Making a Slip Joint Knife

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
  • #YTMakersSecretSanta
    This year we're making an elegant folding knife for Xlya Foxlin!
    I don't know why... I'VE NEVER MADE A FOLDING KNIFE!
    Check out Xyla's channel here, find out what she thinks and, more importantly... does it break?!? / xylafoxlin
    See the whole 2021 Makers Secret Santa thing here:
    • YT Makers Secret Santa...
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    Music: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Kevin McLeod, Jingle Bells - Jingle Punks, Last Horizon - Silent Partner

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  • @xylafoxlin
    @xylafoxlin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5360

    BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT EVER! I feel like a real maker now, thank you Old Tony!

    • @fellipec
      @fellipec 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      So cool Xyla!

    • @leeterthanyou
      @leeterthanyou 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      HOLY MOLY

    • @MajesticDemonLord
      @MajesticDemonLord 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Can't wait to see you taking it for a Test drive!

    • @archivist17
      @archivist17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@MajesticDemonLord "What did you do over Christmas, Xyla?"
      "Cut stuff..."

    • @thanemakes5377
      @thanemakes5377 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      So good TOT! Lucky Xyla!

  • @mhc6777
    @mhc6777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    A wise gift Tony - at first I thought Cedar plank stockings to match the corset would have been nice - until I remembered the old saying "Give a lady fine cedar hosiery and she will be well dressed for a season, give her a fine folding knife and she will be well dressed for life"

  • @LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER
    @LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2524

    WOOOP!!! IT TURNED UP IN ONE PIECE :D.... soooo glad the light chaser turned up!!!!!! :D :D... by all means cut the purple wire! they are just for show anyways, theres a tiny arduino hiding inside (joookingggg, imagine ha)..

    • @takeohtyme
      @takeohtyme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Fancy seeing you here.

    • @lucassurgeon4122
      @lucassurgeon4122 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fancy seeing you here

    • @crisnevin7934
      @crisnevin7934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That thing is cool! Nice job! I'm gonna go watch that video now!

    • @benanddadmechanical6573
      @benanddadmechanical6573 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      And I was so expecting it to spell out subscribe.

    • @monkeybarmonkeyman
      @monkeybarmonkeyman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You gifted an excellent gift!!!

  • @MirandaAntonelli
    @MirandaAntonelli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "I like pushing buttons when I don't know what they do."
    Thank you for that. :)

  • @mymechanics
    @mymechanics 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1240

    How cool is that?!
    Enjoyed every second of this video

    • @theblackswan84
      @theblackswan84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol when he said that the african walnut smells like poop XD

    • @Philly_Gamer
      @Philly_Gamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hey cool it's "My Mechanics", good to "see ya" always awesome when 'tubers support one another.

    • @koronakorona1588
      @koronakorona1588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @my mechanics Who did you get in your secret santa?

    • @Dinnye01
      @Dinnye01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Uuuu the most silent mechanic on the channel of the most talkative! It's nice to see you here!

    • @jlucasound
      @jlucasound 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi, MM!! OOh!! New video in my side bar!! Merry Christmas to all!!

  • @3lapsed
    @3lapsed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    The Jerry Rig Everything intro killed me. When you said "Let's Get Started" my brain was already expecting the snap and the intro... then it hit and I fell over laughing

    • @lopany
      @lopany 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I did a spittake while drinking tea.

    • @DKL3825
      @DKL3825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Haha same here I started laughing. I wonder if he saw this lol

  • @christophpoll784
    @christophpoll784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    Good old single point, 3-axis, remote controled bandsaw.
    Beautiful present!

    • @davidsteinhour5562
      @davidsteinhour5562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Hey, he clicked "generate toolpaths" by hand

    • @moehoward01
      @moehoward01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      We prefer the term "Manual CNC".

    • @operator8014
      @operator8014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      3 flute bandsaw blades and all.

  • @SeanNecker
    @SeanNecker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    Literally laughed out loud at the Jerry Rig Everything reference. Well played, Sir.

    • @SuodesTzeos
      @SuodesTzeos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      JFC that got me good ahahah

    • @TheAndy331
      @TheAndy331 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Electric Hummer ......wait !! This is , ToT !! Trickery lol

  • @Mint_drake
    @Mint_drake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    Every time he does that silent turn, like at 0:31 it always makes me laugh.

    • @KnowledgePerformance7
      @KnowledgePerformance7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The hard pivot
      Kills me every time

    • @seraaron
      @seraaron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sameee

    • @Audio_Simon
      @Audio_Simon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try Drone Workshop, haha.

    • @Ferg_the_Derg
      @Ferg_the_Derg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can always here that cartoony stone-grinding sound each time. Just sends me to the floor laughing.

    • @Mint_drake
      @Mint_drake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Ferg_the_Derg Now I'll never be able to unhear it.

  • @9Rollotomasi
    @9Rollotomasi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "Okay okay, I know what you're thinking. A Stratovarius, that's way over budget for this project, but settle down I stole it!"
    Modern problems require modern solutions.

  • @fordkid9472
    @fordkid9472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Glad to see you back and with a vengeance apparently

    • @maxjackson9191
      @maxjackson9191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I didn't realize how much I missed this guy till he started blowing up my subscription box

    • @RideRevival
      @RideRevival 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The final words my mother told me before I left home to strike out on my own were "Don't come back without a vengeance".
      I'll show you, mom.... I'll show the world!

  • @sama1741
    @sama1741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    "There's two types of knowledge in this world. There's knowing something first hand, then there's knowing how to not have to know it anymore." - TOT 09:57 bout killed me 🤣

    • @gvrfour
      @gvrfour 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This kind of genius is so rare these days.

  • @couldbejokim4557
    @couldbejokim4557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +393

    I can’t believe it’s this time of year again… him making the stamps for Colin feels like yesterday!

    • @SpectrumDIY
      @SpectrumDIY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's the truth!

    • @Machineius
      @Machineius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No kidding. This last year has been so busy that I cannot believe we are here again. But at the same time it feels so far away....so far from the way things were last year....

  • @darkaegis1
    @darkaegis1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Your band saw work is impeccable, such precision.

  • @jonnydigiosa1576
    @jonnydigiosa1576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Hey tony. I’m a knife maker. I noticed that you didn’t put any bushings or bearings around the folding pin. There are these little brass “bearings” not really bearings more like a paper thin brass washer with holes in it to help keep the oil in that joint so it doesn’t completely squeeze out when you tighten it down. Might be why your knife didn’t feel the same as when you did the dry fit. Also if you are gonna make another one. You should use screws instead of pins (especially for a folder) so you can adjust the tension and blade centering. Still super cool!!

    • @McTroyd
      @McTroyd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Merely replying so you can see Tony saw it!

    • @klasodeth
      @klasodeth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Perhaps the ones he used weren't ideal, but I see a pair of bushings among the knife parts at 16:10, and just three seconds later they're shown being installed on the knife.

    • @Regolith86
      @Regolith86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@klasodeth Those are washers. Bushings go in between the knife blade and the pivot pin, kind of like a sleeve.
      They look like plain steel washers, which aren't the best choice. Most knives that use washers instead of bushings or bearings use either teflon, nylon, or phosphor bronze for the washer material, because they're self-lubricating to some degree. Teflon and nylon are usually used on budget knives, while phosphor bronze is more often used for more expensive knives ($50+) because it lasts much longer and doesn't compress like teflon or nylon, so its more consistent and easier to dial in the action.
      Still, pretty good job overall for a first attempt.

    • @Azlehria
      @Azlehria 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hinge tension was my first thought. Takes a lot of fiddling to get my knives "right" after cleaning and oiling, but it's totally worth it.

  • @stanfordcoffee
    @stanfordcoffee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Hi Tony, that knife came out excellent. Love the violin design, and the fact that you made it just for Xyla.
    If you make a folding knife in the future, use some brass tubing standoffs on the inside (slide the rivets through them to hold the scales apart). That way if the rivets are too tight, it won't pinch the blade. Cheers

  • @ttsupra87
    @ttsupra87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +503

    The editing on this Chanel never ceases to amaze me and the jokes are always great

    • @tree_relics
      @tree_relics 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Grate jokes, for reel!

    • @bootstraphan6204
      @bootstraphan6204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The guy has THE BEST bandsaw free-handing skills I've ever seen!

    • @ttsupra87
      @ttsupra87 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bootstraphan6204 absolute legend! Never seen something so clean

    • @ttsupra87
      @ttsupra87 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @DANIEL NORMAN AvE in my opinion is right on par if not better because he makes you think. Dude is stupid smart. In his videos he makes you ponder things with in video comments and questions to himself

    • @chrisbleurgh7425
      @chrisbleurgh7425 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's up with the occasional speedy-uppy commentary though?

  • @willemvantsant5105
    @willemvantsant5105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Brought back memories watching the uniselectors operating, we used them back in the seventies on our Varec tank gauging system.
    The tankfarm operator in the refinery would dial the tank number and enable the transmitter mounted at the base of the tank and send pulses to the remote selector and display the tank level on the console, maintenance intensive system until we replaced with a more modern system.

  • @KidsInventStuff
    @KidsInventStuff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    It cut that tomato so well! Love the knife. Your gift from Sam looks INSANE!
    -Ruth & Shawn

    • @Noah-qs3rq
      @Noah-qs3rq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Integza would be proud!

    • @Rouverius
      @Rouverius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Noah-qs3rq Because we all know... 🍅 are disgusting 🤣

  • @MachiningandMicrowaves
    @MachiningandMicrowaves 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh heavens, the sound of a Strowger selector took me back to days I spent working in a large telephone exchange in 1975. A few thousand of those all chattering away was loud as a loud thing, if not even louder.

  • @JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT
    @JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    That was doubly fun for me - first the knife making, but then, a blast from my past - that electromechanical thingy is a repurpose of two uniselectors from a Strowger PABX. In real life, every time you picked up your handset, back then, one of the uniselectors at the PABX, would self-rotate to look for a free first selector, that would give you the dial tone and route the first digit you dialed into a free second selector, and so on, until the last 2 digits were dialed on the final selector (a 10 by 10 matrix of subscribers) that would then ring the destination phone.
    Have a Great Christmas!

    • @kleinisfijn
      @kleinisfijn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The moment I saw those things I knew he raided a telephone exchange.

    • @rl3898
      @rl3898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@kleinisfijn Or a Nuclear reactor fuelling machine... cos that what the logic controllers were in my early days playing with them. We changed to GEM 80 logic after about 1988.

    • @JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT
      @JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kleinisfijn Yep. Once you have known it, you can't forget it :-)

    • @weshowe51
      @weshowe51 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Until late 1980's, when they broke the original NANP to add exchanges due to cellphone and pager (remember pagers?), digital electronic telephone switch software still emulated the digit-by-digit pattern so they could replace those old mechanical switches. More useless trivia.

    • @taliakuznetsova7092
      @taliakuznetsova7092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@weshowe51 Pagers are now on a seperate network I think. My pager for the FD is independent of the phone lines and uses VHF instead i believe, entirely different isolated towers not just piggybacking on the cellphone.

  • @BrandonsGarage
    @BrandonsGarage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Her comments about receiving the knife were quite heart warming.

  • @liquidsonly
    @liquidsonly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Re. the stuff on the inside that no-one see. When I used to make stuff for a living, I worked with people that had the attitude "no one will see it, sod it". I hated those people. It's not about "who will see it", it's about pride in your work and doing-it-right. Always have pride in your work whether people see it or not. It costs nothing extra to do it right, if you value your integrity as a machinist. (Or your soul).

    • @aceroadholder2185
      @aceroadholder2185 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Liquidsonly that dovetails with Character: What you do when no one else is looking.

    • @chadh3441
      @chadh3441 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've always heard people say, "You can't see it from my house." Maybe that's just here in the South. Lol. I would always reply, " I would say that, we can find out if that's true just by calling your house and asking your ol' lady if Jody can see it, but, they're both probably busy at the moment."

  • @alexandrevaliquette1941
    @alexandrevaliquette1941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You are serious for 25 seconds and BAM, you make us laugh with your funny comments, action, space fx, etc.
    Thank you so much Tony for sharing all your positive passion.
    I'm always so impress by the high quality and attention to details.
    And all this... for free for us. I'm very grateful.
    Alex from Montréal

  • @IstasPumaNevada
    @IstasPumaNevada 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "You've already seen the thumbnail"
    You, sir, overestimate the ability of my brain to remember a random image from 5 minutes ago.

  • @guygrotke8059
    @guygrotke8059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In 1968, I made a conditioned-response AI out of telephone stepping switches, very like those in this project only smaller. The way it worked, was that you would push one of six buttons (the command). Then it would step through 10 different light bulbs (responses). If you pressed the "reward" button, it would remember that "response" for that "command". You could repeat that for each of the six command buttons. You would end up with a "trained" AI, with each command tied to it's own response. To start over, there was a "forget" button. I was 16 at the time, and this was in my occupational electronics class.
    I entered it in the high school science fair, and won nothing. My classmate who made an electronic version of a single neuron won. My electronics teacher was the judge, and he was an analog guy. But I won the prize that mattered: The neuron-maker was blown away by my machine! This began my lifelong interest in digital electronics.

  • @jessiporch7715
    @jessiporch7715 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    This Old Tony: There's really no way to know what kind of wood violins are made out of.
    Me: That's probably true, I guess

    • @mickwall1286
      @mickwall1286 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What? Maple back, maple sides , spruce table, ebony fingerboard, spruce blocks.

    • @johnpossum556
      @johnpossum556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@mickwall1286He's joking, but if you want to make a Stradivarius you gotta start with a tree that's been soaking in the bottom of the canal for those minerals that give it such a great sound. PBS did a special on them and managed to duplicate it with minerals added to the shellac.

  • @TravisB2323
    @TravisB2323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "It that my 10mm socket down there" made me laugh way to hard

  • @harlech2
    @harlech2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    Great video. As a knifemaker, 55 HRC will provide a knife roughly in the ballpark of a the hardness of a good kitchen knife. Perhaps not the best in the world for edge retention, but worlds easier to (re)sharpen and maintain an edge. Should provide a good edge and a knife that should last a lifetime. BTW, don't know if you have been practicing, but great choice of blade shape and geometry. Should be a great utility knife without looking too 'weapon-y', plus the slipjoint design keeps the owner square with the law. (Cuz Xyla does live in California, amiright)

    • @nelsonbrum8496
      @nelsonbrum8496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I'm in CA. Based on fear-mongering lawmakers with no basis in reality: butterfly, side deploy or OTF automatics (with a blade 2" or longer), and gravity knifes are no-go for _carry_. But you can possess them ie. in a collection at home. Totally logical. Everything else is pretty much ok to carry. We are not lock-step with Australia/Europe... yet...

    • @paveldzhurylyuk6076
      @paveldzhurylyuk6076 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@nelsonbrum8496 Which is surprising because the balisong community in Cali is huge.

    • @kalikasurf
      @kalikasurf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I think anything pointier than bread and sharper than sandpaper is illegal in Cali……..

    • @DAI.H4RD
      @DAI.H4RD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nelsonbrum8496 yup! Legal here in Australia you can carry a "Swiss army knife for utility purposes". Other than that a leatherman will fly too but nothing much "scary looking"

    • @paultinwell5557
      @paultinwell5557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kalikasurf guns are still ok though, right?

  • @Breakitbryce
    @Breakitbryce 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    With the slow spinning view, soft music-money shot. I feel like I need a picture of that centerfold hanging on my barn wall. Well done. Or medium rare.

  • @courier11sec
    @courier11sec 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This old Tony deserves an award for best cut editing on TH-cam.

  • @dc8man2
    @dc8man2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mr. Tony. Your the best. Hands down. So, Im an old geezer now and retired. Spend way to much time watching YT videos so when I tell you , your the best, you can trust me, I know what I am talking about. Best wishes. and Thanks for your productions.

  • @MHolt3573
    @MHolt3573 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Please make an unfinished kit (unsharpend blade, scales, pins,ect) and sell them. I would love to have/build one sir. Thank you for the awesome videos.

    • @jasonprotaszczak8011
      @jasonprotaszczak8011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tony's too busy with his build your own Maho kit 🤣

  • @JohnBodoni
    @JohnBodoni 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The "turn it on from a safe distance" bit NEVER gets old. The pacing was *perfect*!

  • @shawnrawlings7382
    @shawnrawlings7382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've been watching for years. Thank you Tony and everyone reading. Merry Christmas! I don't machine or make anything but I sure wish I had a lathe to cram in my garage and make things with my dad while he's still here. But I'll vicariously live that out here. I have some weird feeling of home watching these videos. Thanks again.. Wish you all the very best!

  • @Tocsin-Bang
    @Tocsin-Bang 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This Secret Santa idea has introduced me to a whole range of makers I would never have come across. I started with Sam and am gradually finding out about the rest.

  • @brianewhiteguy
    @brianewhiteguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    My face hurts from smiling. What a wonderful feeling! Merry Christmas, TOT!!

  • @SirSoupBone
    @SirSoupBone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those are step motor switches for automatic telephone switchboard multiplexing. The pulse signals that control the position of the switches come from the (very old) phone rotary dialing pulse mechanism for the numbers being dialed.
    I used to play with these when I was a 8 year old kid. My Electrical Engineer father had boxes of stuff like this. I learned a lot playing with this stuff. By age 9, I was well on my way to becoming a Mad Scientist.
    Great work there as always, good times watching...
    Merry Christmas....

  • @haiku7728
    @haiku7728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    as always your freehand skills are "UNBELIEVABLE"

  • @taylor4386
    @taylor4386 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a knife maker who's a tot fan this was fun to watch. Next time i hope tony uses a 1/2 stop if he makes another slip joint also tempering the spring to about 45hrc is where you want to be. Yes Sandvik requires liquid nitrogen to convert retained austentite but the blade wants to be closer to 60hrc. Ive had good luck with dry ice and acetone baths directly after quench and pre tempering.

  • @lordphullautosear
    @lordphullautosear 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The biggest impact this video made on me: "I really NEED *_your_* 'bandsaw.' Really."
    Have a Cool Yule, Tony.
    And a Happy New Year.

  • @WoLpH
    @WoLpH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I missed these types of videos This Old Tony. Absolutely amazing :)

  • @JonManProductions
    @JonManProductions 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The corset joke took a turn I did not expect and I laughed my ass off...

  • @joekenorer
    @joekenorer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "All of Voltron" a fellow man of culture, the theme song still gives me chills.

  • @SteveEh
    @SteveEh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Props on the support for Xyla!! She's an amazing maker! Nice to see the community support.

  • @ValhallaIronworks
    @ValhallaIronworks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a full-time knifemaker and TOT fan, this video excited me so much

  • @ardsleytank7769
    @ardsleytank7769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dude, I can't tell you how happy I am that you are back. Really, really missed these videos.

  • @lduker9731
    @lduker9731 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    All of the creators did an awesome job with the Secret Santa builds loved everyone of them. Thanks to the tested team for getting me started on this playlist and some new channels to add to my watch list.

  • @CarlosGlatzos976
    @CarlosGlatzos976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Your bandsaw skills alone make this channel worth watching, the editing is hilarious as ever, what a great Christmas surprise, laughed my ass off. Best channel ever, thank you!!

  • @ericm54
    @ericm54 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This secret maker secret santa is such a great idea. Last year it turned me on to TOT, and this year it turned me on to Xyla. As always great content from TOT, and an amazing table build from Xyla.

  • @bishipc117
    @bishipc117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You know I can’t tell you how much I would love to have this old Tony make me something for Christmas. I’ve watched a lot of these other TH-camrs and some of the stuff is OK but this old Tony makes something that is that far out of this world your epic man. I love all of your videos

  • @stevezimmerman5644
    @stevezimmerman5644 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a Scotsman I clicked on this expecting it to be a Christmas story about traditional Scottish Yuletide activities. It turned out to be way better. Thanks Tony, we salute you!

  • @m3chanist
    @m3chanist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The knife was, of course, a thing of beauty done well, hard to beat the handcrafted precision of fine bandsaw work. The E.L.D was a tinsel explosion of yo ho ho.

  • @EnglishTurbines
    @EnglishTurbines 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Engineering, Art and Entertainment...Oh, and video editing I've yet to dream about ..Thanks so much Tony...🤔🤔😳😀😀😀😀😀🇬🇧

  • @scottwatrous
    @scottwatrous 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Xyla being my favorite new maker to watch, and ToT being my favorite Old Tony, this is the Christmas Gift I diddn't know I needed!

  • @jozefhudec4646
    @jozefhudec4646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mr. Tony, it's so COOL that you gave Xyla THE knife! You have elevated her to the elite-club of TH-cam makers (if she wasn't there already). She'll be eternally grateful, I believe, and will use & casually mention the knife in all her next videos :)

  • @Itsdirtnaptime
    @Itsdirtnaptime 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love your bandsaw. The "free handing at the bandsaw" section is great. I need me a bandsaw like that.

  • @blacklion79
    @blacklion79 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Folders are considered most complex knifes to design and fabricate, surely not for novice knifemakers, and this beauty is your FIRST knife? Oh, wow.

  • @noahhastings6145
    @noahhastings6145 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ah! Finally, the reason that you've been playing with your wood the past few videos! Nice engraving on those scales. 👍

  • @raiman6357
    @raiman6357 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The real christmas miracle is tonys dexterity and skill on the manuel bandsaw

  • @WhitEagle7
    @WhitEagle7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It hasn't even been 6 momths since last video! this is indeed a christmas miracle!

  • @ilikewaffles3689
    @ilikewaffles3689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seeing that snappy action was so satisfying. I was so disappointed that it didn't stay that way.

  • @daveys
    @daveys 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful knife ThisOldTony. Watching Xyla’s video, it was clear that she was really happy and honoured to get such a fabulous and meaningful gift - a great choice!

  • @matthewscarpetti1313
    @matthewscarpetti1313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A- that kine is beautiful, B- that chaser is AWESOME!!! I love electromechanical stuff.

  • @jlucasound
    @jlucasound 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Etching the circuit board alone is a massive undertaking! "Look Mum No Computer" has a new subscriber! Awesome work!!

  • @franktedder8049
    @franktedder8049 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This Old Tony, your deadpan, quick cut humor gives me life. Please never change

  • @eviethekiwi7178
    @eviethekiwi7178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Those tinsel chips are awesome hehe, quite a fun thing to make when you’ve spent your whole life learning how to avoid making them

  • @erbro
    @erbro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks TOT, you are the one who could pull it off making a present for Xyla. I find her someowhat intimidating. I mean she shoots Christmas trees into the air for fun! I am already glad if I can make my Christmas lights work. Merry Christmas all, TOT, Xyla, I love your channels!

  • @SweetTooth8989
    @SweetTooth8989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I was just watching TOT's video from last year around Christmas and this shows up! Couldn't be happier. All I want for Christmas is some TOT videos.
    PS : I think the knife turned out quite nice Tony, miles better than most people's first knives.
    I think a nice dark mahogany type stain on the wood would look nice too but it's nice and classy at it is.

  • @coulterjb22
    @coulterjb22 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It just keeps gettin' better!
    You've inspired me.....to watch more of your videos.
    Thanks and Merry Christmas!

  • @mr.miniaturesmodels8465
    @mr.miniaturesmodels8465 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    4 makers in and if I were a maker, receiving a customized tool to help me make more stuff- best idea so far! (I haven’t seen Xyla’s reaction yet)

  • @Prof.Guards13
    @Prof.Guards13 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how if you just saw the knife it wouldn't seem like much. But if you watch this video you see how much effort and care went into it. What an absolute beauty.

  • @thatPingu99
    @thatPingu99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how you hyped up her channel in the intro. What an amazing creator, definitely a new sub

  • @chemicalcorrosion
    @chemicalcorrosion 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes! I too have wanted a surface gauge since I was 5 years old. Gonna cry now.

  • @thatcoolpoptart5905
    @thatcoolpoptart5905 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If you're looking for wood smell, Lignum Vitae (or it's close cousin Verawood) smells amazing when you are cutting it. Almost like perfume. Overall, I think this came out great!

  • @originalzo6091
    @originalzo6091 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The most correct accurate phrase I've ever heard from a maker... with a knife you can do anything ... civilization was built on a sharp blade

  • @Fix_It_Again_Tony
    @Fix_It_Again_Tony 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome video as usual. I am genuinely interested in machine work and building things in general, but they style of your delivery makes watching this channel so enjoyable. Glad you are back after your hiatus.

  • @EricHonaker
    @EricHonaker 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A canoe paddle in a knife fight - unexpected shades of Musashi, I like it.

  • @matthewotto8322
    @matthewotto8322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As a professional cutler with 20+ years experience, making high end pocket knives, I can tell you that this video has some of the best comedy writing on any screen . . . .
    Oh, and the knife is nice too 👍🏻

  • @Lucas12v
    @Lucas12v 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a heck of a first folding knife. That light thing is super cool too.

  • @ETC_Rohaly_USCG
    @ETC_Rohaly_USCG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I only recently found Her channel, based off of a TH-cam recommendation from watching yours… And I am so glad I did! I look forward to seeing all of these challenges and secret Santa gifts!
    Nothing like seeing a Christmas tree get Yeeted! 🤣

  • @Sickzero
    @Sickzero 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    At least someone is keeping an eye on the heat treatment! And at the it came out a gorgeous little knife!

  • @davekavanagh7599
    @davekavanagh7599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First of all, you're a genius, second, that mechanical job at the end is insane. I want one! 🤣

  • @loul7239
    @loul7239 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stretch Armstrong was my favorite toy when I was a kid. The poor guy gave up the ghost in my toy chest and leaked his mystery gut fluid, adhering every other toy to the bottom of the chest. He took them all with him.... Thanks for bringing up those painful memories!

  • @TruthSeiyer
    @TruthSeiyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yes, the work is impressive, but it's really the thought that went into the design that makes this so awesome

  • @jordans.2665
    @jordans.2665 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watch every episode over again... why does my heart tingle, and I get a euphoric high when I watch your videos??? I’m suspicious of you Tony. Your vids are dope. Literally.

  • @rigilchrist
    @rigilchrist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They are uniselectors (stepping switches). They were once used in pulse-dialing telephone exchanges, where the sound of thousands running was quite extraordinary.

  • @mathewmolk2089
    @mathewmolk2089 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A late Merry Christmas to you too, Tony. Thanx for all the smiles over the last year and to the ones you are for sure going to provide the coming year.

  • @vincei4252
    @vincei4252 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family, Tony!

  • @adcrane
    @adcrane 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just can’t believe the talent, especially from the venerable veteran TOT. Thanks! It’s a gift to be able to watch this stuff.

  • @theprojectproject01
    @theprojectproject01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    That switch looks a HELL of a lot like the cam stack on a pre-computerized sewing machine. I wonder how much crossover there was with that kind of engineering back in the 40s-60s?
    Here's an idea for you, This Old: Buy a Singer 401 or 500 and tear into it. Those engineers were doing a hell of an interesting job with cams, followers, bellcranks and linkages. They are mechanical as hell and incredibly precise for things made in a high-production environment.

    • @mytech6779
      @mytech6779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can't really think of a way to make a [ reasonably durable ] electronic sewing machine, it is just the sort of device that is inherently made of mechanical clockwork. I mean sure you could use a computer controlled motor to get an exact number of stitches but other than that it just seems like a purely mechanical task.

    • @theprojectproject01
      @theprojectproject01 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mytech6779 Many of the new domestic home machines use circuitry to control zig-zag and stitch length settings, but the actual work is still done mechanically. And there are long-arm industrial quilting and sewing machines, basically CNC printers that use thread instead of ink, that use stepper motors. But those are hideously expensive-- $15-30K-- and frankly, I don't know much about them. Some mechanical means has to get the thread through the fabric, around the bobbin to pick up the lower thread, and tighten it to form the lock stitch.
      If you REALLY want to break your brain, take a look at what a serger is, what it does, and how it does it. Or even a walking foot sewing machine.

  • @Rouverius
    @Rouverius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was gonna say Xyla should love it but she bet us to it.
    Seriously, grabbing on to the violin motif was a bit of sheer genius.
    Hey, Merry Christmas to you and yours, Tony. Praying for all the best for you all in 2022.

  • @mariospanna8389
    @mariospanna8389 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just bought myself a TOT t-shirt and sticker, only youtuber i would buy merch from. Keep up the great work Tony and merry christmas to you and your family x

  • @flipwilson8694
    @flipwilson8694 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG...Just watched Xlya open her gift and I'm not going to lie, I was tearing up! You done good This Old Tony!!!

  • @MathMikeAllen
    @MathMikeAllen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey Tony, I've been watching your videos longer then I can remember. Respectfully, I have a tip. A quick and dirty method for setting the proper spacing on a folding knife is to make spacer bushings. Place them on the pins in between the liners. When you peen the pins, the bushings set the gap and tolerances of the knife, preventing the peening process from squeezing the liners on your blade, and spring. A lot of high end knives use them and have multiple color schemes so you can customize the knife to your liking. Check out a Benchmade bug out for an example. Merry Christmas Tony!! Thank you for the years of amazing content!

  • @OutlawAlaska
    @OutlawAlaska 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like a Strowger stepping switch like they used to use in old telecommunications systems. Pretty neat.

  • @FoxMacLeod2501
    @FoxMacLeod2501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a knife enthusiast, this was fun crossover entertainment for me. Also, I vicariously appreciate your thinking better of sending a knife off with no micro-bevel; while impressive, you're so very right about the hassle involved in trying to re-sharpen. It basically turns a knife into a piece of knife-inspired art for your bookshelf, if you don't want to modify the final finished design of the knife.
    Anyway, it's really great have you back, Tony! Merry Jesus H. Christ-mas©, tubular and/or righteous Festivus, and a happy New [REDACTED] to you and yours!

  • @idriwzrd
    @idriwzrd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your freehand bandsaw skills are second to none.

  • @girrrrrrr2
    @girrrrrrr2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    its a christmas knifing miracle!

  • @robwallis1277
    @robwallis1277 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pretty nice knife there. I like the creativity with the spring shape so you don't get the typical movement along the back when you open/close the blade