On a trip to Hawaii, a man named Tonu gifted me a piece of Hawaiian koa wood, native to the islands. This is the first knife I completed using the wood.
i’ll tell you now, i am into knives and this wouldnt be selling for “not into knives” kinda money. which is why the market for “gas station” knives is so huge. But agreed, heirloom-esque with the materials and finish quality
I subscribed because of your recent video regarding you moving on from TKOR and I’ve been using a forge that uses a burner design that I copied from Grant. Keep up the great work! The world needs more knife makers. PS. Please throw a guard on that Dewalt when you are using a zip cut. We had a fatality in a shop that I worked in and we have lost enough good people recently.
koa is a real beautiful wood nice blade design choice as well simple but refreshingly elegant every time I see knives being made it just makes me want to give it a try myself also love the little turtle that was a real nice touch gives it a little extra character to what would've already been a stunning knife
This was so fascinating to watch! Man, all of that equipment must cost an insane amount of money, but I bet it's worth it, it actually looks like a hard but enjoyable skill.
Great vid and I love the knife! The production quality of the video isn’t perfect but you will get there! Some things that I noticed where the changes in audio where sometimes it was completely silent and then there was a real loud noise of a machine. Maybe some music or voice over to explain what your doing could fill the silence bits. And your voice is nice to listen to so maybe you could do something with that. Maybe to explain what your making and why you are making it that way or how you learned it or something like that! It was a satisfying ending with the cutting of the paper to show the end result! 💕
Great video. It might just be me but i feel it'd be great to hear your thinking and ideas on how and why you're doing each step. You're a great onscreen presence and it'd be nice to have that as part of these type of videos. I know that one of the reasons I like to watch this type of maker style video is to learn how and why they are doing things as its a unique opportunity to learn from your experience and/or mistakes. (similar style to "this old tony", or "nilered"). All that being said this is still a great video, and I look forward to seeing your channel grow.
Just finished watching your video on being let go from TKOR, so figured I'd take a look at other videos you had since you mentioned it. This blade is incredibly beautiful! While I'm quite good at sharpening knives (I have wet stones from 300 grit to 16,000 grit), I've never been good at making them. Maybe I can learn a thing or two from you (assuming you keep making these videos). I did look at your storefront and they're a bit expensive, but I do hope to be able to purchase one someday. You've earned a new subscriber, and I look forward to seeing what other types of videos you come up with!
Pretty knife. I like the file work. I am surprised and very glad at the same time that you are into knives. Used to always watch TKOR when only you and Calli were hosts. I am subscribed to you now. Cant wait for more knife making videos as I am just about to set up my workshop for knife making. It would be nice to learn from you!
Really nice, the asmr aesthetic makes g For a relaxing watch but I'd love to see some where you explain your process, more than what you are doing why... like why pick certain materials, what does this process do or why it's done this way Like long form, something you can do in between current builds and could reuse footage from previous builds or for an special build series
Gonna post my idea here, hopefully it will get seen. I would love to see a long form video of this, explaining what you were doing, what kind of metal? why the little cuts at the start? What was the foil wrap for? Why the press, and what were you vacuuming? Whats the blue/purple stuff? You get the idea. Also, I feel like your love for knife making could be paired up with making daggers from anime, there is so many anime out there with characters that use daggers that you could make a ton of content off that alone, and you get to sell the product after that.
Stick a match in the foil with the blade. It will flash and burn adding a surface to help protect the blade and burn out the O2. No need for bluing on the edge. Just use cross sanding (400) and then scribe. Enjoy. My YT channel is not monitized. I mentor makers and would be happy to help if you are interested.
Hey good video. Not a bad idea in the future to make sure all your clips have sound, and it'd be nice if you put subtitles explaining some of the more complicated processes (i.e. when you put the knife blank in the foil and put it in a forge).
@Nate From the Internet As a former TKOR fan, I lost interest in that channel because of what was obviously exaggerated reactions to every damn thing (I realize it was probably required by production company) I saw your explanation of your exodus from the channel and thought I'd see what content you made on your own, this... this is beautiful! I dont know what any algorithmic return of investment this kind of video produces so I wont bother saying "Keep it up" or "make more" but I will say I'm glad you shared this! Good luck on your future endeavors!
I would love to own one of your knifes Nate : o it looks so awesome! also, why not see if you can find some none copyright music to have on unless you plan to speak more ? :) or just for the moments you speed up a bit. and last thing will you ever do a like step by step explenation on how you make a knife, like make one and tell us the steps and such ? would be awesome to see and learn from :)
This is the first non TKOR video I have watched of yours ( apart from the why you not there) and I am not as big of a fan of videos with no talking, but this is your channel not mine and I’m subbed to see where you take it ty.
Nate you made a hell of a nice knife. But could you please talk in your videos. You did great on TKOR. Get you own face and image out there. I think you can go far, you have the skill of being able to entertain an audience, and add that to your skills of crafts and knife making. You have all true potential of having a popular channel. Hell your known from the top TH-cam channel ever, should be light work. Many people already know and support you, that it nearly impossible that you don’t end up with at least a million subs. I hope the best for you and this channel. Plus one sub here.
Here's a video idea for ya, just watched your TKOR leaving video & you mentioned video ideas...in a video with thousands of comments lol This would probably be a real big project, but maybe try making a Kukri And I mean the traditional, Nepalese style, one, with the Cho (notch bit) wood, bone or horn handle, thick enough to use it as a hatchet, etc etc, I reckon it'd be a hard one to do, but looks like you've got a great workshop, so I reckon you could Also, cheers from Australia
Next time you should just skip the turtle figurine insert on the handle and just engrave the design you want then pour in the desired colored resin, it's much easier. But if the figurine is made up of a special material like bone then that's good reason why you did it that way. Good job 👍
Good job with that knife what happened with the aluminum sheeting and liquid nitrogen I’m guessing? Did it make it stronger or were you going for a difference in color
I have been to TH-cam for very very very very long to Elementary to Middle School to high school from an adult to when TH-cam became a thing and one of the videos I'm not saying that I'm a TH-camr I'm just saying a person that just watches TH-cam That's Alright set not just been in TH-cam anyway. that I watched was knives and all the videos I have seen they never have a design on a knife what I mean by that I mean the little turtle that Nate added on his knife that's pretty cool and neat never seen any other TH-camr that actually adds a item and a design feature and sculpture a nice before this is very very rare this is the first time I seen this. If Nate sells this and if he has a website and if he makes this as a kit as a kitchen knife kit I will really really would like to buy it.
hey nate could you make a opal inlayed knife ? :) i actually sell crushed opal for inlays as a job and i would love to send you some opal for free to see what you can do with it :)
Glad to see your doing what u love great job but are you bot gonna talk to us anymore during your videos I love DIY projects but not being to how just shown alot can b misinterpreted just saying.
My guy, it's called an Angle GRINDER not a straight line cutter, even using appropriate cut off wheels, using an angle grinder in this way leads to significantly more risk of the disk snapping and then disintegrating into anything soft near by, primarily you. Angle grinder injuries that occur in this way are horrific.
Hey Nate I'm a long time subscriber to TKOR so I've seen u there and I'm also an aspiring knife maker and am looking for a vid on how to heat treat a knife I'm making can u help me out with??
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As a person from Hawaii, I'm going to say that you could make serious bank selling those here. Heck, even I want one and I'm not even into knives.
As a knife collector it would be neat to see him make a Scuba Style Dive Knife. It’s a very important tool for diving
i’ll tell you now, i am into knives and this wouldnt be selling for “not into knives” kinda money. which is why the market for “gas station” knives is so huge. But agreed, heirloom-esque with the materials and finish quality
I subscribed because of your recent video regarding you moving on from TKOR and I’ve been using a forge that uses a burner design that I copied from Grant. Keep up the great work! The world needs more knife makers.
PS. Please throw a guard on that Dewalt when you are using a zip cut. We had a fatality in a shop that I worked in and we have lost enough good people recently.
I hope Tonu sees this one day, that knife is beautiful
Brooooo I’m glad you popped up on my recommendation list! Please dont ever stop making content!
koa is a real beautiful wood nice blade design choice as well simple but refreshingly elegant
every time I see knives being made it just makes me want to give it a try myself also love the little turtle that was a real nice touch gives it a little extra character to what would've already been a stunning knife
Making knives like that you are definitely not going to starve, most excellent work 👌👏👍🙂
I used to work for a woodshop that made knife handles and I've seen the blade samples. That's very impressive.
This was so fascinating to watch! Man, all of that equipment must cost an insane amount of money, but I bet it's worth it, it actually looks like a hard but enjoyable skill.
Great vid and I love the knife! The production quality of the video isn’t perfect but you will get there! Some things that I noticed where the changes in audio where sometimes it was completely silent and then there was a real loud noise of a machine. Maybe some music or voice over to explain what your doing could fill the silence bits. And your voice is nice to listen to so maybe you could do something with that. Maybe to explain what your making and why you are making it that way or how you learned it or something like that! It was a satisfying ending with the cutting of the paper to show the end result! 💕
I agree. The silence stood out to me as well.
ditto
Ahhhhh... I see someone else agrees with me!!! T-A-L-K NATE!!!
Yes Nate please explain the process. Love your videos can't wait to see more knife builds.
Fellow Utah bladesmith here. Beautiful work man, keep it up
Great video. It might just be me but i feel it'd be great to hear your thinking and ideas on how and why you're doing each step. You're a great onscreen presence and it'd be nice to have that as part of these type of videos. I know that one of the reasons I like to watch this type of maker style video is to learn how and why they are doing things as its a unique opportunity to learn from your experience and/or mistakes. (similar style to "this old tony", or "nilered"). All that being said this is still a great video, and I look forward to seeing your channel grow.
Fancy heat treat set up! I love it!
Very complex but it was more than worth it. The result looks stunning 💖
Free hand bevels! Wicked cool! Knife turned out beautiful!
turned out pretty nice Nate, an good on ya for returnin' Tonu's act of kindness 👊🤙
This video is really well paced. I normally skip the long repetetive processes in workshop videos but i diddnt get bored here
Just finished watching your video on being let go from TKOR, so figured I'd take a look at other videos you had since you mentioned it. This blade is incredibly beautiful! While I'm quite good at sharpening knives (I have wet stones from 300 grit to 16,000 grit), I've never been good at making them. Maybe I can learn a thing or two from you (assuming you keep making these videos). I did look at your storefront and they're a bit expensive, but I do hope to be able to purchase one someday. You've earned a new subscriber, and I look forward to seeing what other types of videos you come up with!
I just realized that I want one !
Cool to see you in the knife making relm lol. You make nice knives.
Pretty knife. I like the file work. I am surprised and very glad at the same time that you are into knives. Used to always watch TKOR when only you and Calli were hosts. I am subscribed to you now. Cant wait for more knife making videos as I am just about to set up my workshop for knife making. It would be nice to learn from you!
What a great looking piece!
Really nice, the asmr aesthetic makes g
For a relaxing watch but I'd love to see some where you explain your process, more than what you are doing why... like why pick certain materials, what does this process do or why it's done this way
Like long form, something you can do in between current builds and could reuse footage from previous builds or for an special build series
That is a beautiful knife.
This is so cool and relaxing to watch
Gonna post my idea here, hopefully it will get seen. I would love to see a long form video of this, explaining what you were doing, what kind of metal? why the little cuts at the start? What was the foil wrap for? Why the press, and what were you vacuuming? Whats the blue/purple stuff? You get the idea.
Also, I feel like your love for knife making could be paired up with making daggers from anime, there is so many anime out there with characters that use daggers that you could make a ton of content off that alone, and you get to sell the product after that.
I wish I had a shop like yours...
Stick a match in the foil with the blade. It will flash and burn adding a surface to help protect the blade and burn out the O2. No need for bluing on the edge. Just use cross sanding (400) and then scribe. Enjoy.
My YT channel is not monitized. I mentor makers and would be happy to help if you are interested.
This turned out amazing! Awesome job man!
Great knife and great video
Hey good video. Not a bad idea in the future to make sure all your clips have sound, and it'd be nice if you put subtitles explaining some of the more complicated processes (i.e. when you put the knife blank in the foil and put it in a forge).
You could actually do stuff like this? Its amazing, and what a BEAUTIFUL knife. 🔥
Seeing how a knife is made is pretty cool
Loved it!!! I want one
gees I would like one so bad keep up the good work and content
@Nate From the Internet As a former TKOR fan, I lost interest in that channel because of what was obviously exaggerated reactions to every damn thing (I realize it was probably required by production company) I saw your explanation of your exodus from the channel and thought I'd see what content you made on your own, this... this is beautiful! I dont know what any algorithmic return of investment this kind of video produces so I wont bother saying "Keep it up" or "make more" but I will say I'm glad you shared this! Good luck on your future endeavors!
Wow, epic craftsmanship Nate.
Great vid. You are a very skilled and talented guy. But then we knew that from tkor 😂
Love ya mang 👍 would love to have some commentary explaining some of the processes 🙏and or quiet background music 🤔.
I would love to own one of your knifes Nate : o it looks so awesome! also, why not see if you can find some none copyright music to have on unless you plan to speak more ? :) or just for the moments you speed up a bit. and last thing will you ever do a like step by step explenation on how you make a knife, like make one and tell us the steps and such ? would be awesome to see and learn from :)
Nice work Nate.
Sweet knife!
Nice video you would try to make a bismuth knife with the crystals on the side think it would look cool
Your good at making knifes.
You and Patrick Adair need to do a colab u two are very passionate about your work
This feels like such a flex and I love it
This is the first non TKOR video I have watched of yours ( apart from the why you not there) and I am not as big of a fan of videos with no talking, but this is your channel not mine and I’m subbed to see where you take it ty.
0:30: "that's what we in the business call aggressive jimping" :D
Very nice. I like that lil turtle, Nate.
a very pretty knife. great work!
Nate you made a hell of a nice knife. But could you please talk in your videos. You did great on TKOR. Get you own face and image out there. I think you can go far, you have the skill of being able to entertain an audience, and add that to your skills of crafts and knife making. You have all true potential of having a popular channel. Hell your known from the top TH-cam channel ever, should be light work. Many people already know and support you, that it nearly impossible that you don’t end up with at least a million subs. I hope the best for you and this channel. Plus one sub here.
Here's a video idea for ya, just watched your TKOR leaving video & you mentioned video ideas...in a video with thousands of comments lol
This would probably be a real big project, but maybe try making a Kukri
And I mean the traditional, Nepalese style, one, with the Cho (notch bit) wood, bone or horn handle, thick enough to use it as a hatchet, etc etc, I reckon it'd be a hard one to do, but looks like you've got a great workshop, so I reckon you could
Also, cheers from Australia
A voice over would be sick
Beautiful blade would love to purchase this knife
Loved the video (so much different from TKOR). Although I know what you are doing from my time making knives, some commentary would be nice.
Ambient sound is much better than silence, even if it's sped up
Very very nice and very sharp
epic knife!
Next time you should just skip the turtle figurine insert on the handle and just engrave the design you want then pour in the desired colored resin, it's much easier. But if the figurine is made up of a special material like bone then that's good reason why you did it that way.
Good job 👍
It's like ASMR
That’s awesome
Shouldn't your angle grinder be trademark blue too? I expect to see the improvement in future videos... love what you are doing. Keep making!
Hey Nate! You should check out some of the Coolina knives! would love to see you make something similar to them!
This is so cool
Knife collector, here. Would definitely like to buy a Natemade blade.
If you did nothing but this on your channel and giveaways every so often on your knives you'd make it to a million subs in a year or less
Super dope, but do you think we can get some narration of what’s going on? Could be a cool way to learn about the actual process.
Good job with that knife what happened with the aluminum sheeting and liquid nitrogen I’m guessing? Did it make it stronger or were you going for a difference in color
That's how you harden stainless steel. It cools down in air, not in oil. And the aluminum plates are there to prevent it from warping as it cools!
That's the first time I've actually watched that method being used.I'm aware of it but never actually seen someone doing it. Great job.
@@NFTI Sorry I never responded I never got a notification but thanks for telling :D
I hope to see alot more knife making videos
I have been to TH-cam for very very very very long to Elementary to Middle School to high school from an adult to when TH-cam became a thing and one of the videos I'm not saying that I'm a TH-camr I'm just saying a person that just watches TH-cam That's Alright set not just been in TH-cam anyway. that I watched was knives and all the videos I have seen they never have a design on a knife what I mean by that I mean the little turtle that Nate added on his knife that's pretty cool and neat never seen any other TH-camr that actually adds a item and a design feature and sculpture a nice before this is very very rare this is the first time I seen this. If Nate sells this and if he has a website and if he makes this as a kit as a kitchen knife kit I will really really would like to buy it.
You should definitely compete in forged of fire
sic knife!
I would love to see you forge a Katana Styled Throwing Knives.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Alec Steele
Will Stelter are 2 you tubers you should look into . and id live to watch a collaboration
Awesome video! But would like some more commentary on what you are doing on certain steps. like the aluminium and cooling process :)
Just a quick question from someone who doesn't make knives, why dis you dump it in liquid nitrogen? Keep up the good work
Gotta make a pocket knife next
Sick!
Impressive
🔥
Where can I buy one? They look so great!
This particular knife isn't for sale, but I do list knives I make on haukrknives.com
@@NFTI Ooh, Thanks Nate!
You should do a collaboration with will shelter, that's also his TH-cam channel name, he is a blade Smith and blacksmith.
Hey man nice video have u thought about forging knives
This is so cool, how did you get into knife making?
more of this PLS
What is the machine you're using with the sanding belt around 1:09? I'm curious to know how it's holding the blade still like that, very cool.
Where did you get the bone turtle for the inlay? I'm also a knife maker and would love to start adding an element like that to some of my knives.
A trinket sold in a gift shop in Hawaii.
Nice job! What blade steel?
Uhhhh.... CPM 154? Or AEB-L/14c28n? I forget lol.
hey nate could you make a opal inlayed knife ? :) i actually sell crushed opal for inlays as a job and i would love to send you some opal for free to see what you can do with it :)
Awsome, but what's the purpose of the foil while heat treatment? Never seen that before..
Please do a video ove your quenching process 🙏
Glad to see your doing what u love great job but are you bot gonna talk to us anymore during your videos I love DIY projects but not being to how just shown alot can b misinterpreted just saying.
Explain the crio heat treat!
Make a Sebenza type folding knife.
👍
Maybe a knife video every so often. But i like your random Projects past. Maybe put more of your personality in the videos not just your skill.
My guy, it's called an Angle GRINDER not a straight line cutter, even using appropriate cut off wheels, using an angle grinder in this way leads to significantly more risk of the disk snapping and then disintegrating into anything soft near by, primarily you. Angle grinder injuries that occur in this way are horrific.
Hey Nate I'm a long time subscriber to TKOR so I've seen u there and I'm also an aspiring knife maker and am looking for a vid on how to heat treat a knife I'm making can u help me out with??
ok first thing.... pleas... use a music overlay for your grinding parts.... maybe your whole video if you dont talk from now on
I wanna make one