On the next episode, Wes raids his stockpile of parts and pieces and makes a belt sander, from scratch. Due to some parts from an old CNC cabinet and half an Oliver tractor, it is also self driving and can harvest corn.
Dear Aeromedic I instantly thought the same because a belt sander/grinder is a useful tool. I hate to destroy your expectations but Wes unpacked a yellow device with "OBM" on it, at the very end of the video. Guggle says that this is a belt sander. Best regards, luck and health in particular.
I'm here from the future. You do in fact get a belt sander! Cool project and great result. The handle, the sheath...everything about it is just fine craftsmanship. I'd need a bigger vocabulary to do this work! Best of luck with the new channel. Looks like a great outlet.
FunFACT: The temperature at which certain magnetic materials undergo a sharp change in their magnetic properties, is called the Curie point. Love the new channel Wes!
Wes, I have just finished watching your first 3 vids on this channel… I think this channel will add much more value to your content and credibility to yourself. I enjoyed seeing what else you are capable of in these vids and look forward to more content on this channel.
When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. Now I’m gonna make a knife handle! (Sorry Wes that’s the first thing I thought of when you showed your handle attempts! ) Great job!
Great job on your first attempt. They turned out great and you’ll only get better. I commend you sir. The knife you made as a child is awesome too. Please hang on to them all and pass them down to your children. Thanks for sharing.
You, my friend, are a real renaissance man. I’m impressed with your skill and knowledge. It’s too bad the kids coming up these days will never carry on this tradition. We’re raising a bunch of weak bodied and weak minded individuals.
Neat!! A guy I bought an air compressor off was into forging. He said he used the leaf spring from an old Ford to make the knife he showed me. Neat stuff
The filing at 15:00 sounds like somebody shut the dog's tail in a door. That audio could make a pretty interesting synthesizer patch. Man, you have some great fabricating skills.
Usually the harshest critic is the maker! Those knives all look pretty nice. If you’re looking for another do it yourself project, why not the survival knife? As I said before, a man of many talents! 😊
Hi, Wes, takes a big man to critize his own ideas and work. I am sure I speak for everybody when I say, 'We admire your all round skills and knowledge.' Many thanks.
Well I’ll be a snakes cousin and I thought you were just a great mechanic, you make it all look easy and a great narration as you did it all. Great start Wes, best of luck.
I always thought I'd be happy to watch you and Mrs Wes do anything you wanted to post to UA-cam. Turns out it's true. I've now watched you make a knife and stuff capsicums with squirrels. It's a funny old world. All the best from Australia, Wes.
Great video!! I like the looks of both of those knives, and even the one you made when you were younger. I too have gotten into doing some knife making, but not using a forge and anvil. I have a metal band saw and actually cut out my shape that I wanted and then did the heat treating the best way I could using a charcoal chimney with lump charcoal, a piece of pipe and hair dryer for air. Did check it with a magnet to make sure I had it where it needed to be before quenching, then did tempering in a toaster oven. I also do my own leather work, been doing that before I started making knives. I enjoy watching how other people make knives and really enjoyed watching. Juddie - J & J TOA
Dang Wes, as much as I like WWW I may like Dust even better! Great job on ALL knives - the restoration, the new pair and your first. but the new pair is especially nice. The one you made when younger was extraordinary for a young craftsman. ALL very nicely done.
....ahhhh, multi-talented mechanic complains about his carpal tunnel, so picks a hobby banging on steel with 3 lb hammer. 😂 Love ya, Wes! The knives look great, thanks for taking us along.
I like it Wes, Interesting, I have always wanted to do the same. Tough finding the time! I enjoyed watching, and the filing didn't seem to bother me! HA,HA, only kidding, can't wait to see more, Thanks!
Wes, you are way to ruff on yourself...I kinda like minimalist approach to these knifes...thanks for the peek into the future...I hope this means more knifes to come...
I built a belt sander modeled after the ones knifemakers use a few years ago, I've never made a knife, but I sure use it a ton for everything else. It's good to see you enjoy some hobby type things for a change.
Absolutely gorgeous, especially for your first attempt. How on earth did you learn all these skills? Just experimenting, youtube, books, what? As even a handy man, you can't learn all this from nothing.
Well done for your first attempt. You clearly come from a good family upbringing that gave you skills, experience and confidence in yourself. I think that is what we are missing with today’s generation.
Great Job! Learn with practice. I would suggest taping the blade while working on the guard and handle to prevent cutting you hand as well damage to the blade. Masking tape is great. You can also use vaseline as a protect to prevent epoxy from sticking. I am sure you know these tips but when I started making knives 30 years ago, I had a gent show me, so I'm passing it on... Thanks for sharing and keep these videos coming.
That’s a very good first knife. I’ve made two and not making anymore. I’ve a friend who does it for living and I field test his creations. His are much much better than anything I could make
Easy way to heat treat ,do your normalising x3 then slake off in you oil then you need a big lump of steel in your forge cherry red lay your knife back on top of your hot block and look for your colour change for your temper you need a light straw colour on your edge then slake in clean water not oil worked for me since 1976 when I did my apprenticeship with a 80 year blacksmith,you never stop learning.Great job .👍
Hey Wes, How's it Going? It's neat you are getting into knife making and leather work. Superb job on the knives and sheaths. I have been a Saddle Maker for close to 30 years. I have had some help from my workmates on keeping my knives sharp. I know what you mean about removing metal, It's better to get what you can Now, rather than Later. It's all in the bevel. I like a thick knife with a long bevel. For sharpening on a grinder, I would take a Marker, and note the direction of turn on the outside of the wheel. I saw a woman stick a round knife on a wheel the wrong direction. It threw the knife into her nose. She has a permanent scar now. If it was an inch to the right or left she would have lost an eye. I turn the grinder around, Where the wheel is turning clockwise, take the guards off, and lay the blade flat on top, with the edge away from you. This shoots the sparks away from you, and it makes a longer bevel, so the blade will cut better. For general knife maintenance I would make a strop, Like a razor strap. Just take a piece of 1"x maybe 2-3" hardwood, Probably 2' long. You need a piece of leather that will completely cover the top and ends of the wood. Tack the leather on one end, pull it tight, then tack it on the other end. Then you need some White Jeweler's Rouge, you can get it at leather places or online. It comes in a bar. You just take that and rub it all over the leather till it starts turning white. put a loop handle on the end, and you will have a professional strop. I rarely have to sharpen my knives. every time before I use them, I get the strop out and slap the knife flat across the strap, back and forth, same on both sides, to knock the burs off. When the knife slides easy across the leather, its probably sharp. Just keep the blade flat and don't turn it up on the edge. I had to go on Disability because of advanced Arthritis, so I know what you mean there to. Good Luck, Love your content!
On the next episode, Wes raids his stockpile of parts and pieces and makes a belt sander, from scratch. Due to some parts from an old CNC cabinet and half an Oliver tractor, it is also self driving and can harvest corn.
Dear Aeromedic
I instantly thought the same because a belt sander/grinder is a useful tool. I hate to destroy your expectations but Wes unpacked a yellow device with "OBM" on it, at the very end of the video. Guggle says that this is a belt sander.
Best regards, luck and health in particular.
Next episode....Wes makes a knife out of a Chevy crankshaft!!
@@kenuber4766 Ball bearings! Ed Fowler uses that steel for his knives.
@@TheOtherBill They all do that
@@TheOtherBill He's not the best source of info. 52100 is hot short and has a narrow heat range, it needs controlled kiln temps.
Did I see a leather sewing machine roll in at the end? As Ray Romano's Dad would say, 'Holy crap!' Leather holsters and car upholstery!
Yes sir.
Darn it Wes I didn’t know about this channel till today!
The man has every obscure automotive tool in history, and ran a machining equipment repair company. "I don't have a belt sander"
I never have. I had a surface grinder. Actually, I've had 3 over the years.
@@watchweswingit who am I to throw stones? Thanks for bringing us along.
@@watchweswingit loved the rusty old crosscut saw. That was a simple way to pare away the material though. Well done!
You're going to appreciate that new belt sander for sure😊
As a fellow self-deprecator, I love that you describe your process through the lens of your mistakes.
2 knives, no problem. 1 for you, the other for the boy.....when he's old enough.
Cheers! Like the channel, need more! 🙂
I'm here from the future. You do in fact get a belt sander!
Cool project and great result. The handle, the sheath...everything about it is just fine craftsmanship.
I'd need a bigger vocabulary to do this work!
Best of luck with the new channel. Looks like a great outlet.
I doubt that. You'd take right off with it!
FunFACT: The temperature at which certain magnetic materials undergo a sharp change in their magnetic properties, is called the Curie point.
Love the new channel Wes!
What an excellent extra channel to Watch Wes work
Wes, I have just finished watching your first 3 vids on this channel… I think this channel will add much more value to your content and credibility to yourself. I enjoyed seeing what else you are capable of in these vids and look forward to more content on this channel.
Quite the renaissance man. Enjoy watching you work on your projects.
"Not too bad" is a gross understatement. That is a lot better than I could ever do, no matter how many times I tried!
Your "warts and all" style is just what people need to start learning the craft, a genuinely useful resource, thanks.
When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up.
Now I’m gonna make a knife handle!
(Sorry Wes that’s the first thing I thought of when you showed your handle attempts! ) Great job!
Makes me so happy to watch someone learning all the stuff I did.
Its a whole lot tougher than it looks.
Aahh, ok I might of not done as good as you.
Scott Wandsworth would be proud of you Wes
You are truly a Renaissance man; that is a damn nice looking knife and sheath !
and Doug says- it will cut..... well done Wes.
Awesome old world craftsmanship. Really enjoy seeing this side of you.
Practice makes perfect and Rome was not built in a day! Fine job for a beginning.
Can we say Forged in Fire?? You have 3 hours for forging and 3 hours for handle. Your time starts 'right now!'
Nicely done!
LOL You are a brave man to use your kitchen oven! She Who Must Be Obeyed can never see this video.
Great job on your first attempt. They turned out great and you’ll only get better. I commend you sir. The knife you made as a child is awesome too. Please hang on to them all and pass them down to your children. Thanks for sharing.
Wes, the second knife would make a great present for your wife, or your kid, when he is old enough!
Greetings from Argentina!
You, my friend, are a real renaissance man. I’m impressed with your skill and knowledge. It’s too bad the kids coming up these days will never carry on this tradition. We’re raising a bunch of weak bodied and weak minded individuals.
Oh great, now you gotta melt down and forge a tow chain from a scrap Volvo chassis. Nice job Wes.
It Looks great , it’s handmade and imperfections are part of the charm
I liked the "This Old Tony" feel to the video. Good work there Wes.
My hats off to you on that. You have WAY more stamina with that build than I would have given. The end result was actually nice!
Neat!! A guy I bought an air compressor off was into forging. He said he used the leaf spring from an old Ford to make the knife he showed me. Neat stuff
You learn something new everyday, thank you Wes.
I must say for your first attempt that is fantastic!!!
The filing at 15:00 sounds like somebody shut the dog's tail in a door. That audio could make a pretty interesting synthesizer patch. Man, you have some great fabricating skills.
Theres a never end to your talents, fairplay, there good knifes for your first. Love it, keep it up👍🇮🇪
Usually the harshest critic is the maker! Those knives all look pretty nice.
If you’re looking for another do it yourself project, why not the survival knife?
As I said before, a man of many talents! 😊
Really enjoying the voiceover style of commentary and the changeup in editing that comes with it, really nice compliment to your main channel!
I think it's the first time I've done that.
I see an immediate need for a belt sander, one with multiple diameter wheels to give you the radius' you wish easily. Good Job !
All things considered, those knives turned out pretty nice!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
Excellent first time job. I can speak from experience, it's hard work with simple tools
Wes, your interests just don't know a limit. never find it will you! really enjoy the second channel...
Hi, Wes, takes a big man to critize his own ideas and work. I am sure I speak for everybody when I say, 'We admire your all round skills and knowledge.' Many thanks.
Well I’ll be a snakes cousin and I thought you were just a great mechanic, you make it all look easy and a great narration as you did it all. Great start Wes, best of luck.
Very cool Wes. You are multi-talented and I love your style.
I always thought I'd be happy to watch you and Mrs Wes do anything you wanted to post to UA-cam. Turns out it's true. I've now watched you make a knife and stuff capsicums with squirrels. It's a funny old world. All the best from Australia, Wes.
Great video!! I like the looks of both of those knives, and even the one you made when you were younger. I too have gotten into doing some knife making, but not using a forge and anvil. I have a metal band saw and actually cut out my shape that I wanted and then did the heat treating the best way I could using a charcoal chimney with lump charcoal, a piece of pipe and hair dryer for air. Did check it with a magnet to make sure I had it where it needed to be before quenching, then did tempering in a toaster oven. I also do my own leather work, been doing that before I started making knives. I enjoy watching how other people make knives and really enjoyed watching. Juddie - J & J TOA
Dang Wes, as much as I like WWW I may like Dust even better! Great job on ALL knives - the restoration, the new pair and your first. but the new pair is especially nice. The one you made when younger was extraordinary for a young craftsman. ALL very nicely done.
Truly hand made. Nice work for all hand made
Great job on the knives, Wes. Most of us wouldn't have a clue how to even begin a project like that.
Not too shabby for a first hunting knife. Made my 72” belt sander, works great for what I do.
You did a VERY good Job! Great looking Knife and Sheath!
....ahhhh, multi-talented mechanic complains about his carpal tunnel, so picks a hobby banging on steel with 3 lb hammer. 😂
Love ya, Wes! The knives look great, thanks for taking us along.
I'll watch this channel as a good addition to @MaximusIronthumper 's smithing vids. Subscribed!
This contents a really great bonus Wes ! The knife turned out very nice !
just an other great video, thanks for sharing 👏👏👍👍👌
I expect a leaf spring knife in the future will show up here.
Great channel there’s plenty for me here 👍👏
Father and son knives?? That would be something he wouldn't forget. Great project bruh, been wanting to do that myself!!!
I like it Wes, Interesting, I have always wanted to do the same. Tough finding the time! I enjoyed watching, and the filing didn't seem to bother me! HA,HA, only kidding, can't wait to see more, Thanks!
I like this new Chanel 👌. Thank you.
Wes, you are way to ruff on yourself...I kinda like minimalist approach to these knifes...thanks for the peek into the future...I hope this means more knifes to come...
I think you did a awesome job with the limited tools you had around your shop nice job 👍 👏
Thanks for sharing good looking pair of knifes!!
I built a belt sander modeled after the ones knifemakers use a few years ago, I've never made a knife, but I sure use it a ton for everything else. It's good to see you enjoy some hobby type things for a change.
Good video. Thanks for sharing. Always look forward to your vids.
Absolutely gorgeous, especially for your first attempt. How on earth did you learn all these skills? Just experimenting, youtube, books, what? As even a handy man, you can't learn all this from nothing.
Man I really like this guy's style and work. I aspire to be like you sir
Sweet and three decently made knives .
Well done for your first attempt. You clearly come from a good family upbringing that gave you skills, experience and confidence in yourself.
I think that is what we are missing with today’s generation.
That was quite a project. Well done
I can't stop imagining the look on Your Wife's face when She learned You were going to temper a DIY knife in the kitchen lol
Turned out real nice for what tools you had! Your gonna love that 2x72!
Very impressive!
Looks great. Can’t wait to see what you can do with a good belt sander.
Great Job! Learn with practice. I would suggest taping the blade while working on the guard and handle to prevent cutting you hand as well damage to the blade. Masking tape is great. You can also use vaseline as a protect to prevent epoxy from sticking. I am sure you know these tips but when I started making knives 30 years ago, I had a gent show me, so I'm passing it on... Thanks for sharing and keep these videos coming.
Great job and that sheath is on point. You’ll be a pro in no time with that new sander.🔥🔪🔪
I like the new channel. Who knew you were such a renaissance man?
That looks like a great start to me! Nice work Wes.
Awesome work for a first gen! Thx for sharing your process!
Great work Wes. I really enjoy watching your videos.
Now you need to make a touch mark to stamp your work.
Well that’s me caught up with all the content now. 3 episodes in im disappointed Wes wasn’t producing Damascus Steel. 😂
That’s a very good first knife. I’ve made two and not making anymore. I’ve a friend who does it for living and I field test his creations. His are much much better than anything I could make
What a nice content ! Thanks Wes, and all best from Croatia.
Easy way to heat treat ,do your normalising x3 then slake off in you oil then you need a big lump of steel in your forge cherry red lay your knife back on top of your hot block and look for your colour change for your temper you need a light straw colour on your edge then slake in clean water not oil worked for me since 1976 when I did my apprenticeship with a 80 year blacksmith,you never stop learning.Great job .👍
It's so nice to be watch wes while I work haha
Watched all three videos I'm a fan like the different content interesting to learn more about you
A jig for hand filing will save time and give repeatable result. Great piece man, looking forward to more videos.
Hi Wes. I brass slug is a brilliant idea!
Great build for a first time. Loved it
Hard to believe those were your first attempts, they look great.
Using 1084 and Parks AAA for your first time.
I love that you did the research.
eutectic steel.
Liking the vibe of this new channel
Hey Wes, How's it Going? It's neat you are getting into knife making and leather work. Superb job on the knives and sheaths. I have been a Saddle Maker for close to 30 years. I have had some help from my workmates on keeping my knives sharp. I know what you mean about removing metal, It's better to get what you can Now, rather than Later. It's all in the bevel. I like a thick knife with a long bevel. For sharpening on a grinder, I would take a Marker, and note the direction of turn on the outside of the wheel. I saw a woman stick a round knife on a wheel the wrong direction. It threw the knife into her nose. She has a permanent scar now. If it was an inch to the right or left she would have lost an eye. I turn the grinder around, Where the wheel is turning clockwise, take the guards off, and lay the blade flat on top, with the edge away from you. This shoots the sparks away from you, and it makes a longer bevel, so the blade will cut better. For general knife maintenance I would make a strop, Like a razor strap. Just take a piece of 1"x maybe 2-3" hardwood, Probably 2' long. You need a piece of leather that will completely cover the top and ends of the wood. Tack the leather on one end, pull it tight, then tack it on the other end. Then you need some White Jeweler's Rouge, you can get it at leather places or online. It comes in a bar. You just take that and rub it all over the leather till it starts turning white. put a loop handle on the end, and you will have a professional strop. I rarely have to sharpen my knives. every time before I use them, I get the strop out and slap the knife flat across the strap, back and forth, same on both sides, to knock the burs off. When the knife slides easy across the leather, its probably sharp. Just keep the blade flat and don't turn it up on the edge. I had to go on Disability because of advanced Arthritis, so I know what you mean there to. Good Luck, Love your content!
your talents are endless
Rambo and survival knives. I was also a big fan and had to have one.
Making knives isn’t as easy as some people think. And that’s why they can be pricey, good ones anyway. Good job!
I see now that Illinois has outlawed buying big pew pews, Wes is starting on his new armory in anticipation of the outlaw of any form of self defense.
Love your Knifes. First knife looks pretty good too!
I think it turned out great. Very cool.
Love the new channel and content! Keep 'em coming Wes!
I'm impressed. Loved the squirrel shoot and the knife making. Good Job!