Fantasy Tekko-Kagi Gauntlet -
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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If you liked this build, please consider voting for mine. 😁
#thefantasychallenge
Here is my entry into the competition! There were a few troubles and changes of plan along the way as you shall see, but overall I'm very happy with my end result.
Hope you enjoy!
This is the 4th installment of the UA-cam KnifeMaker Challenge series!
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Phil, you did not disappoint! Fantastic build!!! Entertaining, funny, scary … all the good bits of a knife video! Well done my friend. 👍
Thanks Denis! And again, thanks for the invite to take part. It was a blast! 🔥🤘
@@PJTForging Tyrell! Why have I not seen videos from you recently? Are you uploading?
I never even knew that I wanted to make one of these until now... I love this, Epic.
Thanks Erick! Appreciate it dude! Looking forward to seeing yours!
Nice work! Looks cool and it's functional. I would have sharpened the top of the blades as well so you could cut with a backhand.
Dude I was scared as hell of this thing without sharpening the side that faced me! 😂
Perfect, no words...!
Thank you! 🤘🔥
Are you a fan of ninja turtles
Who isn't!? 😆
Careful now... He's in the UK... they're called "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles"... apparently they can't be called "Ninja"
That piece you made is beautiful! The whole thing is great, especially considering it represents the third, fourth, and fifth knives you've ever made!
Seeing the whole process with all the setbacks was neat, as well!
Thanks so much Casey!
...you think these were ALL the set backs!? 😅
@@PJTForging I want to see the blooper reel for ALL of them. :: creepy wide eyed stare ::
Those blades look sick! And regardless of the legality of it, if cops show up to give you shit about a forging project they can seriously go eat a Big one 🍆
Everybody and their grandmother does pattern-welding these days.
Making a cool war-gauntlet is what set you apart from the other great projects. Going back to the roots definitely was a great idea. Got my vote in for your project and subbed.
P.S. I am just listening to the „Dungeoncrawler Carl“ series of audiobooks and your project definitely fits the theme.
Thanks so much Lollo! I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with Dungeoncrawler Carl, but I think I'm gonna have to check it out now. 😂🤘🔥
Cool.
Thanks! 🔥🤘
I am very glad I clicked on this!!! Your humor and enthusiasm earned this sub! I look forward to watching many more, thank you.
I really appreciate that, thank you! I'll do my best not to disappoint.🔥🤘
love from Florida
Thanks James!
kept skipping over this vid because I wasn't really a fan of this type of "blade" but glad I watched. You picked up a subscriber, great work on the amour smithing. I really enjoyed. That ax was really cool.
Thanks Rick! There was possibly some artistic license taken. 🤫 But in fairness, the rules just said bladed fantasy weapon. 😅
@@PJTForging for sure, The video production was very good, humour, mistakes and a great final out come good job on it all.
The Cucumbers ! oh the humanity !
THEY HAD IT COMING, AND I REGRET NOTHING! 😈
You shouldn't be so hard on yourself, mate. This thing turned out pretty incredible, and that patina won you my vote.
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it! 🔥🤘
That is so freaking cool. Definitely has a Nazgûl look kind of a lord of the rings meets futile Japan.
Thanks Sam! Makes me happy to hear that I pretty much got where I was aiming for. 🔥🤘
You did a great job. The gauntlet idea was brilliant and original and they came out great. I really admire your willingness to share your failures and be transparent. They are truly a work of art.
There's too many to try and hide or ignore. 😅
Thanks a lot! 🔥🤘
Great looking fantasy challenge and a wonderful job making it as well!!! The one with the most work put it for sure one one of the best I'll be thinking of when I vote!!
Enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up
Subscribed to your channel as well
Thanks a lot! Glad you like it. 🔥🤘
@@PJTForging You're welcome!! I liked it enough to vote for it
rad stuff dude, mad respect.
Thanks! 🔥🤘
I like it HOWEVER if you don't mind a little bit of criticism, with how you made it, you made that hand now useless in a 'fight', especially in the era it was made for I.E. medieval times, think about it, you go to pull your sword out only to not be able to because you have a handle in your hand holding those blades on, you can semi block with those but honestly, not for long, especially against a long sword, that hand can no longer be used for anything, can't grasp a tree branch to pull yourself up, nothing, hell, you can't even straighten your hand in salute or anything and that's problematic as well.
Now for the bright side, you could have made it without the bar to hold onto in your hand so your hand is 'free' to grab ahold of things and just welded the blades to the wraps without it going all the way around the hand into the hand, get rid of the bend at the fingers forcing your hand into a fist so your hand can straighten out, perhaps make individual steel plates for each joint of the fingers and connect them with chain mail or something so you can straighten and bend your hand at whim, be able to hold a sword as well but most important thing in the world, make it for the OFF-HAND so that if you want to, can draw with one hand(right) and fight with the sword with your right hand and be able to incorporate that weapon into your fighting style and compliment the sword fighting style, that would be the ideal thing, make the forearm section hard so can serve as a type of shield, wow, just thinking about the possibilities of this weapon when on the offhand and having it strong enough to be used as a shield and able to cut with a swipe of the hand, freakin awesome.
I hope you don't think I am putting your creation down, I am not, I like what you created, and only being your third attempt at making a bladed weapon, that's a big project and an awesome job you did, I study things and how to make them better, I am good at what I do and the things I mentioned would make that maybe one of the most dangerous styles of Defensive weapons I think I have ever seen.
Oh man... I thought you said a LITTLE criticism! 😅
Jokes aside, I actually really appreciate comments like these. There's no greater compliment than knowing you obviously put a lot of effort thinking about how to practically improve it, and you've taken the time to write that out as you feel committed to seeing those changes hopefully implemented.
I think practically, you raise some very good points; and if this were a functional weapon, I would definitely agree. However I suppose I would point out that this is a fantasy weapon, which if the fantasy genre has taught us anything is that they are generally HORRIBLY impractical. 😂
However rest assured if I survive a near apocalyptic event, and I am left with this thing trying to scramble up a tree for survival; I will remember this comment, and rue the knowledge that the reason I'm going to fail and probably die because I didn't give myself articulating fingers and an open hand grip! 😅
Cheers!
@@PJTForging lol, well if a near-apocalyptic event happens, I hope I find you and we make a camp together so you can make some damn great battle gear for us in the future, I'd actually like to see something like I described, that would be something to behold but anyway, as I said, great work, you are truly a master at your craft. :)
Love it man! Nice design and love the design choices. Would have loved to see blades in Damascus
So would I Sammy! 😢😆
Maybe one to revisit in the future.
Ahaha!! Holy shit the start of the cumai process was hilarious!! And let's not mention the poor guy at the end :') Awesome video and epic build. Really love where you went with this! Congrats and big thumbs up!
His name was Fatty Arbuckle. 🪦🥀😢
Thanks a lot brother, hopefully one day I'll be able to make things as beautiful as you do. 🔥🤘
I like it, Probably very illegal in the UK but great fun.
Probably. Everything cool is illegal in the UK. 😅
medieval wolverine
Hell yeah! 🔥🤘
I love copper Damascus but how tf do you keep it from delaminating????
Apparently I'm the wrong person to ask! 😂
Keep it flat, keep it clean, don't let it get too hot.
Awesome
Thanks! 😁
Awesome!!!
Thanks! :)
Duuuuuuuuuude I absolutely LOVE this build and this video overall! I love how you use multiple aspects of blacksmithing and bladesmithing along with even some armor making techniques. I also am a huge fan of the brute de forge finish (my favorite finish on my knives) and love how you finished the piece off!! Safe to say, you're getting my vote!! Cheers man! NagelHaus Forge
Thanks so much Jonathon! I get it man, brute de forge is always stunning in my book! 🤘🔥
thanks a lot it was a fun video ...any kid can hold a knife but you really have to be a bad ass told that in combat >>> you got the vote
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed! 🔥🤘
Torn between the Witch King of Angmar or The Shredder … “You fool, no man can kill me!”. Awesome work, really want to build one now as well.
Thanks a lot Riaan! I'm nerdy enough to basically quote that whole film. 😅
Do it! Then we can take on the TMNT! 😂
I do like what you ended up with in the end, not sure if it’s fully into that fantasy category as it is more historical than fantasy but have to say it’s one of the most functional ones I’ve seen yet. I do wonder why you didn’t line it with sheepskin fleece or something like that to protect the user
It's fantasy because, to my knowledge at least, there are no historical examples of this. Yes there are historical gaunlets, and yes there are historical tekko Kagi, but as far as I am aware, there was never a combined version in this style; otherwise an argument could be made that no knives can be fantasy, as there are plenty of historical examples of knives.
I did consider lining it, but surprisingly, it wasn't necessary. It fit very well and comfortably to my arm, so I didn't feel the need.
Cu- Mai doesn’t mean 9 Layer in Japanese or whatever nonsense you said. Cu-Mai is Cu for the element Copper and traditional Cu-Mai blades are 5 Layers 3 steel and 2 copper although some people will do more layers. Basically Cu-Mai is just Go-Mai which is standard 5 layer steel but Cu-Mai uses Copper for 2 layers
Ku/Kyu Mai means 9 layers. Same as Go Mai is 5 layers, and San Mai is 3. It is still a Cu Mai regardless, as yes it contains copper. What I was on about was reducing the number of layers I was including.
knuckleduster are illegal but a bladed gauntlet is ok....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Welcome to the weird world of English Law. You can own a machete, but if you paint the handle neon green, or write "zombie" on it, it instantly becomes illegal. 😂
@@PJTForging 🤣🤣as it should be🤣
@@PJTForging o.O my American mind is trying to figure out the circumstances where the notion of neon green handles and "zombie" would present a threat to the public... but then again, this is the same country that changed "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" to "Teenage Mutant HERO Turtles "...
@@PJTForging The reason is because that implies the machete’s purpose is for violence when it should only be used as a tool
Makes sense, knuckledusters are concealable whereas a bladed gauntlet is kinda hard to hide lol
New here, that's some very nice eggplant slayer.
It's possibly the world's least effective salad tosser, but probably the most fun! 😂
Thanks Aleksander!
I love it! Absolutely brilliant work.
Thanks a lot! 🤘🔥
Well its pretty unique i can tell you that. :P I did like the Danish oil too. The finish of that stuff really is pretty.
This concept is pretty fantasy...
Good luck with the challenge!
Greetings,
Jeff
Thanks a lot Jeff! 👊
I did like the glossy finish too, I just didn't think it quite matched the scuffed/dirty asthetic. Looked a bit too uniform for what I was aiming for. But it sure is purty!
Having now watched all of the videos I am going to be voting for your gauntlet blade.
Outstanding work.
Thank you very much Jim! I really appreciate it! 🔥🤘
Watch out turtles shredders in town
"Wretched reptiles!" 🐢
😂
It looks like something straight out of the comic book Berserk Guts Saga!
That's as high a compliment as it gets! I loved Berserk! 🔥🤘
Wow this was really amazing 🤩. You got skills! 💪🏾
Thanks a lot! Please consider throwing a vote my way. 😉🤘
Not only did you make an awesome fantasy build but you were able to keep my attention throughout the entire video! You are a funny dude! Cheers
Thanks so much Airin! That's really nice of you to say! Appreciate it hugely brother! 🔥🤘
medieval wolverine! awesome dude!
Thanks Andy! 😂🤘
I thought the Cu in Cumai stood for Cuprum.
Armorsmithing is totally different story than bladesmithing- I'm super impressed of your skills in this matter! Beautiful work Phil!
Thanks a lot Dawid! Appreciate it man. Your build blows me away, it came out great!
That thing is crazy! True fantasy build! Great work.
Thanks Mike! Really pleased to like it! :)
That's awesome!! Very "Lord of the rings" vibey, slightly ninja-y too. Got a feeling this could win! Well done mate! Cute greyhounds too! Lol
Thanks Phil! (Excellent name) That's pretty much exactly what I was going for. :)
thanks for the laugh 😂. nice build btw.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed. 🔥🤘
Super entertaining really enjoyed your video and the creativity!
Cheers Jeff! Appreciate it brother. 🔥🤘
Very entertaining and great work. I enjoyed the video. Nice job
Thanks Jay! 🔥🤘
That is insanely good mate! Hard work pays off! Congrtas!
Thanks! You too, and good luck! 🔥🤘
Perfect thing for intimidating your daughters boyfriend
Just leave it hanging on a highly visible wall. 😂
you got my vote
Thanks a lot Jeromy! 🔥🤘
And I thought the CU in cu mai was the copper.
We've been having a discussion about that. I think the Cu for copper and the Ku for nine tend to be used synonymously. 🤷🏼♂️
Dude, that thing looks amazing! Solid work. Solid video too. I hope your neighbors were watching at the end...
Thanks James, appreciate it dude! Can't wait to see your build! 🙂
Yo this is literal amazing man
Literally
I voted for you❤️ really loved to see wolverines claws in real world
Thanks so much! Appreciate it. 🔥🤘
you poor man, that was brutal. still turned out great!!
Thanks mate. 😅
I felt the same with your castings. 😭
Damn, the perfect melee weapon!
It's certainly got plenty of pointy bits! 😅
Awesome build! Way to persevere thru some tough setbacks. Love your creativity. Great video production as well. Really happy for you that you were invited into the challenge. Definitely a true competitor!
Really appreciate your continued support Wade, seriously. :)
Definitely in my top 3... If I nitpick, the only part that I felt could be improved would be the back end of the blades. The squared off cut looks out of place compared to all the organic curves and modeling. Otherwise, great job!
Thanks a lot Don! Yeah I must admit I wasn't entirely sure how to address the back of the blades. I decided to leave them slightly rounded so that the gauntlet looked like it was just a normal hand holding onto the claw.
If I wasnt to late to vote, this would have my vote.
Lots of other amazing stuff in the challenge but this was by far the coolest and interesting to me, maybe its the blacksmith in me (that mostly do practical objects) that makes this so cool. Very nice work.
Thank you very much! I really appreciate it! 🔥🤘
Love it 🙌
Thanks brother! 🔥🤘
Love it! The dirty aesthetic really works well. Would be a great gladiatorial weapon (looks cool, but isn't the most effective) but those jagged edges must catch on EVERYTHING - how much has it made you bleed so far?
Oh, and I really enjoyed the Bobby Dukes style scream montage!
Cheers dude!
Surprisingly, the edges actually don't catch much on things (after I rolled most of them over). The only time I cut myself on this build was when I intelligently decided to pick it up by the claw shortly after I sharpened it. 😅
@@PJTForging Colour me surprised! Yes, we all have those brain fart moments from time to time. I'm waiting for the nail on my left hand index finger to grow back completely, after I sliced it in half being that kind of stupid... 😅
Thats an Amazing build , the scuffed finish really set it off 👍🏽
Thanks a lot Gerard! Glad you like it! 🤘
I love your build. Its something that i know i dont have the skills for yet. But something that the geek in me desires. Awesome build!
Thanks a lot buddy! I'm sure you could figure out the skills fairly quickly? All you really need is time, and a few types of hammer. 🙂
My god when I think of a fantasy knife this was not at the top of the list, it is now fantastic job!
Thanks Bill! 😅
Awesome build man. You got my sub!!! Great job. One of my favorite builds so far
Thanks a lot man! Appreciate your support. 🔥🤘
I'm not 100%, but I for keeping the blades straight, would steel bailing wire have worked in place of a clamp?
The real thick stuff, so you could twist it nice and tight and not lose a clamp?
Possibly, but I think there may still be too much flex in the wire. The clamp was a crappy cheap one anyway, and is currently still sat in the bottom of the quench tank. 😅
You remind me of Bobby duke arts
I will definitely take that as a compliment! 😅
Really cool video!
Funny thing about knuckle dusters: in Brazil we call them “soco inglês” which translates roughly to “english punch”
That's actually pretty cool! Ironic though. 😅
"You're The Best There Is At What You Do, But What You Do Best Is Very Nice."... Wolverine... 😎
Thanks... Bubb! 😏
I would like to say I would have enjoyed the video more if there where less cuts to IRL snippets and more smooth building and commentary. Still liked the video!
That's just my style. But I get it's not for everyone. 😅
I just want to know what the neighbor, who probably looked out the window, thought when they seen you filming the backyard part.
"Any minuet now, four turtles are going to show up, you just wait and see"
Oh they definitely think I'm a freak... and I'm not entirely sure I can disagree with them. 😅
A pretty badass build overall. Definitely a case of simpler is better.
Thanks man!
"Walking in the footsteps of giants" Well, the funny thing about giants is, they can in fact be toppled.
Also I might have voted for you in the challenge 😂
Thanks Rennis! Appreciate it. 🙂
Very cool idea! Gives me Nightmare on Elmstreet vibes. I do like it though. That would be one of the first things I made if I were to take up being a blade smith.
Get stuck in and have a go!
Great job Count Fistula! Though i wonder what the Antonio Banderaz Lovedoll ever did to you to deserve this.
I TOLD YOU NEVER TO CALL ME THAT!
Man. I really enjoyed this video and the build came out great! Subscribed 😀
Thanks Jerid! 🔥🤘
im so glad youtube suggested this video, positively suprised and definetly subscribing
Thanks! :)
I like how it's filthy and ugly. Makes it look more "authentic" if that makes any sense
Certainly does! That's what I was aiming for. :)
I love your distressed look! You gained a follower, just from your humor alone.
Thanks Chris! 🤘🔥
You look like your having to much fun.
Keep up the great work. Way too much fun
Muhahahahahaha!
Thor's hammer from god of war Ragnarok
Just what I need to scratch mi b***s, real man use tekko-kagi.
You're a braver man than I. 😅
Just finished the last build and just voted for you. Best of luck.
Thanks a lot! 🔥🤘
Awesome work brother! That thing is scary awesome!
Thanks Tony!
definitely got my sub at least, thanks for the entertaining video 🍻
Thank you! 🔥🤘
You're the best there is at what you do, but what you do best isn't very nice.
You got it, bub. ;)
I always assumed the "Cu" in Cu mai was for copper.
Looks awesome, though I think in an effort to avoid making a knuckleduster, you may have made a handclaw. Which is also illegal. Because this stupid country gets scared by martial arts movies no matter how impractical those weapons are when you can just go into any garden store and buy a billhook if you want something deadly and usable.
I think the term Cu Mai is used synonymously with copper as well to be fair. I wonder if there's an element of coincidence in the naming. Nine in Japanese is Ku or Kyu, but when translating to English, they can often change the spelling slightly, like 'Nunchucks' and 'Nunchaku'. So 'Ku' can be 'Cu'. In the same way if someone is making a San Mai knife, it is a three layer knife, San being Japanese for three. All 'Mai' means, is a unit of counting, so San Mai=three count/layer, Cu Mai=Nine Count/Layer. Doesn't make much sense as 'Copper count', but I guess 'copper layer' kinda works. These days I think it's just used to indicate any number layer so long as it's containing copper. 🤷🏼♂️
@@PJTForging I'm putting my money on it started as "nine layer" and then someone said, "hmm... what a coincidence... what if I put copper as a few layers...?"
Waiting for you neighbor to run out in a purple helmet and giant magnets lol
If he does, it'll be the coolest thing he's ever done. 😅
Man seeing the pictures in the FB group was cool, but the build video and ending seeing it in action- so awesome!!! :D
Thanks so much! Glad you like it! :)
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I’m super impressed and genuinely like what your final product came out to be. You should think about exploring becoming a bladesmith.
Thanks a lot! I'm working on it. 😅
I think the plate between the hand and arm should have been leather so you can move your hand more
I did consider this/similar. However I actually kinda wanted to limit the movement a bit. With the leverage that would be felt by hitting things with the claws during a full swing, I wanted the wrist to be quite robust; it's also the reason I moved the hinge back a bit further, to just behind my actual wrist joint. There was some method to the madness. 😅
New subscriber because of this challenge. I love that this challenge came to pass. So many new channels to watch.
Hell yeah! Thanks! This challenge was a great experience, and a great opportunity to learn from each other.
I had to like this video to get the number to 69. Nice.
Hell yeah. 🤘🔥
excellent i love everything about it,
and its functional ☺☺
Thanks a lot! I'm rather partial to it myself. 😅
I tried to like this video multiple times... awesome work
Thanks Evan! 🤘🔥
I’ll say it again. That is pure badassery. Could totally see some lich warrior cutting up some hobbits with it.
That's a horrifying image! 😂
Thanks! :)
I was all in for the whip sword but I think yours is better. I have a few more to get through but you are now my front runner not that I'm anyone special. Beautiful work.
Mate, I really appreciate that. Though I won't be at all offended if you voted for Sven's whip sword. That thing was a real labour of love... or hate. 😅
@@PJTForging His was good and took a lot of ingenuity but yours blended blade and armor and everything was forged. So many in this challenge are just doing stock removal. Kudos
That was awesome weapon to wat u build from scratch!!! Keep up the videos!!! Til next tyme...keep those cre8ive juices abrewing!!!