If any of yall are interested in some other projects that don't really fit here on RBO... check out my new Red Beard Engineered channel here : ⚙Red Beard Engineered - th-cam.com/video/YkExB-Bujyo/w-d-xo.html
On the strength of my experience with your primary channel, I subscribed to this one. The intro video did not disappoint. Indeed, like nearly all your other videos, it was a delight. I hold dual degrees in Electronics and Electrical Engineering Technology (pretty much everything from 0.7 volts dc to 480 vac). In retirement, I have maintained my credentials with a small service bureau that does design and prototyping. Many of my personal projects (for the fun of it) have been microcontroller integration projects. All that said, I look forward to whatever you manage to get out there!
@@CCCfeinman55 Thank you greatly Cuck! I'm glad to have you on board. That other channel will be fun to use as a space to branch out a little. Have a great week, sir!
James!!! So glad your back at it. Another excellent video my friend. You have such a knack for keeping a good pace and providing heaps of information at the same time. Seriously man, you’re good at this. Thank you for making another excellent video for us! 👍
Beautiful knife! You should do a show on just your equipment. Going over each machine or tool explaining the advantages of each and why you think it’s the best choice. Knife making can be a hobby, business or just therapeutic in these crazy times we’re living in. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Man, I really admire your work. Thank you for making this content available to people who want to learn these processes. I'm a beginner in cutlery and I always come back here to see your videos. Greetings from Brazil, thank you.
enjoyed the video especially where i picked up little points that you throw out such as the small clamps for gluing your liners to the handle scale. I like the voice over approach since there is no distracting noise and you explain each step as you go along in comparison to showing the video and talking in real time as it goes on.
Very, very nice! I always enjoy these and have the added advantage of learning something new from your experience. Best wishes building and settling in to your new shop. It will watching the come together.
More than excellent build. Your skills and attention to the details is amazing! Really appreciate your detailed narrative(s) as to what you’re doing and why. I enjoy knowing the “why” for materials and processes, so hopefully when I try to complete a project I don’t mess it up at the end (biggest fear). Thank you! Keep up the great work!
Welcome Back!! Great knife & great build video. THANK YOU for the detailed discussion as you go along - Really helps us newbies! The double liners really set the handle off.
I know nothing about making knives and Im not handy like this, but I love your videos because everything is explained....even though it's foreign to me LOL....Great vid fella, glad yer back and cant wait for more! 💯👍🙏
That 3m hood has been one of the best purchases I've made for my shop. I almost had to shut down my wood shop because my respirators were not cutting it and it was messing up my lungs. Now I'm out there every day without an issue!!
Heck yeah man! Every once an a while with the old ones, I'd blow my nose and get back some garbage... Got tired of that. To be fair, a good deal of it was user error. Comfort goes a long way.
Might be the most attractive shape you’ve built (saying a lot because you’ve made a lot of great knives). The drop point and finger guard are really nicely balanced. Would love to see it stone washed with black scales, green liners and a sweet kydex sheath.
The resperator with the full face mask is really ideal because you have protection from sparks and flying metal as well as the breathing protection. I would be curious if it fogs up much especially if you are working in a cold garage.
Dude not at all! It's amazing... It doesn't fog since the air is passing over your face and onto the inside of the shield. It will start to fog if you turn off the power pack
Besides a rotary rubber belt platen that gets rid of the " belt seem bump " there is always a Soft flat platen made from a scotchbrite belt section glued on to a normal metal platen plate then a piece of thickish leather glued on to the scotchbrite..making a soft flat platen that soaks up the belt bump..
Great to see you back! Those don’t look like Permian basin trees. Would I be close if I said they looked like trees you would find closer to the DFW/weatherford area?
Great Vid as always :), Nice Blade, for someone out of practice it came up kinda sweet :) Looking forward to the new channel and content, seeing the shop build would be good, how you intend to lay it out etc. Also hoping for more knife vids as well, of course :)
just found your channel and just starting into knife making. i'm at the stage of assembling knife kits, pretty basic stuff! i guess the next basic step is shaping and heat treating raw steel. your videos have made this big step look far less daunting!
I just watched your DIY surface grinding attachment video and before I got to the end of this video I'm wondering. Could you achieve the same level of trueness with your milling machine as you can with your surface grinding attachment?
It get's pretty finiky to set up flat bars like that. Clamping would be tough. I'm sure it's possible with enough effort, but the SGA is a pretty easy solution. Cheers!
Very cool! However i'd like to know where did that flexible movable plastic dust collection pipe that has funnel on top came from. It would work out super good for me if i could find something like that. Thanks a ton for all the work you put into those videos.
Awesome man! I have that exact versaflo fresh air system... the battery goes dead pretty quick, which you think it wouldn't because of the size of it. Weird that they make you use the Allen screw to take the battery off but other than the battery issue it's really nice when it's hot you get nice cool air in your face.
Can your breaker box use Tandem Breakers? If so, is it full of Tandems? If not, you can free up space on the breaker by using Tandems to allow you to slave from your box.
Pull out 2 standard breakers and replace with a quad. So if you have 2 adjacent 15a standard breakers pull those out and replace with a 20-15-15-20 quad. Some new panels will not accept quads, so make sure yours will before you buy one. If it does and you go with a quad, then you could use #10 or #12 soow cord with the receptacle that comports with the plug on your oven. This is only for temporary use, and shouldn't be your permanent solution. Anyhow, just an idea since your subpanel is right there above your work bench.
Any chance you could post a link to the band saw and specific blade you are using? Looking to get one to cut hardwood scales to size that could also cut out the knife like you did here. Thank you and love the videos!
I have thought about getting one of those fancy respirators. My only concern is with the face shield becoming cloudy and how much it will cost to replace it. I change out my goggles all the time. They become cloudy as a result of protecting my eyes from metal particles and stuff.
Hey Sam, the face shield comes with a peal and stick cover. They're replaceable for this reason. I've been super happy with mine. Here are the covers for reference - amzn.to/3SU46Iy
Mate, I hope you don't have neighbours that blab about that interesting work shop when you open those garage doors. You Sir have a unique mind...I've been told the same. You've built or had help now doubt at a cost to make all you magnificent Tooling idea's come to life. I often have to weld deposits at 4 thou pitches. Yep. The thickness of the human hair. I want that respiratory system you have. I'll be making some of the items you've displayed and unlike some..I'll be saying who designed the one I've made from what I've seen. How many knives does one need? Unless your doing for others or with another or 5. My passion is in carving upon scales. Carving upon or into bone. But you sir are a true inspiration with clear and succinct advice to do one's own build. I'm subbing to you asap. Keep up those tired sharpening hand skills !!! Truelove awesome. Buster, from Down Under.
If any of yall are interested in some other projects that don't really fit here on RBO... check out my new Red Beard Engineered channel here : ⚙Red Beard Engineered - th-cam.com/video/YkExB-Bujyo/w-d-xo.html
⚙BOOM⚙
On the strength of my experience with your primary channel, I subscribed to this one. The intro video did not disappoint.
Indeed, like nearly all your other videos, it was a delight.
I hold dual degrees in Electronics and Electrical Engineering Technology (pretty much everything from 0.7 volts dc to 480 vac).
In retirement, I have maintained my credentials with a small service bureau that does design and prototyping. Many of my personal projects (for the fun of it) have been microcontroller integration projects. All that said, I look forward to whatever you manage to get out there!
@@CCCfeinman55 Thank you greatly Cuck! I'm glad to have you on board. That other channel will be fun to use as a space to branch out a little. Have a great week, sir!
Your ability to bevel that blade by hand is truly impressive. I've decided to make my first knife and your videos are very helpful. Thank you!
Thank you greatly! Lots of practice! Cheers
That’s a beautiful little knife. I really dig the color combo of the handle scales. Good to see you back brother.
Thank you sir(s)! Moving is a pain, but I hope to be back in the saddle now. Cheers; hope all is well
James!!! So glad your back at it. Another excellent video my friend. You have such a knack for keeping a good pace and providing heaps of information at the same time. Seriously man, you’re good at this. Thank you for making another excellent video for us! 👍
That praise means a lot coming from a master! Cheers sir, hope all is well on your end. 🙌
This has to be one of the most informative knife videos I've watched. So clear and easy to follow. Thank you
Heck yeah, thank you Jon!
Gym+knife shop= everything you need
Agreed! Cheers
It’s not just the blade of James’ knife that’ll cut you, but also the lines!!!
Great to have you back, dude. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸
Thanks man! Cheers
Glad your back
Thanks man, cheers
Beautiful knife!
You should do a show on just your equipment. Going over each machine or tool explaining the advantages of each and why you think it’s the best choice.
Knife making can be a hobby, business or just therapeutic in these crazy times we’re living in.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for the idea! Cheers Larry
@@RedBeardOps you won't sell it to Crocodile Dundee! :D ;)
Best one so far
Thanks!
So many minor but effective improvements there in a knife-making world since I was making full-tangs myself. An exceptional work!
Cheers sir!
Great to see you back. And I still want the knifes you make, they look amazing.
Glad you like them!
Man, I really admire your work. Thank you for making this content available to people who want to learn these processes. I'm a beginner in cutlery and I always come back here to see your videos. Greetings from Brazil, thank you.
Awesome! Glad you're liking them! Cheers from Texas
I love the knife builds. I'm a knife maker as well, I appreciate your thought process and procedures.
Thank you greatly Eric!
Another quality build. Your work gets better every knife. Can't wait to see the new shop.
Thanks James!
I love this video. I really appreciate you showing your entire process. You make little changes over time and I appreciate you sharing.
Keep it up.
Glad you liked it! Cheers
enjoyed the video especially where i picked up little points that you throw out such as the small clamps for gluing your liners to the handle scale. I like the voice over approach since there is no distracting noise and you explain each step as you go along in comparison to showing the video and talking in real time as it goes on.
Glad it was helpful!
beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Good work
Thank you very much!
Red beard is BACKKKK BABY!
Ohhhhhh YEAHHHH!
Very, very nice! I always enjoy these and have the added advantage of learning something new from your experience.
Best wishes building and settling in to your new shop. It will watching the come together.
Thank you! Cheers!
Very slick. Absolute perfection.
Thank you! Cheers!
Bravo à vous,vous faites dans la perfection et bonne continuation
More than excellent build. Your skills and attention to the details is amazing! Really appreciate your detailed narrative(s) as to what you’re doing and why. I enjoy knowing the “why” for materials and processes, so hopefully when I try to complete a project I don’t mess it up at the end (biggest fear). Thank you! Keep up the great work!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the build!
Good to see you again ! Good job !
Hey, thanks! Cheers!
Glad to see you back!
Thanks DON!
I put a glass plate n on my waterfall, he been using j weight high grit ceramic belts from red label, up to 400 grit. Game changer for me!
Interesting! I need more practice with mine!
Sweet!!
Great video, a nice fun looking build. Lots of good inspiration on your channel.
Awesome, thank you! Glad you're enjoying the videos!
very nice 👍 that profile is right down my alley.
I'm a fan too! Came out pretty nice with the angular handle scales. Cheers sir
As always excellent job. you sir have helped me greatly in my own work!!!!!!!!!
Great to hear!
Glad to see you back in business 👍👍
Me too! Thanks Jon!
Yes! Continue this great content.
That's the plan!
Excellent glad your back
Thanks!
Welcome Back!! Great knife & great build video. THANK YOU for the detailed discussion as you go along - Really helps us newbies! The double liners really set the handle off.
Cheers David! Happy you enjoyed it!
I know nothing about making knives and Im not handy like this, but I love your videos because everything is explained....even though it's foreign to me LOL....Great vid fella, glad yer back and cant wait for more! 💯👍🙏
Glad you like them! Cheers sir
That 3m hood has been one of the best purchases I've made for my shop. I almost had to shut down my wood shop because my respirators were not cutting it and it was messing up my lungs. Now I'm out there every day without an issue!!
Heck yeah man! Every once an a while with the old ones, I'd blow my nose and get back some garbage... Got tired of that. To be fair, a good deal of it was user error. Comfort goes a long way.
@@RedBeardOps So true. I have a long beard so there was never a real good seal.
Great video. Congrats on the new house. I live my versaflo setup. Stupidly expensive, but worth every penny. Was a game changer for me.
Right on! I love it so far!
Another great build and video Brother Red. Awesome looking blade. Best get that press out of the wife's sight quick smart!
That's the plan! Cheers Rick!
I love that knife awesome job
Congrats on your shop. I like your insulated roll up door. Nice knife build. I take it this shop is going to be permeant for a while.
Lol, this is true Will! Have a great weekend!
Stunning work, mate. Wish I'd not wasted 30+ years pen pushing.
Cheers!
Welcome back we missed you
Thank you! Cheers! Happy to be back!
good to see you back
Thanks, Cheers RON!
Beautiful work Red Beard....
Thank you! Cheers!
Might be the most attractive shape you’ve built (saying a lot because you’ve made a lot of great knives). The drop point and finger guard are really nicely balanced. Would love to see it stone washed with black scales, green liners and a sweet kydex sheath.
Man, that would look awesome! Cheers
@@RedBeardOps if you make it I’ll buy it
The resperator with the full face mask is really ideal because you have protection from sparks and flying metal as well as the breathing protection. I would be curious if it fogs up much especially if you are working in a cold garage.
Dude not at all! It's amazing... It doesn't fog since the air is passing over your face and onto the inside of the shield. It will start to fog if you turn off the power pack
Thank you so much. Very interesting video. The knife looks fantastic.
Cheers Brian!
Very nice knife build. Love it. Thanks for all the detail. Glad you are back
Thanks Chris!
Nice, welcome back!
Hey, thanks!
I just happened on your videos not too long ago, but damn if I don’t love your content. The way you approach your explanations is fantastic.
Thanks John!
gotta say, i LOVE this setup
Thank you J! Gets the job done for sure
Awesome knife build!
Thank you Sherwin!
Your skills and knives are just next level . You make it look so easy, but I know its not. Beautiful as per usual. ATB!
Thank you very much! CHeers sir
I love that knife! Congrats on your progress - it's all well-deserved.
Thank you greatly!
que bom ver você de volta a ativa! : D
Muito obrigado! Tenha um ótimo dia
Nice looking knife I like your videos and the way you go in to the description of your work.
Thanks John!
Besides a rotary rubber belt platen that gets rid of the " belt seem bump " there is always a Soft flat platen made from a scotchbrite belt section glued on to a normal metal platen plate then a piece of thickish leather glued on to the scotchbrite..making a soft flat platen that soaks up the belt bump..
Have a great day!
Glad to see you back. Great knife build. When I watch you, it gives me confidence, to some day build my own knife. Thanks.
Heck yeah! Cheers
Fantastic looking knife.
Thank you!
Another great build!!!!
Glad you like it!
Man it a pleasure watching
your videos, so informative
so well edited miss your clips 👍🤙
Glad you like them! Cheers!
That one is a super EDC.
THanks John!
Top ! I missed the videos. Very nice knife.
Cheers JW!
I like the knife but what really stands out is the production value
Much appreciated Dago! That takes some effort for sure
Excellent work as usual! Greetigns from México
Thank you very much! Cheers from Texas!
great looking finish!
Thank you! Cheers!
Love the content man. Appreciate you.
Glad you enjoy it!
Good to see back up and running. Can I ask you where you located the magnet attachment, and do you have a video of it?
Got it from NorthRidge - Cheers - th-cam.com/video/_PYztWN2BiA/w-d-xo.html
Great to see you back! Those don’t look like Permian basin trees. Would I be close if I said they looked like trees you would find closer to the DFW/weatherford area?
I'll never tell! But know I'm still in the great state of TEXAS! Cheers sir. Hope all is well.
Nice build will you have different color scales and matching sheath
I'm not making this knife in production, sorry about that!
Very interesting video 👍 thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great Vid as always :), Nice Blade, for someone out of practice it came up kinda sweet :)
Looking forward to the new channel and content, seeing the shop build would be good, how you intend to lay it out etc. Also hoping for more knife vids as well, of course :)
Thank you greatly! Cheers sir
beautiful knife fella! cheers from Aus
Cheers Troy!
Welcome back James! We missed ya bud
Cheers Armen!
@@RedBeardOps if you need a place to put that press I do have room 😂
@@Yousoundvaxxed LOL I bet
just found your channel and just starting into knife making. i'm at the stage of assembling knife kits, pretty basic stuff! i guess the next basic step is shaping and heat treating raw steel.
your videos have made this big step look far less daunting!
Good luck stevem!
great looking knife buddy
Thanks Rene!
Beautiful knife. Great job.
Thank you!
I just watched your DIY surface grinding attachment video and before I got to the end of this video I'm wondering. Could you achieve the same level of trueness with your milling machine as you can with your surface grinding attachment?
It get's pretty finiky to set up flat bars like that. Clamping would be tough. I'm sure it's possible with enough effort, but the SGA is a pretty easy solution. Cheers!
Great video! Your videos are a great help to nubies like myself. Do you have plans for your DIY straightening clamp you can share?
Cheers! - th-cam.com/video/ZwvQpVP3-5I/w-d-xo.html
you're several miles ahead of me, but I'm happy, and you give me goals to shoot for. Good content. Kudos. And I already have a full silver beard.
Nice! lol
Wow man , es un hermoso trabajo!! Cómo siempre, congratulation
¡Muchas gracias, Jaime! Qué tengas un lindo día
Very cool!
However i'd like to know where did that flexible movable plastic dust collection pipe that has funnel on top came from. It would work out super good for me if i could find something like that.
Thanks a ton for all the work you put into those videos.
Cheers
⭐Dust Collection:
Loc-Line Kit - amzn.to/3befBXe
Loc-Line 1ft Extension - amzn.to/2M8s4U4
Loc-Line 2ft Extension - amzn.to/3k0GAK4
awesome build dude!
absolutely love ur work!
Thanks a ton!
Awesome man! I have that exact versaflo fresh air system... the battery goes dead pretty quick, which you think it wouldn't because of the size of it. Weird that they make you use the Allen screw to take the battery off but other than the battery issue it's really nice when it's hot you get nice cool air in your face.
Thanks for the info JOe! So far so good. I like it
I have been watching your knife making on You Tube and enjoying it. Do you ever sell any of the knives you make?
When I have a knife available I sell it here - redbeardops.square.site/
Great video as usual, do you have the info on the new magnetic check on your surface grinder?
They're around $400 from NorthRidge Tool
@5:00 ....you think you could DIY build one of these things?
I really don't know, maybe!
Love it.
Beautiful job 😍
Thank you! Cheers!
Can your breaker box use Tandem Breakers? If so, is it full of Tandems? If not, you can free up space on the breaker by using Tandems to allow you to slave from your box.
I'll take a look! Never heard of those
@@RedBeardOps They are Breakers that have two switches on them to allow two lines to go into one 120v breaker, If your box allows it.
@@MrDragonUTube Very nice, I'll dig into that
Pull out 2 standard breakers and replace with a quad. So if you have 2 adjacent 15a standard breakers pull those out and replace with a 20-15-15-20 quad. Some new panels will not accept quads, so make sure yours will before you buy one. If it does and you go with a quad, then you could use #10 or #12 soow cord with the receptacle that comports with the plug on your oven. This is only for temporary use, and shouldn't be your permanent solution. Anyhow, just an idea since your subpanel is right there above your work bench.
Thanks for the thoughts man. I was going to see about getting another panel installed... Not having any space is a no go!
@@RedBeardOps an upgrade is always the best idea for sure! Btw, its nice to see you back in Tubelandia again my friend :)
Beautiful knife! What is that little magnetic light you use for hand sanding? That looks super handy
This is the one I use nowdays = Long Gooseneck Light - amzn.to/3fcEyYO
@@RedBeardOps awesome! I’ve been looking for a better lighting option. You can never have enough light on the subject!
Any chance you could post a link to the band saw and specific blade you are using? Looking to get one to cut hardwood scales to size that could also cut out the knife like you did here. Thank you and love the videos!
Bauer Bandsaw - amzn.to/30tVihM
Bandsaw Stand - (Swag) - amzn.to/2LN9QoE
Blades Option 1 - amzn.to/3rqjLBr
Blades Option 2 - amzn.to/2Z4fMRV
Thank you so much for the reply! Would this be able to cut hardwoods as well to size knife scales?
@@jrc1392 For Sure
@@RedBeardOps Thank you so much! All parts ordered...
Excellent build as always. Ill gonna give coke bottling a chance thanks for the recommendation!
Good luck Jose!
I just watched the hydraulic press video and I must make one, even if its only purpose is to be the most epic can crusher on the block.. ..
Crushing is fun!
I have thought about getting one of those fancy respirators. My only concern is with the face shield becoming cloudy and how much it will cost to replace it. I change out my goggles all the time. They become cloudy as a result of protecting my eyes from metal particles and stuff.
Hey Sam, the face shield comes with a peal and stick cover. They're replaceable for this reason. I've been super happy with mine. Here are the covers for reference - amzn.to/3SU46Iy
@@RedBeardOps That is really good to know! Thank you! I believe I may go this route.
Mate, I hope you don't have neighbours that blab about that interesting work shop when you open those garage doors.
You Sir have a unique mind...I've been told the same. You've built or had help now doubt at a cost to make all you magnificent Tooling idea's come to life.
I often have to weld deposits at 4 thou pitches.
Yep. The thickness of the human hair.
I want that respiratory system you have. I'll be making some of the items you've displayed and unlike some..I'll be saying who designed the one I've made from what I've seen. How many knives does one need?
Unless your doing for others or with another or 5.
My passion is in carving upon scales. Carving upon or into bone. But you sir are a true inspiration with clear and succinct advice to do one's own build.
I'm subbing to you asap. Keep up those tired sharpening hand skills !!!
Truelove awesome.
Buster, from Down Under.
Very cool! Cheers from Texas!
Nice build
Cheers Stephen!
Super! Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Which electrolytic you use for metal etching can you tell me . Thanks 👍
I use some salt water.