Hey Glen thanks for the Vid - two tips from a bloke “down under” - wear safety gloves when sharpening and cover those hairy legs when using the angle grinder or else you may have a bush fire . Pete (regular viewer)
If I may, Glen, I think you should persist with heat treating that steel: the chips on the edge look to me as if it was tempered too hard. The wood you have also looks difficult to work. When you cut the blank, you said the pattern doesn’t go through, but that would be difficult to see without etching. Keep up the good work!
On reflection, however, the chipping is more likely to be due to lack of homogeneity in the pattern-welded steel. This may be all right for a knife, which slices, but won’t do for tools which shear.
I found out what type of steel this is and will do a follow up video next. To me, this shouldn't be "soft" but it definitely is. And yes, that particular piece of wood is extremely hard with a wavy grain pattern - not the best choice for a first try. Thanks.
There are issues with this steel. But per some reading I did, it is suitable for certain blades (chef style) but not for others. I'll explain more next video. Thanks.
Glen , I really enjoy your smithing and you usually do ' neat ' work. Draw knives usually have the outward handles 45 to 90 degrees to the blade. Also, you were ' carving ' into a diving grain on that piece of wood and should draw into ascending grain. Keep practicing .
I appreciate the advice. I will make a more traditional drawknife soon and take what I've learned into consideration. And I'll do a follow up on this one next since I found out what the steel is. Thanks.
Glen, PLEASE!!! use a guard on your angle grinder when using that cutoff disc!!!! We want you to still be able to make superb videos with all your bodily parts in their original condition.
A while back I made a draw knife out of an old farrier’s file. Crude but a good tool. I flip between blacksmith and the woodwright work. It’s great to make your own chisels, adzes and stuff. Much respect Glen.
For my next drawknife, I will use an old file and do things in a slightly more traditionally way. And I will do a follow up video on this one next as I found out what the steel is. Thanks.
Sorry about your thumb! Interesting that the pattern survived the forging process, and that the steel ended up being on the low end of the carbon spectrum. At least you have proof of concept!
Something isn't quite right with this steel. I found out what it is and it should be very high carbon but seemingly isn't. I'll explain in my next video. Thanks.
Wow. You really meant SMALL draw knife. Almost spokeshave size. That’s actually really cool and a good idea. My antique #8 draw knife is one of the sharpest tools I own, for some reason it’s easy to get shaving sharp. With better steel that would be awesome. 👏 Thanks!
I'm going to try my hand at a more traditional, albeit somewhat smaller than normal drawknife soon. This steel has definitely affected the tool's usefulness. I'll do a follow up video on that next... Thanks.
Thanks for the advice. I was actually going to turn them up but upon reading your comment, your way makes better sense for sure. Anyway, I'll do a follow up video since I found out what type fo steel this is.
A fine video Glen despite the steel not living up to your expectations. Don't knock your blade skills too hard that scar on your finger is proof that you can make things very sharp! Thank you for sharing sir best wishes from Wisconsin
My construction is not ideal but the part that failed me on this one is the steel / not knowing what is was. I now know and will do a follow up video. Thanks.
Blood, sweat and tears, we saw the blood, this time of the year, early autumn still plenty of sweat and no doubt the tears came after the chipped blade! That was ballsy mate, way out of your comfort zone, not a great success but posted it anyway! On the plus side, experiment with the temper, I bet you can improve it!
Couldn't have said it better myself. I'm not afraid to post near misses / failures otherwise I wouldn't have enough content for channel! I have more info. on this steel and will do a follow up video next. Thanks.
Looks like you tempered the cutting edge but left the body and spine fully hardened. That will leave the entire tool excessively brittle. It would be better to put the spine close to the heat and watch the temper colors run down toward the cutting edge. The heat source could be the forge, the way you show or just a piece of heated scrap iron. You hold the spine of the fully hardened tool against the hot scrap iron and watch the tempering colors flow toward the cutting edge. A little slow, but very accurate.
Yes, I should have let the temper run from back to front - my mistake. But at the end of the day, it likely may not have mattered. I found out what this steel is and will do a follow up on that for my next video. Thanks for the sound advice.
Yes, you're right. Others have pointed this out too and I will make adjustments for my next drawknife. But this steel / not knowing what it was is what mainly got me on this one. I now know what it is and will do a follow up on that next. Thanks.
Не критика. Мнение. Этот инструмент будет очень не устойчив. При работе будете прилагать большие , чем обычно, усилия. Он никогда не станет любимым. Спасибо за удовольствие общения
здорово глен, хорошая работа, жаль конечно что железяка говном в итоге оказалась и ты еще и палец порезал на ней, береги себя, но уровень исполнения на высоте, молодец, лови лайк,ПРИВЕТ ИЗ РОССИИ
Hi, I appreciate your support. My design could have been better but not knowing the steel type is what really caused me problems. I will do another video on this next. Thanks.
Hey Glen. Steel didnt live up to expectation. No edge holding broken edge. Make a new one with wooden handles.u have so much better options for steel 1095 will be good👍👍👍👍
Hello Glen, it is easier to work if you increase the angle of the handles to at least 45 degrees. In your construction, the cutting edge is in front of your hands while you work. It doesn't cut well with that. Otherwise good work again!
Yes, I think bending the handles forward and slightly downward as well would help. But at the end of the day, the steel type is what threw me off. I'll do a follow up video on that next. Thanks.
@@gstongs Having the handle forward will allow you to relax your grip too as you won't be fighting it wanting to twist in your hand. A ball or flare at the end of the handles would help too, as a butt stop. Maybe even epoxy and pin some wood handles on...... though you'll need the tool to make the handles....... chicken or the egg..... XD *Side note: I actually screwed a 1 5/8" steel ball to the end of one of my hammer handles. Lets me have just my thumb, index and middle finger on the handle, with my ring and pinky around the ball. I'll tell ya, you can really increase the whip/head speed, swinging it with it this way and requires less actual gripping pressure on the handle.
Hey Glen thanks for the Vid - two tips from a bloke “down under” - wear safety gloves when sharpening and cover those hairy legs when using the angle grinder or else you may have a bush fire . Pete (regular viewer)
Ha! Yeah, my legs are so hairy it would be serious blaze. And honestly, I have smelled burning hair on more than one occasion. Thanks for the advice.
If I may, Glen, I think you should persist with heat treating that steel: the chips on the edge look to me as if it was tempered too hard. The wood you have also looks difficult to work. When you cut the blank, you said the pattern doesn’t go through, but that would be difficult to see without etching. Keep up the good work!
On reflection, however, the chipping is more likely to be due to lack of homogeneity in the pattern-welded steel. This may be all right for a knife, which slices, but won’t do for tools which shear.
I found out what type of steel this is and will do a follow up video next. To me, this shouldn't be "soft" but it definitely is. And yes, that particular piece of wood is extremely hard with a wavy grain pattern - not the best choice for a first try. Thanks.
There are issues with this steel. But per some reading I did, it is suitable for certain blades (chef style) but not for others. I'll explain more next video. Thanks.
Glen , I really enjoy your smithing and you usually do ' neat ' work. Draw knives usually have the outward handles 45 to 90 degrees to the blade. Also, you were ' carving ' into a diving grain on that piece of wood and should draw into ascending grain. Keep practicing .
I appreciate the advice. I will make a more traditional drawknife soon and take what I've learned into consideration. And I'll do a follow up on this one next since I found out what the steel is. Thanks.
Glen, PLEASE!!! use a guard on your angle grinder when using that cutoff disc!!!! We want you to still be able to make superb videos with all your bodily parts in their original condition.
I do appreciate your concern. I'll do my best to stick around for a while. Thanks.
A while back I made a draw knife out of an old farrier’s file. Crude but a good tool. I flip between blacksmith and the woodwright work. It’s great to make your own chisels, adzes and stuff. Much respect Glen.
I made a turners parting tool from an old file, double bevels and all, was really a very good tool, it was highly useful.
Made a drawknife from a file as well. Good tool, with wooden handles. I was so pleased with it that I made a sheath for it.
For my next drawknife, I will use an old file and do things in a slightly more traditionally way. And I will do a follow up video on this one next as I found out what the steel is. Thanks.
This is what I plan to do next. Thanks for watching and sharing.
An old file would have been the way to go for me with this. Coming soon... Thanks.
Sorry about your thumb! Interesting that the pattern survived the forging process, and that the steel ended up being on the low end of the carbon spectrum. At least you have proof of concept!
Something isn't quite right with this steel. I found out what it is and it should be very high carbon but seemingly isn't. I'll explain in my next video. Thanks.
Wow. You really meant SMALL draw knife. Almost spokeshave size. That’s actually really cool and a good idea. My antique #8 draw knife is one of the sharpest tools I own, for some reason it’s easy to get shaving sharp.
With better steel that would be awesome. 👏
Thanks!
I'm going to try my hand at a more traditional, albeit somewhat smaller than normal drawknife soon. This steel has definitely affected the tool's usefulness. I'll do a follow up video on that next... Thanks.
Try turning or bending the handles down to like 60• and it’ll give you better pulling control. Always nice to watch your videos!!💪🏼👊🏼👍🏻
Thanks for the advice. I was actually going to turn them up but upon reading your comment, your way makes better sense for sure. Anyway, I'll do a follow up video since I found out what type fo steel this is.
10:42. It's broken in now!
And I agree. Craptonium and Chinesium don't make good blades. What you need is some of that Unobtainium.
Ha!, I like the names and might use that in my next video, a follow up to this since I found out what type of steel it is. Thanks.
A fine video Glen despite the steel not living up to your expectations. Don't knock your blade skills too hard that scar on your finger is proof that you can make things very sharp! Thank you for sharing sir best wishes from Wisconsin
I found out what this steel is and will do a follow up video on that next. Thanks.
"Blood Tempering" is a smart way to DNA touchmark your work- you should trademark the process. ☺
Ha! yeah my DNA is all over this one. A "bloody" idiot I am... Thanks.
Nice job making it, bad luck the edge didn't hold. Thanks Glen.
My construction is not ideal but the part that failed me on this one is the steel / not knowing what is was. I now know and will do a follow up video. Thanks.
Make one from a rasp or coil spring from a car.Hardened in oil and tempered to strawgold color.
I'm going to use an old file next time I make a drawknife, maybe in a week or two. And go about it more traditionally. Live and learn... Thanks.
Blood, sweat and tears, we saw the blood, this time of the year, early autumn still plenty of sweat and no doubt the tears came after the chipped blade! That was ballsy mate, way out of your comfort zone, not a great success but posted it anyway! On the plus side, experiment with the temper, I bet you can improve it!
Couldn't have said it better myself. I'm not afraid to post near misses / failures otherwise I wouldn't have enough content for channel! I have more info. on this steel and will do a follow up video next. Thanks.
Looks like you tempered the cutting edge but left the body and spine fully hardened. That will leave the entire tool excessively brittle. It would be better to put the spine close to the heat and watch the temper colors run down toward the cutting edge. The heat source could be the forge, the way you show or just a piece of heated scrap iron. You hold the spine of the fully hardened tool against the hot scrap iron and watch the tempering colors flow toward the cutting edge. A little slow, but very accurate.
Yes, I should have let the temper run from back to front - my mistake. But at the end of the day, it likely may not have mattered. I found out what this steel is and will do a follow up on that for my next video. Thanks for the sound advice.
Nice try, and nice design. Next one will be better. Thanks Glen.
Honestly, what failed me on this one is the steel / not knowing what it was. I found out what it is and will do a follow up on that next. Thanks.
I think your handle geometry might not be appropriate for use as a draw knife, a nice build though even if just to look at
Yes, you're right. Others have pointed this out too and I will make adjustments for my next drawknife. But this steel / not knowing what it was is what mainly got me on this one. I now know what it is and will do a follow up on that next. Thanks.
Like the experimental nature of your videos😊 great work
I'm not afraid to show failures or near misses. Otherwise, I wouldn't have enough content for my channel! Thanks for your support.
Не критика. Мнение. Этот инструмент будет очень не устойчив. При работе будете прилагать большие , чем обычно, усилия. Он никогда не станет любимым. Спасибо за удовольствие общения
Yes, I do agree with you. I will make another and make the necessary changes. Thanks for watching.
Yep, it looks to be crapola. It's pretty though. I'll be watching to see what you come up with.
I now know what type of steel this is and will do a follow up video on that next. But I still think it's just fancy crapola... Thanks.
Looks good but yeah that cheap pattern steel I wouldn’t trust it
I now now what this steel is / purported to be. We're in agreement - I don't trust it. Will do a follow up video next.
здорово глен, хорошая работа, жаль конечно что железяка говном в итоге оказалась и ты еще и палец порезал на ней, береги себя, но уровень исполнения на высоте, молодец, лови лайк,ПРИВЕТ ИЗ РОССИИ
Hi, I appreciate your support. My design could have been better but not knowing the steel type is what really caused me problems. I will do another video on this next. Thanks.
Dude, some Damascus tongs would be friggin awesome!
I don't think I'll be doing that any time soon. But yeah, they would be boss level... Thanks.
Blood loss is common in my shop. I don't even make blades. Lol
And now you know what I rarely make blades. A bloody fool I am. Thanks.
Hey Glen. Steel didnt live up to expectation. No edge holding broken edge. Make a new one with wooden handles.u have so much better options for steel 1095 will be good👍👍👍👍
I agree. 1095 would have been much better for me. But I also found out what this steel is and will do a follow up video next. Thanks.
@@gstongs wen will be uploading roaming Tapei video.am waiting. Enjoy them a lot
Always worth a shot. Thanks for sharing, Glen.
I will do a follow up to this for my next video. Thanks.
I would love to watch you make some pattern weld steel. Please make some?
Given my limited ability to forge weld in my small gas forge, I'm not sure I can do that. But maybe I can try... Thanks.
Hello Glen, it is easier to work if you increase the angle of the handles to at least 45 degrees. In your construction, the cutting edge is in front of your hands while you work. It doesn't cut well with that. Otherwise good work again!
Yes, I think bending the handles forward and slightly downward as well would help. But at the end of the day, the steel type is what threw me off. I'll do a follow up video on that next. Thanks.
@@gstongs Having the handle forward will allow you to relax your grip too as you won't be fighting it wanting to twist in your hand. A ball or flare at the end of the handles would help too, as a butt stop. Maybe even epoxy and pin some wood handles on...... though you'll need the tool to make the handles....... chicken or the egg..... XD
*Side note: I actually screwed a 1 5/8" steel ball to the end of one of my hammer handles. Lets me have just my thumb, index and middle finger on the handle, with my ring and pinky around the ball. I'll tell ya, you can really increase the whip/head speed, swinging it with it this way and requires less actual gripping pressure on the handle.
Срочно нужно переделать ручки на деревянные! Лучше будет лежать в руке.
Yes, wooden handles would probably be better. Thanks for watching.
The demascus looks like raindrop?
Yes, I think that might actually be the name of this pattern steel. Thanks.
Hey Glen! Nice forging bro!
I made some mistakes but live and learn. I now know what the steel is and will do a follow up on that next. Appreciate your positive support.
Do you quench every steel in water ?
I really prefer a water quench but that doesn't work for all steels. For my next video, I'll go more in depth on this. Thanks.
Teus trabalhos são bom manda um abraço pro Brasil
This could have been better and I'll make adjustments. Thanks for watching and for your support.
maybe oil harden?
I have more info. on this steel and will try that next video. Thanks.
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Thanks.
الحمدلله على السلامه
I need to be more careful. Thanks.
Dam it cut you pretty good!
A clean slice. But it healed quickly. Thanks.
Does it rain there alot?
Yes, winter is especially rainy. Thanks.
Чукча не читатель, чукча писатель!
Thanks for watching.
Auch.
All better now. Thanks.
Super bravooooooooo
I learned something so even a failure is a success. Thanks for watching.
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The thrill of victory is yours. Thanks for watching.
I can second his first.