, with a mentor/friend like Ilya, I have no doubt you'll crush the test!
As a craftsman myself with over 25 years experience, I can tell you one thing. If you are always striving to get better, to outdo yourself, and satisfy a need to improve, regardless of how "good" the last product was, THAT is how you truly become great at it. Mastery is a title in the industry that I believe should be afforded to those who have proven that drive and passion, much more than a standardized set of "tests". A true craftsman strives to be better with each project. Over the last 15 years of watching your various channels I have seen that drive from both yourself and Ilya. Regardless how your test goes, I consider you both among the greatest craftsmen on the planet! Good luck, and keep making incredible things!
The absolute anxiety I felt while you were bending that blade at the end was SO unreal. That's very impressive.
Everynody knows Matt can forge. He made a lot of incredible things like his sword Sebastian.
Hey Matt. Don't wallow in the negative comments. Welcome to the internet. You have a huge advantage, or even more, opportunity: you have the video proof that you do all your work yourself while having the guidance of someone as achieved as Ilya. At the end what matters is not what the haters say, but what your fans, and even more, the people judging your work.
I’ve always been a hobbyists blacksmith, everything I’ve ever learned was from a book but one thing I’ve always wanted was an apprenticeship under a proper master of the craft. Saying that Ilya is one of the best I’ve ever seen and must be one hell of a teacher.
I'd be super interested to see Ilya review your forging technique! Keep up the amazing work!
I really hope this doesn't come across as condescending or demeaning, but if I was working side by side with a craftsman of Ilyas caliber daily, I wouldn't know how to avoid being harsh on myself. Kudos to Matt for staying focus on the priority of improving and it seems he understands the only person he's in competition with is who he was yesterday.
Thanks for letting us go on this journey with you. Good luck!
Thanks taking us along for the ride and sharing the tips and insights.
Good luck in your endeavor Matt. 🙂
They are looking good so far. Good luck on your journey Matt!
the blade bend was insane... I've never seen that before. All accolades aside you and Ilya are thee only forgers I really know of and I'm sure that goes for a LOT of people. So that in itself is the true accomplishment For you two to be the icons of forging on the entire planet is real success.
Lol, for your first blade I thought "that's... Not how Ilya told you to do it" and then you went for blade #2 and there it was. Also, well done on the clarification of the previous vid on the topic. I assumed it was Ilya being the teacher to you so you can, for multiple times and all the angles, see what he does and why he does that. The fact that you effectively have a couple of save-points to work and learn from is a definite bonus. Good job and good luck for the rest of the process.
Thoroughly enjoyable to watch, nice to see Matt behind a hand hammer.
That bend test had me at the edge of my seat more than any horror movie I've ever seen
Thats a pretty neat sanding stick! I always clean my plunge lines with a chainsaw round file before HT, gives a smooth blending transition to the blade, plus minimizing the chance of breaking in that area compared to a 90* plunge.
Love watching this stuff! Nice to see some more Journeyman testers. I'm on my second prototype for my chop/bend test as well. Good luck at bladeshow.