Really enjoying your videos. Appreciate your humility and willingness to share your successes and issues. You’re a blessing to the knife making community.
Thanks that was fun. I've been making blades for a long time now and it's still fun to watch the whole process. when you're making knifes over and over you lose some perspective. Thanks again and happy Thanksgiving Bruce
I really enjoy watching your videos. I got one of the bull cutters you made and I love it!! I don't leave the house without it!! It is still wicked sharp!! Guys I work with are amazed with my knife!!! Keep up the excellent work!!!
Just inherited a William Forester coach maker anvil guessing about 90 lbs and a circular pan forge with a champion hand crank blower, it was frozen up but was easily loosened up with some WD-40 and gently prying on the blade/flywheel. Built a new stand for the anvil and got to use them both today.
Think if you're going to do a lot of san mai, it might be worth getting a cheap TIG welder and fusion welding them together with no filler rod. Its not a 100% cure for having things stick together well. But you can do fluxless forge welding- its not hugely strong though so it might be handy to set them by hand first before breaking out the big guns like the press and power hammer. Like the long form vids once in a while too!
Bassist here - The wood you asked about is often used in guitar/bass neck construction and is typically pronounced as "when gay," but I think the way you said it (like "win-j") is also acceptable. It's a bit of a to-may-to//to-mah-to kind of thing, but I personally prefer "when gay" because I think it sounds cooler.
Great video, super informative. Showing all these steps really show people how much is really involved in a hand crafted knife! I was just wondering whats the diesel used for? TIA.
What is your billet size? Looks like you started out with 3"X2"x 3/4". Would there be a big problem starting out with a thinner section and adjusting the length and width to compensate for volume? Really enjoyed your video!
Yes, you can adjust the size of the pieces you use to make the billet, the important thing is that the layers are the same thickness, or very close to it, so that you end up with and even San Mai in the finished product.
Curious if it's possible to make dyes for the blade taper, making it leave enough for heat treatment at the blade edge, while making sure it's centered perfectly with the spine?
That’s gotta be the most elaborate explanation. It made you sound even smarter (not that you wasn’t before). Why not use a jig to clamp the blades in after quenching. If they have a distal taper or in integral bolster I understand why not. But if it’s all equal thickness, wouldnt it be faster and more efficient to place them in a jig? While allowing them to finish the martensite transformation that way to ensure straightness. I’ve always noticed that you do it by hand and eye, just trying to understand your methods that you do things😉
"secondary bevel". And you should have polished those blades. And most knifemakers agree on heat treatment, that's about the only thing they agree on. Hope this helps.
OK how does a man get this guys email r just to get in touch with him in general???? I would like to at least ask him about perhaps buying like 2 knifes like these one's... and a sheath that would hold both... r more than likely a sheath that would hold 2 like these and 2 other one's that I already have... somebody please help me out... I am really not interweb savvy... but not completely ignorant....
just fyi can you dont stand so close to the camera when you talk , you make my eyes hurt, i'ts like sitting in the movie theater on first row, specially when you start moving back and forward, when you talk , way to close to the camera, but your videos are very informative :D
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Really enjoying your videos. Appreciate your humility and willingness to share your successes and issues. You’re a blessing to the knife making community.
Love the 2 wooden handles and everything
Thanks
You are superb craftsman. Thank you Elijah!
Love those blades. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks that was fun. I've been making blades for a long time now and it's still fun to watch the whole process. when you're making knifes over and over you lose some perspective. Thanks again and happy Thanksgiving Bruce
Glad you enjoyed it, Happy Thanksgiving!
Amazing work those knives are awesome a true work of art
Thank you, I appreciate it
Those are very nice. Love the wood choices
Thank you
I really enjoy watching your videos. I got one of the bull cutters you made and I love it!! I don't leave the house without it!! It is still wicked sharp!! Guys I work with are amazed with my knife!!! Keep up the excellent work!!!
Thanks Jeff! Great to hear.
I'd be interested in buying a bull cutter too, when and if they become available!
Great video, Happy Thanksgiving
Thanks! You too!
great job making those knives and explaining everything thanks learned a bunch happy thanksgiving to you and the family Mark
Thanks for watching!
Nice knives, good video! Great to see you saving your elbows and wrists with that power hammer. Regards from Down Under.
Thanks a bunch!
Those turned out really nice.
Thank you!
Just inherited a William Forester coach maker anvil guessing about 90 lbs and a circular pan forge with a champion hand crank blower, it was frozen up but was easily loosened up with some WD-40 and gently prying on the blade/flywheel. Built a new stand for the anvil and got to use them both today.
That's great, sounds like a neat setup
Think if you're going to do a lot of san mai, it might be worth getting a cheap TIG welder and fusion welding them together with no filler rod. Its not a 100% cure for having things stick together well.
But you can do fluxless forge welding- its not hugely strong though so it might be handy to set them by hand first before breaking out the big guns like the press and power hammer.
Like the long form vids once in a while too!
That sounds like a good idea. Thanks for watching!
Great video. Very informative. Sometimes its hard finding info on some minor details when it comes to knife making. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful blades buddy! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving
Beautiful blades man! I to like bell forest products.🔥⚒💪🏻
Thanks man! Happy Thanksgiving
If a man has spots of no hair on his arm you know hé is a blade smith
Realy Nice work looks great man
Haha, that's right. thank you!
@@FireCreekForge np man
don't let the mothers secrete out! Also good for polishing out hamon lines for a subtle look.
Sponsored by Levi. 🤭🤣 Really informative video, Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Elijah. 🦃🦃🦃
Thank you, Happy Thanksgiving!
good job
Bassist here - The wood you asked about is often used in guitar/bass neck construction and is typically pronounced as "when gay," but I think the way you said it (like "win-j") is also acceptable.
It's a bit of a to-may-to//to-mah-to kind of thing, but I personally prefer "when gay" because I think it sounds cooler.
Cool, thanks for the info!
@@FireCreekForge No problem! Wood is weird.
Great video, super informative. Showing all these steps really show people how much is really involved in a hand crafted knife!
I was just wondering whats the diesel used for?
TIA.
Thanks for watching! The diesel helps protect the surfaces to be welded and provides a small carbon deposit which aids in forge welding.
What is your billet size? Looks like you started out with 3"X2"x 3/4". Would there be a big problem starting out with a thinner section and adjusting the length and width to compensate for volume? Really enjoyed your video!
Yes, you can adjust the size of the pieces you use to make the billet, the important thing is that the layers are the same thickness, or very close to it, so that you end up with and even San Mai in the finished product.
@@FireCreekForge thanks for your speedy response!
Curious if it's possible to make dyes for the blade taper, making it leave enough for heat treatment at the blade edge, while making sure it's centered perfectly with the spine?
The wood handles are killer!
Thanks!!
Oh those each have so much personality. Site is looking good. You may have leveled up or something :)
Thanks man!
Badass!!
That’s gotta be the most elaborate explanation. It made you sound even smarter (not that you wasn’t before).
Why not use a jig to clamp the blades in after quenching. If they have a distal taper or in integral bolster I understand why not. But if it’s all equal thickness, wouldnt it be faster and more efficient to place them in a jig? While allowing them to finish the martensite transformation that way to ensure straightness. I’ve always noticed that you do it by hand and eye, just trying to understand your methods that you do things😉
Haha. Yes, the have distal taper, plus forged bevels, otherwise a jig may work.
@@FireCreekForge I completely forgot you forged the bevels🤦♂️.
@@erikcourtney1834 no worries!
Can you make these for the public?
What was the name of the company you got your wood scales from again
bellforestproducts dot com
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Do notice a difference between the ms and the 52100 whilst grinding the bevels
Yes
Sharpness test: can you fillet paper without going through?
Hello
Good job 💪💪
Thanks for the good advice. I am starting a youtube channel.
"secondary bevel". And you should have polished those blades. And most knifemakers agree on heat treatment, that's about the only thing they agree on. Hope this helps.
Hahaha
OK how does a man get this guys email r just to get in touch with him in general???? I would like to at least ask him about perhaps buying like 2 knifes like these one's... and a sheath that would hold both... r more than likely a sheath that would hold 2 like these and 2 other one's that I already have... somebody please help me out... I am really not interweb savvy... but not completely ignorant....
You can contact me via email from my website, firecreekforge dot com
Thanks!
Why would you use diesel???
Why did you call them petty?
Petty as in small, that's just what they're called sometimes I guess
Man you need a flux spoon. San mai flux spoon?
Yeah.. maybe mosaic damascus
@@FireCreekForge lol
@@FireCreekForge oohh fancy. I did twist on mine. Mosaic by hand is too time consuming for me.
I honestly thought your name was gonna be like Steve or Benjamin.
Haha
für das normalisieren solltest du sie im ofen abkühlen lassen 😐
That would be annealing, not normalizing.
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just fyi can you dont stand so close to the camera when you talk , you make my eyes hurt, i'ts like sitting in the movie theater on first row, specially when you start moving back and forward, when you talk , way to close to the camera, but your videos are very informative :D
Too much curve ......