Making a Damascus CRYSKNIFE from DUNE! Part 1
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Step one, find sandworm.
Ah yes. Another 47 part blade series from my favorite blacksmith!
😁 yes 👍🏼 it‘s what we love, isn‘t it?
@@TinyBasementWorkshopno
when it would easily be a 20minute video, but alas we must wait for 2months to see a completed build we could watch on Kyle Royer in 30minutes. (and better results)
@@justineseman3741 get out of here with that
And then the knife breaks… 89 PART SERIES HERE WE GO!
Jamie, you're a rock star.
Don't think your Dune-inspired music went unnoticed. We noticed.
Even the ones who haven't seen it!
Eh, don’t have to see the movie to notice. Dune has many adaptions and they all have a feel about them.
"May thy welds chip and shatter!" went straight to the heart, Jamis.........er Jamie....sorry.
We noticed.
where do you find those musics full lenght ??
Phenomenal cinematography and editing in this one! Making damascus steel has been boring to watch for quite awhile, but this one is like a movie. I really appreciate that the songs used in this one sound like they came from the new Dune and the level of detail in editing to the chosen soundtrack. Kudos, Jamie!
Yes! Was about to say. This one was fire.
I believe it is pronounce "chris"-knife, as in crystal. They are made from a tooth of Shai-Hulud (sandworm). That said, while what you produce may not be a traditional crysknife, I'm looking forward to seeing it
This
I thought the same every time he said it 😂
This
@@rustjupiter I think it’s ragebait to drive engagement
yes
“You forge when the necessity arises, no matter the mood!” - Gurney *_Alec_*
well done.
😂
Yes, very good 😂
AT16 has spoken.
Brilliant.
I did not realize how much I missed these videos until now. I love seeing you embark on knife or sword making projects Alec! I would love to see more content like this. Maybe it would be an idea to make more knives and swords inspired from movies and series? I’m thinking almost a “Binging with Babish” style of series. You have gone the route of historical blades, maybe fiction inspired blades next?
This is the content I originally subscribed for, so I'm very happy to see a new project like this!
Same!
100% agree. 👍
I think if Jamie was to throw tennis balls at Alec randomly, it could take it to a whole new level of entertainment. You could call it Balls of Steele.
Can we all appreciate that beautiful shot at 12:29? Masterful.
i really like this one 12:18, as the power hammer slowly and gently comes to a stop and immediately back again. with the music it's incredible serene
I wonder how long that time-lapse took to record. That's a slow cooling process..
OK. Wow. Splendid project. Did Jamie direct this video? The shot of the power hammer from 12:18 to 12:34 was PHENOMENAL work.
Music was great too, especially the first part - perfect for Dune.
Good work, guys!
This is the kind of videos I love to watch on your channel, I missed it!
Ok ok ok ok ok .....I am a machinist and at 7:32 when you discovered how to control the twist rate using air I lost my mind in the best way possible! Alec this is good stuff! I love the creative use of a lathe as I also primarily run lathes. Oh and I live in Montana just for some added giggle factor.
Can you offer an explanation of how it works? My intuition would be that the air would cool the piece down, and so it would twist less where blown, not more. Obviously it’s the opposite. But why?
You know it's going to be a long series when it's episodes and not parts
It feels like we are going back to the Alec Steel of my sub days. Awesome content man keep it up.
I can’t believe you were able to forge weld that successfully! Bravo! (Also i know little to nothing about blacksmithing and machining so if it was actually easy, i am still impressed)
Alec makes it look way easier than it is.
That bit with the dustpan at the lathe was the classiest stfu I've ever seen.
_* chef's kiss *_ 😙👌
This is reminiscent of your old garage forging and playing with your Damascus patterns. Super awesome!
I tell ya , Jamie is by far one of the best at making the steel forging look so cinematic and just freakin awesome. This is what we love to see, glad you made it home safe bud. I know you cant wait for a your extra tools and gadgets. Cant wait to see how this comes out. Idk the movie, but the photo looks like this will be fun to watch
As soon as the music started playing, right before the twisting, I thought for sure Alec was gonna muck something up. My anxiety was running wild in anticipation.
Weird question that probably won't get answered. Have you considered getting/making an induction forge for the shop Alec? I know it's unlikely, but it would let you forge more exotic materials like titanium and tungsten more easily.
That would be very neat
I miss the multi series builds like the claymore and the viking sword. Love seeing you inlay gold and go out of your comfort zone and always comes out amazing.
Easily the best music choices for any video on the channel so far.
Preferred it over the usual stuff quite a lot
Finally we back to the old alec steel we like, very happy to see this series started
The old Alec would have posted a 2 hour complete video.
Hear, hear.
"May thy knife chip and shatter!"
(This is a quote from Dune, I hope the knife comes out well and _doesn't_ chip or shatter)
I have to say....the cinematography has come a long way buddy. The editing with the slow mo...music choice. You could be talk about paper clips and we'd all be enthralled. Keep going. We love this
Might not be the safest way to twist the bars, but for sure it looks super cool(and time efficient)!
FINALLY another 200 part project! Absolutely love these!!
Hey Alec, you should make a separate video just about the lathe, twisting technique. This will make an awesome educational video for us🙌
"Wills twisting machine has me green with envy." hahaha he has quite an assortment of cool tools. He's aquired. I gotta say i agree
Alec what an unusual way to stack a billet, I appreciate you pushing the boundaries of what and which way you forged.
As a massive frank Herbert fan , I am so looking forward to this build
Incredible job getting those bars forged 👏👏
I made a crysknife from stainless stock, used an elk antler for the handle, and hammered aluminum for the handle wrap.
I used a 3d printed version I made as a 1:1 mode for sizing and shaping.
Can't wait to see what amazing piece comes out of this series!
It’s been a while since Alec done something that worked. Even Jamie couldn’t boss him around this time.
That forgeweld is one of the most impressive things I've seen a blacksmith do. Thanks for the great content.
Glad to see you back to basics, not to dissuade your other projects, but it was refreshing to see you make a nice piece with a little banter and music+work
Jamie is film-maker extraordinaire. Every episode just looks great
That twisting method works an absolute treat. Nicely done 👍
Can’t wait to see which way you stretch it! At first I was thinking you have to stretch the twists the entire length of the blade for the cool factor. But then I got to thinking about how much more awesome it would look to see the twists stretched the other way to create almost a mosaic blade. So after thinking of both I vote for mosaic, stretching the twists on the twisted axis and make a mosaic blade Alec, the spice demands it!
A little tip for getting the alignment correct on your twisting jig would be to do the welding on the morse taper end in situ. Put the square tube in the chuck, put the taper in the stock, nudge the taper onto the end of the tube and then weld, remove tube from chuck and cut to length = perfect alignment and less distortion when twisting the hot stock
I cant get over how well the lathe worked
"May thy welds chip and shatter" beautiful!
10:36 Amazing trick there, Alec. Making a puppo appear from behind the paper. Houdini at work.
The lathe worked soooo well for the twisting.
👌👌👌
Thank you for returning to your roots! 👍😎👍
man i've missed this type of content
Felt like an old school video!! I loved it!! Make more Damascus weapons!!! I wanna see katana 2 baby!!
I have missed those epic and awesome beat aligned shots of hammerwork.
Jaime is an artist who perfected that particular form.
I love watching the mix of traditional style forging mixed with the more modern machining. I could watch those bars being twisted for hours.
Amazing video. Glad to see a knife build, return to the channel. I would love to see an other sword build.
Now THIS is the Alec content I remember and LOVE
Im happy to see the slowmo timing with the music edits back :)
At last, a Smith making a Dune knife, been a fan of both Alex and Dune, read all the books, seen all the films, and followed Alex from almost his debut on here.
Loved seeing the 1 in the corner of the thumbnail... Reminds me of the good old days of the long build series
Awesome to see an increase in forging content.
Your “spaghetti linguini” possibility is something I’ve actually seen. I work on a LOT of dangerous machines and the lathe scares me the most.
The lathe is king of the shop. The machinist is queen. We all know what the king does to the queen
at my highschool, some years before i attended, a girl was scalped during an incident with a lathe. Absolutely terrifying. I find woodworking lathes a little scarier, but they remind you that you need to check everything
Fear is the mind killer. Just imagine that the lathe is the continuation of your hand
Given that it would be _at least_ red hot out of the forge, that's _cooked_ “spaghetti linguini”!
@@nedben1602 idk much about lathes, why eyes the wood lath scare you more than a steel one?
I remember seeing Alec repeatedly flip his billets under the power hammer in-between blows and it looked really cool. I haven't seen him do that in forever, why did he stop?
Glad to see you made it back to England safely. Hope all is well.
I missed this style of video so much! Amazing as always!
The editting and score is awesome as always.
Every metalworking instructor ever: The lathe will try to kill you.
Alec: Imma put red hot steel in there & see what happens.
This reminds me of the old days of your channel. Really like the hands on and the little setbacks. That's what we damascus blacksmiths are always facing. Feather is always a challenge, looking forward to the next video!
The music is fantastic in this video Jamie!
Love everything about this video, absolute banger mates! Music, editing, filming, story and humor all on point!!!
i loved all the forging shots and cant wait to see the progress on the knife
Really loved the music selection in this episode!
The production, as always, is absolutely top notch. Alec, you just keep impressing!
Awesome looking forward to seeing the finished piece!
Heat, beat, repeat! Let's make some doise! Love seeing blacksmithing projects back on the channel.
Good to see you at the forge again Alec 😊😊❤
“Need a tool:make a tool”
Love it!
This is a whole new level of production! Keep it up guys
Wow usint the lathe to twist the damascus WAS AMAZING it worked SO WELL!!!!! I would love to see more aplication of this! also genius using the compressed air
That twist was hypnotic!
I’m excited to see you are doing a multi part Damascus build again.
I had an idea for a video that might be different from your usual pointy builds: Had you ever considered making a grill or grill guard for your truck out of Damascus? It would take a lot of material, but might be cool to work with patterned steel on a larger scale than a sword/knife. Plus you'd probably be the only person able to say you have a Damascus truck.
So nice to see you back making knives again!
The music was perfect on this one. Keep up the good work!
Using the lathe to twist the bars was a really good idea. It's a machine to work with and as long as you don't actually damage it then why not get another use out of it. You just need to devise a device that twist the other end at the same speed as the chuck end rather than just holding it. Shouldn't be that hard if you use a belt from the chuck to power it. It's just getting the belt from the chuck to a wheel attached to something clamping the metal at the other end so you need to translate rotation one forward to rotation at the side so maybe a transfer box of some kind to move the rotation 90 degrees. Shouldn't again be hard for someone like you and maybe a plate or shield over the ways and anything else that it might make sense to protect.
I really love those builds. I get why you love trying out new stuff (experiments or rebuilding tools,etc. in damascus)and it is really entertaining but once in a while I like to see those knife/ sword series.
Glad to see you still stretching your abilities! Keep on cracking on!
Love seeing the new shot angles! This knife will be interesting to follow.
Great music choices for a Dune themed knife! Someone is a fan.
Turning the piece by to the side is such a cool and unique idea! I hope it works out!
New square bar twisting method, courtesy of the Squarespace sponsorship! 😆
Looks like a promising billet. Been a long time since we had a pattern welding episode! 😃
Bless the Maker and His water. Bless the coming and going of Him. May His passage cleanse the world. May He keep the world for His people
I wonder if Alec could make a slam-proof door, maybe even store some of the energy to assist in opening it. Like those drawers do.
Amazing audio work to mimic the Dune soundtrack!
pleeeeaaase let this be a 10 part serie :D
I'm a MONSTER fan of the ENTIRE book series. Follow this up with Duncan Idaho's sword in Damascus, PLEASE!
I missed these really in depth videos. I love your videos so much and I’m so glad you are still making so much even though you may not be continuing everything as you move back to the UK
Cracks are the billet killer, love dune and so glad to see what your take on a cryse knife looks like
"May they blade stick and weld." Very good, Jamie!
Can't wait to see the finished product.
This content is what I subscribed for years ago! Hopefully Alec has rediscovered his MOJO, and long may it continue.
I realy missed you making those wonderful blades.
I've been watching wristwatch revival. I would love to see Alex trying to make a pocket watch case. I think it would suit his skills.
Hey Alec, I wonder if you could discuss in one of your videos how you work with or engage with mistakes or failures during the creative process? As a fan and aspiring creative I'm always curious to learn how the more experienced manage their expectations and hopes when making.
You know its an amazing day when Alec uploads!!!
I would love to see you do the different designs from both movies. Where the new movies version is closer to how they are described in the original books. The version from the David Lynch movie is truly beautiful.
Despite the tiny cracks, the way you forge welded that billet was bloody impressive!
I thought my phone was spying on me when I saw this recommended as I was literally listening to Jessica receive the Maker in the Dune audiobook at the time. Then I realised I’m subscribed to you and practically always listening to Dune so it was all but guaranteed.