Your father would be proud of what you have done with his knife, and in all probability even prouder of the different skills you have mastered. The best video I’ve seen in hell of a long time.
I stumbled across this video, and it was amazing. Flawless craftsmanship. I love the style of video, you don’t speak, reminds me of Primitive Technology’s videos. The lack of speaking I think allows the viewer to focus more on your work, and that is pretty awesome to observe. Keep it up, love the vid.
It's why We picked up more Knowledge from the istructional video's of the time's.. today they've got professor Mesofukindunmb explaining each detail of the Pro's an Con's and teaching NOTHING !!
I've seen some restoration videos but this one is definitely one of the best ones I have seen. I originally clicked on the thumbnail because I found a semi-buried kbar knife while deer hunting as a teen and wanted to get ideas of how to restore mine. I want to restore mine and pass down to my son. Then I saw the description of how this was your father's knife and you restored it as a sentimental project. To top it all off, you even made a sheathe for it! Most restoration videos never make (or show) making a sheathe. Great video!!
I feel like not a lot of people get what restoration is and instead kinda take their own creative liberties with stuff to make them look, I dunno, cooler? You, however, kept faithful to the original thing without any sort of change in the handle's material or anything fancy. It's gorgeous. Your father would be proud.
I juast watched your restoration of your fathers knife and sheath. It was so good I had to watch it a second time. I'm proud that you are honoring your father and I bet he would be honored to. Good job man . Stan the man
I carried this exact knife when I was younger that my boss gave me as a gift but like this one the handle rotted away because it was over 30 years old but I loved it.
Finally! An actual restoration video! None of that putting a different looking handle with different materials and spikes. You made it the way it was originally designed. And bonus points for the awesome sheath!
Outstanding work ! Men have always loved sharp, shiny things ! My great grandfather (a blacksmith as a young man and later a machinist) and father (a machinist) made hunting knives as a hobby so this brings back some dear memories. I still have a knife much similar to yours. It began its life as a file, then hand ground to a sharp work of art that field dressed many a deer in the mountains of Utah. Keep up the art and hopefully this video and your skill will serve to inspire and train the next generation to follow.
This is fascinating - the way you did it, you took what COULD have been a long, boring project and presented in a way that held my interest, gave me a great look at every step. And I am proud of you for restoring something that was your Dad's. I wish I had something of MY Dad's left, sadly, his drunken friends stole everything out of his house while he was dying in the hospital, even his photo albums, so I just have memories. But you did good!
Hi, great video and well thought out project. It reminded me of the first sheath knife I had 65 years ago in Africa. An Indian blacksmith showed me how to make a Bowie knife from a car leaf spring. We made the handle the same way but included the local copper coins spaced in between the leather (the coins already had holes in them). You made a better sheath, but I did enjoy making a knife from the start and never forgot the experience and the hard work that went into it. Thanks for bringing that memory back.
Such a satisfying video, so much skill! I inherited a sheath knife much like this in 1962, aged 10. Stabbed a steel coke can (no ring pulls/ali cans in '62). Blade glanced off can, neatly piercing my hand 1" deep between thumb/forefinger. Much red stuff, awesome! Went to hospital, got stitched up, still have scar. Net result? Lifelong love affair with sharp knives, a link with _all_ our forefathers back to the stone age-knives largely explain the Ascent of Man.
My Grandfather always told me ... A Dull knife is useless ! I have all his knives and was going through them the other evening . Everyone of them was sharpened by him and everyone of them are Sharp enough to shave with ! The man was Amazing ...
Matthias Dailey ... Agreed. 1962, the year of the above knife incident, I also burned down my dad's ancient wooden shed playing with a lit candle near old, tinder-dry picture frames festooned with dusty cobwebs. _Whoosh!_ and it was all a memory. I recall he was a tad displeased, actually.
Sitting here in awe of the entire restoration process . Simple but beautifully done . I learned a couple things as well and for that...I say , "Thank You ".
I have this same knife. Also my fathers, from when he was in the scouts. Late 60s to early 70s. Im not sure when, but at some point he was actually living in Japan (Okinawa) while my grandfather was stationed there. Ill be doing the same to mine when i have the time. I have the original sheath for it but it needs to be restitched. Beautiful work man.
I’m sure Your Father is happy to see his son restore this memory of him for your future use! BTW, I got one just like it in the PX in Asia back in ‘69 (I think). Still have it.
this is a Japanese made Bowie marked "Original Bowie" and Japan on the blade, it has nothing to do with a K-BAR and has little collector value especially in the condition it was in, now it has been lovingly refurbished by a son in his fathers memory and is a priceless family heirloom, you are the "asshat" maybe instead of trolling videos and leaving stupid uneducated comments, you should read a book and learn something about knives
Im on the toilet after workingout about to head in the shower and stumbled upon this video and ended up watching it from beginning to end and now i can't walk because there's no blood in my legs XD. Great video
Very nice. Im in the middle of the same kind of project with a knife of my grandfathers. He raised me and passed just over 4 years ago. Awesome job man, very inspiring.
Love what you did here brother. Feels good to take an old piece like this and breathe new life into it huh? ESPECIALLY considering the fact that it was your pops’ knife! Love that! Thanks for uploading it for all of us to enjoy too!
That's beautiful. I have partially restored an old Woodsman Bowie that I bought for .25 at a yard sale. You just answered a lot of questions as to how to completely dismantle it without ruining it. Thanks for sharing.
Incredible, stunning work. Thank you for taking the time to document the process and share it, really enjoyed watching it. Time to go binge the rest of your videos and I look forward to more in the future.
I wanna find Will's address and just start mailing him intriguing, complex, deteriorating things to restore. His latest update was 10 months ago. I require the vicarious satisfaction of another person doing something I wish I had the skill to do.
I knew the restoration would be fun to watch, but the construction of the sheath, from scratch, was almost more entertaining. Nice surprise, and a fantastic result.
This is just pure craftsmanship. I always get depressed after I watch stuff like this, because I know that even on my best day I could never come close this level of work...
NO idea why anyone would give this a thumbs down. This vid is lit well, clear and concise, and at a good speed. (Oh yeah, not to mention, no background crappy music!) Not to mention, this guy is nailing the restoration. GOOD JOB MAN!!!
wcompto can think of only two reasons why someone might thumb Down this video. Either they are afraid of knives or they think he took a antique and made it useful. Lol
I read the first line of your comment and thought because these internet dweebs love shity upbeat music added to every video ! Then i finished reading your comment and thought to myself now this guy gets it.Lol It baffles me why people want to make a video about one thing only to go off on fifteen tangets and add dumbass music ? It makes so many video (unwatchable)
Hell yeah... this dude is killin this restoration. I really enjoy watching videos like this. If some of these people would shut their mouth and open their eyes they might learn something if they're capable
Watching videos while sharpening my knives...loved this one! You really need to make more videos, people dont seem to know all the work involved in making/refinishing things..
Thats a hell of a story in the description. I'm glad it ended up working so well for you. It might not be the most expensive knife, but its certainly something you can be proud to hand down again if you wanted to. As an aside I do think a lighter stitching on the sheath might look nice, perhaps matching the handle would be a safe bet, but I doubt you'd want to go back to sewing and as it is now still looks great.
Wow you're a hot girl, interested into knifes and crafting? Interesting. Also interesting that you have over 1300 subs, just because of your beautiful face.
When I was going overseas in the Marines I saw a WW II Navy Mk II K Bar in a flea market but they wanted more than I as a PFC wanted to spend. I mentioned it to my parents a few days before my leave ended. As I was leaving the house with my father to catch a plane to Hawaii and points west my mother gave me the knife she went down secretly and bought, and said " Stay safe, have fun, and don't bring home a Oriental bride". I carried that K Bar for 8 years and still got it
I have a nice K Bar from my neighbor that passed away that needs this same type of treatment. It's an amazing knife. Great story, and thank you for your service 🤙
In a carry on bag, 1979 no problem Few years later me and my partner flew commercial with a M40A1 sniper rifle, a M16A1, 2 .45s, and our knives in carry on. the firearms were in plastic gun cases with locks that didn't work. No problem. We were in uniform.
You can tell when you see a master at work. They take something that is very difficult and make it appear to be very easy. Good job man, I hope to be as good as you one day.
Off cuts of steel tubing can be hammered to suit the shape you want to cut and then sharpened with a file or on the grinder,will easily cut leather or rubber. Cheap,simple and very effective way to make the leather discs. I keep all bits of pipe in my useable offcuts box just for jobs like this. A bit of scrap power steering tubing was perfect for the inner holes when making a similar handle for a pukko that I made from scratch. You made a beautiful job of this knife. old scrap chefs knives cut down to make nice knives when given a handle like this.
Andrew Wilson Great tip man, I've been puzzling over a good way to do that. Thank you. Kinda off topic but, do you have any recommendation on how to bring back the "pointy" tip on a classic bowie knife?
Perry Lancaster hi there. If the tip has got broken off then no real option but a re-grind back to profile. A clip point or drop point Bowie knife gets all sort abuse and levering things open can break off tip. I did have one that lost so much it would be too small to re-grind so ended up giving it a Tanto profile. Secret is to remove as little metal as possible to get a pleasing profile back. If only a little bit is missing you can get away with a cutting edge re-grind to a double bevel that incorporates the lost bit. Worth doing if it's a good quality blade.
If you were doing a straight handle the pipe/tube punch method would work, but he would've needed multiple different sizes of pipe to achieve his contoured result, and would've still needed to use a belt to get organic, non-stepped transitions between the discs. I think the method he used is pretty much the best option for that type of handle.
Beutiful restoration, I made my first several sheaths much like you did using the rivets and just the 2 pieces of leather and found that after some use the knife will cut through the leather and glue and expose the rivets to dull the pee out of my blades. I have since began using a welt on all my sheaths and giving the blades generous spacing on the cutting edge just for this reason. It seemed the rivet on the top side closest where the knife enters always the first to be exposed and thus dulling most of the length of the blade. Btw, you could add an attachment for a belt simply by making 2 vertical 1.25 to 1.5 inch cuts under where the handle sits with the knife sheathed and use your punch on either ends of the slit to allow a belt to slide in and hold the knife securely
Memorial knife or not, it will still be removed from the sheath on occasion and be dulled, it was simply a suggestion from someone who has done the same thing. Using it as a belt knife or not doesn't have bearing on it cutting through the sheath. Besides, it is a beautiful and handy knife and it would be a shame if it wasn't used. I still use my grandfather's knife and I feel as though I have a connection with him when I do.
This is level 10 leatherworking, level 5 blacksmithing. It's amazing how you take hours doing something a game character can finish in a second. Great video and keep up the good work.
This is simply one of the best restoration videos I’ve seen. It shows virtually every step and your obvious skill at this craft. The way you worked the stacked leather for the handle and the sheath is a thing of beauty. I suspect that I could never master what you just made look effortless, no matter the equipment or time at my disposal. Your father would be touched that you cared so much that you spent tons of time and materials to bring his knife back to mint condition as a way to honor his memory. Truly well done! Please keep these quality videos, I am a fan!
@@linkthegandorfslayer A cut into a vein won't do anything , you'll just bleed a bit. You would have to cut deeply into the tendons and whatnot to cut an artery - then you're in a little trouble.
@@linkthegandorfslayer I actually study anatomy. There are veins and arteries within the wrist but they're usually deep the skin. He may scrape it using the small knife but that wouldn't be dangerous enough to reach them. and if it does reach them, you wouldn't bleed out right away. Just saying so others wont be scared right away.
@@Ghandisgarage He is in Australia, I think. the Vegemite jar gives it away, but NZ is possible.. Knife laws here are harsh. However a belt loop would still be nice. You can still wear a knife on a farm.
stunning, painstaking work. You are a credit to your profession and your fathers memory - he will be proud. If you don't mind me asking, how much for a restoration of this quality? great work - keep it up.
You brought it back to life. I had one like it when I was a kid. It ended up in worse shape over time. Wish I still had it to bring it back life. Great video.
Sorry for so late a comment, these knives were made brand name Sabre, in Japan, from the mid 60's thru the 70's I bought a case of 12 in '78 for my scouts to use in wilderness survival training, think they were like $2.25 ea. Nothing fancy but would keep a decent edge. Still have 4 of them. Your restoration is spot on, even to the new sheath. Great job.
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who else just loves it when people don’t put crappy music on them restoration videos
ok BoOmEr ah the noise of a pissed off bee swarm...
I don’t love it. You just don’t like good music
Me....
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M O’Malley so good music is mostly music blasting your ears off and then not enjoying the video ok then.
Your father would be proud of what you have done with his knife, and in all probability even prouder of the different skills you have mastered. The best video I’ve seen in hell of a long time.
Mark Harris yesssssssss! Yasssssssssssssssssss!🔪🙏🏻✌🏻
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Yes I totally agree! He’s done his father proud! 👍
Of all the restoration videos I’ve watched, I’ve never seen anyone actually fashion a sheath for the restored item, good job!
Absolutely amazing video. No talking, no music, just straight into restoring the knife
I stumbled across this video, and it was amazing. Flawless craftsmanship. I love the style of video, you don’t speak, reminds me of Primitive Technology’s videos. The lack of speaking I think allows the viewer to focus more on your work, and that is pretty awesome to observe. Keep it up, love the vid.
Caleb Guerrero my thoughts exactly
Iceni ..
The crickets in the background and the soft sounds of his workmanship immediately made me think of Primitive Tech!
It's why We picked up more Knowledge from the istructional video's of the time's.. today they've got professor Mesofukindunmb explaining each detail of the Pro's an Con's and teaching NOTHING !!
same great vid really get to focus
Big respect for rebuilding the leather stack handle from scratch and filing that brass down. Great job
The way the camera shook when you were hammering made it so intense
I don't know why but when it happens I laugh so bad. Like it's just one of those things you dont know why you laugh but you do
19.29 lost it
*HAMMERING INTENSIFIES*
Blows my mind that so many people would have disliked this video. This is craftsmanship at it's finest.
Ikr? 2k assholes felt the need to hit dislike. Wtf?
Absolutely top notch work. Beautiful restore I love watching your craftsmanship.
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The leather handle is such a nice colour!
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I've seen some restoration videos but this one is definitely one of the best ones I have seen. I originally clicked on the thumbnail because I found a semi-buried kbar knife while deer hunting as a teen and wanted to get ideas of how to restore mine. I want to restore mine and pass down to my son. Then I saw the description of how this was your father's knife and you restored it as a sentimental project. To top it all off, you even made a sheathe for it! Most restoration videos never make (or show) making a sheathe. Great video!!
I feel like not a lot of people get what restoration is and instead kinda take their own creative liberties with stuff to make them look, I dunno, cooler? You, however, kept faithful to the original thing without any sort of change in the handle's material or anything fancy. It's gorgeous. Your father would be proud.
Yeah this kinda channels deserve attention not those restaurating in my own way chanels where they restaurate fake ancient axes & swords
that is some astoundingly gorgeous craftsmanship there. Glad I took the time out of my day to watch this.
17:25 I love the dramatic zoom on the hammer blows. Cinematographic brilliance or bad camera mount?
could be the zoom lens sliding forward :D
lol same 19:27
lool
@@Professor_Sex
Sometimes they're one in the same.
Camera's falling down. :)
I juast watched your restoration of your fathers knife and sheath. It was so good I had to watch it a second time. I'm proud that you are honoring your father and I bet he would be honored to. Good job man . Stan the man
I carried this exact knife when I was younger that my boss gave me as a gift but like this one the handle rotted away because it was over 30 years old but I loved it.
I still have mine
I have this exact knife, it's old and worn like this one was originally.
@@thepreparedchristian3147 me too
Your father would be proud. This video it's just awesome.
The leather handle took so much dedication to make it so beautiful, and i love how he went the extra mile by making a new handel. GORGEOUS
Well I ve seen all these fancy knife restorations..this one is the best.
The making of that sheath was incredible. Amazing work all around brother.
Finally! An actual restoration video! None of that putting a different looking handle with different materials and spikes. You made it the way it was originally designed. And bonus points for the awesome sheath!
A better tribute to your father i couldn't imagine. Well done man.
read the description
What excellent craftsmanship, your Dad would be very proud of what you have done for his memory!
Outstanding work !
Men have always loved sharp, shiny things !
My great grandfather (a blacksmith as a young man and later a machinist) and father (a machinist) made hunting knives as a hobby so this brings back some dear memories.
I still have a knife much similar to yours. It began its life as a file, then hand ground to a sharp work of art that field dressed many a deer in the mountains of Utah.
Keep up the art and hopefully this video and your skill will serve to inspire and train the next generation to follow.
This is fascinating - the way you did it, you took what COULD have been a long, boring project and presented in a way that held my interest, gave me a great look at every step. And I am proud of you for restoring something that was your Dad's. I wish I had something of MY Dad's left, sadly, his drunken friends stole everything out of his house while he was dying in the hospital, even his photo albums, so I just have memories. But you did good!
Hi, great video and well thought out project. It reminded me of the first sheath knife I had 65 years ago in Africa. An Indian blacksmith showed me how to make a Bowie knife from a car leaf spring. We made the handle the same way but included the local copper coins spaced in between the leather (the coins already had holes in them). You made a better sheath, but I did enjoy making a knife from the start and never forgot the experience and the hard work that went into it. Thanks for bringing that memory back.
Cool story Piere! thanks for watching :)
Such a satisfying video, so much skill! I inherited a sheath knife much like this in 1962, aged 10. Stabbed a steel coke can (no ring pulls/ali cans in '62). Blade glanced off can, neatly piercing my hand 1" deep between thumb/forefinger. Much red stuff, awesome! Went to hospital, got stitched up, still have scar. Net result? Lifelong love affair with sharp knives, a link with _all_ our forefathers back to the stone age-knives largely explain the Ascent of Man.
My Grandfather always told me ... A Dull knife is useless ! I have all his knives and was going through them the other evening . Everyone of them was sharpened by him and everyone of them are Sharp enough to shave with ! The man was Amazing ...
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A dull blade is more dangerous than a sharp one. I rebuilt a Estwing hatchet like that once. I used leather belts from the thrift store.
Knives and also pyromania ;)
Matthias Dailey ... Agreed. 1962, the year of the above knife incident, I also burned down my dad's ancient wooden shed playing with a lit candle near old, tinder-dry picture frames festooned with dusty cobwebs. _Whoosh!_ and it was all a memory. I recall he was a tad displeased, actually.
Sitting here in awe of the entire restoration process . Simple but beautifully done . I learned a couple things as well and for that...I say , "Thank You ".
This kind of videos should be play at the mall when the wife is doing the shoe shopping
Wait...wait...he just started the holster
@@Boberation That would be win win situation. Wife can continue shopping and his man is entertained.
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I have this same knife. Also my fathers, from when he was in the scouts. Late 60s to early 70s. Im not sure when, but at some point he was actually living in Japan (Okinawa) while my grandfather was stationed there. Ill be doing the same to mine when i have the time. I have the original sheath for it but it needs to be restitched.
Beautiful work man.
My dads got one of these, he’s carried it around with him since well before I was born I’d love to see it restored.
Wow very nice
I've uploaded also a handy titanium khife at my channel, you can check it out also. Thanks
Another beautiful piece of history brought back to life by Will Matthews!
I’m sure Your Father is happy to see his son restore this memory of him for your future use!
BTW, I got one just like it in the PX in Asia back in ‘69 (I think). Still have it.
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MRrwmac This is an original K-BAR, not a “Bowie”. This asshat didn’t refurbish anything, he destroyed it.
this is a Japanese made Bowie marked "Original Bowie" and Japan on the blade, it has nothing to do with a K-BAR and has little collector value especially in the condition it was in, now it has been lovingly refurbished by a son in his fathers memory and is a priceless family heirloom, you are the "asshat" maybe instead of trolling videos and leaving stupid uneducated comments, you should read a book and learn something about knives
so much craftsmanship on this video.
Im on the toilet after workingout about to head in the shower and stumbled upon this video and ended up watching it from beginning to end and now i can't walk because there's no blood in my legs XD. Great video
HaCKeDLioN I hope you told her the truth: "I was watching PORN baby!"
LOL I thought I was the only that this happened to!
Me Too,. Y'all guy's are scaring me...fuck,I thought I was ONLY wierd dude around...an we everywhere! Kool !!!!
lmao @ these comments
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Very nice. Im in the middle of the same kind of project with a knife of my grandfathers. He raised me and passed just over 4 years ago. Awesome job man, very inspiring.
A PURE LABOUR OF LOVE... Well done 👏👏👏 Dad would really be proud ‼️
Nice work! Only thing missing, a belt loop. Great work
jim bowers glad I'm not the only one that saw or shall i say didn't see that. Beautiful work none the less.
Gozgim oh yeah excellent work! I really want to do this stuff, but lack tools
And it is a lefty..! :) great work tho.
I'm sure he can add a belt loop. Or hopefully cos that was a lot of work into that sheath.
Well he may be left handed.
He did a belt loop.
Love what you did here brother.
Feels good to take an old piece like this and breathe new life into it huh? ESPECIALLY considering the fact that it was your pops’ knife! Love that!
Thanks for uploading it for all of us to enjoy too!
That's beautiful. I have partially restored an old Woodsman Bowie that I bought for .25 at a yard sale. You just answered a lot of questions as to how to completely dismantle it without ruining it. Thanks for sharing.
Clearly a labor of love. That handle looks amazing
No joke, thought it lasted 4mins lol.. it was 20 lol, amazing work
Cool video!
Wow me too! Didn’t realize until I saw your comment
Same here!
got me too
mdoe8 Me Too!
Incredible, stunning work. Thank you for taking the time to document the process and share it, really enjoyed watching it. Time to go binge the rest of your videos and I look forward to more in the future.
That was awesome! The leather handle was my favorite part. Respect
Excellent!! Enjoyed every minute of watching this restoration!
I wanna find Will's address and just start mailing him intriguing, complex, deteriorating things to restore. His latest update was 10 months ago. I require the vicarious satisfaction of another person doing something I wish I had the skill to do.
Tommy Hill amen to that. His skills are nearly hypnotic and run at a sped up rate so you don’t get bored watching it.
Можно бесконечно смотреть на три вещи :
1) Как горит огонь
2) Как течёт вода
3) Как работает профессионал!
👏👏👏
You can look at three things endlessly:
1)How a fire burns
2)The flow of water
3)The work of a professional!
@@first_last01 thanks
Автор видео из стран СНГ или мне одному показалось из-за синей изоленты
Видео хорошее, хоть все и так понятно, но смотрится легко и приятно.
Но ножны на профессионала не катят =) (автор не обидится, думаю, он и так знает)
явно сам ножи не делал и не реставрировал, раз считаешь его профессионалом
I knew the restoration would be fun to watch, but the construction of the sheath, from scratch, was almost more entertaining. Nice surprise, and a fantastic result.
Only improvement would be to make it able to attach to a belt
Yea
I was thinking the same thing, although I bet you could run a belt across it just below the snap and it would be fine.
Very nice job . it nice to have something that was your dads.
I've got the very same knife and you've inspired me to restore it. Fantastic video, great skills. Thanks for sharing.
This is just pure craftsmanship.
I always get depressed after I watch stuff like this, because I know that even on my best day I could never come close this level of work...
NO idea why anyone would give this a thumbs down. This vid is lit well, clear and concise, and at a good speed. (Oh yeah, not to mention, no background crappy music!)
Not to mention, this guy is nailing the restoration. GOOD JOB MAN!!!
Not to mention
wcompto can think of only two reasons why someone might thumb Down this video. Either they are afraid of knives or they think he took a antique and made it useful. Lol
I read the first line of your comment and thought because these internet dweebs love shity upbeat music added to every video ! Then i finished reading your comment and thought to myself now this guy gets it.Lol It baffles me why people want to make a video about one thing only to go off on fifteen tangets and add dumbass music ? It makes so many video (unwatchable)
Hell yeah... this dude is killin this restoration. I really enjoy watching videos like this. If some of these people would shut their mouth and open their eyes they might learn something if they're capable
Just angry wives who think their husbands spend much time watching videos.
Top man restored amazing 😉
Everyone should read the description ❤️
Watching videos while sharpening my knives...loved this one! You really need to make more videos, people dont seem to know all the work involved in making/refinishing things..
Very cool, I love how you left the rusted markings on the blade. Great way to keep its old past incorporated.
Thats a hell of a story in the description. I'm glad it ended up working so well for you. It might not be the most expensive knife, but its certainly something you can be proud to hand down again if you wanted to. As an aside I do think a lighter stitching on the sheath might look nice, perhaps matching the handle would be a safe bet, but I doubt you'd want to go back to sewing and as it is now still looks great.
I thought about having a lighter stitching too, just because I think it would look better.
1300 subs with no content, nice.
@@LCO344 Literally described the majority of female Twitch streamers
@@givemesubssoicangetaplaybu5183 Oh shit, that's so true 😂
Wow you're a hot girl, interested into knifes and crafting? Interesting. Also interesting that you have over 1300 subs, just because of your beautiful face.
When I was going overseas in the Marines I saw a WW II Navy Mk II K Bar in a flea market but they wanted more than I as a PFC wanted to spend. I mentioned it to my parents a few days before my leave ended. As I was leaving the house with my father to catch a plane to Hawaii and points west my mother gave me the knife she went down secretly and bought, and said " Stay safe, have fun, and don't bring home a Oriental bride". I carried that K Bar for 8 years and still got it
Did they let you board a plane with a knife?
"and don't bring home a Oriental bride"
kek based purist mom
I have a nice K Bar from my neighbor that passed away that needs this same type of treatment. It's an amazing knife. Great story, and thank you for your service 🤙
The ww2 USMC Ka-bars are expensive on ebay, and they all need restored
In a carry on bag, 1979 no problem Few years later me and my partner flew commercial with a M40A1 sniper rifle, a M16A1, 2 .45s, and our knives in carry on. the firearms were in plastic gun cases with locks that didn't work. No problem. We were in uniform.
Great job :) A wood chisel might have been useful for punching the holes in the leather patches for the handle.
You can tell when you see a master at work. They take something that is very difficult and make it appear to be very easy. Good job man, I hope to be as good as you one day.
Left handed sheath. An awesome job.
Off cuts of steel tubing can be hammered to suit the shape you want to cut and then sharpened with a file or on the grinder,will easily cut leather or rubber. Cheap,simple and very effective way to make the leather discs. I keep all bits of pipe in my useable offcuts box just for jobs like this. A bit of scrap power steering tubing was perfect for the inner holes when making a similar handle for a pukko that I made from scratch. You made a beautiful job of this knife. old scrap chefs knives cut down to make nice knives when given a handle like this.
Andrew Wilson Great tip man, I've been puzzling over a good way to do that. Thank you. Kinda off topic but, do you have any recommendation on how to bring back the "pointy" tip on a classic bowie knife?
Perry Lancaster hi there. If the tip has got broken off then no real option but a re-grind back to profile. A clip point or drop point Bowie knife gets all sort abuse and levering things open can break off tip. I did have one that lost so much it would be too small to re-grind so ended up giving it a Tanto profile. Secret is to remove as little metal as possible to get a pleasing profile back. If only a little bit is missing you can get away with a cutting edge re-grind to a double bevel that incorporates the lost bit. Worth doing if it's a good quality blade.
Iv got my dads original Bowie still, it’s in good condition. It’s exactly the same knife. Love it ! Turned out mint brother
I was going to suggest a chisel for cutting those inside holes from the leather, but your suggestion is even simpler. Good looking out.
If you were doing a straight handle the pipe/tube punch method would work, but he would've needed multiple different sizes of pipe to achieve his contoured result, and would've still needed to use a belt to get organic, non-stepped transitions between the discs. I think the method he used is pretty much the best option for that type of handle.
Excellence in Craftmanship, was great to see you bring the Bowie back to life.
Regards
Busca
You sir are a true craftsman. Excellent job and your dad would be so proud of the finished product. Wonderful video.
Unbelievably great restoration of the knife, beautiful job on the stacked leather handle, and superb sheath!!!
Loved watching you work, brother!
Nice knife , nice video , nice old Stihl chainsaw that you should make a restoration
Thanks - I have thought about doing a refurb on that Stihl. It needs one. Maybe one day!
Your love for Dad is embedded in every gesture. Hats off, gentlemen!
Beutiful restoration, I made my first several sheaths much like you did using the rivets and just the 2 pieces of leather and found that after some use the knife will cut through the leather and glue and expose the rivets to dull the pee out of my blades. I have since began using a welt on all my sheaths and giving the blades generous spacing on the cutting edge just for this reason. It seemed the rivet on the top side closest where the knife enters always the first to be exposed and thus dulling most of the length of the blade. Btw, you could add an attachment for a belt simply by making 2 vertical 1.25 to 1.5 inch cuts under where the handle sits with the knife sheathed and use your punch on either ends of the slit to allow a belt to slide in and hold the knife securely
welting would have made more sense...
I'm glad to see that you avoid using rude words like piss.
Its a memorial knife not a user none of those things you stated are going to happen
Memorial knife or not, it will still be removed from the sheath on occasion and be dulled, it was simply a suggestion from someone who has done the same thing. Using it as a belt knife or not doesn't have bearing on it cutting through the sheath. Besides, it is a beautiful and handy knife and it would be a shame if it wasn't used. I still use my grandfather's knife and I feel as though I have a connection with him when I do.
Will glued, riveted and sewed the seam.
This is level 10 leatherworking, level 5 blacksmithing.
It's amazing how you take hours doing something a game character can finish in a second.
Great video and keep up the good work.
ken thomas are you dumb?
ken thomas not clever, first guy was right. You’re either not aware of video games or mildly stupid . Either way you the man Ken
Great Restoration, Excellent Video... Your Father Would Be Proud!
How do you know
Because you are honoring his memory. If I had a son that did this for me, I would be proud.
This is simply one of the best restoration videos I’ve seen. It shows virtually every step and your obvious skill at this craft. The way you worked the stacked leather for the handle and the sheath is a thing of beauty. I suspect that I could never master what you just made look effortless, no matter the equipment or time at my disposal. Your father would be touched that you cared so much that you spent tons of time and materials to bring his knife back to mint condition as a way to honor his memory. Truly well done! Please keep these quality videos, I am a fan!
You even made the leather holster! That is a OP GG in my book!
"Leather" he did it even wrong...
@@Andreas_Petri curious... how so?
@@eErudius he forgot the thing that holds the holster on your belt that's all i think
@@TheBlackKnight04 Yeh, I thought about that too. But then I thought it might be one of those fancy sheathes you just protect the blade with.
@@eErudius idk it can be but still would make it a bit more usefull😂
pure skill, dad is looking down proud, very nice work!!!
You sir are an ARTISTE!!! I got teary eyed watching this! God bless you and your talent!
Actually no u didn’t get teary eyed.
Not only did you do a fantastic job! It's better than new! Mighty fine leather working, and restoration of the blade itself!!! Great job!
Did.. Did you just shave a portion of your forearm just to show how sharp it is? That's cool. Imma subscribe.
It's a common thing to do while testing the sharpness of a knife
that's why most knife makers have no arm hair :0
It's actually very dangerous if they do it closer to the wrist area because there is so many veins there.
@@linkthegandorfslayer A cut into a vein won't do anything , you'll just bleed a bit. You would have to cut deeply into the tendons and whatnot to cut an artery - then you're in a little trouble.
@@linkthegandorfslayer I actually study anatomy. There are veins and arteries within the wrist but they're usually deep the skin. He may scrape it using the small knife but that wouldn't be dangerous enough to reach them. and if it does reach them, you wouldn't bleed out right away. Just saying so others wont be scared right away.
5:27 I was wondering when gloves or a band-aid would come into play lol
that was beautiful, but the holster is missing a hole in order to attach it to your belt for instance.
and a welt... but awesome none the less!
Garolfa its not a holster its a sheath
I thought about that too. Wondered if he intended to make it left handed.
You are so blessed to have such a nice shop.
what about a belt loop on the scabbard?
my guess is he lives where you cant wear one of those out and about.
He forgot the welt that acts as a spacer and also protects the threads from the blade.
He did, though I don't doubt his ability to make a new one whenever he needs one.
@@Ghandisgarage He is in Australia, I think. the Vegemite jar gives it away, but NZ is possible.. Knife laws here are harsh. However a belt loop would still be nice. You can still wear a knife on a farm.
Greebo
Weird that knife laws are so extreme there given that it’s a country that everything wants to either kill or eat you.
Nice man simple but a lot of work involved... liked the way you integrad leather you know your stuff
Can you put up a shelf that's level, though??? On a serious note... That was some seriously impressive stuff!!!! Your father would be proud!
i almost put up a level shelf once. it take a whole 15 seconds for a pen to roll off.
Brilliant craftsmanship... Both with metal and leather .. well done
stunning, painstaking work. You are a credit to your profession and your fathers memory - he will be proud. If you don't mind me asking, how much for a restoration of this quality? great work - keep it up.
Whaou, magnifique travail !
Félicitations.
A ce niveau, on appelle cela de l'Art.
Jolie restauration , dommage que l'on est pas une idée du temps de travail
That is effing gorgeous!
Darren Landrum FUCKING
You brought it back to life. I had one like it when I was a kid. It ended up in worse shape over time. Wish I still had it to bring it back life. Great video.
That handle is beautiful
You’re really not much of a talker.....
Nice job mate. Cheers from Western Australia!!!
Bravo dude, better job than the factory
In my opinion the making of the knife sheath was my favorite part. Great job! Very impressive!
You are creative in your work my friend
That is beautiful. How many hours did you put into the restoration?
@Bronson D.
This is a terrible estimate.
@Bronson D. the stitching alone would have taken 3+ hours.
Damn it, I hope someone will restore my knife some time after I'm gone.
Sorry for so late a comment, these knives were made brand name Sabre, in Japan, from the mid 60's thru the 70's I bought a case of 12 in '78 for my scouts to use in wilderness survival training, think they were like $2.25 ea. Nothing fancy but would keep a decent edge. Still have 4 of them. Your restoration is spot on, even to the new sheath. Great job.
Забыли 2 вещи.
1. отверстие для отвода влаги, чтоб нож не ржавел.
2. крепление на пояс.
Que buen trabajo!!! Muy buena la restauración, saludos
Eloy Workshop lol speak english
Noob Translation: Such a good work!, excellent restoration, greetings
Español es una lengua para hablar con Dios, nunca te avergüences de usarla hermano
Noob lol stop playing Roblox
Entre tanto hermoso arte escondido en internet siempre habrá malditos racistas.
Saludos!
Beautiful great job
Outstanding restoration. I have one exactly like it. It is my first knife and I purchased it approximately 60 years ago for hunting and fishing.