Casting a Aluminum Bowie Knife
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- To test if aluminum blades can be sharpened and if they can cut. So I made a large cast aluminum Bowie knife.
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Such a fine Bowie knife there.
Your dedications for your works never ceases to amaze me.
Great video.
Im happy to see he's finally using petrobond
Seriously, he knows that aluminium isnt the best for a knife. Its probably not the best for most of the weapon castings he does. I think he's fully aware. Just sit back and relax and watch this fella hone his casting skills.
Brett right hell if likes doing this stuff he has a right to show it off and it not like he saying it for battle or any thing just showing what he enjoys....i do black smithing and blade smithing in my free time and i enjoy this vid and the knife
Low key, since it doesn't rust it could actually use as a table decent survival knife, like not like a perfect one. But a nice that you don't have to maintain as a plus he'll be pretty easy to sharpen since it's a soft metal.
Great work! You should consider making prop weapons for movies, as most of them are made of aluminum.
Super impressive results holy cow!!! I wish we could have spent more time admiring it in the end haha
Ah, the good old days I've learned casting at university. I still remember everything.
It was a year ago.
Still - an awesome video, you've got yourself a new subscriber.
Though there is one thing I find peculiar is that you used only your hands to push in the sand, while I was taught to use some tools, so the sand is more tightly packed together. I wonder if this depends on the properties of this peculiar sand? Id does seem more clay-like that what we used.
(English is not my native language, so it's hard to find words when it comes to technical stuff. I hope it's still understandable.)
First time watching your channel. I'm on my 6th video. It's really cool watching as you progress over time. I feel like I'm learning from your "mistakes" (I don't mean anything bad by that, I'm sure you understand), just from watching you change your methods slightly from video to video. The war club was pretty freaking awesome. Keep up the great work man. Love to find more quality craftsmanship. Both your work with molding and also your video work are top notch. Wish all the best for you. Def earned my sub.
MP Dragon - the Buster Keaton of metal casting.
That intro tho...and the oscar goes to MP DRAGON
Probably my favorite video
Love that Crocodile Dundee reference
Chase I wanted to say that
This man is a genius and has all the respect😀😀
Nice👍 now i have to wait for the testing video
Nice investment turned out well. There is a family in montana Ruana, who make hunting knives with cast aluminium handles with deer antler inlay on the handles just like you did with the wood. Buy your blades and cast the handles with exotic scales. Good light movie prop.
True it won’t hold an edge like steel but it does look good. Let’s face it,no one facing this replica will know the difference. Well done!
Tom Sikes
Including police.
Hey men, greatings from Colombia, nice video
Congratulations on passing 100K subs best ever
Best TH-cam channel.
11/10
Dude this is the first time I've seen it done this way. Fucking awesome
Metal work ,that's very neat.
Lol I love the attempt at humor.....great vid man
you get a like for that TF2 sniper performance :D
I have casted an aluminium knive myself some time ago.
25 cm long huntsman from csgo
Hola bonito cuchillo...me gustaria hacerte 3 preguntas...1-crees que podria hacerse en bronce?,,,2- quedo duro el filo?...3-el crisol que utilizas es mas o menos de un litro...lo has fabricado tu? Si es asi puedes explicar como?...muchas gracias me gustan mucho tus videos..
Turned out great!
Nice video again 👍👍
Nice knife man u make great vids
Love your videos
that knife looks so badass. I also see that you're starting to use the mansbond oilsand
Another great job!👍
Beautiful work ! WELL DONE. :)
Nice work
Thank you for sharing this video. very good job . I wish I own one.
Awesome quality as always!! keep it up!
Good job my friend that was amazing
That's pretty cool bro
red sand stuff looks fun to mess around with
10/10 Oscar acting right there😂
Very nice job 5 stars
You should help out Alec Steele. He is really good at blacksmithing and he is trying to start casting! If I am being honest, and looking at your channel, he's... having a hard time. Also I love your channel!
Try to make a cast bronze knife sometime. It can hold a decent edge
nice knife shaped object!
Whats the thing he puts under the drill bit before setting it off drilling, if I'm not mistaken it looks like it is used to provide a blueprint or something for the cnc to follow.
Edit, what did you do to your knuckle
ColeT12378 CT43 for the machine to know what the height of the material is
Rexczi Cex thanks, I've been wondering since he got it, good to know someone knows.
Is the unburnt sand reusable? May be a stupid but I'm curious as I want to start making my own stuff
can you cut tomatoes, how lasting sharpness is? i wanna make aluminium blade for a motor.
Really nice work. Can you make one with bronze?
I don't know a lot about metals or casting, but you should make your own thing that pushes the extra sand off of the mold :D
*Nordic percussion fanfare!* Metallurgy level up! :D
Awesome videos
When you cut up your scrap is it easier with an angle grinder or reciprocating saw?
Intro could use some work but other wise I love it keep doing good work my friend
Could you cast aluminium around a steel blade? so you have the edge of steel but the lightness of aluminium?
How much did the knife end up weighing? How much did it cost you in materials?
You should try this again with bronze, or maybe even zinc... would guess those would hold an edge better than AL
Can you tell us what knife you used as a reference?
The one you made looks like the Cold Steel Frontier Bowie.
You deserve more subs!!
Would that be to soft for actual use? Doesn't he need to harden it?
I don't need sleep i need answers
Reminds me of one of those CS. Frontier Bowie from 1917.
Smart work!!
Jamie, the forge demands your first born as a sacrifice!!!
MASTER!
Would you consider a knuckle knife next
Very nice one :))
Adam Celadin eyyyyy! Adam! If you're ever in Manchester England there is a really cool axe throwing place you should check out! It's called whistle punks. You should go and pretend to be a novice, then destroy them all ;)
hahah would love to do that !!! :D
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U has weird voice
really good job dude
why did you made the grip separately ?
Can the moulding sand be reused? I just am looking into knife moulding and parts manufacturing. So it may sound like a stupid question but it's an honest one
Renee Brown if you want a good knife that is strong you don't mold it either you hammer it out of a piece of Steel using a forge or use the stock removal method because cast parts will not hold up
nice crock knife
I would like to have a knife like this. I know the red stuff is a clay compound of some sort. But what is thr white powder he is putting on the mold?
Talcum powder I think.
wow great job
Now that was some neat shit,right there.
have you ever considered making some armor by casting?
A lightweight sharp knife like this could cut you out of a seatbelt in a pinch. Might not hold the edge after that, but it has uses. Also can make some inexpensive cool replica weapons for display purposes.
Congratulations you made the giant axe
Can this be done in the same way using steel, or is that not a feasible option?
IIRC cast steel is brittle, a waste of good steel.
Introducing Crocodile fuckin' Dundee over here.
Do you use a propane burner and forced air?
Я уверен ты знаешь что такое закалка и отжиг, но все же. Алюминька все же не лучший материал для ножей. Но выглядит годно) И красиво)
About how long does it take you to make a casting?
Is there anything I can comment to make you smile in one of your videos?
P-Diddy maybe that made him smile
Tutant meenage neetle teetles
Shoot, when you're in a pinch and need something like this, what can it hurt to have the knowledge and ability to make one as a "one time use" kinda deal?
Hey, anyone who’s experienced with foundry work could you give me some feedback? So, I recently made a foundry made for a propane burner and for this I’m just using a weed burner but as soon as I put it in my foundry the flame turns a lumpish yellow and to solve this ElementalMaker suggested I widen the hole where the burner sits and I was wondering if anyone had any better suggestions or how to improve on his idea
Your fire needs more oxygen, so you need to increase airflow or if you want to live dangerously replace air with pure oxygen from an oxygen tank. Decent chance that will go Boom if you don't know what you are doing, so I'd stick with air. More or bigger airholes, and/or an airpump (traditionally: bellows).
100k special? A big shield?
Amazing
How about Roy Mercury's halibut from gate?
Where did you get your crucible
Nice I suggested this
so, can it be sharpened and does it cut? (response to description post)
Its not for heavy duty knife. But i still like it. 😊
I know several folks are using this to demonstrate a way to make a field expediant knife for survival but can't see what it would be good for.
Is it strong?
Q polvo mismo es q le hachan a la arcilla caballeros xq yo le eh puesto hasta cocain y nada q me sale bella mi obra de arte jj
Keep up the cool shit bro. I cant wait for what awsome stuff you'll make down the road.
Sounds kind of weird but what about a cane or a skull? Why not both?
Issa knife
Lots of new stuff I see
"That's not a knife,... 🔪 that's a knife"
would you make a chef knife with this method?
in all youtube I do not find it
the method would be the same, just not from aluminium. stainless steel is easy with a few extra steps at the end to harden and sharpen
Lol hell na. Simply hell na. Not aluminium lool
I would like to see him make a chef knife with this method using bullets
THEOFFICIALALB10N watch some videos here about knife steels.. its steel and steel only.. yes, ofc you can make a DIY or something.. but it will never be good and will take a loooooong time..
Using bullets. You want to see someone make a knife out of LEAD?
Could your crucible/forge handle stainless steel?
You can make a wooden knife and paint it by the chrome paint. Just pretend that you have the chrome made knife. :)
Could you CNC something for your dragon to burn? ;) I loved the coke battle video.
do a Bowie with brass or copper feck aluminium...cool vid though