Forging a Kukri KNIFE From a RUSTED BOLT
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ม.ค. 2024
- Today we're forging out a beautiful kukri knife out of a rusty bolt! I found this rusted bolt a while ago when I was hiking, and thought it would make a cool knife! It was a blast to hand forge this blade, and it was fun to experiment with a new blade type! Hope you guys enjoy this knife making video, and let me know what style of blade you would like to see in the future!
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You know, after learning some of the blacksmithing skills (and boy do I mean like some) I can appreciate the work and effort that you have put into your work. Please keep up the good work and stay safe.
There’s a ton to learn, and the best way to get good at these skills is by repetition in my opinion! Thank you for the kind words it appreciate the support!
Mate, hats off to you. That is a pearler.
I appreciate it! I love how this one turned out!
Im obsessed with your videos 😻😻
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super cool video, knife looks great
Thanks!!
Young man you are doing some nice looking work and free handing the blade looks great
Thanks I appreciate it!!
I love watching your knife vids pls do more
I’ll try my best! Knife videos are really time intensive but they’re my favorite videos to make!
I love the Kukri style knife and I'm glad to see you making one.
I’ve wanted to make one forever, it’s such a cool style!
I love watching your videos, they are so inspirational!!!!😀
It's great seeing different minds in action the handle looks awesome
Thanks I’m super happy with how the handle turned out too!
Excellent job! The handle looks really sexy, I love the textures on it.
Yeah I really love how the handle turned out on this one!
I love watch your videos
Glad to hear it!!
Hello mate, quite a nice blade you have here. Next time I’d advice you to make the tang longer, peened over through tang idealy if you don’t want to make it full tang. This size of tang (part of it in wood) is something I use for neck knives or something delicate like smaller kitchen knife / filet knife. Aways be mindfull that ppl WILL use the knife based on blade and abuse it a bit more than they should. This is a great chopping blade shape, I like how it looks but would be a shame if handle split in use.
I agree, and eventually I want to be able to do through-tang knives! I don’t really have the equipment to fully get through and entire handle right now and properly shape/ fit it up, but once I get a drill press or something similar I want to try out more sturdy constructions
@@ToddKochI think you have all you really nead man, start drilling from one side, then go to the other. So long the holes meet you are golden. You take out wood for the nandle with a broche / burn it anyway( I used to do that for ~ year).
Other option is to start with two planks and chisel out shape of tang. Glued together will work well, especially with wrapped in leather. That’s how swords were made for a long time.
Third option is stacked leather/ birch bark/ smaller pieces of wood, bone, antler and brass.
Believe in yourself, if you can grind nice flat then you can hold a drill well enough.
@kuzniakarkonosze715 I appreciate all this!! I will be sure to try some of these techniques out, I just gotta figure out how to accurately drill from both sides it sounds like!!
I have that same bolt. I’m gonna have to try that. Great video by the way.
Thanks! It takes a while to flatten it out but it’s a fun project!
You remind me of Alec Steele with your hammering technique, you been watching his old tutorials?
Yeah I watched a lot of him when I was getting started with blacksmithing! Him and black bear forge were where I got a lot my tutorials
Nice to see that you’re doing different styles. Great job👍🏻 what wood did you use for the handle
Yeah I wanted to try something different! I’m not sure in the wood type, I got it in a bunch of scrap from a local wood shop, but I have been trying to figure it out
About 7 minutes, why harden the handle before you get it shaped? Wouldn't it sand faster/easier soft?
It would sand better, the wood was just a bit looser than I was comfortable with and didn’t want to risk it breaking when I was sanding and shaping it. More of a preference reason than anything!
What sandpaper grit do you use when putting an edge on the knife, and what grit do you use when polishing it?
I use a 220 grit belt to start the edge, and then I use sharpening tools to refine the edge. I want to get a better sharpening process down though! I hand sand up to 800 grit to finish the blade.
I was wondering, does your hand that you use to grip the material with your tongs ever tire out? I’ve seen a lot of people weld a piece of rebar to their billet but I haven’t done any smithing yet so I’m curious if it’s really necessary
Hey Todd, love the videos.
FYI, that 136lb track bolt was still good! Jk 😂
Hahaha!
how long do you leave the knife in the forge before taking it out to work on?
odd question but are you left handed ?
Yup I am that’s why I hammer opposite of everyone!
@@ToddKoch I am not. But wrist surgery on my right hand has me thinking I might have to learn to use my left. I was just curious :)
@RileyPorter gotcha! Well it’s definitely doable, just might take some time to develop the hammer accuracy for your non-dominant!
Is 14 years old too young to forge? Opinion?