Making a Super Sharp Chef Knife
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- Опубліковано 16 кві 2021
- In this video, I make a stainless steel chef knife using AEB-L, christmas burl scales, and resin. I share the processes and steps taken to go from rough materials to a polished, functional tool.
I use budget-friendly tools in my shop to make these knives which means you can too! Below are links to some of those tools and the materials that were used. If you have any questions feel free to DM me on instagram (@99echo) or leave a comment below.
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MATERIALS:
- AEB-L Steel (Alpha Knife Supply)
- Christmas Burl (Robs wild wood)
- Double black micarta
- Orange G10 liner
- 1/8" Black micarta pin
- 1/8" SS pins
- Epoxy resin with orange glow pigment
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I am a weekend warrior knife maker diving headfirst into this amazing craft. Join me as I create one-of-a-kind knives, restore old and forgotten tools, and share fast-paced build videos of my newly acquired skills.
My goal is to entertain but also to educate and share the specific steps I take to create something. I'm by no means an expert and I don't use fancy grinders or heat treat ovens but, with enough time and effort, I think anyone can make awesome-functional knives.
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Is this Jacob’s knife? Christoper recommended your channel. I like watching you make knives. Very interesting. Aha! It is Jacob’s knife.
It sure is! Thanks for watching 😁
blows my mind how so many knife makers (and chefs also) dont know how to sharpen. but knife makers especially. like making a knife is so much more difficult than learning how to sharpen.
Dude!! That was so amazing to watch and to see how knives are made!!! That is ART!
Glad you like it! Just one of the many ways you can make a knife. Such a fun craft
hey echo, I came from the ballinger family's channel that was a nice knife u made jacob
Thank you! Looking forward to seeing what Jacobs cooks up 😁
Jacob will have this knife for years and years. My dad had his dads knife forever. He would sharpen it all the time. The blade eventually became very narrow so he stopped using but since it was his dads he always kept it.
That's awesome, a knife like that shows a lot of character 👍
Exelente!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
New favorite knife channel ...work is amazing man
Appreciate it brother! Should have some more vids soon 🤙
@@99echo keep them coming man...trolski use to be my fav but your work is beautiful...very inspiring!
Trolski definitely an OG haha trying some new stuff out.
I'm gald you didn't show us a long close-up of the finished knife. Who would wanna see a close-up of a beautiful handmade knife.
Just watched Jacob make some sushi on the channel so had to come back and watch again. ❤️
Ooh I missed that, last video?
@@99echo yup!
I like the knife, good build!
Why is it so satisfying to see a knife cut a tomato that thin? Great video! I came here from Christopher's tweet.
Probably because we've all meet that one soft tomato that just wouldn't cut with a dull knife 😂. Thanks for swinging by 👍
Belle vidéo 👍 très très très jolie travail la lame est magnifique et le manche génial donc un rendu impeccable 👍 bravo a toi , hâte de voir la prochaine vidéo 👍👍👍😎😎
Merci!
Awesome work man :)
Hey, Echo! New sub here! So glad I found your channel, you make some really cool pieces!!
Thank you! Glad to have you 👍 more fun stuff coming soon
Really nice job on the knife and the editing!
Thanks Cole! Tried some new stuff with both!
Absolutely amazing knife
Thank you! Super proud of this one.
Amazing video! I would keep the text up on the screen a little longer I had to keep rewinding to read it all. Just my input. But what an awesome job on the knife.
Thank you! Yeah will do. Seems much longer when I'm editing 😁
I like the editing, but you could leave your comments on the screen for a little bit longer
Good to know, I appreciate it!
I love the burl handle and the shape great knife.
Thanks! First time using that species and I love the contrast. Would be perfect if there weren't sooo many voids
@@99echo it still turned out great.
Sad thing we don't get those very nice sanders here in Europe, only at a huge price
Yeah lucked out on this one
Amazing informational educational video experience.. well-done bro!!
Thank you!
Nice Knife 😍😍
Thanks 😁
You need a vacuum chamber and a vacuum pump. I just recently coughed up the money for cactus juice but I still use alcohol inks and iso and my vacuum chamber to pull the dye into the pores. Then stabilize with cactus juice.
So those scales were already stabilized. Do you think running it again with cactus juice would help fill the remaining voids? I'd love to get into dying and stabilizing my own stuff for sure.
@@99echo some wood is just punky like that. If it was already stabilized you wouldn't get any resin in the pours because it's been cured. Starbond is the way to go to fill voids
Agreed, it did fill them much easier than I thought.
@@99echo i wonder if you thinned it out with acetone if it would have seeped into the pores a little better
I've heard about that but never tried it. Perhaps I should've made a "casting" in my vacuum chamber.
You should really try to get AEB-L to 63-65HRC, because you will have a much nicer Edge Stability (with Cryo treatment) and also a longer edge retention. But you will most likely need a kiln for that, so maybe that is a thing you could do for the future!
Otherwise a great build with a small shop, no excuses! :)
Thank you! Yeah not ready to drop a couple grand on a kiln and cryo setup just yet haha. Definitely not a professional setup but relatively accessible for hobbyists like myself. Plus, 58-59 HRC (what I think this knife is at) is still considered a high performance kitchen knife. If/when things get serious, a HT oven will be on the list haha
@@99echo You could also send the knife for HT, for example in my country there are some people who offer that for some bucks (~15$)
Yeah they do that here as well but that wouldn't be a very exciting video lol. Unless you guys want to see me package it up and drop it off at the post office. Might be kind of funny actually haha. Send it out to be sharpened too.
@@99echo I personally do not mind, because it would be for a reason and not because you are lazy!
Just my thoughts :)
Very nice build, just contemplating kitchen knives. Did you make a video on the mods to your grinder?
Not yet no, I've since upgraded though so maybe now I'll take it a part and show what I started with. Really just cut the guards to make room for the belts and added a tabletop and flat platten.
I've looked online and a lot of people use home freezer for the cry with good results :) not as good as liquid nitrogen ,but still very nice.
Yeah it's funny I just saw that on knife steel nerds
Loving the video, its great to see the different stuff you try each video, as a fellow knife maker, I relate :). If you want the epoxy to go deeper you can use less colour pigment (you’d be surprised how little you need) or use a less viscous epoxy. With A-EBL, I think you can up the hardness by 1hrc by just putting it in a cold freezer. Obvs is doesn’t compare to a proper cryo, but apparently it helps. Keep up the good work
I didn't think of using less pigment! That might've helped, thank you! I've read about the freezer thing from Larrin Thomas but had forgotten about it. I'll give it a go next time. I appreciate the comment 👍
@@99echo dw man, you have very quickly become one of my inspirations, so you’ll probably be getting more (hopefully) helpful tips from me in the future :)
That's awesome to hear man, means a lot. Keep em coming! I definitely want this channel to be a "you help me, I help you" community. I don't think there's any one way to do something and you can always learn something new.
Awesome knife ! I'd suggest a few things to get a better heat treat :
- use condursal instead of stainless foil, it'll prevent oxydation and let you see the color of the blade
- you can buy a type K probe and a device to read temperature, close one end of the tube in the forge, and drill through a fire brick and the closed end of the tube. You'll be able to insert the probe, and from there you can play with the amount of gaz and air to get a steady temperature. Not as precise as getting a heat treat oven but definitely better than judging by eyes !
Thanks Lampro! I'll have to check out condursal. That foil stuff is expensive. I do use a high temp pyrometer to read the temps but a temperature reader may be easier. I figure at that point though might as well get an oven haha.
@@99echo I think the paint is easier to use than the foil
I'm planning on having a set up on the new gas forge, less pricey than a oven ! A step forward in better knives 😁
I have a very noobish question. What is the purpose of the liner that goes between the handle scale and the tang?
For me it's looks but supposedly it helps with deterioration by having a more resilient material layered between the wood and steel.
@@99echo ahhh, thank you for that!
Hey do you make and sell knives? I am looking for a light weight, super sharp, chefs knife? 😀
I do, best way to communicate is through insta @99echo. Let me know!
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