Hello Dave, thank you for sharing this fine video. I have a great appreciation for the time and effort that you and other knife crafters go through in order to make a fine quality knife. Take care, be safe and always have fun. 🤗
Nice that you're figuring out how to do this without a bunch of fancy high dollar equipment, and making do with what you have. I've never seen vice grips that long before.
Looks like fun! I love the time and effort you put into the base for your quenching container. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride. That's a nice stamp by the way.
Your DIY fix to the toaster oven works really well. You might try to get some quarter inch plate, doesn't matter what kind obviously, as long as it will block line of sight between the burners radiating heat, and your knife blank. Put a wire grill above the plate and that will keep the burners' cycling from disrupting the even temper of your knife. O1 is a great steel but your quench process makes the blanks suffer because you don't have a way to measure your forge temp. O1 is forgiving but not that forgiving. You might give 1080 or 1075 a try. They are very inexpensive and easy to do a proper quench with as you just heat them past the point where your blank will be attracted to a magnet (above cherry red or so) and then quench in your peanut oil. Those steels can achieve very high hardness with exactly what you have set up with your forge. If you got any questions feel free to ask. This is my big hobby.
Very, very cool! Inspirational for me. Handled about 2 dozen blanks, my broken body is holding up fairly well. Theres an old forge at the farm with a hand cranked blower.... needs to be switched to electric with my mooshy shoulders.... but i think I could do this. Making coal is great fun. Fiya;! Thanks for taking the time to make these vids, Dave.
I would like to see a detailed video of how to make the burner for your forge. I am interested in making my own knives, but I don’t have much stuff to do it. I need to build a forge, I have a railroad track anvil.
I like the stamp and those long vice grips. I would maybe grab a pair of welding gloves to protect your hands. Can't wait to see how the handles come out. Thanks for sharing.
Great job there Dave - thks for sharing your journey > I like what your growing there - frugal - practical & love will create ; best wishes & have a blessed day - kirk out
Very cool. Suggestion find a single electric hot plate burner put it under your quench oil. Heat it up with electricity. You will be able to control the temperature better. On your stamp put a small dot of red paint on the right hand side when it it oriented correctly. RED IS RIGHT and you will not spin it around backwards or upside down.
Really like the blade stamp. I have the same anvil :-) I've been pretty busy lately, haven't been able to follow recent vids. I'll have to go back and catch up...
Great video and nice work with the toaster oven, sweet. Easy to pick up something used for us budget minded folks. I really like your set so far. I've been wanted to make a couple knives and this looks to be great for us weekend guys. Your stamp worked nice can you share where you got it from? Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing.
Hey Dave - I think borax and a wire brush will help de-scale between heating cycles. Also, how hard is that stamp? Will it dull after repeated usage or no?
It seems to be super hard. I saw a video of another knife maker who recommended that company...and they said they had stamped 1000's of knives with one stamp.
Looking really good there! Are you taking requests yet? @ 4:36 how cold was it? I've never seen peanut oil get cloudy before. I'm off to make popcorn....
Really cool🙂 how will you be selling these? On eBay like the ulus? My uncle has made me a few knives sort of the same setup. I know he would heat them until a magnet no longer stuck and then quench. Have you heard of this?
Hey Dave thank you for the video it was good I enjoyed it like usual and I hope your wife and if your mother is still alive I hope they had a nice Mother's Day I messaged Brooke on her Channel happy Mother's day to day before Mother's Day but I ain't get no results back so I'm not sure if she got it and that thing you're using there with the propane could you do that with wood instead of propane tanks
@@Bushradical I HATE ebay auctions!!! I can't sit by my phone and watch My bids ! I work nights @ sleep days ( about all I have time for) . I prefer You just price Your knives , if I want it I'll buy it . By the way those yulu ( I know I misspelled it .. sorry ) You made looked great ! Problem is by the time I saw them they were LONG GONE ! How much were they , if You don't mind Me asking ?
Dave, I think its a tricky to "sell" knives heat treated in such fashion. Its just too unreliable to allow you to charge customers a fair price for the knives. With each knife, you just don't really know what you are getting. I think for a hobby set up for "fun" this is fine, but for "selling" I would recommend commercial heat treatment. I know people with years of experience can do this, but for a beginner who is selling, I think its a path with many problems. There are cheaper places than Peter's. Just my 2 cents. I think not going with waterjet is quire reasonable.
I'll have the first run ready by tomorrow.....this video is a week old, I just got a chance to post it. I'll do an announcement vid and then a 24 hr auction on eBay. I hope to ship knives by thursday morning.
you’re still ahead of me. i’m actually using my backyard fire pit and the anvil on the end of my vice to try and make knives out of those really big nails
My wife said, "Didn't you just watched a Dave Whipple Video?" I told her in a Peter Griffen voice, "Don't you talk about Dave Whipple." She was like whatever and laughed it off.
LOL! yeah its unheard of ....two videos in a day! I'm about to wrap up knife shop vids and head to Alaska, so I'm finishing a batch of knives and trying to get the videos out
That type of oven thermometer is not accurate at all and the only one that is would be the mercury oven thermometer There is no telling what temp you have in that oven with that type of thermometer you're using and could only be 300 degrees when checked with a mercury oven thermometer You might be able to find one at the grocery store but if not an appliance supply store might have one also even home depot
Hey Dave, thanks for taking us along on your journey. Interesting for sure. How about explaining the method, times, and temps of your heat treating process in a video. Never did any forge work and you've got my interest piqued. Great video
Hey Gary, I'm just following the recipe for O1. ....I'm not re-inventing anything. If you do a bit of research there is instructions for hat treating all the different steels. I chose O1 because its forgiving, performs well and is easy to heat treat.
I love that stamp. Nice touch!
Thanks Gareth
Hello Dave, thank you for sharing this fine video. I have a great appreciation for the time and effort that you and other knife crafters go through in order to make a fine quality knife. Take care, be safe and always have fun.
🤗
Thanks RR!
Nice that you're figuring out how to do this without a bunch of fancy high dollar equipment, and making do with what you have. I've never seen vice grips that long before.
Harbor freight has them.....perfect for this sort of thing.
Really like the simplicity of that forge
Thanks for the ride Dave🔥🍻
Thanks Aaron
Your own stamp with your name that Awesome looks like you are on your way that is great 👍
Looks like fun! I love the time and effort you put into the base for your quenching container. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride. That's a nice stamp by the way.
Thanks Dave
Your DIY fix to the toaster oven works really well. You might try to get some quarter inch plate, doesn't matter what kind obviously, as long as it will block line of sight between the burners radiating heat, and your knife blank. Put a wire grill above the plate and that will keep the burners' cycling from disrupting the even temper of your knife.
O1 is a great steel but your quench process makes the blanks suffer because you don't have a way to measure your forge temp. O1 is forgiving but not that forgiving. You might give 1080 or 1075 a try. They are very inexpensive and easy to do a proper quench with as you just heat them past the point where your blank will be attracted to a magnet (above cherry red or so) and then quench in your peanut oil. Those steels can achieve very high hardness with exactly what you have set up with your forge.
If you got any questions feel free to ask. This is my big hobby.
I love the country boy engineering. Reminds me of being back on the farm. I bet your knives smell delicious! (RE: the peanut oil quench) 😆
just like a corn dog!
Hi Dave, it's good to see your back at it. Very good job on the video. Take care
Thanks DP!
Thanks for the education , Dave.Pretty neat!
You bet
Nice job Dave!
Thanks FP
Were in the rumble seat Dave. Happy trails
Thanks
whoa, I like putting the heavy iron in the oven to stabilize the temp, that's too cool , I learn something everyday !!! thanks
Thanks Calvin
The stamp looks sweet 🔪
Thanks!
Very, very cool! Inspirational for me. Handled about 2 dozen blanks, my broken body is holding up fairly well.
Theres an old forge at the farm with a hand cranked blower.... needs to be switched to electric with my mooshy shoulders.... but i think I could do this. Making coal is great fun. Fiya;!
Thanks for taking the time to make these vids, Dave.
Thanks RC.
Hey Dave, nice job, nice set up you've got there...
I sure appreciate your efforts here, thanks!
Thanks Dave.
Hey Dave, nice work! Try wrapping the oven with some fiberglass insulation. My Dad used to do that with his tool making oven.
Right on!
Looking good brother!
Thanks Brother! Much of the credit goes to you.
I would like to see a detailed video of how to make the burner for your forge. I am interested in making my own knives, but I don’t have much stuff to do it. I need to build a forge, I have a railroad track anvil.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing!
thanks
Looking great Dave, digging the inscription :)
Thanks Gordon
Great video!
Thanks
Dave, please remember me, I want first dibs on one of your finished knives. -Stephen, Ohio
Thanks Stephen. I will do an announcement vid when they are done, probably tomorrow, and they will be up on eBay for auction.
Thanks NY!
I like the stamp and those long vice grips. I would maybe grab a pair of welding gloves to protect your hands. Can't wait to see how the handles come out. Thanks for sharing.
the long vice grips are perfect for this sort of thing....(harbor freight)
Great job there Dave - thks for sharing your journey > I like what your growing there - frugal - practical & love will create ; best wishes & have a blessed day - kirk out
Thanks Kirk
Very cool.
Suggestion find a single electric hot plate burner put it under your quench oil.
Heat it up with electricity. You will be able to control the temperature better.
On your stamp put a small dot of red paint on the right hand side when it it oriented correctly. RED IS RIGHT and you will not spin it around backwards or upside down.
Thanks! Thats a helpful tip
..you have too start somewhere, good luck on your knife making...i'd be proud to own one..
Thanks Bob
Hi Dave, I'm not a knife maker I'm lucky I can make a peanut butter sandwich. I am enjoy this ride.
Thanks Rick
Really nice skill to have, do your children share your interest in knife making?
Not really, LOL
File or grind a small thumb groove in your stamp so you can orient it by feel. Cheers!
OH!!! thats a great idea! I look at that thing 3 times before I hit it. Thanks!!
Really like the blade stamp. I have the same anvil :-) I've been pretty busy lately, haven't been able to follow recent vids. I'll have to go back and catch up...
Thanks
Great video and nice work with the toaster oven, sweet. Easy to pick up something used for us budget minded folks. I really like your set so far. I've been wanted to make a couple knives and this looks to be great for us weekend guys. Your stamp worked nice can you share where you got it from? Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing.
Hey Randy, I think the stamp was from "Steel Stamps INC. They are in Idaho I believe.
Hey Dave - I think borax and a wire brush will help de-scale between heating cycles. Also, how hard is that stamp? Will it dull after repeated usage or no?
It seems to be super hard. I saw a video of another knife maker who recommended that company...and they said they had stamped 1000's of knives with one stamp.
WHere did you buy that stamp from? Lookin good.
Stamps INC. I think its in Idaho
Looking really good there! Are you taking requests yet? @ 4:36 how cold was it? I've never seen peanut oil get cloudy before. I'm off to make popcorn....
I might be doing customs in the fall, but I'll have some up for sale tomorrow or the next day. I'll post a video
@@Bushradical Nice I've got some ideas rattling around in my head and that will give me time to nail down the details thanks
Really cool🙂 how will you be selling these? On eBay like the ulus? My uncle has made me a few knives sort of the same setup. I know he would heat them until a magnet no longer stuck and then quench. Have you heard of this?
yeah, they will be on eBay. Yes I do the magnet thing too, but after a while, you can see it in the color
YOU'RE like MacGyver 😀
LOL
Must see video. Where do sell them?
I sell them here on the channel..... I'll have some ready soon
Hey Dave thank you for the video it was good I enjoyed it like usual and I hope your wife and if your mother is still alive I hope they had a nice Mother's Day I messaged Brooke on her Channel happy Mother's day to day before Mother's Day but I ain't get no results back so I'm not sure if she got it and that thing you're using there with the propane could you do that with wood instead of propane tanks
I don't know if you could use wood....thanks
Great looking knives , how are You selling them ?
I sold a batch in the spring and I'll make another batch this fall. I'll announce here on the channel and usually sell on eBay
@@Bushradical I HATE ebay auctions!!! I can't sit by my phone and watch My bids ! I work nights @ sleep days ( about all I have time for) . I prefer You just price Your knives , if I want it I'll buy it . By the way those yulu ( I know I misspelled it .. sorry ) You made looked great ! Problem is by the time I saw them they were LONG GONE ! How much were they , if You don't mind Me asking ?
I generally sell my Ulus for around $65. + shipping. Maybe this fall I'll put up a website for my knives ( eBay takes a pretty heavy cut)
Hey where did you get that stamp made?
Steel stamps inc...I think???
Thanks
Are you selling these? How do I get one?
I'll have a few up on eBay, probably tomorrow.....I'll post a video
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Dave, I think its a tricky to "sell" knives heat treated in such fashion. Its just too unreliable to allow you to charge customers a fair price for the knives. With each knife, you just don't really know what you are getting. I think for a hobby set up for "fun" this is fine, but for "selling" I would recommend commercial heat treatment. I know people with years of experience can do this, but for a beginner who is selling, I think its a path with many problems.
There are cheaper places than Peter's. Just my 2 cents. I think not going with waterjet is quire reasonable.
If you really want to do it at home. Electric oven is what you need. They start at ? $1K though.
I shot this video a while back...what you don't see is that I chop test every knife to make sure I doubt have any soft blades.
Great video Dave! Let me know when you have some ready to go! 🙂
I'll have the first run ready by tomorrow.....this video is a week old, I just got a chance to post it. I'll do an announcement vid and then a 24 hr auction on eBay. I hope to ship knives by thursday morning.
Excellent, as always. I've got some catchin up to do videowise.
right on
I have been wanting to know about heat treating. More films on the subjet are very welcome.
maybe in the future
you’re still ahead of me. i’m actually using my backyard fire pit and the anvil on the end of my vice to try and make knives out of those really big nails
right on, whatever works
Bro! So many things can hurt you in this hobbie you got going! It ain't no joke. Stay safe bro!!
Thanks WRP!
Nice touch with the stamp. Looks great
Thanks Randy
Dave, Now that's pretty Sharp!
Thanks
My wife said, "Didn't you just watched a Dave Whipple Video?" I told her in a Peter Griffen voice, "Don't you talk about Dave Whipple." She was like whatever and laughed it off.
LOL! yeah its unheard of ....two videos in a day! I'm about to wrap up knife shop vids and head to Alaska, so I'm finishing a batch of knives and trying to get the videos out
@@Bushradical looking forward to the Ford crossing Canada Videos with the dog. Safe trip.
That type of oven thermometer is not accurate at all and the only one that is would be the mercury oven thermometer
There is no telling what temp you have in that oven with that type of thermometer you're using and could only be 300 degrees when checked with a mercury oven thermometer
You might be able to find one at the grocery store but if not an appliance supply store might have one also even home depot
thanks
I like the digital ones with the probe!
I'll probably upgrade to an Easy heat this fall
That's cool bro
Thanks Lonnie
Love seeing the reuse of old equipment.
Forge on Dave! Nice start to a simple approach of knife making. Cheers!
Thanks
Hey Dave, thanks for taking us along on your journey. Interesting for sure. How about explaining the method, times, and temps of your heat treating process in a video. Never did any forge work and you've got my interest piqued. Great video
Hey Gary, I'm just following the recipe for O1. ....I'm not re-inventing anything. If you do a bit of research there is instructions for hat treating all the different steels. I chose O1 because its forgiving, performs well and is easy to heat treat.
Good stuff Dave. Are you going by color as your signal as to when to pull the knife out of the forge?
I was using a magnet, but but he time the steal looses it's "shadow" its ready....so I have went by magnet for the first 10+ and then by color.
Nice work👍🏻
Thanks
Great to have a stamp love it
Thanks Jeff.