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Thanks Terry

Thanks for the feedback. The dies are built on 1/4" thick, 3"x6" plate steel. The flat die in the video is 1" thick by 2"x4" and welded to the 3x6 plate. All of my dies are built on this size plate. My typical billet size is 1.5" wide and anywhere from 4 to 8 inches in length depending on what I am making at the time. I usually use 1.5" wide billets so I can pass it between the uprights on the side when setting my initial forge welds. The overall width of the press frame is 12 inches. The top and bottom plates are 1" thick, by 6' x 12". I used the same size for the cross member at the top where the cylinder attaches, and for the cross member with the die attachments at the end of the ram. The large cross member on the bottom that holds the bottom die is 2" thick by 6" x 12". If you look at the pictures at the end of video you can see how I put the press together. Hope that helps.

The stingray hide is covered in scales that are made of detin and covered with enamel like what's on a tooth. They are very hard and round in shape and are sometimes called "pearls". The skin I used has been sanded and polished smooth, which is why it looks like white dots all over it. Its very tough to cut but very flexible at the same time.

@@MichaelJonesCustomKnives Very cool - I've never seen stingray leather but it looks awesome and compliments the knife very well. Exellent combination!

Dan - I answered a similar question about cost to build this press in the comments below. Please look at @keithmarshall62 question in the comments and my reply. Thanks

I calculated the size of the daggers by using the screen capture of Austin Butler's hand over the white dagger from the preview. If you look in the video at the 0:55 timestamp I show a screen shot. I measured the width across my own hand and then took that measurement and enlarged the screen shot until I had the same measurement for Austin's right hand. This gave me an approximate size for the overall length and width for each dagger. This is probably not an exact match in the width of my hand compared to Austin's but its close enough. I have not seen any official measurements online for the dagger props that were used in making the film.

@@MichaelJonesCustomKnives As I said before, it is a simply phenomenal job you did, there. I would also dare say that with the strength imbued within the forgings, that these could actually be used in arena combat, whereas the movie props would likely indeed "chip and shatter".

Thanks James, appreciate the feedback

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.

Yeah I have been a fan since the 1984 movie came out. Be sure to check out the full video of the completed daggers

Saw it twice, its a good flick.

Thanks, I am still learning as I design new knives.

Good feedback, I have done that on other knives.

@@MichaelJonesCustomKnives hey I’m still learning ……building another press and I’ll post it in my channel some day

I buy most of my materials (ceramic fiber insulation and castable refractory) from either E-Bay or Amazon. If you have a local fireplace supplier they might have this on hand for a reasonable price. The steel for the shells I sourced from a local supplier. All of the fittings came from the local big box store for building materials. The blowers I also found online.

Sorry, I do not make them to sell. Besides, they are extremely heavy. The large one is in excess of 200 lbs. and it would cost a fortune just to ship it. These are not that hard to make, I suggest you watch some how to videos and come up with your own design. I would be happy to answer any questions you might have.

I built them, these are my own design. They both have forced air ribbons burners, ceramic fiber insulation (3" in the larger forge, 2" in the smaller forge), castable refractory for the walls (2" in the larger forge, 1.25" in the smaller forge) as best as I can remember. I use the smaller forge for most jobs (knives, axe heads, etc.) and the large forge for bigger jobs like swords, machetes', and larger items that wont fit into the smaller forge. Both will get over 2400F but the larger forge takes longer to get up to heat due to the mass.