Forging A Hunting Knife | Knife Making
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2020
- Forging is a part of knife-making I haven't done much of! Well that's going to change. This hidden tang hunting knife is the first knife I've forged and completed in this style. Hidden tang knives with guards are undoubtedly more complicated to construct than full tang knives, however, they're extremely satisfying to create!
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Brother, don’t change a thing on how you do these videos! Your voiceover narration and clear concise explanation on what and why you are doing is excellent! You are constantly trying new things without stating “this is the only way to do it, anything else is garbage “. You are very good at what you are doing and constantly improving still, and free and generous with your knowledge. I appreciate ya! More words than needed to just say... good job.
I appreciate your comment, sir! That's great to hear since it's 100% the goal of my channel to keep learning and share what I learn. Cheers!
Such a beautiful, clean, simple knife. I wouldn't hesitate to buy this and use it until it were unuseable, seriously I use knives every single day being out in the country, on a farm, hunting every day. Less is more when it comes to knives and this is peeeerfect. Not too much, not too little
Thank you for your comment sir! Cheers!
Ok , were not looking at just any old knife maker here we’re looking at the genesis of a master builder, wow, outstanding attention to detail it’s like looking at a fine watchmaker make a knife ... really good video many thanks.
Blue, I'm flattered by your comment! Thanks a million. I have a ways to go for sure with this style of knife, but I'm happy with how my first one turned out!
Hey man, a good tip I just learned myself is, when you start forging a blade from some bar stock with 90 degree corners, take those corners off with your grinder just by a bit. That will vastly reduce the chance of fish mouthing/cold shutting. Cheers ~ The Norse Forge
Thanks man! Cheers
You’ve quickly become one of the big hitters. Thanks for the modesty in your work.
Wow, thank you! Still so much to learn!
In all of these videos, the diy aspect is absolutely savage. I went to farrier school in plymouth ca shortly after my wife and we’ve been slowly building up her rig, it was crazy how many of these younger students in the class had parents or grandparents buying them fully equipped rigs and brand new trucks. Really enjoying all of the attention to detail with the basic tool videos.
Thanks Bradley! I'm stoked you're enjoying the videos! Gotta make due with what you got!
It's really great to watch you work and learn.
Nerdy, in a good way.
Thank you very much sir! Glad you enjoyed it.
I appreciate your candor when going over all the details. I think this came out great and look forward to seeing what you make from here. These are great videos and I’m grateful for the knowledge you share.
Thank you very much sir! Really happy you liked it!
Me too , I love knifes and been reading about them lately and want to start getting on it ( as a hobby), and Red Beard videos are filled with info , especially for a beginner like me , thank you
Forging is fun. Thats a beautiful knife enjoyed full making process. Bevels and getting plunge lines symmetrical was the best part. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you very much! Really happy you liked that part... took a bit to get right.
Love the straightening jig. I’m going to have to make one now. Great job!
Awesome! Thank you!
Bro I have watched thousands of knives being made on UA-cam and I believe that yours may be the only one I would recommend turning up and listening to.... Thank you so much for pointing out your flaws and how detailed your instructions are. Must be from Texas you seem like a pretty solid dude. Love your channel keep it up!
Hey man, thanks a lot! I don't know why, but UA-cam marked this as SPAM... so sorry for my late reply. Anyways, thank you sir!
Great, really detailed video. Enjoyed watching it. Thanks for taking the time to make it.
Thank you very much sir!
Awesome stuff and greetings from a bearded man in the UK!
I'm at the early stages of my knife making and forging journey myself and it's always good to see how other people do it and hear the steps explained. I've had a few successes (and a few failures) but thankfully more of the former than the latter.
Awesome, Cheers Terry!
That was an excellent tutorial video, thank you very much. The ricasso is different and unique to your style and looks great.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
Watched a few of your videos now and your knives look amazing 👍👍
Thank you very much!
Give that man a BELLS!! You are very talented, well done!
Thanks Keith!
the anvil despite being a 100 years old
it still looks really clean to me .
great blade btw
Thank you sir!
Watched and re-watched today and will re-watch again. So many good tips and such. I had seen the Royer method of getting plunge lines squared up, but to be honest, I've been a bit afraid to give it a shot for fear of messing up a knife. Really great content and a beautiful outcome. Thoroughly enjoy your work and the tips/tricks/narration that goes along with it. I've said before and will say again, I learn something new each time I watch one of your vids.
Sir, your comment is much appreciated! Makes making these videos worth it. Have a great weekend!
I like that thick looking handle , I like this knife just the way it is, the more knives you make the more you'll make changes to improve them
Thank you Steven! Much appreciated
You're Welcome
The flat platen is a great idea.
You can avoid the grab by running the belt in reverse.
You can also avoid messing up your filing jig by adding two offset screws that you butt up against the edge of the flat platen on either side of the belt. This also allows you to sneak up on the final line by slowly changing the position of the screws.
Good ideas sir! Thanks!
Very nice!! Thanks for all the work in this!
Thank you very much sir! Glad you enjoyed it.
Well done man! It is easy to watch all of your videos man! Great work and you do extremely well with your narrating work. Extreme detail and passion go into each and every one of your projects! Cheers buddy
Really appreciate that sir! Lots of time went into this one.
Wow you are a perfectionist, beautiful job. Like a true professional you are always looking for little things to improve on.
Thank you very much Graham!
Gotta love that height scribe! You're kind of the King of the knife shop DIY tool making! I really dig watching your build videos where in addition to the build, I also get to see the tools you made in action.
Thank yo sir! Glad you like that.
*Handy product. Works well.*
Awesome work. Congrats on your first forged knife! lol love that you mention your mistakes. I’m learning a lot from these videos.
Thank you very much, Cody! Have a great weekend, sir!
Me gusta ver cómo te superas día a día, excelente trabajo y bien detallado. Saludos desde Casilda 🇦🇷
¡Muchas gracias señor! Saludos desde Texas. ¡Ten un excelente fin de semana!
For this being your first you did an amazing job! I think this thing turned out mean as hell. Keep it up and thanks for sharing. Subscribed
Thank you very much sir! Glad you enjoyed the build and the knife! Have a good week out there.
Great job. Very detailed . ive been watching you for a wile and you shure have come along ways. Keep up the good work and videos.
Thank you Jerry, I think you're really going to enjoy the video Friday!
Been watching for a couple days, will be buying some merchandise and sharing. Thank you for the videos, very informative, much appreciated.
Glad you like them! Cheers
This guy making knife with love and calculator,that's amazing man.
Thank you!
Great work. !! Don't be so hard on your self. Perfection is a wide open space, with little discussion on our side. Forge on...!!
Thank you sir! I posted my next step into the hidden tang world yesterday. Hope you like it! - ua-cam.com/video/3Dv3fj99vyM/v-deo.html
Love the way that knife looks great job
Thank you very much! I like how it came out too! Cheers man.
You have inspired me to do a hidden tang knife; ive never tried to do one yet.
Heck yeah Ian! Good luck sir! Only advice I can give is to take your time. lol
Dude so many awesome tips. 🙏 I tried to make a carbide file guide. And it worked well but had trouble keeping the carbide adhered. Then when watching this saw you madd a vid on the build of that!! Off to watch that now. Much respect, thankyou.
Hey David, it works decently. I've knocked them off with the grinder before. No issues with files.
Nice nice nice . Thanks 🙏
Heck yeah! Glad you liked it
Red Beard Ops . i enjoyed the time . Wanne ask you something .
I congratulate you for your great work in the manufacture of knives and the perfection with what you do. I am Colombian and I am studying forging to make knives. In your videos I saw the base that you made for the endless saw, since I have the same one, I would like to know if you sell it and if you can send it to me
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OMG! I'm un love that was incredible! Greetings from México
Thank you Edgar! Have a great Sunday!
You’re work is really good and it’s the end results that counts, your grandfather’s anvil and the fact that you’re using it now is really cool, I’m sure he would be proud 👍😁💪🏻🇺🇸
Thank you Juan!
A great looking blade, I'd go with a different color for the spacer if using similar handle, all in all a beautiful knife, good build to watch and very informative.
Thank you very much sir! Happy you enjoyed it. I agree with the red
Good work.
Like your honesty.
Thank you! Have a great weekend!
Knife is beautiful!
Thank you!
Lol the nick wheeler tip 🤣
If my work was that good, I'd be ecstatic!
Thank you sir! Comment means a lot
As far as machining goes, this old Tony and suburban tool are excellent teachers.
Thank you sir! I've seen some of their stuff! Love it.
Beautiful work non the less.
Thank you very much! Have a great day! Thanks for your comment
Man thats seriously awesome that you're using your grandpas anvil! Wish he had the same modern tech so he could've recorded a video and we could see how he worked on it lol
For sure! Thank you sir!
Sweet knife dude, I might copy it with a couple tweaks for my own preferences. Nice job for your first forging!👍
Really appreciate that man! Lots to learn for me!
Hey there... Thoroughly enjoyed your video... Sharing details and why you did or didn't do certain steps. I appreciate the mathematics, although beyond me at this point... Very inspiring and nice props to the people you have gleaned techniques and info from to help you obtain the skill level you've obtained... Thanks
Thank you very much Dan! Really happy you enjoyed this one and may have gotten something out of it. Have a great week!
Perfectly splendid.
Many thanks!
That's a great job, James! Well done! 👍😎
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Thank you very much sir! This one was a beast for me. Will have to do more for sure.
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Looking forward to those! 👍
Nice work, I like the attention to detail and constant self critiquing. I always learn something watching your videos.
Thank you very much sir! Really glad to hear that
the most perfect knife I've ever seen!!
Thanks!
Nice job.. I like the hunter knife.
Thanks!
Beautiful knife and my favourite kind of knife cause I'm a hunter myself
Thanks Steve! Really happy you like this one. I'll have more of this style to come for sure!
Love your work ❤️
Thank you so much 😀
That knife turned out beautiful, it was interesting watching the different techniques you used. I am trying to learn how to make knives but there really isn't anywhere to learn where I am.. Especially for a 16 year old with not a lot of money, this is why I find your videos helpful. Do you have any advice? and keep up the good work.
Hey man, really happy you enjoyed this one. My advice is to research as much as you can online with your off time (both UA-cam and BladeForums Shop Talk Section). And then don't be afraid to mess up! Just start making some knives! Cheers sir.
Wow, so detailed, coincidently I have just built a hidden tang knife, comparing what i do to what you do I think I need to spend a bit more time being careful on the fit and finish, thanks for the upload MMB
I'm sure it came out great! Thanks for your comment sir! Have a great rest of your weekend!
Excellent video. I am absolutely certain that the 10 people who have currently given a thumbs down, are watching from the toilet and failing at their mission. I feel for their plight. Beautiful work as well.
Lol, cheers man! really happy you liked it!
Great job on that knife!
Cheers from Canada
Thank you sir!
Beautiful knife!
Thank you!
Amazing work sir, keep up the good work.
Thank you very much!
A wonderfull knive an a very professional approach. A great film contribution that will be helpful to many knife makers. Thanks a lot.
Thank you greatly Jack!
A beautiful knife
Thank you Anthony!
Very nice work .
Thank you very much Edward!
unreal mate. the knife is excellent, and the video is also really well done
Thank you very much sir!
WOW, congratulaciones, trabajo perfecto , saludos de Chile
Thank you, cheers!
Red beards unite. Sadly mine is dark until it gets to half an inch or so and then you see some red, by the time it hits an inch you can see my redbearded colours shine through. When its a got to the bottom of my Adam's apple it's like a red brown Jackson Pollock blue poles but in red. Love it. Worth watching your knifemaking just for the glorious red beard
Heck yeah man, glad you're enjoying the videos. Keep the beard glorious my friend.
Awsome man
Cheers!
For the first forging looks very good.
Thank you very much sir! Really appreciate that!
Very nice! !
Thank you! Cheers!
WEN products are really good and a value for their cost. Great job on the knife...super video and narration.
Glad you enjoyed it Glen!
Excellent work. Welldone
Thank you very much sir!
I enjoyed this video. I just shaped a coke bottle handle today, and it turned out better than I expected it to. I just hope I don't screw it up tomorrow when I sand it.
Good luck sir!
Careful work, produce a masterpiece
Thank you!
Love your channel Sir. Has always I liked,shared. All my best.
That you very much Bobby! Have a great weekend, sir!
Nice looking knife that.
Thank you!
I couldn't just leave a like. I don't want to repeat what everyone else has said but bro, that is some fine work that you can be proud of. Beautiful knife!🤜💥🤛
Thank you very much Rick! Much appreciated!
I think you do great videos very informative
Thank you very much, sir! Have a great weekend!
its typical that were over critical on our work and ourselves in general, but thats how we make ourselves better.... that being said, that knife is VERY nice you should be proud of it, another great build
Thank you very much John! Going to be a long road of making these hidden tang knives better!
Nice blade! Nice to see you forging. You have a mill, why not do the shoulders on the mill? You gonna try a take-down after this? 😉
Man you nailed it. I think I'll use the mill on my shoulders next time and try a take-down! Cheers sir!
In my last chef knife video I talk about setups for doing shoulders on the mill if you want to check it out. 😉
awesome work greetings from the north side of the red river!!
Thank you sir! Have a great day!
J. we mostly do hidden tang knives in elk horn because of the porous nature of horn/bone I have found that marine tex 2 part epoxy works well. As for guards I have found that brass works well
Heck yeah, thanks for the tips man! Working on my second now!
In my opinion that was a really good attemp at a hunting knife
Thank you!
Just found your channel. Great content! I like your narration style.
Thank you very much Tim! Very happy you're enjoying the videos! Have a great weekend
Nice job, I just finished my first forged hidden tang knife too, also with a Purple Heart handle. (mine is a chef’s knife though). I found that I really got the purple to pop by heating the handle with a heat gun. Not the best for the epoxy I know but it really makes it pop.
Thank you, sir! I'll have to try this! Have a great weekend!
that purple is gonna turn brown eventually.
That is a very nice little knife sir! You should be very proud of this and I would be equally pleased if I can ever make a knife half as good as this one. Love the channel and keep grinding 👍
Cheers sir! thank you
nice working
Thank you very much! Glad you liked this one
Igual fuè un muy buen trabajo de ajuste de la guardia.En total quedo muy bonito el cuchillo.
¡Muchas gracias!
Ya I've made a few knifes that have had issues. Nothing is ever 100% perfect. Just do your very best. That's the best way we learn. By using our hands. The knives that are messed up. Make great gifts to family or friends. Most people don't even see what we see. I love the fact, you given credit to the guys you learned their techniques from by watching there video's. Few tips, get a cheap set of thin wet stones to sand with, instead of sand paper on the steel its faster. Pick up some 3M elastic sandpaper for your scale handles. If that handles feel great in your hand and doesn't want to twist around or close your eyes and your can feel your scale handles are in the right direction that's perfect. Nice shop, Enjoy making knives. Thanks for sharing your video's.
Thanks for your comment and the tips! Lots to learn! Have a great weekend!
WOW! JUST WOW!! What a beautiful knife. That is exactly the knife I have had pictured in my brain for the past 34 years since I watched the knife making series on PBS in 1989. I don't have the equipment or the skills to make anything like that, but as a retired dentist, I really appreciate your attention to detail and your aesthetic design ability. Your video voice over is very similar to Cam from Blacktail Studio videos. You both make great videos, with lots of build details and explanations. I would sure be interested in knowing if you sell these knives, or if you build to order. Thanks for this video. I learned a lot!
Thank you for your comment sir! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos; I'll do my best to keep them coming. I'm not taking custom orders; when I do have one for sale I put it up here - redbeardops.square.site/
As a dentist... I bet you'll get a kick out of the rotary tool I use in this one - ua-cam.com/video/N9VmPedKFvM/v-deo.html
@@RedBeardOps I couldn't tell exactly what that handpiece is at 11:18. Looks like an electric motor driving the handpiece through an umbilical. I was surprised to see you using a Dremel in this video. I use an electric dental handpiece with the motor in the handpiece. I find it has less pullback and less weight than an umbilical driven handpiece. My handpieces in my office were air driven. Very fast (450,000 rpm) but not real torquey. You made a beard comment at the beginning of this video. I shaved off my 6 year old Santa Claus-ish beard four nights ago. I forgot how much a short beard itches!!
I'd love to see you make some composite knife handles. I've seen a few people combine materials and they almost always turn out beautiful. Stuff like birch wood and micarta, or multiple types of wood. Even just using different kinds of G10 or micarta together would really make those amazing knives you make into pieces of art. I'm going to start making knives myself because of your videos. Great work as always!
Heck yeah man! It's a great hobby for sure; happy to hear your going to start it. Good ideas too! Cheers, have a great weekend!
@@RedBeardOps I've got a quick question. Where do you get your wood for handles?
@@ExtremeAidan I get most of my stuff from Pop's Knife Supply
Man I think you did a very good job on that knife and for that matter every knife you make.. I know when you look at the finished product you see things that maybe you dont like or think you could've done differently or better.. but that doesn't mean other people see what you.. I wouldn't point things out to people that probably still wont see them..beautiful work!
Thank you very much Anthony! Means a lot. I'm happy my 1st one is behind me... I hope to build on this knife in future projects! Have a great weekend sir!
@@RedBeardOps you do the same!
So you make a pretty nice video for a guy with a beard (or even one without). Agree on the ricasso length; during the build i was thinking it was way too wide. In the end though, that's a really nice looking knife.
Hah! Thanks Wesley! Appreciate your comment. Have a great weekend!
Excellent working process 👍👍 very good knife 👍💪
Thank you very much! Have a great day!
Wow this is what i want in sweden when iam out in The woods
Heck yeah man, glad you liked it!
Very good knife congratulations
Much appreciated! Glad you like it!
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya
Thank you very much Steven! Have a great weekend!
Good work! Nice geometry.
Thank you! Cheers!
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Thank you so much 😀