A NEVER Before Seen Traditional Japanese Sword | The Rise of the "Bow-Kizashi" | Samurai Challenge
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- Samurai Meets West,
From Japan to Texas' plains,
Two worlds become one.
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00:00 - Forging Traditional Damascus
01:58 - Forging Blade
03:13 - Cutting Template To Refine Profile
03:48 - Milling Shoulders
04:26 - Roughing Bevels
04:48 - Heat Treatment
06:11 - Straightening Warps
07:07 - Final Blade Grinding & Sanding
08:13 - Custom Habaki Bender
09:17 - Making Habaki
10:59 - Rough Fitting Spacers & Guard
12:33 - Fitting Handle Block & Threading Tang
15:01 - 3D Printing Guard Template
15:36 - Shaping Guard & Spacers
16:19 - Alignment Pins
17:24 - Handle Shaping
18:40 - Re-Profiling Guard
18:56 - Maker's Mark
19:22 - Etching Damascus
20:29 - Fittings Final Finishing
21:33 - Sharpening
22:24 - Assembly & Glue Up
23:38 - Finishing Rear
24:11 - ... It Was A Joke...
24:26 - AMA
24.54 - What I Don't Like
26:35 - What I DO Like
26:28 - Slicing A Water Jug
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you must start from tamahagane ... and not high quality steel ...
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"for real meditation is the silence of the mountains needed, .. only the herb of kady wei gives you this quiet everywhere" ...
acient daoism texts ...
and "in combination with gingseng it luberate from demonicvupation" = mindcintrolling ...
its always important to know for what zo use martial skills ...
to fight demons ... if in human bodies or not is the most honersble and divine in real ...
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This is a beautiful blade. I love the color, copper and steels. The green stabilized wood handle looks so nice 👍🏾. I wish I had this in my private armory.
@@jerrieyum Glad you liked it! Thank you!
1 you weren't in a cave when you made this. 2 you didn't fold it 5000 times by hand. 3 You didn't quench it in the blood of your enemy, 4 your forge is not as hot as the fires of Mordor, and 5 as a ginger, you have no soul, and therefore nothing you do matters. Other than that.... Amazing attention to detail and craftsmanship! Fantastic build. Really creative video!
LOL, nailed it Kevin! Nailed it... I'll work harder next time!
You forgot to use steel that you made from the magic metal which fell from the sky.
Ooooh!
Have a listen to “Prejudice” by Tim Minchin. Great song about gingerism.
Awesome Japanese/American crossover. Beautiful blade, that etch came out amazing. Fantastic contrast.
I love the jade-esque handle material.
Totes gorgeous.
Cheers from Tassie.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That escalated quickly!
What a well-done video, my friend! This was a really long and complicated build, so I can imagine the effort that went into putting this all together, but it came out great. Huge congrats! And also for the bowi-zashi, of course. I love it! It's very traditional and a classic Red Beard Ops 😆
Thank you greatly my bearded friend! I always appreciate the complexity and intricacies of your builds; thank you for teaching me many things. Cheers!
This was one of my favorites! I love the build and how clean the fittings were! Though it's not traditional, I bet it's more comfortable anyway. 😉. Great job! (PS - thanks for using a decent picture of me.. that could have been way worse... HAHA!)
Glad you liked it, sir! I've learned a ton for your content, thanks for that. This was a fun build... I'm still thinking of ways to fix the habaki on this one... I'm thinking maybe some inlay there or something, not sure.
Outstanding workmanship and attention to detail. Warriors of that time and period were physically, mentally and spiritually joined to their swords and cutlery. Great job!
Thanks a million, John!
Your execution and fit up is always so pleasing to watch! Shame about the habaki, but it didnt really subtract from the beauty of your build. Fantastic job!
Thank you greatly, sir! I enjoyed your build as well! Always outside of the box!
That was an awesome build. I also like the video editing as well. The look, the feel, the speed of the build. Not too fast not too slow. And the music was spot on. Keep up the good work. Be safe, keep making, and stay awesome.
Thank you greatly Adam! Cheers sir!
This is the first blade making video I've watched, and what you achieved is absolutely amazing! Well done mate!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Always a pleasure to watch a true craftsman.
Thank you Allen!
You showed so many skills in this build, outstanding work.
Thank you very much! Cheers Neil!
Lovely work, and I especially appreciate your candid critique at the end. I regularly beat myself up when a knife is finished, haven't yet made one that's perfect!
Glad you enjoyed it Bryson! Cheers
Nice work! Also, I like the thermometer view!
Lol, cheers sir! It was hot as heck that day!
Looks absolutely amazing
Thanks man!
Looks dope asf
I really appreciate your craftsmanship and your editing skills. Your grinding is excellent.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it 👍
The completely serious feel of this parody makes it so much better
LOL, cheers Justin!
I know I'm a bit late but the first thing I noticed is the respect and care you have for your equipment. Amazing attention to detail! This is the first time I've seen that sharpening method. Beautifully done!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the build!
Fantastic you are a artist you make it look so easy I'm looking forward to more of your creations
Thanks so much 😊
C'mon now Red Beard. Thats so untraditional. You know very well old school sword makers didnt have 3d printers in their shop 😂 other than that everything else is spot on. Great blade my friend.
LOL, thank you JP! That's a good point... probably the only untraditional part
Dang! You got my vote! Perfection.
Please let me own that knife.
Thank you Brian! It's not perfect! Couple of flaws you can see at the end of the video; but I am happy with how it turned out :)
Genius. All of it.
Thank you Chris!
Thank goodness we have a westerner with space age forging equipment to keep the ancient Japanese traditions alive. You're doing the Lord's work.
Thank you!
Beautiful work!
Thank you very much!
Amazing work man, this is the best build in the series in my honest opinion!
Wow, thank you for the complement! Cheers
Man your workshop is clean
Thanks!
How dare you be so awesome omg my guy you killed it
Lol, thank you greatly!
So much precision work on this build, impressive attention to detail. Your shop looks really clean. Love the product, it's a really beauftiful outcome. The blade sort of looks like a Japanese take on an american calvary saber. Bonus points for the paper slice test haha. Great job, fantastic work!
Thank you very much! I do my best. I agree it does look like a Japanese calvary saber!
Absolutely fascinating video. Props dude. I am a commercial/military aircraft mechanic, and I appreciate your attention to detail and precision craftmanship. Outstanding shop. Mad skills brother!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for the comment!
It’s a beautiful blade. Absolutely wonderful dedication and attention to detail. I’m not too into the whole etching thing but still can’t take away that it’s a beautiful blade.
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed the build!
Love the fact you put a Bowie style handle on this blade. You have my vote.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, you do such excellent work.
Thank you! Cheers!
I’m 100% positive that all of your tools and methods are period correct.
Thanks for the validation! Cheers!! ;)
Nice build!! love the simple low layer Damascus for such a traditional style blade even though damascus steel is not really traditional. great use of 3D printing and lazer cutting techniques to speed up your process and accuracy. Inspiring build!
Thank you greatly! Have a great week!
Love it my friend. I was cracking a grin the first half minute in. Great work too!!
Awesome! Thank you! Have a great rest of your weekend, sir!
Love to see these challenges throw up some previously unknown types of blades😉. Lovely piece you have made sir.
Glad you like them! Yeah took a lot of study to find this design... had to learn how to read Japanese! Crazy experience. 😂
Dedication exemplified sir!😊
Again, great work.
Thank you! Cheers! Appreciate you hanging out in the live stream. Have a great one
Bang tidy job, James!
Always my favourite 🙏🏻
Thank you greatly sir!
I love the mixed styles. Great job.
Thank you! Cheers!
damn nice shop and good job on tanto!!!!!!
Thanks, cheers!
That looks beautiful 👏👏
Now this is something I'd buy. I watch the video because you're talented. You don't talk a whole bunch. Just the important parts. And the review at the end of the knife blade. And of course that Jaydite handle. I think it was?
Thanks you Glen! Glad you enjoyed the build. The handle is willow that has been stabilized and dyed green during the stabilization. Cheers!
Great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Very good skills and very good camera work 👏 👌 👍
Thank you so much 👍
I think you did a pretty good job for a first-time build. your pattern looks. very good. Live and learn as you go. Be waiting on the second video. take care.
Thank you! Cheers Will
Excellent craftsmanship I enjoy your work and builds and attention to detail 👌
Thank you very much!
Tell me that you're tired of the Trolls without telling me that you're tired of the Tolls😂
Looks Awesome my man, I'm going to attempt this as my first sword.
Heck yeah! Good luck with your build sir! Man... long stuff like this is pretty challenging.
Cool design. I think you would nail it on a second attempt.
Thank you! Cheers!
Every step every work you do going through the toughest knife building process it brings you to the level of professionalism. I would imagine where you will be in five years. If you will pursue knife, making real good, you’re going to be another knife, making legend like a Bob Loveless
Peace and love with you and your family
Thank you greatly for the comment! Those are big knife making shoes to aspire to!
That is beautiful even with the imperfections, I’d love to have that!
Thank you! Cheers!
That is very cool as usual your work is amazing My Boat season just ended yesterday so I can get to work in my shop I finally bought a 2X 72 Grinder I bought a Black Fox Knifeworks grinder and my only option so far is the small wheel attachment I am excited to get started
Heck yeah! I hear those are very capable machines!
I bet you could make a fabulous wakizashi. I'd love to see it.
That's an insanely nice piece, "flaws" and all. I would buy this all day long, but I understand why you don't wish to sell things that you consider to have imperfections. You have an extreme skill, and the right tools to bring it out. I'm glad I'm subbed to see where the channel goes.
Thank you very much! I'm on the fence for sure... trying to think though a way to cover the habaki flaw.. maybe in inlay. Sometimes it's better to let the project end though... LOL Cheers!
This is it. This is the video I voted for. From production to the craftsmanship everything was perfect way to go brother
Thank you so much Anthony! Cheers!
Absolutely love the blade, your shop is incredible and you have such great talent. Would you ever attempt a similar piece using only the ancient methods that you spent hours researching? We must give credit to those masters from years ago,they lived in an era of pure labor and created some astonishing results.
For sure, cheers Russell!
Love the blade. Gave you a hand with those two buttons. Good luck with your goal.
Much appreciated! Cheers!
Man! your awesome. I like the perfectionists approach which must be painful for you... but. This is the way
I appreciate that! I'm into it... makes the build more rewarding to me!
Dang man what an Awesome Build!!! 😃👍👍👍
Thank you greatly sir!
May is not traditional Japanese, but:
1) Handle has sense in terms of shape grip, so cannot be complained.
2) layers are aligned in right way, could be more precise spending more time.
3) overall shape of blade is correct.
So it KNEEEEEL
Cheers Iron Spike!
thats awesome wakizashi beautiful pattern and handle
Thank you very much!
Troll like? Yōkai (妖怪) like you mean?
I think your 8th century CAM is spot on, very authentic to the original laser cutting techniques. Ilya Alekseyev better watch out.
Seriously, very nice. I learned a lot watching, and am always impressed.
Lol, thank you very much for the comment! Glad you enjoyed the build :)
Bro, those minor flaws, are not even close to matching the gorgeousness of this blade. I absolutely am in love with what you created!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊
عمل رائع ... ما شاء الله ❤
سعيد أنك استمتعت بالفيديو!
cool build, liking it, different
Cool, thanks!
Amazing work.
Note. Copper needs to be cleaned with alcohol before soldering. The flux helps at reducing surface corrosion or a bad solder when applying heat.
Nice! Thanks for the tip!
AMA I wonder if you could've tig welded the habaki instead of solder. I've also pondered forming one from.a machined sleeve although it would take some trial and error to get the diameters right before forming
Tig welding is on my list of things to learn!
Great job! You sure can do does longer blades
Thank you!
Man that turned out absolutely gorgeous 👍 you are up against some tuff competition
That's for sure, Richard! Some amazing talent in these challenges!
@@RedBeardOps I am a patreon on 3 knife smiths channels and all 3 of you are in this competition
@@richardbranton190 Heck yea sir! Thanks for the support!
Awesome work man! Way to think outside the box. Surprised you aren't getting more hate comments from the weebs. Fittings are super clean as always. Well done
Thank you greatly sir! I tried my best to get the trolls... guess I tried too hard.
The caveat's asside, that is a beautiful knife. the green stabilized wood looks Jade like and works very well with the wakizashi blade IMO. As well the coffee etch really brings out the pattern in the damascus in a way I've only seen in coffee etches. A regular acid etch is not as dramatic again, IMO.
Agreed the coffee really makes it pop! Cheers!
What a sweet home forge. Dude has all the fancy equipment
126 hours!😂😂 very entertaining vid man! And great looking blade!
For the number of emperors in Japan's history!.... LOL - Cheers sir; about to watch your build!
Nice video, quite relaxing. You have accumulated a decent shop setup and are less of a hack now. I think the seppa are too thick. You might try making the habaki from bronze and brazing it closed with bronze brazing rod. This is seamless and much less finicky than soldering...
Thanks for the tips!
Nice blade I'll use it for slicing
Outstanding, other than the threaded tang well done. I myself like full tangs, gives a much stronger handle that won't break under pressure & stress.
Glad you liked the build!
that seam on the habaki can be burnished closed, if you have a high speed rotary tool/flexshaft/ micromotor. take an old hss. bur shank bend it 90 degrees at the end , about 3 or 4 mm
round the end off and polish it to a mirror finish, not chuck in your tool. Takes a little practice, but very high speed and light pressure. copper gold silver most non ferous metals will become like clay, you can close seams and even fold the edges together.
Also that habaki would look great with a classic "cat scratch " finish
That is an interesting idea! I like it!
When you love your job... anything worth doing is worth doing right. What a beautiful blade. New subscriber, San Antonio, Texas.
Thank you greatly! Cheers!
Beautifullllllllllll,....
Thank you! Cheers!
Very nice. Wish I could afford one.
Thank you Wayne! Lots of time went into this guy!
Yep thas quite the club you got there boy ;)
;)
I guess all the jokes are funny... I'm really impressed and thank you for sharing your art and talent. Amazing.
Thank you very much!
It's been awhile but the waiting It's worth it 👌 nice job 👏 👍 blessings
Thank you greatly! Cheers
beautiful mr RB. good jerb
Thank you kindly!
Very nice.
Thank you! Cheers!
Personal favourite is the period-correct CNC laser cutter. Edo essential.
LOL; glad you liked it!
That’s really cool! I’ve seen people put a hibachi on a Bowie before. Very cool blade!
Very cool, I'll need to try that! Cheers sir!
@@RedBeardOps it was bugging me where I had seen a hibachi on a Bowie. By incident I passed by David’s channel Dark Blade Knives. He has forged Bowie video series where he puts a brass hibachi on that Bowie. I’m sure it was style and art why he made it. But it would also serve a utilitarian purpose. Sorry to have a long winded response. I hope that helps
New sub.
Love the blade.
You could put some silver into the void against the copper, it would look cool.
The squareness of the handle can be addressed without taking the knife apart.
My own handle concept is comfort, comfort and comfort....I think about
what it would be like wielding it if my hand was hurting.
By the way;
fancy shop with new tools...wow!
Thanks for the notes Michael! Cheers
Sarcasm level 99, skill level 999. This almost broke my jaw and pulled my eyes.
LOL! Cheers sir
I really dig the outside of the box direction you went with this one. Great job man!
Thank you greatly, sir! Loved your build as well
Nice frekin job
@RedBeardOps ive watched quite a few knife and sword forge videos and only 2 have used the instant coffee step. what exactly does it do? darker tint on the pattern of the steel?
That's right, it brings out the darkness of the 1080 harder
Beautiful build. Should have been called "when a machinist makes a knife"😂
LOL
AMA: are portabands a good replacement for a full-size bandsaw as they seem like a space saver but the lack of a guard makes me very hesitant to purchase one.
Ok finished the video Great work... hmm I just locked my handle material in a small vice with some leather glued onto the vice attached and use that to polish it out.
Glad you enjoyed it! On the bandsaw, I find portabands to be super handy... I use the same blade for both steel and handle materials.
@@RedBeardOps thank you i will have to look at them closer.
Awesome job! That intro had me rolling, I can't believe you made the fabled Bowkizashi 😱
That damascus finish turned out great and I also really like the combination of western handle and japanese blade
Hahaha, thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed it. Loved your build as well! Cheers!
Any tips for your bandsaw? I have the same bandsaw and blade, but I can’t cut through 1/8th 1084..
Firstly make sure the steel is annealed; secondly use fresh blades. I run mine on "max"
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I would try to troll you, but you live in Texas. All of the Samurai masters knew that you dont mess with Texas. One did, and now the Samurai are no more.
Beautiful work man.
LOL, thank you Trey! Cheers sir!
I think it's a pretty cool knife.
Thank you!
I like almost everything about that knife, however, that threaded part of the tang looks very thin to me, especially with the torque being put on the bend in the tang from the nut, that spot where the threads meet the wider section could potentially snap off.
Interestingly enough I've tested this form of construction pretty brutally. With a tight fit up, epoxy filled handle and this type of threaded tang construction you'd be pretty surprised at the strength! Especially with the finial being stainless steel.
@@RedBeardOps OK, I guess you would know better than me, it's just with the tension from the finial right on that bend it looks scary to me. 👍
It's a beautiful sword for Snow White and the Seven Samurettes!
LOL
Love the entry mi amigo. Undoubtably gorgeous. But i have a funny for you.....i consider the divit straightening to be genius. Even better and the humorous part to me is..the guy that thought of and made the hammer...just put the ball back in ballpeen hammers.😂 "ballsy" move.. ok, dad jokes aside. Ive watched machinists use that method to straighten tool steel guides in my youth although i didnt recognize it for what it was then. Amazing way to fine tune straightness. 🤝👍
LOL! For sure! Cheers sir
I know for a fact that I could NOT do any better, but why not forge a Damascus bend so it curves around the bend instead of straight in the blade curve. I don’t know if that makes any sense, but it’s the only reason I forge anything anymore, besides pointing a tang down, if a billet wasn’t big enough for a downward handle.
could have been more bendy for sure!