Another very nice knife. Initially I was really surprised by the pattern, but then I remembered you talking about how the blades tended to stack up after compressing them in the canister which kind of explains the raindrop-ish pattern. In any case, awesome result.
That pattern is incredible! I get what you mean about wanting a power hammer, I don't have one or a press so I can't do nearly as much damascus as I'd like because it all has to be done by hand.
Really enjoy watching your videos being a heavy collision man in body work all my life. I enjoy watching people make things from metal. Your craft is awesome. 🎄🔪🙏
Great job man. I like both styles of video. I watch these videos because you have all the equipment to make knives and its easier to watch you make these videos then for me to buy all this stuff. Either way man youre getting much better as a blade smith. Knives are looking awesome.
Here from the UK: Exchange @ 1.3 USD/GBP, shipping/import taxes not included. For a monosteel knife $150 - 200 depending on size/handle material. Low count Damascus (50?) $250 - 300 again depending. Hi-count/ladder/raindrop/tile by negotiation 😊
good morning JP. just an idea for you. a Christmas knife. use those razor blade and break them apart first section a single piece, then 2 pieces so on and son. canoe canister and make them into tree pattern and maybe tiny ball bearing. amazing work love the pattern. when marking your pin hole i have started using a drill bit with the center spike. for more mono EDCs my pricing start at 60 for stock removal and 125 for a forged one. Merry Christmas to you and yours JP
I think neil K said it best, make what YOU want to make and put it for sale. I make leather goods and I learned early that custom for clients is soooo stressfull and takes the joy out of it a bit. Make what YOU'RE passionate about, put it for sale and see how it goes. Just my 2 cents
I would ask, have you considered the homemade treadle hammer 🔨? Easy frame, a big sledge.. some trampoline springs and some linkage. You can really do some serious work with one and it's a lot quieter than a big power hammer
I’d be in on a mono steel Ko Bunka style knife 5.25” to 5.50” blade hidden tang with oval or octagonal handle. $60-$80 range.( comment made understanding the question asked was about viewers spending range and not a judgement on your talent and perceived value of that talent.)
Great looking peace(that simple wood handle... nice). And congrats of getting that sanding machine :D After some time people realize how helpful it is for your hands. As for price of custom knife... Right now market for custom knifes is not super saturated but still its mostly run by super high prices art works that scare off most of people that often rather pick chinese made low quality knifes just because "they look cool"(read: laser printed Damascus pattern). Or pick more expensive german/japanese knife that have tad better steel but its just generic kitchen tool that still its in range of 100-180$. For average person its max what they will spend for kitchen knife, so when they see custom made knife for 400+ dollars they turn around saying NOPE. So right now only people that collect knifes or people that want that special knife will look at custom made one and still will look at 250-400 price range in the first place. BUT... even here its hard to go for custom when you have knifes from good companies that sell high end kitchen knifes in premium build quality and steel. Eden, Kai shun with their VG-max, Miyabi by Zwilling with MC63/MC66 powdered steel. All at average price of 300-400, good damascus patterns, premium build and most important, easy to get all around the world So yeah, its hard to push your custom product in that market. You have choice of making great peace of art that NEED to cost 500-700 bucks to be profitable for you and wait year or two to sell it, make quick simple random damascus knife with basic shape and wood handle for 200-300 and compete with premium knifes from big companies. Or make super simple basic knifes for 150 from materials you have lying around and compete with massive market of cheap kitchen knives from amazon/temu... its a mess. What small makers can do really is to pack their knives in nice box, find shops around their area to sell it or post them in bigger sites that sell custom work like ETSY, as own site is nice but... it will not work, as people will never find you like that. Etsy is not perfect but it will bring wider audience to you. Its just hard to advise anything else really unless you want to drop price so low that you end with 0 profits, build name and market for yourself and then slowly bump prices... there is not guarantee that it will work and it will take you years to make :/
To your question: for a knife to cut my everyday greens and stuff, I'd pay no more than $30, and that's if the steel is really good. BUT, here's the thing... your knifes are hand-made craftsman's works of art. How much would you pay for a work of art? well, that's very, very subjective. If it's the type of art that you really like, you'll be eager to pay a lot more, so there'd be people only willing to pay just a bit more than the price of a mass-production knife and then there'd be the people who would bid for that thing and pay whatever amount for it.
Knife pricing is very hard, mostly because of the time involved in making anything you've got to get back some money for the hours invested which for me at least, its often not even going to crack minimum wage + the materials if you're not careful. There are people who do that though- they work at Victorinox and Wusthof! As serious as getting a good product in someone's hand for a great price, you can't give out too many favours because in between all the family members and friends that want a knife you'll end up broke. This kind of thing doing all the steps between start to finish isn't something anyone can do, anyone can do it if they spend thousands on tools and hundreds of hours can, but they don't and you do so get paid. There are a lot of fantastic tool, carbon and stainless steels out there which become a whole other animal in the hands of a knife maker compared to a manufacturer. The best ones, yes they cost a lot too!
How about make a knife out of old steel toys? Like toy tractors? They say rolled steel and instead of looking further into it, I got distracted by, let's say...birds.
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Caffeine and JP is my Sunday morning ritual!!!!! I love everything that you do, my friend!!!!
You should try mixing materials for your next canister. Try fishhook, ball bearings and something else. Should make a crazy pettern
Another very nice knife. Initially I was really surprised by the pattern, but then I remembered you talking about how the blades tended to stack up after compressing them in the canister which kind of explains the raindrop-ish pattern. In any case, awesome result.
Keep on keeping on!
Another Awesome build
that pattern came out great
That pattern is incredible! I get what you mean about wanting a power hammer, I don't have one or a press so I can't do nearly as much damascus as I'd like because it all has to be done by hand.
I did not expect that pattern! Love the vids as always :)
Really enjoy watching your videos being a heavy collision man in body work all my life. I enjoy watching people make things from metal. Your craft is awesome. 🎄🔪🙏
Great job man. I like both styles of video. I watch these videos because you have all the equipment to make knives and its easier to watch you make these videos then for me to buy all this stuff. Either way man youre getting much better as a blade smith. Knives are looking awesome.
I would spend between $100‐$500 for a good knife. A good knife is worth every penny. Last you a lifetime if propery cared for.
Here from the UK:
Exchange @ 1.3 USD/GBP, shipping/import taxes not included.
For a monosteel knife $150 - 200 depending on size/handle material.
Low count Damascus (50?) $250 - 300 again depending.
Hi-count/ladder/raindrop/tile by negotiation 😊
good morning JP. just an idea for you. a Christmas knife. use those razor blade and break them apart first section a single piece, then 2 pieces so on and son. canoe canister and make them into tree pattern and maybe tiny ball bearing. amazing work love the pattern. when marking your pin hole i have started using a drill bit with the center spike. for more mono EDCs my pricing start at 60 for stock removal and 125 for a forged one. Merry Christmas to you and yours JP
I think neil K said it best, make what YOU want to make and put it for sale. I make leather goods and I learned early that custom for clients is soooo stressfull and takes the joy out of it a bit. Make what YOU'RE passionate about, put it for sale and see how it goes. Just my 2 cents
Have you made a knife from grade 8 or higher bolts?
I would ask, have you considered the homemade treadle hammer 🔨? Easy frame, a big sledge.. some trampoline springs and some linkage. You can really do some serious work with one and it's a lot quieter than a big power hammer
could i get some info on the specs of your most recent press? ive been looking to make one of my own and i would like to see what you used.
I’d be in on a mono steel Ko Bunka style knife 5.25” to 5.50” blade hidden tang with oval or octagonal handle. $60-$80 range.( comment made understanding the question asked was about viewers spending range and not a judgement on your talent and perceived value of that talent.)
Great blade but where's you makers mark?
*Shoves hand into a bowl of razor blades* "Remember, kids, safety first!"
Some folks can spend 100 dollars on knifes ,don’t have to be perfect just well built to do the job
Hi 👋 bro?!! You're good what you do, but I wish you could make a custom knife 🔪 I know you can do it, buddy
Great looking peace(that simple wood handle... nice). And congrats of getting that sanding machine :D After some time people realize how helpful it is for your hands.
As for price of custom knife... Right now market for custom knifes is not super saturated but still its mostly run by super high prices art works that scare off most of people that often rather pick chinese made low quality knifes just because "they look cool"(read: laser printed Damascus pattern). Or pick more expensive german/japanese knife that have tad better steel but its just generic kitchen tool that still its in range of 100-180$. For average person its max what they will spend for kitchen knife, so when they see custom made knife for 400+ dollars they turn around saying NOPE. So right now only people that collect knifes or people that want that special knife will look at custom made one and still will look at 250-400 price range in the first place. BUT... even here its hard to go for custom when you have knifes from good companies that sell high end kitchen knifes in premium build quality and steel. Eden, Kai shun with their VG-max, Miyabi by Zwilling with MC63/MC66 powdered steel. All at average price of 300-400, good damascus patterns, premium build and most important, easy to get all around the world
So yeah, its hard to push your custom product in that market. You have choice of making great peace of art that NEED to cost 500-700 bucks to be profitable for you and wait year or two to sell it, make quick simple random damascus knife with basic shape and wood handle for 200-300 and compete with premium knifes from big companies. Or make super simple basic knifes for 150 from materials you have lying around and compete with massive market of cheap kitchen knives from amazon/temu... its a mess.
What small makers can do really is to pack their knives in nice box, find shops around their area to sell it or post them in bigger sites that sell custom work like ETSY, as own site is nice but... it will not work, as people will never find you like that. Etsy is not perfect but it will bring wider audience to you. Its just hard to advise anything else really unless you want to drop price so low that you end with 0 profits, build name and market for yourself and then slowly bump prices... there is not guarantee that it will work and it will take you years to make :/
Beautiful blade. I dont really know what pattern i expected from the blades but that definitely wasn't it. 😂
Try filling up a canister with scrap cutoffs from previous builds. 🤷♂️
To your question: for a knife to cut my everyday greens and stuff, I'd pay no more than $30, and that's if the steel is really good. BUT, here's the thing... your knifes are hand-made craftsman's works of art. How much would you pay for a work of art? well, that's very, very subjective. If it's the type of art that you really like, you'll be eager to pay a lot more, so there'd be people only willing to pay just a bit more than the price of a mass-production knife and then there'd be the people who would bid for that thing and pay whatever amount for it.
Knife pricing is very hard, mostly because of the time involved in making anything you've got to get back some money for the hours invested which for me at least, its often not even going to crack minimum wage + the materials if you're not careful. There are people who do that though- they work at Victorinox and Wusthof! As serious as getting a good product in someone's hand for a great price, you can't give out too many favours because in between all the family members and friends that want a knife you'll end up broke. This kind of thing doing all the steps between start to finish isn't something anyone can do, anyone can do it if they spend thousands on tools and hundreds of hours can, but they don't and you do so get paid.
There are a lot of fantastic tool, carbon and stainless steels out there which become a whole other animal in the hands of a knife maker compared to a manufacturer. The best ones, yes they cost a lot too!
why dont you take all your left over or failure projects and forge a long sword or a Karambit or something
yo, i heard you like knives, so i made u a knife from a knife so you could knife while you knife 🤣👉
How about make a knife out of old steel toys? Like toy tractors? They say rolled steel and instead of looking further into it, I got distracted by, let's say...birds.
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