We are in our 5th week of stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne Australia, in between designing and building my new 2x72 and gas forge I spend some time researching Knifemaking techniques. Your channel is way up on my list for sound practical advise always producing work ready knives. I appreciate that you don’t profess to be an expert at everything but just jump in and have a go, you have a very agreeable attitude. Best of luck and stay safe.
Hey Rex, I'm just north of you in Bendigo and funnily enough have been doing pretty much the same thing! 😄 Got my forge going and am just rounding up all the materials to start on a 2x72. (Got my plans from Brian over at House Work - great channel if you haven't seen it already). I'm almost finished my first knife, made entirely by hand and while its been fun, I've spent most of it wishing I had that grinder haha! All the best man! 👍
Tom Salmon my forge kit arrived at 5:30 tonight I’m waiting on a set of Wilmot grinder wheels to arrive so I can finish my 2x72 it’s my design having seen Travis Wurtes TW90 and Brian’s evolution send your email and I’ll send you some pics Cheers rex
Thanks Jim! The hardest thing for me right now with the sheaths isn't the construction, but the dimensions. I still get one that is too big or too small here and there. The pre-dyed quality leather really helped out. Cheers sir!
Wow ! The cadance of the voice over is amazing. Sorry of being critical before but so much more enjoyable to listen to now. You are an amazing knife maker that I have been following for a good while now. I make knives also and you bring new ideas and practices which help me and I am sure others as well. Way to go sir ! I really enjoyed this video.
It’s great to watch your constantly improving skill set. Your conversational narration informs and entertains in your very subdued fashion. Thanks for having a great TH-cam channel! Oh, and the knife and sheath were great, too!
What I do for the ease of saddle stitching is keep the holes small initially, but right before the stitching I widen them up a bit with a awl. It makes the needles pass through easier and the hole eventually shrinks back down.
Great job brother! I really dig the tip of running a JFlex a little over the edge of the platten to get into the plunge lines. It’s a tough spot, and the idea is golden! Beautiful work.
Thank you sir. A VFD really comes in handy at that point too. I'll slow it down a good deal when dialing in the plunges. I still don't get them right every time and have to throw that knife away. But I'm getting them right more often now with practice. Getting to the center line nice and straight is the first part of the battle. If that doesn't happen the plunges won't look good no matter what you do! Cheers man!
@@RedBeardOps Mate, really just appreciate your content and your in depth teaching ability. Australia is a knife loving country, and i'm happy to say your quality of content and product is very well received. Loving the leather work as well mate. Hats off to you Sir.
I got a kydex sheath with an SOG knife and I can tell you I wish I had a leather one. The flexibility of the leather holds up better when hanging on your belt.
Mr. Keeton thank you very much for all the content that you publish on here. I am a small knifemaker from Austria and i apreciate all the content that you do because it gives me confirmation that i do a lot of it „right“ 😁. I would like to show you one of the designs that i use for making a sheath ( maybe put something together so that you could see it in detail ). I would love to see what you think about it maybe use it some time and make a video about it. best regards. Julian
Really enjoy your video’s as I told before I am just starting being an amateur knife maker with little tools. Just finished my first file knife. With only tempering. I wanted two wholes but drilling was not an option. Took me two hours with a diamant bit on my Dremel but I did it. Every day learning. I am open for tips. Cheers from The Netherlands 🇳🇱
Thank Tim. I'm a massive fan of crobies and loveless fasteners. They come in a few different materials (aluminum, copper, brass, stainless, nickle silver). I really like having a mechanical fastener holding the handle together... just helps me sleep at night.
Looks great... I'll be using the drill for the sharpening choil on my next build. I've always just used a chainsaw file, but that looked to be a lot easier for sure. Always enjoy your work!
Nice video and knife. I need to make a tumbler like yours and figure our how you are using conditioning belts after the maker's mark. It always wipes out the darkening. I use the single use vinyl stencils, a 12v battery charger to etch and ferris chloride to darken. Maybe using AC to darken holds up better?
They Walt, I've had this happen with new conditioning belts. The one I'm using is an old belt (1year plus) and it doesn't get deep in the mark like the new ones do. AC could help. If you wash it out you could go back with some brass black to get it dark again.
Don’t remember seeing a Wharncliffe fix blade . But I gotta say , don’t know which looks the better the knife or the sheath , but they look damn good 👍
Love it. Get rid of the ricasso and choil and grind the edge sharp all the way to the heel and it's more useful, easier to maintain, and easier to build. My 2¢.
Oh yeah, thanks man. Working great. I think you left a comment on a past video, and I think I saw it on some other TH-cam's channel a while back... the combination was enough for me to give it a go. Pretty easy! Cheers, dude
@@RedBeardOps yeah I'm definitely not the originator of that trick hahaha, but it does work well! Another few tricks to increase work flow... Don't bother with fully Sanding the outer rim, especially the edge. You will be doing that after scale glue up and grind anyway 😉🤙
Thanks Garet! I think I will down the road, just trying to get a clean good fitting sheath at this point. After I get that nailed down, I think I can embellish on them some!
Two suggestions. Skive the stiched edges down to reduce the overall thickness. Lastly, get a stching awl to enlarge the holes before you instert the needles.
Hi Katherine! I really appreciate the comment! Right now I really don't produce very many knives and I'm not taking custom orders. When I do have a knife available for sale I put it up on my Instagram account. Sorry about that! Best way to support the channel is to do what you're already doing! Watching the videos and commenting. Cheers!
Love the video, thanks for posting. Just wondering what band saw you are using to cut out the profile of your knife? Looks like it cuts really nice. Thanks
Nope, knife blades are so thin in general that you'll get it hard all the way though. Just don't get the blade above your tempering temperature when grinding.
James, man, your work is visibly improving each video. It was always great, but I see the fit ‘n finish of your sheaths becoming really A1! May I use your template? Cheers man 🇬🇧🤜🏻⚡️🤛🏻🇺🇸
That muffle pipe you use in the forge..is that just a piece of mild steel tubing? Also, does it take a lot longer for your blades to get up to temp when you use it?
Yep, just a piece of mild steel. I put a cap on the end of it as well. Once the forge is heated up, it really doesn't take much longer at all since it maintains the heat of the forge.
@@RedBeardOps thanks! I assume you get a much more even distribution of heat along the blade. Mine do seem to heat treat ok, but when I etch them, some spots are darker than others. So I guess my heat treats are not as consistent across the blade as they should be.
Very nice work and great video. Question: when you do those last stitches in the sheath and melt the ends, did you tie a knot there? Maybe I missed that. If you don’t, have you ever had the soldered thread ends come loose after use? Also, have you thought of a rivet in the center of the belt loop circle stitch? One with a logo “RB”(?) would look pretty cool 😎
@@RedBeardOps I’ve been watch the way both you and Ricky Wallace do the leather work on sheathes and I’m very impressed overall. Similar techniques but different approaches and finishes to the leather. Personally, I’d feel better both selling or buying a sheath for a using knife with a rivet up at the top corner and at least one rivet in the belt loop just “in case”. By the way I think your stonewash finish and overall finish with that grayish tone is one of the best stonewash looks out there! 👍
Is that "finishing nail" you used for the sheath just a basic nail? Probably a stupid question but I'm just starting out in sheath making, love your work man. 🤙
Superb craftsmanship! Quick question, what checkering file do you use? Not brand but line spacing and such. Great video fixing to go back in your archive and watch more!😬
If you're talking about the spine of the knife there is a way for sure! You just need to use "take down" handles (removable scales); or hold the scales on the knife to profile, take off, finish the blade, glue up, don't go near the spine. I did this process two videos ago on my Damascus knife.... it's just very time consuming. Cheers!
I've noticed in your videos you groove your holes after drilling them. Why? The "normal" method is to use the groover to create the stitch line before drilling the holes.
I use the groover to create the stitch line before drilling on the front of the sheath. I groove the back after holes. This is my most up to date sheath making - th-cam.com/video/MhVWVc_rdKA/w-d-xo.html
Hey man, to be honest I really don't produce a lot of knives. This isn't a full time gig for me. The knives I do sell to the public are ones I post for sale on Instagram. You can find my Instagram page here - instagram.com/redbeardops/ - Cheers sir. Sorry about that.
@@RedBeardOps that's ok been watching your videos and love your knives and been following you on Instagram as well if u ever do well worth getting one of your knifes very talented keep up the great videos
The truth that I have visited so many channels of making knife.. You are the best with NO EXPTION.
Thank you very much! Means a lot sir.
We are in our 5th week of stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne Australia, in between designing and building my new 2x72 and gas forge I spend some time researching Knifemaking techniques. Your channel is way up on my list for sound practical advise always producing work ready knives. I appreciate that you don’t profess to be an expert at everything but just jump in and have a go, you have a very agreeable attitude. Best of luck and stay safe.
Thank you very much Rex! That's my goal, just pass on what I learn from other greats! Cheers man.
Hey Rex, I'm just north of you in Bendigo and funnily enough have been doing pretty much the same thing! 😄
Got my forge going and am just rounding up all the materials to start on a 2x72. (Got my plans from Brian over at House Work - great channel if you haven't seen it already).
I'm almost finished my first knife, made entirely by hand and while its been fun, I've spent most of it wishing I had that grinder haha!
All the best man! 👍
Tom Salmon my forge kit arrived at 5:30 tonight I’m waiting on a set of Wilmot grinder wheels to arrive so I can finish my 2x72 it’s my design having seen Travis Wurtes TW90 and Brian’s evolution send your email and I’ll send you some pics Cheers rex
@@rexwillmer759 nice work man!
You can find me at tomsalmon4@gmail.com
Man, I am really impressed with the huge improvements you have made on your leather work in such a short time, nice work! That is a gorgeous sheath!
Thanks a million sir! Taking some work, but it's paying off. Still have a ton to learn! Cheers
Well done! Boy can you ever see the progression in your sheaths.
Thanks Jim! The hardest thing for me right now with the sheaths isn't the construction, but the dimensions. I still get one that is too big or too small here and there. The pre-dyed quality leather really helped out. Cheers sir!
Make me Olson ons pls
Great video. Knife and sheath look beautiful.removing material from centre of sheath is intelligent👍👍👍👍
Thank you! It does seem to help with the fold!
I also use the same technique for the sharpening Notch by drilling the whole 90° and grinding to the hole at the edge to remove some of it
Your leather work is looking fantastic man ............and of course your knife work has always been.
Thank you very much sir! Still have a ways to go!
Beautiful knife love the stone wash finish and orange and black handle scales. Love watching your channel awesome content. Keep up the great work.
Thank you sir! Glad you like it!
Wow ! The cadance of the voice over is amazing. Sorry of being critical before but so much more enjoyable to listen to now. You are an amazing knife maker that I have been following for a good while now. I make knives also and you bring new ideas and practices which help me and I am sure others as well. Way to go sir ! I really enjoyed this video.
Thanks Ron, really happy you enjoyed the video! Cheers man.
It’s great to watch your constantly improving skill set. Your conversational narration informs and entertains in your very subdued fashion.
Thanks for having a great TH-cam channel!
Oh, and the knife and sheath were great, too!
Heck yeah Chuck! Thanks man. Really glad you're liking the videos.
What I do for the ease of saddle stitching is keep the holes small initially, but right before the stitching I widen them up a bit with a awl. It makes the needles pass through easier and the hole eventually shrinks back down.
Good tip sir! Cheers.
Great job brother! I really dig the tip of running a JFlex a little over the edge of the platten to get into the plunge lines. It’s a tough spot, and the idea is golden! Beautiful work.
Thank you sir. A VFD really comes in handy at that point too. I'll slow it down a good deal when dialing in the plunges. I still don't get them right every time and have to throw that knife away. But I'm getting them right more often now with practice. Getting to the center line nice and straight is the first part of the battle. If that doesn't happen the plunges won't look good no matter what you do! Cheers man!
Red Beard Ops true statement😉.
You should make a stitching pony. Really easy and very useful. Awesome job.
Hey Sam! I bought one yesterday for 20$. I agree... really hope it helps out.
NNnnnice job on the knife, sheath and the presentation!!! Learning a lot. Thank you!!
Heck yeah, thanks David!
Me I love the look after it comes out of the heat treatment as an finish
Agreed sir! Thank you!
Yes I went back to see that bit, pity, I’d like them for mine. Love the way the handle turned out, like the notches on the back of the blade also!
Thanks 👍
Flawless job. Knife and sheath excellent.
Thank you very much, Fabian!
Very well done. The sheath looks great.
Thank you very much sir! Glad you liked it. One step at a time over here!
Very nice! Great process!
Thank you sir!
Love the Wharncliffe! Bloody beautiful build mate, well done!
Thanks Darren! Really appreciate it; This one came out pretty nice. :)
@@RedBeardOps Mate, really just appreciate your content and your in depth teaching ability. Australia is a knife loving country, and i'm happy to say your quality of content and product is very well received. Loving the leather work as well mate. Hats off to you Sir.
@@kalelisking Hey man you're comments are much appreciated! I'm stoked you're enjoying the videos! Cheers from Texas!
Kydex is nice but leather is just looks and feels better. I'll have to give leather sheaths a go.
Agreed! Takes a while to get it down... I'm still trying to get the dimensions right.
I got a kydex sheath with an SOG knife and I can tell you I wish I had a leather one. The flexibility of the leather holds up better when hanging on your belt.
You do beautiful work my friend. It's a pleasure to watch. I wish you all the best!
Thank you so much 😀
Sehr viel Herzblut mein Bester, dieses Messer hätte ich auch gern, tolle Umsetzung mit überzeugenden Hilfsmitteln 👍🏼💪🏼
Vielen Dank, mein Herr! Ich freue mich sehr, dass Ihnen dieses Video gefallen hat.
I like the symmetrical arrows on the scales . The G10 color went well with the color of that e sheath.
Thank you very much Hugh! Me too!
Nice build! I need to make one of those rock tumblers and try that. 👍🏻
Good luck sir! Thank you
Good job on both the knife and sheath.
Thank you!
LOVE your work as always. I use a cordless dremel tool, with a thin drill bit to make my holes for sewing. It works great, and is fast.
Nice! Glad that's working out. I think Kyle Royer does it that way as well (at least I think he used to)
Beautiful sheathe
Thank you!
Fantastic knife awesome leather work you're a very talented person
Thank you very much Jason! Glad you enjoyed this one!
Thanks for another great video. I am learning a lot from them and have improved
Thank you very much Jeff!
Beautiful blade. I love the Wharncliffe design... Probably my favorite style of blade. Followed you on here and Instagram.
Heck yeah, thanks Joshua! Glad you liked it!
Mr. Keeton thank you very much for all the content that you publish on here. I am a small knifemaker from Austria and i apreciate all the content that you do because it gives me confirmation that i do a lot of it „right“ 😁. I would like to show you one of the designs that i use for making a sheath ( maybe put something together so that you could see it in detail ). I would love to see what you think about it maybe use it some time and make a video about it. best regards. Julian
CHeers Julian, glad you're liking these videos. Feel free to email me at redbeardops@gmail.com.
Next time i will build the sheath that i have in mind i will send you a couple of pictures of the making process. I hope thats ok. Best regards
Ich wünschte mir Inder Nähe sein und mit dir zusammen ein einmaliges Messer bauen . Genial dein Arbeit .
Danke dir! Ich bin froh, dass du die Videos genießt. Prost
That is beautiful work mr. red bread
Thank you kindly!
Really enjoy your video’s as I told before I am just starting being an amateur knife maker with little tools. Just finished my first file knife. With only tempering. I wanted two wholes but drilling was not an option. Took me two hours with a diamant bit on my Dremel but I did it. Every day learning. I am open for tips. Cheers from The Netherlands 🇳🇱
Heck yeah man! Glad to hear you're in the game. Keep up the good work!
Awesome result and a great vid as usual ... thank u
Thank you! Cheers sir.
Beautiful build! Very meticulous process. Subscribed.
Thank you very much! Glad you liked it.
Awesome clean result!
Much appreciated sir!
Using Corby fasteners instead of plain pins mainly a personal preference? Black micarta pins would look good as well. The knife and sheath look great!
Thank Tim. I'm a massive fan of crobies and loveless fasteners. They come in a few different materials (aluminum, copper, brass, stainless, nickle silver). I really like having a mechanical fastener holding the handle together... just helps me sleep at night.
Another awesome knife as usual! I was finally able to make my first one because of your videos. Thanks for what you do.
Awesome Chris! Glad you liked this one!
That is one of the simplest but perfect edc I have ever watched being made by hand. Great job.$$$
Thank you very much, sir! Happy you enjoyed this one.
MacGyver in tha house...
Weĺl done btw...
Keep up the great work...
Thank you sir! Glad you liked this one. I'll do my best!
Looks great... I'll be using the drill for the sharpening choil on my next build. I've always just used a chainsaw file, but that looked to be a lot easier for sure. Always enjoy your work!
Thanks man! Yeah, I've been using that method for a little bit now and I like it. They all work though. Cheers sir.
Nice project! ❤❤❤❤
Thank you very much!
Its awesome knife .
Thank you very much Sepehr!
Nice work once again👍🏽
Thank you very much, Rex!
Good job on the build also good leather work.
Thanks a bunch Jim! I'm working on that part of the craft really hard right now.
Love your design keep up the work!
Appreciate it!
Such a great video thank you
Thanks Philip!
Really nice work, on everything! That sheath looks killer.
Thanks Jack!
Nice job!
Indah banget motif pisau nya om juga keren bagus banget
Terima kasih! Senang kamu suka pisaunya. Bersulang
great video - thank you.
Thank you sir! glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful job 👍
Thank you!
Man you got me itching to make some knives again. Everything came out great!
Heck yeah man! Good luck with your builds this weekend!
Nice work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Beautiful
Thank you very much!
Wow, I sure got something out of it...good video.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Phil!
Another excellent and didactic video, thanks for sharing!
Much appreciated! Really glad you liked it!
pretty awesome bud👍✌
Thank you, sir!
@@RedBeardOps no problem anytime it takes a lot of effort to do that stuff, I know how difficult it is👍✌
Nice video and knife. I need to make a tumbler like yours and figure our how you are using conditioning belts after the maker's mark. It always wipes out the darkening. I use the single use vinyl stencils, a 12v battery charger to etch and ferris chloride to darken. Maybe using AC to darken holds up better?
They Walt, I've had this happen with new conditioning belts. The one I'm using is an old belt (1year plus) and it doesn't get deep in the mark like the new ones do. AC could help. If you wash it out you could go back with some brass black to get it dark again.
What is the style of leather you got from them? I was looking at their styles. And what was the cost?
This is what I get form them in 7-8oz - wickett-craig.com/leathers/skirting/
Don’t remember seeing a Wharncliffe fix blade . But I gotta say , don’t know which looks the better the knife or the sheath , but they look damn good 👍
Heck yeah, thanks Randy. Really happy you liked this one!
Love it. Get rid of the ricasso and choil and grind the edge sharp all the way to the heel and it's more useful, easier to maintain, and easier to build. My 2¢.
Thanks for the tips!
Looking good m8!!!
Thank you very much sir!
You did the drill bit choil trick! 🙌🤙
Oh yeah, thanks man. Working great. I think you left a comment on a past video, and I think I saw it on some other TH-cam's channel a while back... the combination was enough for me to give it a go. Pretty easy! Cheers, dude
@@RedBeardOps yeah I'm definitely not the originator of that trick hahaha, but it does work well! Another few tricks to increase work flow... Don't bother with fully Sanding the outer rim, especially the edge. You will be doing that after scale glue up and grind anyway 😉🤙
good design !!!👏👏👏
Thank you sir! Glad you like it!
You really should try a basket weave or some kind of tooling it adds so much to the look. Anyway great job thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks Garet! I think I will down the road, just trying to get a clean good fitting sheath at this point. After I get that nailed down, I think I can embellish on them some!
another really nice knife and sheath bud great job!!
Thank you sir!
I need to get one of those leather stamps
Hey man, I really happy how it turned out too. The process was supper easy. I think it cost about 80$. greyghostgraphics.com/
Two suggestions. Skive the stiched edges down to reduce the overall thickness. Lastly, get a stching awl to enlarge the holes before you instert the needles.
Thanks Craig!
Where can I buy your knives? I really love your work and would love to support you art
Hi Katherine! I really appreciate the comment! Right now I really don't produce very many knives and I'm not taking custom orders. When I do have a knife available for sale I put it up on my Instagram account. Sorry about that! Best way to support the channel is to do what you're already doing! Watching the videos and commenting. Cheers!
That is a great video. What is your main reason for not doing any grinding besides the profile prior to heat treatment. Warping?
Warping, even heat with a forge based heat treat, and only needing to suit up / focus to grind once. I normally only do this on stock removal knives.
No right or wrong here; I do it both ways. The logic would be more even heating, less warping, and only having to suit up to grind once.
Terrific job. Are you sure you don t want to make me throwing knives ???
Lol, who knows! I may make some down the road. Everything I do sell to the public, I post on Instagram, so stay tuned! Cheers man.
I have to go to Instagram lmao
@@RedBeardOps if you do one it is for me.
Love the video, thanks for posting. Just wondering what band saw you are using to cut out the profile of your knife? Looks like it cuts really nice. Thanks
I'm using a Bauer Bandsaw from Harbor Freight
Grinding after the heat treat --> No hardness issues? I see more guys doing this I just haven't done it myself.
Nope, knife blades are so thin in general that you'll get it hard all the way though. Just don't get the blade above your tempering temperature when grinding.
@@RedBeardOps rocknroll 🤘thanks!
Amazing bruh!! I just started making blades.. I like I told my buddy.. I have some amazing butter knifes if needed.. lol
Heck yeah man. I've thrown away so many knives! It takes a while to get your process down. Good luck with your builds, sir!
James, man, your work is visibly improving each video. It was always great, but I see the fit ‘n finish of your sheaths becoming really A1!
May I use your template?
Cheers man
🇬🇧🤜🏻⚡️🤛🏻🇺🇸
For sure man! I'm putting the plans out there for all to use. PDF link is in the description of this video. (I'm sure you saw that though)
Red Beard Ops
I did see that, but thought I should ask first 👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻
Cheers James!
🇬🇧🤜🏻⚡️🤛🏻🇺🇸
really nice, cheers, one question, did i see that you put your makers mark on back of the sheath? wouldn't it look better on the front?, thanks again
Man, good point. I kinda like having it on the back, it's a little more discrete. But I don't think it would look bad on the front!
That muffle pipe you use in the forge..is that just a piece of mild steel tubing? Also, does it take a lot longer for your blades to get up to temp when you use it?
Yep, just a piece of mild steel. I put a cap on the end of it as well. Once the forge is heated up, it really doesn't take much longer at all since it maintains the heat of the forge.
@@RedBeardOps thanks! I assume you get a much more even distribution of heat along the blade. Mine do seem to heat treat ok, but when I etch them, some spots are darker than others. So I guess my heat treats are not as consistent across the blade as they should be.
Very nice work and great video. Question: when you do those last stitches in the sheath and melt the ends, did you tie a knot there? Maybe I missed that. If you don’t, have you ever had the soldered thread ends come loose after use? Also, have you thought of a rivet in the center of the belt loop circle stitch? One with a logo “RB”(?) would look pretty cool 😎
I do not knot them. I'm relying on the large melted end and a tight hole with back stitches. I haven't had them come loose. That's a good idea!
@@RedBeardOps I’ve been watch the way both you and Ricky Wallace do the leather work on sheathes and I’m very impressed overall. Similar techniques but different approaches and finishes to the leather. Personally, I’d feel better both selling or buying a sheath for a using knife with a rivet up at the top corner and at least one rivet in the belt loop just “in case”. By the way I think your stonewash finish and overall finish with that grayish tone is one of the best stonewash looks out there! 👍
Is that "finishing nail" you used for the sheath just a basic nail? Probably a stupid question but I'm just starting out in sheath making, love your work man. 🤙
Yep that's just a little nail that is normally used for attaching trim. Ive also found good results using similar sized needles.
@@RedBeardOps Thanks!
Very nice from start to finish, where can I get that template, to do my first buil
Hey Ian, I put all my templates up on here - www.patreon.com/RedBeardOps
From one red beard to another thanks Brother, much appreciated keep up the great work.
What are those blocks with hole in it when drilling. I ment what are they called
1-2-3 Blocks - amzn.to/2XC5PdO - Cheers man
Red Beard Ops thank you sir
Superb craftsmanship! Quick question, what checkering file do you use? Not brand but line spacing and such. Great video fixing to go back in your archive and watch more!😬
There is a link to my exact checkering file in the description of this video. Cheers!
"I'll Be Keep Using It" Now that's a T-shirt!!
LOL, no joke! Face Palm for sure.
You do nice work. I like the tumbled finish but I wonder if there is any way to keep the edges matching. What do you think?
If you're talking about the spine of the knife there is a way for sure! You just need to use "take down" handles (removable scales); or hold the scales on the knife to profile, take off, finish the blade, glue up, don't go near the spine. I did this process two videos ago on my Damascus knife.... it's just very time consuming. Cheers!
I was just curious why you don’t sharpen your drill bits when they get dual?
Never took the time to. I guess I probably should, lol
Hey man, awesome build, enjoyed watching the process. Question I had, what steel did you use?
Thanks man. I'm using 1084 from Alpha Knife Supply. Great stuff.
@@RedBeardOps Ah nice! Might be an idea to show a nice hamon/edge quench the next time you use it, gives such awesome activity!
sir , where did you get your sureface grind device set up from or did you build it your self ?
I build mine. Here is the build video - th-cam.com/video/_PYztWN2BiA/w-d-xo.html CHeers
@@RedBeardOps thanks sir
I've noticed in your videos you groove your holes after drilling them. Why? The "normal" method is to use the groover to create the stitch line before drilling the holes.
I use the groover to create the stitch line before drilling on the front of the sheath. I groove the back after holes. This is my most up to date sheath making - th-cam.com/video/MhVWVc_rdKA/w-d-xo.html
Nice
Thanks!
What scales did you use for this build.
Orange and Black G-10. I'm not sure where I got them from though. Sorry about that.
Аккуратно, хорошая работа.
Спасибо!
Are you making butter knives
not quite, lol
What is the steel number
I'm using 1084 from alpha knife supply
@@RedBeardOps have maney mach
Gonna ask my old lady for one for my birthday how much would one of these cost
Hey man, to be honest I really don't produce a lot of knives. This isn't a full time gig for me. The knives I do sell to the public are ones I post for sale on Instagram. You can find my Instagram page here - instagram.com/redbeardops/ - Cheers sir. Sorry about that.
@@RedBeardOps that's ok been watching your videos and love your knives and been following you on Instagram as well if u ever do well worth getting one of your knifes very talented keep up the great videos
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THank you
Nice :)
Thanks 😁
Sell me one with a m390 stonewashed blade and carbon fiber handles and a kydex pocket/neck sheath please.
Hey man, I'm sorry, but I'm not taking custom orders right now. What I do sell, I sell on lnstagram. Cheers man, glad you enjoyed this video.