I’m an aspiring blade smith and have been for few years and I love that you show us your trials and tribulations brother ! Love your transparency Great information and also great work
for those that are wondering why its always specifically white out, or white paint, its because the pigment metal is titanium oxide. aka, wont weld to iron based products under any circumstances EVER hehe.
this guy seems to really know what he is doing. Going to follow him closer. Full disclosure, I will never forge anything, but his problem solving skills will help me in what I do. Very impressed
Your mystery wood resembles the bloodwood I've gotten from similar sources, but hard to say based on a video. Lots of furniture makers use bloodwood, and it makes beautiful scales.
Nice work my friend! I’m new to your channel and would like to say that your knives may not be a Alec Steele knife but by all means still a really good and well built knife worth selling!! Your mystery wood to me looks like Brazilian Cherry hard wood. I love picking pieces of wood out of my fire wood pile for making handle scales for my knives…! Keep up the great work, maaan!!
I’d buy this man, no joke. Great looking project and the end pattern is pretty wild. Definitely better than the last chain, but hey, lessons learned and you knocked this one out of the park.
One technique for drilling hard steel like that is to use a smaller bit for a pilot hole and then enlarge with the real bit. Has always worked well for me
Nice shape, like a tall santoku. Bet it would be great for cutting big potatoes and stuff like that. I like that you left the top with a rougher forged finish, that's not something I've seen on damascus knives that I can remember.
some forge to finish makers do that and i feel it looks so cool. like peeling back the top layer of the fruit and seeing the flesh inside of it. it gives a cool effect.
Nice 😊 had a similar problem with some mystery steel once that was air hardening faster than you could say "bloody thing". Ended up using a tile cutting diamond drill(s). Not cheap but I wasn't going to let it beat me 😅 didn't think or have the option to punch.
Another fun one bro. Roll with the punches, thats what the blacksmith journey be sometimes. That wood *might be purpleheart. Ive had pieces that a brownish-purple like that before.
sheep's foot my man you called it sheep's head. and with the thickness of the blade a hollow grind would look smashing with the live top and i believe the handle is cocobolo looks good
This one came out much better. I thought for sure when you couldn't get those holes drilled it's was going to become a hidden tang. I agree with not selling things that aren't representative of what I want my legacy to be. Although I probably woukd have kept that cleaver anyways because the pattern was so unique. Kinda looks like serpents on 1 side and trolls holding hands on the other lol. Anyways cool video,cool knife and thanks for putting it out there.
I noticed that when you poured acetone onto the chain, the acetone remained clean and clear... the only way that makes sense is is either your chain was already perfectly clean, or the acetone failed to do any cleaning. There are many types of oil that acetone will not dissolve. Try using break parts cleaner instead.
i might just have to send you a crapload of various chain segments and tell you to party on. ive always thought chain damascus was extremely fascinating in its pattern possibilities. in glass we have color AND transparency to make patterns. damascus is quite challenging in that its almost always two tones of gray.
have you tried masonry bits if nothing else will go through. and the joys of smithing, need a tool, then build that tool lol. i forgot to say great work. so you do GREAT WORK lol
Wood ID is always fun, but frustrating.... My first thought for purplish colored woods is purple heart. This piece has a more open grain/pores appearance than purple heart does. Not sure about bloodwood, never had any of it that I know of. Another 'purple' wood is bubinga, some times said like Boo, and some times said like bubba.... I wouldn't think that it is that. How hard is it? There are many mahoganies out there, and many that are sold as mahogany but are not. Maybe take the knife to your friend and he may be able to tell you.... Nice piece. In another life line, I would have been a blacksmith....
Im pretty sure its not purple heart. Ive worked with purple heart quite a bit and this has more of a reddish hue to it than a purple heart. I dont know enough woods to know of the top of my head either. I sometimes ask when i buy if not labeled but he forgets too since these pieces are random from left overs he has or blanks for other stuff.
After the first press it is gennerally consolidated so after that its really just makinging it smaller than the can by working it. Id say a few presses and it can release. Sometimes it gets stuck tho
@@JPsBladeworks I was thinking that, since it's gotten a different carbon percentage, it could be at least a great way to make a pattern on the outside of the blade.
its very snake scale looking. that particular chain has tons of different pattern potential. do you know what its actually off of? i wonder if i can score some. i got a couple of lawn mower and small engine repair shops around me. and motorcycle shops. i bet theres craploads of different chains to be had.
Awesome work. Why don't you sell the blades that don't meet your standards and donate money to charity? That way, someone get a knife they like, and an organization gets a bit of monetary help.
I just dont feel comfortable putting a knife out there that doesnt meet the quality standard i have set out for myself and the brand i want to have behind it.
Liked and subscribed. I have to say, as a former professional chef, the imperfections left from the rough upper finish leaves voids for food to get stuck in and spoil in. I’m not sure if that is the best finish for a kitchen utensil, respectfully. I would have wanted a smooth finish for any cutting utensil to be used in a kitchen. That being said, metal will kill off most bacteria within hours of contact, but if there is room for a glob of food to get stuck, the bacteria can last much longer.
Agreed on the food part, but this type of finish is popular now a days and if your going to spend hundreds of dollars on a knife i would think they would know how to properly take care of them. Especially if they dont want the knife to rust on them.
The owner “knowing how to wash dishes” or take care of them is not an issue. Voids in the blade leave the potential for something to go wrong. In fact, health departments will shut down a kitchen for cracks or voids in any food preparation surface. Knives can easily be thrown in the trash in this case. Current popularity is not a reason to endanger your customers or your family, especially if you have any health compromised family members.
and honestly i definitely think you could have pulled a cleaver off pretty straightforwardly if you had wanted to. you had basically a rectangle of material with an integral handle. basically was already a cleaver when you switched to hand forging LOL. definitely dig the end result but just saying, you totally could have LOL
yeah i imagine some experimental fine tuning of those dyes and probably a couple various other versions for the sake of good options will probably prove quite useful. shurap always does the same process for a reason. might just be a matter of developing your own standard operating procedure.
@@joshschneider9766 shurap does the same thing because it is easily repeatable and he is good at it. The only thing he changes is the material or pattern in the knife. Over all i really enjoy his work.
@@JPsBladeworks yep hes dialed in a repeatable standard operating procedure. because in real life, prior to the war, he owned a machine shop, but shh dont tell anyone hehe. smithing is his hobby. machining engine parts was his pre war job.
Input pins in there and epoxy. Once the epoxy dryes, it should hold the pins in the right spot and fill in the holes. Ir at least thats what i think. Ill find out through using it over time.
You didnt make a punch, you made a drift. Thats why the holes look like crap. You drifted them to a much larger size. Punches are not conical shape. They are a hardened rod the size of the hole you want to punch.
I mean it is the size of the rod i just didnt punch it to that size because it would be way too big. So i just did a random part of the punch, but i get what you mean.
Mystery wood looks like purpleheart. Great piece!
My thoughts exactly.
Im not sure it is. More redish brown that purple
Whatever the source, it's a great looking handle material and looks durable.
I've done a few purpleheart handles and it looks similar. I like giving mine a little char to get really dark purple with depth.
i wish more people made forge finished knives, it looks so cool
Its difficult to do. Im still not very good at it. Some people make some very thin ones. That takes a lot of skill.
Well we all try to do our best 😅
The coffee made that pattern pop! Outstanding!
Thank you
A gem of a knife. Love it when you leave the top rough like that. Shows its one of a kind
Thanks. Glad you liked it
Nice talk over. I like your style!
Glad you enjoyed!
Beautiful. Well done !
Thank you
I’m an aspiring blade smith and have been for few years and I love that you show us your trials and tribulations brother ! Love your transparency Great information and also great work
Thanks. Ill keep sharing.
That turned out to be some hard ass steel... made a great chopper
I really like the pattern on this blade. Looks amazing.
Thanks glad you liked it
That's a good looking piece man! Well done.
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Looks great man. This is one skill I wish I could devote the time to get to learn.
Yea its a nice skill to have in case of a zombie apocalypse
Thanks for sharing. That is a very beautiful piece.
Thank you
Super Cool Looking Cleaver! I would definitely buy it!
Thanks. I appreciate it.
for those that are wondering why its always specifically white out, or white paint, its because the pigment metal is titanium oxide. aka, wont weld to iron based products under any circumstances EVER hehe.
Right on. I prefer pray paint because of ease if application. Whiteout is a pain in the ass.
Another fine job. Looks great.
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Outstanding perseverance and awesome knife
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excellent job! thank you
Thank you
Sweet look of the knife great vid!
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this guy seems to really know what he is doing. Going to follow him closer. Full disclosure, I will never forge anything, but his problem solving skills will help me in what I do. Very impressed
More like my brothers problem solving skills but i appreciate the support
Always awesome work.
thank you
Very very nicely done
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Forged finish was a nice touch. Good stuff. Keep it up!
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The rough look is cool
Glad you like it.
That’s an amazing pattern and knife!!
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Great job
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Nicely done 👍
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Your mystery wood resembles the bloodwood I've gotten from similar sources, but hard to say based on a video. Lots of furniture makers use bloodwood, and it makes beautiful scales.
Thanks for the info
its really cool i love this one🔪
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That's purple heart and that's a gorgeous blade
I asked the guy today ye said it looks like a rosewood
Beautiful work buddy
Thanks bud
Another gorgeous knife my dude!
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That chain pattern is awesome!
Thanks glad you liked it
seems like it went a lot smoother then last time aside from the drilling issue 🙂
Its a lot easier this method but i like to suffer.
Looking Good!
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That's a really cool knife man!!
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Nice job.
Thank you
Nice work my friend! I’m new to your channel and would like to say that your knives may not be a Alec Steele knife but by all means still a really good and well built knife worth selling!!
Your mystery wood to me looks like Brazilian Cherry hard wood.
I love picking pieces of wood out of my fire wood pile for making handle scales for my knives…!
Keep up the great work, maaan!!
Thanks i appreciate the kind words
I’d buy this man, no joke. Great looking project and the end pattern is pretty wild. Definitely better than the last chain, but hey, lessons learned and you knocked this one out of the park.
Thanks. Much appreciated.
I'd be appreciative if I got that as a gift it looks awesome!!!
I bet many would. I appreciate it.
Really really nice. Great work. Before I clean my chain it is very rusty , but your was already clean 😅
Mine wasnt rusty just super oily. It definitely changed the color of the acetone.
One technique for drilling hard steel like that is to use a smaller bit for a pilot hole and then enlarge with the real bit. Has always worked well for me
Ill give it a try next time i run into this issue
i think i like this look better than twisting something like this. came out aces bro.
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That chain material looks tough to work with. But you’re getting better each time. Good video 👍
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Very cool
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For steels like chain get yourself carbide drill bits (will go through any steel and armor). Yes, it is costly but very effective!
I would have gone that route but the local store that sells them was close already that day.
Very nice knife bro ❤
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Nice shape, like a tall santoku. Bet it would be great for cutting big potatoes and stuff like that. I like that you left the top with a rougher forged finish, that's not something I've seen on damascus knives that I can remember.
some forge to finish makers do that and i feel it looks so cool. like peeling back the top layer of the fruit and seeing the flesh inside of it. it gives a cool effect.
very cool
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That would be a very good gift...Not perfect but better than anything in the knife block...
That is for sure. Just using the right quality steel for the cutting edge makes a world of difference from anything you buy in a cheaper knife set.
Hi 👋 man?!!! I think that knife 🔪 buddy came out gorgeous 😍
Thanks glad you liked it
Nice 😊 had a similar problem with some mystery steel once that was air hardening faster than you could say "bloody thing". Ended up using a tile cutting diamond drill(s). Not cheap but I wasn't going to let it beat me 😅 didn't think or have the option to punch.
Yea i was just going to cut a chunk out until my brother told me to punch it. I think it worked out well.
Awesome
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Made skills 🫵👍🍺
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Another fun one bro. Roll with the punches, thats what the blacksmith journey be sometimes. That wood *might be purpleheart. Ive had pieces that a brownish-purple like that before.
it was encased in wax before i cut it into slabs so im pretty sure that it isnt purple heart. It is more of a reddish brown than a purple brown.
@@JPsBladeworks guess it could be a dark piece of walnut 🤷🏻♂️. ive been doing alot of curly maple lately. not crazy expensive and looks cool.
The blade is almost a santoku shape nice knife
Thank you
I invested in some carbide drill bits. Low and slow I've yet to find anything so work hardened they couldn't get through it.
I want to get a new drill press with a better speed control so i can start using carbide bits in these cases.
looks like purpleheart wood t me - nice work
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Ill buy that knife right now and add to my chef knifes
Sorry not for sale but i will have a few in the next few weeks
Have to agree looks like purple heart wood
I dont think it is. The guy told me it looks more like a rosewood
I love that the finished product is not in the thumbnail.
I go that route when i can to not ruin the surprise
Nice
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I really impressed of your work sir. How about you try to forge our very own ginunting blade in the Philippines sir.
Not sure what that is. Ill look it up tho
Ok sir. I'll wait for that video. Anyway i really enjoy watching your works. Wow really
In case you don't know by now, you can drill hard steel with good quality masonary bits. The tips are carbide.
ill try that next time
sheep's foot my man you called it sheep's head. and with the thickness of the blade a hollow grind would look smashing with the live top and i believe the handle is cocobolo looks good
Its probably cocobolo. That sounds familiar. Thank you.
Where did you source the chain? I haven’t been able to find anything similar
To me it looks like an automotive “timing chain”. Good luck
Local mechanic
Spot on
@@JPsBladeworks Tractor Supply sells it.
How heavy is ,it looks great
Not sure i never weighted it but it is a beefy boy.
Love the cleavor hate the pattern
It happens
My dream is to have a custom chef's knife made for me.
one day
@@JPsBladeworks Would be proud to pay, when that day comes.
At 11:27 bro what liquid is that as well as the other processes and chemicals/powders that you use. Please help
Thats ferric chloride. Its used to etch the knife to show the pattern in the steel.
This one came out much better. I thought for sure when you couldn't get those holes drilled it's was going to become a hidden tang. I agree with not selling things that aren't representative of what I want my legacy to be. Although I probably woukd have kept that cleaver anyways because the pattern was so unique. Kinda looks like serpents on 1 side and trolls holding hands on the other lol. Anyways cool video,cool knife and thanks for putting it out there.
Thanks for taking time and watching. I didnt notice that in the pattern. Im going to have to go look at it some more.
@JPsBladeworks if ya don't see it then it might just be the cough medicine I'm taking😆😆
I noticed that when you poured acetone onto the chain, the acetone remained clean and clear... the only way that makes sense is is either your chain was already perfectly clean, or the acetone failed to do any cleaning. There are many types of oil that acetone will not dissolve. Try using break parts cleaner instead.
The acteone changed color but it took a while to do so.
i might just have to send you a crapload of various chain segments and tell you to party on. ive always thought chain damascus was extremely fascinating in its pattern possibilities. in glass we have color AND transparency to make patterns. damascus is quite challenging in that its almost always two tones of gray.
Its challenging but these lots you can do such as mosaics which look cool. Im working on one right now that i hope will come out cool.
have you tried masonry bits if nothing else will go through. and the joys of smithing, need a tool, then build that tool lol. i forgot to say great work. so you do GREAT WORK lol
Thanks i appreciate it.
Beautiful knife!! BTW my bday is in Sept 😂😂😂
What a coincidence so is my fathers
That blade looks SIIIICK!
Newb question, would borax helped set those loose pins?
I like how some of the pins are really defined at the same time!
Not sure. If i got it hot enough to forge weld i could but sometimes some things wont stick.
Get a Diamond tip drill m8. just remember to add a LOT of water. should grind its way through the Steel fairly easily.
I want to buy some carbide drill bits in case this happens again
When I can't drill a tang ove found the plasma cutter punches holes nicely
My brother does that as well but i can since i dont own a plasma cutter
Wood ID is always fun, but frustrating.... My first thought for purplish colored woods is purple heart. This piece has a more open grain/pores appearance than purple heart does. Not sure about bloodwood, never had any of it that I know of. Another 'purple' wood is bubinga, some times said like Boo, and some times said like bubba.... I wouldn't think that it is that. How hard is it? There are many mahoganies out there, and many that are sold as mahogany but are not. Maybe take the knife to your friend and he may be able to tell you.... Nice piece. In another life line, I would have been a blacksmith....
Im pretty sure its not purple heart. Ive worked with purple heart quite a bit and this has more of a reddish hue to it than a purple heart. I dont know enough woods to know of the top of my head either. I sometimes ask when i buy if not labeled but he forgets too since these pieces are random from left overs he has or blanks for other stuff.
Much better with cannister. Nice work buddy
Thanks bud
I strugle to forge canisters by hand 😅
How long does it generally take you to get the core to release from the canister once you start?
After the first press it is gennerally consolidated so after that its really just makinging it smaller than the can by working it. Id say a few presses and it can release. Sometimes it gets stuck tho
I’ve been wrong before!😂
Me too
I kinda wanna see what would happen if someone tried Damascus made with welding rods.
What do you think would happen?
Id have to get my hands on some. They make high carbon welding tods so they should be good for making a knife at least steel wise.
@@JPsBladeworks I was thinking that, since it's gotten a different carbon percentage, it could be at least a great way to make a pattern on the outside of the blade.
Where did you get your press
Made it my self.
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Так и назови этот нож: Mad Max.
Великолепно!
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
Wood looks like Amaranth ( purpleheart)
I asked the guy today and he said it looks like a rose wood to him
its very snake scale looking. that particular chain has tons of different pattern potential. do you know what its actually off of? i wonder if i can score some. i got a couple of lawn mower and small engine repair shops around me. and motorcycle shops. i bet theres craploads of different chains to be had.
I got this from a local mechanic. I think its a timing chain.
Anybody else see a rat on one side and a skunk drinking tea on the other?
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Awesome work. Why don't you sell the blades that don't meet your standards and donate money to charity? That way, someone get a knife they like, and an organization gets a bit of monetary help.
I just dont feel comfortable putting a knife out there that doesnt meet the quality standard i have set out for myself and the brand i want to have behind it.
Liked and subscribed. I have to say, as a former professional chef, the imperfections left from the rough upper finish leaves voids for food to get stuck in and spoil in. I’m not sure if that is the best finish for a kitchen utensil, respectfully. I would have wanted a smooth finish for any cutting utensil to be used in a kitchen. That being said, metal will kill off most bacteria within hours of contact, but if there is room for a glob of food to get stuck, the bacteria can last much longer.
Hopefully any potential buyer actually knows how to wash dishes
Agreed on the food part, but this type of finish is popular now a days and if your going to spend hundreds of dollars on a knife i would think they would know how to properly take care of them. Especially if they dont want the knife to rust on them.
I know how to but i loath it 😭
The owner “knowing how to wash dishes” or take care of them is not an issue. Voids in the blade leave the potential for something to go wrong. In fact, health departments will shut down a kitchen for cracks or voids in any food preparation surface. Knives can easily be thrown in the trash in this case. Current popularity is not a reason to endanger your customers or your family, especially if you have any health compromised family members.
Wood looks like Purple Heart to me. But it's hard to say through UA-cam.
I dont think its purple heart. Ive workee with purple heart before and this wood is more of a redish brown
and honestly i definitely think you could have pulled a cleaver off pretty straightforwardly if you had wanted to. you had basically a rectangle of material with an integral handle. basically was already a cleaver when you switched to hand forging LOL. definitely dig the end result but just saying, you totally could have LOL
I could have but it got longer faster than it got wider. That was just a mistake on my part. Sometimes i confuse the steps i have to take
yeah i imagine some experimental fine tuning of those dyes and probably a couple various other versions for the sake of good options will probably prove quite useful. shurap always does the same process for a reason. might just be a matter of developing your own standard operating procedure.
@@joshschneider9766 shurap does the same thing because it is easily repeatable and he is good at it. The only thing he changes is the material or pattern in the knife. Over all i really enjoy his work.
@@JPsBladeworks yep hes dialed in a repeatable standard operating procedure. because in real life, prior to the war, he owned a machine shop, but shh dont tell anyone hehe. smithing is his hobby. machining engine parts was his pre war job.
@@JPsBladeworks ive watched his channel since he had less than 5000 subs heh. god im old lol
Why so worried about handle holes it looks like you did nothing with them?
Input pins in there and epoxy. Once the epoxy dryes, it should hold the pins in the right spot and fill in the holes. Ir at least thats what i think. Ill find out through using it over time.
Purple Heart Wood
I dont think so. I dont see any purple in it
Hehehe. I was thinking... Why not just punch those holes... And 2 seconds later you punched them 😅
Great minds think alike
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I think you had the drill going backwards
definitely not
@JPsBladeworks oh ok, my bad
If you take those drawing dies and just round out the corners I bet you will get the aggression you are looking for.
Ill give it a try
I think you had the drill running the wrong way
definitely not
@@JPsBladeworks right, my bad. I figured as much. Did you figure out why it wouldn't drill through
You didnt make a punch, you made a drift. Thats why the holes look like crap. You drifted them to a much larger size. Punches are not conical shape. They are a hardened rod the size of the hole you want to punch.
I mean it is the size of the rod i just didnt punch it to that size because it would be way too big. So i just did a random part of the punch, but i get what you mean.