Scrolling through the comments, looking for questions i have. I really noticed that you almost answer every one of them. Really appreciate that in videos.
The wax process will work a lot better if you don’t bitch the sides of the tang until just before final glue up. Leave the tang smooth during the 1st glue up with paste wax and it will slide right out for ya. Love your videos and I’ve learned so much from them. Keep up the great work Brother!!
Just discovered your channel. As a knifemaker wannabe I'm seeing so many tips, tricks and methods that answer many of my questions. Even those I didn't know I had. Thanks for all your efforts!
Wow, I've watched your videos for years now and they just keep getting better and better. Thank you for what you do Jeremy this is so helpful and interesting!
I also make knives through blacksmithing but also decided to use stick removal for some types of knives. Your videos were my inspiration. Great work, great videos, and love the knives you make!
The epoxy probably set in the grooves when you were bedding the tang. I use paste wax when i do it then add grooves in my tang just before final glue up to help the epoxy hold the knife.
Hey just a little tip that has helped me get the handle of a beded tang would be to but the groves in that tang there after you bed it so the epoxy doubt catch. ;)
So many hidden gem tips in this video, one I picked up on is where you mark up the handle, I saw few tricks in that process that will go into my tool chest of methods. Thanks again :)
good looking knife. I just made my first wa handled knife with some advice I took from you. it turned out nice. thanks for sharing your knowledge. p.s. I use one of your sanding blocks too. I love that thing. worth every penny
Thank you very much, I appreciate that! Yeah it’s a slick way to do it and took all the hassle out of wa handle for me when I learned about it. Thank you for buying a sanding block too! I appreciate the support 🙏👍
I like baby powder because it keeps me from chafing! ;) Beautiful knife and crazy sharp! Btw, I love very thinly sliced tomatoes! Thanks again. I always learn something from you. What to do as well what not to do, like use paste wax when epoxying up a handle. ;) I've been playing with making knives with scrap metal around the house but I'd like to get my hands on some clean 1095 or even play with s35vn or s30v. Do you have a recommendation for what "real" steel to make a "real" blade from and where to get it?
So you have been my inspiration to do some knives. I have built a belt grinder and was racking my head over the belt oscillating a bit side to side, but I see yours does too. I have yet to start even figuring what knife i wanted to start with. I think it will be a paring knife. Thanks for sharing your work and passion. Hope to be able to send you a a picture of a knife soon.
Great little knife! Not quite as cold here in north Idaho (Rathdrum), but we're getting there. They're predicting heavy snow for us this winter, but what we expect is probably is probably a light dusting for you (130+ inches(.
Super nice knife. It should be great in the kitchen. I like that you made the handle big enough for a man's hand. Even in a woman's hand it gives better control.
dude you are my favorite knife maker for a few reasons, one: both your knives and content are amazing and inspiring and 2: YOUR FROM CANADA and better yet, your from Alberta which is so cool bc i live relatively close to you keep up the great work my dude (and p.s i made a little knife "company" with my buddy and i feel like i may be undercharging for them, so is there any way i can send you one of my knives for you to see because i want to get an honest opinion from a more experienced knife maker, as ive been making knives for about 2 going onto 3 years now, thx)
@@Simplelittlelife it's a shame what they did to Don Cherry. I live in LA - big Kings fan and I've loved and cherished Don since the early 80's. just a shame. take care.
That would be awesome! I have a potential client who wants a set of 17 matching knives (kitchen and steak). If they say yes I will most likely do a big ole video about it. 👍
I bought some wood scraps for handle with than same grain structure, I took a pic ran it through Google Pics that identifies plants, so cool. It says American Walnut, not sure, I got some cocobola but yeah I think its Walnut, Nice work, heat treat and cryo is a bonus.
Thank you! It’s some weird name. I know I will recognize it as soon as I see it but it’s driving me nuts. I have cocobolo and walnut in the shop and when they’re side by side there’s a distinct difference in the grain. I appreciate your input though! When I do find out what it is i’m going to make a little community post about it 👍
I'm working on my first hidden tang knife. It's a kiritsuke. I'm going to be using your method of fitting the handle. I've had 2 failed attempts already and watching your video REALLY helped me see things differently. When it's done, I'd like to show it to you, but I'm not sure how. How would that work? I just wanted to show how much your videos really do assist novices like myself. Thanks again!
Stress fractures at the ricasso, due to non-rounded edges, are a thing seen it happen a bunch of times on Forged in Fire (even after the competitors beeing warned in the first round. So not just a theory. You did great by playing it safe. Very nice knife, btw.
Thanks you! I don’t watch a lot of FIF though I enjoy it when in do. I remember in grade school anytime we were turning a part down in a lathe they wouldn’t have us radius any internal 90 degree cuts. We had to calculate the numbers once with engineering manuals and it’s incredible how much stronger that little radius makes a part👍
@@Simplelittlelife BTW I just remembered that stress fractures are also avoided by any kind of gas, propane, butane, etc. manufacturers, that's why the containers are round (even though they are less space-efficient). In order to minimize leaks and ruptures, due to internal pressure or mishandling, they avoid edges.
Thank you. I do that so I can true the handle to the blade and then shape and profile the handle workout the blade in it. Makes it so much faster to shape the handle. I have a few recent videos where I go into detail on how I do all that 👍
22:00 - I'm thinking the reason it was so hard to get out is because the grooves were catching on the epoxy. I wonder if you could put those in after the initial epoxy?
Thank you. My boys had 2 shifts each selling poppies with the Air Cadets this remembrance season. Going to a ceremony tomorrow. I’m proud to say we take it fairly seriously in our house. I could never be grateful enough for the sacrifices made. 👍
Nice knife. I think the reason the tang wouldn’t come out of the handle easily is because you put the grooves for the epoxy in the tang. Maybe try making those grooves after bedding the tang. Great video thanks
Thanks! I moved the blade up and down for that reason and thought it would help. These are just two of several ways to get it done and I think it’s always best to stick with your personal preference. That’s the last time I try waxing it 😆👍
Yep, wax works a treat with straight or tapered tangs. but the divots leave a place for the resin to form protrusions that you have to drag past to withdraw it.
About the radius at 3:25: It actually IS a thing! There are two different problems you have to face, static stress and fatigue stress. It's relatively easy to prevent the first one (you can't bend the steel bar with your bare hand), but if there is a sharp angle, that's the place where material is stressed the most and where will eventually a fatigue fracture iniciate. Any kind of radius can relax this at least a little bit. This should be definitely your concern if your knife is made of thin steel. If you overdo the radius (kinda enter the bar), trust me or not, it's even safer in terms of fatigue (of course this will worsen the static toughness). Fatigue fracture can be seen with cheap kitchen knife, where they spare money on every part that isn't visible. Radius designed for preventing a fatigue is a thing in shaft design and some are ostensibly weakening the part, but in the end, fatigue is what really matters. Summarized, it's even safer to make a hole in the corner with a drill than keeping a sharp angle. Anyway sorry for my english
Thank you. It’s a wicked edge but I’ll warn you; they’re really expensive. I have a review video on it and most comments are people freaking out about the price. But it works awesome and I love it. I’ve sharpened at least a hundred knives with it and it still performs just as well as when it was brand new. 👍
That tip for air escape on the dowel is epic. That's a Liliputian Chef Knife not a paring. I'm making one this weekend in 440c and maple burl. That looks like a great take on different way to a mini - petty? 👍
What would happen if you took the red hot pouch out of the oven, and put it straight into the cryo treatment? Extreme warpage? Extreme brittleness? Extreme hardness? or just shatter?... I'd like to see that experiment and the resulting hardness. Nice job & nice video work.
I have no idea. Probably just boil all the LQ without much effect. That little dewar is. $140 fill for me so I don’t think I’ll be trying that anytime soon 😆. But that would be really cool to see....🤔👍
Hi Jeremy love the video as usual bud great work. What camera and lense do you use mate? And coincidentally this paring build falls on the same week as our first tfs knife maker challenge on Facebook. Theres been some conversation on the group about your build as we are all building a similar parer in there. We'd love it if you wanna come over and say hi. Apologies for hijacking your comments thread it's not my intention. We love your channel
I'm sure you've said why before, but I'm just curious why you wrap the knife into foil? I'm definitely new to the game and only have one completed knife, but I did start the project builds that you posted on here, hopefully I'll get them done soon.
That's a slick little knife Jeremy! You used the needle scaler to make the dimples on the flats right? I missed it if you said you did in the video somewhere. Great work as always!
nice work on this little knife. I am not a fan of the recurve on the heel, I've seen some from takefu that have that also and I always get rid of it. really serves no function and you just wind up nicking yourself on it. for larger knives I really like the fujiwara style notch. anyhow, this was a nice little build. great work.
Just subscribed to your channel and was looking for a follow up to your inexpensive anvil purchase from a couple years back. I think I saw the same anvil on vids as late as 4 months ago, that anvil seems to be holding up. If there is a follow up vid, I've missed it. I just purchased the 137lb version and am hoping that it holds up. Regarding today's vid, nice little pairing knife. Looks great!
Thank you for subscribing! I really appreciate that. I haven’t done a follow up video but the anvil is holding up well. Having said that I probably only use it once a month or so. But I’ve had a few really good 5-6 hour sessions on it and even some do those with my kids learning (which isn’t always the greatest for equipment 😆) so I’m fairly hoot with how it’s doing. I hope you find yours to last well too. Cheers👍
@@Simplelittlelife Thank you, sir. I've watched a ton of your vids and for whatever reason, didnt subscribe yet....but that's rectified. I think once or twice a month would be all the use my anvil will see as well. I'm certainly no pro so I would consider it to be 'light usage'. But for the price, I couldnt resist and started looking for review vids and saw yours. Thanks a lot!! Looking forward to skimming through whatever of your vids I may have missed!
I’ve started considering what size small wheels I have to consider my design of my knives. Large wheels too. Just makes it easier when I have a tool for a specific radius.
Oh yes!!! That is exactly it!! Thank you so much! Just last week I was working with it and wondering still what it was. As soon as I saw the word I remembered that was what was written on the side of the block. Thank you so much for taking the time. I really do appreciate it. I'm going to screenshot this and write it down. Thanks again!🙏👍
Wax only works realy well if the tang is more or less smooth, the grooves/notches in your tang make nice pockets for the epoxy to harden in and make it hard or impossible to take out without any damage to the handle. One way would be to make the grooves/notches after you glued the Handle. Or... you could just do it like you have always done it, seemed to work just fine for you. Loved this vid!
Nice little knife question what would happen if you put the blade into the oven before you have turned the oven on and left it there while it came up to temperature then quench it
What angles were your primary and secondary bevels? I'm working on my first hidden tang kirisuke. Also, I like your method of fitting the handle sections together. I've been fighting that for a long time now. Even when I roughed up the mating surfaces before applying the epoxy, they would come apart during even gentle handling. 😟 The knife turned beautiful by the way.
OH I see. I know even when turning a part on a lathe if you can leave a radius instead of a hard 90 you significantly increase the strength of the part 👍
Yes if you're smashing the blade into metal canisters and pig carcasses; this is a simple paring knife to cut tomatoes. I doubt it would break but regardless it doesn't hurt to round the corners...
Hey, I am a beginner knife maker and I have been watching your videos for a while... I am looking to get a legit belt grinder that will be more effective for shaping and beveling my knives. However, I do not have the space, and can't afford a large 2 x 72 belt grinder. So, I was wondering if you or anybody else had any suggestions as to what would be an effective yet affordable grinder that I could purchase. Thanks! Ps.: I have been inspired a lot by your content, and I am really grateful for that. Love your videos, keep up the great work!
Shape is a traditional Japanese paring knife. Wonderful craftsmanship.
Thank you so much! 👍
Your on-cam explanations are fantastic! Learning a lot watching your channel. Thanks!
Thank you so much! I enjoy your videos too. Cheers 👍
Scrolling through the comments, looking for questions i have. I really noticed that you almost answer every one of them. Really appreciate that in videos.
Right on, thank you! 👍
Small knives this size will always have a place in my heart. Awesome knife and video.
Thank you!
Excellent job on the knife and video
Thank you!
Absolutely excellent sir! These videos are helping me build my first kitchen knife!
Thank you! I’m glad that these are helping you out 👍
Thanks for the added bit of instruction during your bevel grind. As someone who is just starting freehand bevels, that was very helpful!
Right on! You’re welcome 👍
Such a precise craftsman, a joy to watch!
Thank you so much. I appreciate that! 👍
Jeremy love these start to finish builds...and a awesome build to boot...thx...
Thank you very much! 👍
Wax won't override a mechanical lock. Glad you got it out.
There wasnt a mechanical lock though there wasnt a pin
@@tuckerabbott there were notches cut in the tang, which would create a mechanical lock with the epoxy, that's the point of the notches.
The wax process will work a lot better if you don’t bitch the sides of the tang until just before final glue up. Leave the tang smooth during the 1st glue up with paste wax and it will slide right out for ya. Love your videos and I’ve learned so much from them. Keep up the great work Brother!!
Just discovered your channel. As a knifemaker wannabe I'm seeing so many tips, tricks and methods that answer many of my questions. Even those I didn't know I had. Thanks for all your efforts!
Wow, I've watched your videos for years now and they just keep getting better and better. Thank you for what you do Jeremy this is so helpful and interesting!
Thank you very much, I appreciate that! 👍
Awesome as always
Thank you so much 👍
I also make knives through blacksmithing but also decided to use stick removal for some types of knives. Your videos were my inspiration. Great work, great videos, and love the knives you make!
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The epoxy probably set in the grooves when you were bedding the tang. I use paste wax when i do it then add grooves in my tang just before final glue up to help the epoxy hold the knife.
Hey just a little tip that has helped me get the handle of a beded tang would be to but the groves in that tang there after you bed it so the epoxy doubt catch. ;)
Loving these videos. You have the heart of a teacher. Lovely little knife. Thank you!
So many hidden gem tips in this video, one I picked up on is where you mark up the handle, I saw few tricks in that process that will go into my tool chest of methods. Thanks again :)
dude, that is gorgeous and the handle construction method is absolutely brilliant!
Thank you!
Love the step by step commentary
Thanks 👍
Great looking knife , the color combo on the handle is spot on .
Nice With a good long knife build video! Thanks J!
Another beautiful knife....
Thank you!
good looking knife. I just made my first wa handled knife with some advice I took from you. it turned out nice. thanks for sharing your knowledge.
p.s. I use one of your sanding blocks too. I love that thing. worth every penny
Thank you very much, I appreciate that! Yeah it’s a slick way to do it and took all the hassle out of wa handle for me when I learned about it. Thank you for buying a sanding block too! I appreciate the support 🙏👍
Another amazing build!!! Great job!!! Thank you for this!! 💪🏿🎯❤️
You’re welcome! And thank you for the great feedback. 🙏👍
I really like this knife, good job 👍
I like baby powder because it keeps me from chafing! ;) Beautiful knife and crazy sharp! Btw, I love very thinly sliced tomatoes!
Thanks again. I always learn something from you. What to do as well what not to do, like use paste wax when epoxying up a handle. ;) I've been playing with making knives with scrap metal around the house but I'd like to get my hands on some clean 1095 or even play with s35vn or s30v. Do you have a recommendation for what "real" steel to make a "real" blade from and where to get it?
Thank you! I would get it anywhere you can buy that stuff online but all depends on where you live. I always like O-1 tool steel.
@@Simplelittlelife Thanks for the tip! I'm in Central Texas.
@@othername1000 Thanks for your suggestions. I'll give them a look
So you have been my inspiration to do some knives. I have built a belt grinder and was racking my head over the belt oscillating a bit side to side, but I see yours does too. I have yet to start even figuring what knife i wanted to start with. I think it will be a paring knife. Thanks for sharing your work and passion. Hope to be able to send you a a picture of a knife soon.
Right on. I find it depends on the belts. Some belts run perfectly true. Some wobble. 👍
Love it!!!!! That handle technique looks fab. Must try it.
Cheers
Right on. I’ve found it to be really useful. Cheers👍
Cool little knife bud
Thank you!
Super nice knife and superb video!
Thank you so much! I appreciate that 🙏👍
Awesomejob! Love that petty/paring knife!
Thank you!
Incredible work.
Thank you very much.
Great little knife! Not quite as cold here in north Idaho (Rathdrum), but we're getting there. They're predicting heavy snow for us this winter, but what we expect is probably is probably a light dusting for you (130+ inches(.
Finally another knife build🤘🤘
Yeah!! 👍
Super nice knife. It should be great in the kitchen. I like that you made the handle big enough for a man's hand. Even in a woman's hand it gives better control.
Nice knife, love watching your videos!👍
Thank you so much!
Very nice it's beautimous!
Thank you!
I’d purchase this knife or this style right away. It’s a paring knife BUT a little bigger. Great video great knife
Its for sale on his website in the describtion
tucker abbott yup thanks I commented :30 seconds before he said it was going to be listed
I just love this lil kitchen knife. I’ve probably said that several times already in other posts. Forgive me I’m really just trying to learn. 👍👍👍
Awesome, like always
Thank you!!
Beautiful knife, keep it up.
Thank you!
dude you are my favorite knife maker for a few reasons,
one: both your knives and content are amazing and inspiring
and 2: YOUR FROM CANADA and better yet, your from Alberta which is so cool bc i live relatively close to you
keep up the great work my dude (and p.s i made a little knife "company" with my buddy and i feel like i may be undercharging for them, so is there any way i can send you one of my knives for you to see because i want to get an honest opinion from a more experienced knife maker, as ive been making knives for about 2 going onto 3 years now, thx)
that is a sweet knife
That is an amazing knife!
Thank you!
Enjoyed that thanks Jeremy. Respect the poppy.
Thank you. On both accounts. My boys are placing poppies tomorrow during a Remembrance Day ceremony. It’s really important to our family. 👍
@@Simplelittlelife it's a shame what they did to Don Cherry. I live in LA - big Kings fan and I've loved and cherished Don since the early 80's. just a shame. take care.
Another great video! I loved the music editing
Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback. Cheers👍
You should do a whole set of Kitchen knives like this
That would be awesome! I have a potential client who wants a set of 17 matching knives (kitchen and steak). If they say yes I will most likely do a big ole video about it. 👍
@@Simplelittlelife awesome hope it happens I'll be watching for all that
I bought some wood scraps for handle with than same grain structure, I took a pic ran it through Google Pics that identifies plants, so cool. It says American Walnut, not sure, I got some cocobola but yeah I think its Walnut, Nice work, heat treat and cryo is a bonus.
Thank you! It’s some weird name. I know I will recognize it as soon as I see it but it’s driving me nuts. I have cocobolo and walnut in the shop and when they’re side by side there’s a distinct difference in the grain. I appreciate your input though! When I do find out what it is i’m going to make a little community post about it 👍
I'm working on my first hidden tang knife. It's a kiritsuke. I'm going to be using your method of fitting the handle. I've had 2 failed attempts already and watching your video REALLY helped me see things differently. When it's done, I'd like to show it to you, but I'm not sure how. How would that work? I just wanted to show how much your videos really do assist novices like myself. Thanks again!
Thank you so much! Shoot me an email at viewersknives at gmail dot com 👍
Another beautiful knife i wouldn't mind that for peeling my vegies
Stress fractures at the ricasso, due to non-rounded edges, are a thing seen it happen a bunch of times on Forged in Fire (even after the competitors beeing warned in the first round. So not just a theory. You did great by playing it safe. Very nice knife, btw.
Thanks you! I don’t watch a lot of FIF though I enjoy it when in do. I remember in grade school anytime we were turning a part down in a lathe they wouldn’t have us radius any internal 90 degree cuts. We had to calculate the numbers once with engineering manuals and it’s incredible how much stronger that little radius makes a part👍
@@Simplelittlelife same goes when designing electronic circuits, no 90 degree angles in the tracks.
Ah, that’s interesting. Makes sense but never tough how far it would cross over into other fields and disciplines.
@@Simplelittlelife BTW I just remembered that stress fractures are also avoided by any kind of gas, propane, butane, etc. manufacturers, that's why the containers are round (even though they are less space-efficient). In order to minimize leaks and ruptures, due to internal pressure or mishandling, they avoid edges.
Cool video. How come you glue the handle up, then remove the blade only to glue it back in later?
Thank you. I do that so I can true the handle to the blade and then shape and profile the handle workout the blade in it. Makes it so much faster to shape the handle. I have a few recent videos where I go into detail on how I do all that 👍
Looks great dude! Good job!
Thank you!
I’m fairly certain the wood at 14:01 is teak, in case anyone was curious. Nice knife!
That wasn’t the name that was on there. Unless teak has sub-species with different names? But thanks for the input 👍
Simple Little Life there are a few subspecies but as far as I know they have the word teak in part of the name. Do Iroko or black locust sound right?
22:00 - I'm thinking the reason it was so hard to get out is because the grooves were catching on the epoxy. I wonder if you could put those in after the initial epoxy?
Glad to see you repine' the poppy!
Thank you. My boys had 2 shifts each selling poppies with the Air Cadets this remembrance season. Going to a ceremony tomorrow. I’m proud to say we take it fairly seriously in our house. I could never be grateful enough for the sacrifices made. 👍
@@Simplelittlelife Yes, we must always remember. My dad - Navy South Pacific and my father-in-law - Battle of the Bulge.
Nice knife. I think the reason the tang wouldn’t come out of the handle easily is because you put the grooves for the epoxy in the tang. Maybe try making those grooves after bedding the tang.
Great video thanks
Thanks! I moved the blade up and down for that reason and thought it would help. These are just two of several ways to get it done and I think it’s always best to stick with your personal preference. That’s the last time I try waxing it 😆👍
Ok have a good one
Yep, wax works a treat with straight or tapered tangs. but the divots leave a place for the resin to form protrusions that you have to drag past to withdraw it.
Absolutely awesome 👏 as always, beautiful work !!!
About the radius at 3:25: It actually IS a thing! There are two different problems you have to face, static stress and fatigue stress. It's relatively easy to prevent the first one (you can't bend the steel bar with your bare hand), but if there is a sharp angle, that's the place where material is stressed the most and where will eventually a fatigue fracture iniciate. Any kind of radius can relax this at least a little bit. This should be definitely your concern if your knife is made of thin steel. If you overdo the radius (kinda enter the bar), trust me or not, it's even safer in terms of fatigue (of course this will worsen the static toughness). Fatigue fracture can be seen with cheap kitchen knife, where they spare money on every part that isn't visible.
Radius designed for preventing a fatigue is a thing in shaft design and some are ostensibly weakening the part, but in the end, fatigue is what really matters.
Summarized, it's even safer to make a hole in the corner with a drill than keeping a sharp angle.
Anyway sorry for my english
Very amazing! How did you get that texture on the blade? Thanks!
That’s the mill scale finish the steel came with. Love that about it 👍
Love your videos, not certain but that wood looks like padauk.
Nice, what hardness did ya get on that one?
Great little knife. What kind of sharpener is that and where can I get one?
Thank you. It’s a wicked edge but I’ll warn you; they’re really expensive. I have a review video on it and most comments are people freaking out about the price. But it works awesome and I love it. I’ve sharpened at least a hundred knives with it and it still performs just as well as when it was brand new. 👍
@@Simplelittlelife holy crap. You weren't kidding.
Perfect 💯
🙏👍
very helpful, thank you!!!!!
Right on! Glad it helped and thanks for watching!
Jeremy, man - that’s sweet!
Thank you!
Awesome, thanks mate
Thank you! 👍
I made knives that looked very much like a few years ago for Christmas presents.
Right on.
This was pretty cool. New friend
That tip for air escape on the dowel is epic. That's a Liliputian Chef Knife not a paring. I'm making one this weekend in 440c
and maple burl. That looks like a great take on different way to a mini - petty? 👍
Thanks! Hahaha, I want to make a paring but drew this and liked what I saw and figured maybe the next one will be a paring 😆👍
What's the file guide you use? Great video thanks!!!
It's a Bill Bhenke. The best in the business 👍
good job👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you .
How can you find such a thin piece of steel? i am looking for it too, my wish is 2mm thickness and 6cm wide, can you give me the address to order it?
What would happen if you took the red hot pouch out of the oven, and put it straight into the cryo treatment? Extreme warpage? Extreme brittleness? Extreme hardness? or just shatter?... I'd like to see that experiment and the resulting hardness. Nice job & nice video work.
I have no idea. Probably just boil all the LQ without much effect. That little dewar is. $140 fill for me so I don’t think I’ll be trying that anytime soon 😆. But that would be really cool to see....🤔👍
Hi Jeremy love the video as usual bud great work. What camera and lense do you use mate? And coincidentally this paring build falls on the same week as our first tfs knife maker challenge on Facebook. Theres been some conversation on the group about your build as we are all building a similar parer in there. We'd love it if you wanna come over and say hi. Apologies for hijacking your comments thread it's not my intention. We love your channel
I'm sure you've said why before, but I'm just curious why you wrap the knife into foil? I'm definitely new to the game and only have one completed knife, but I did start the project builds that you posted on here, hopefully I'll get them done soon.
That's a slick little knife Jeremy! You used the needle scaler to make the dimples on the flats right? I missed it if you said you did in the video somewhere. Great work as always!
Thank you. That’s actually the mill scale finish that comes on the steel. Handy 👍
nice work on this little knife. I am not a fan of the recurve on the heel, I've seen some from takefu that have that also and I always get rid of it. really serves no function and you just wind up nicking yourself on it. for larger knives I really like the fujiwara style notch. anyhow, this was a nice little build. great work.
Looks awesome. Maybe make some for sales...?
Thank you. Yeah I plan on doing that 👍
Hello Simple,
At 7:30, what does this operation consist of? Sorry I don't understand English ... I'm French. Thank you. 😁
Just subscribed to your channel and was looking for a follow up to your inexpensive anvil purchase from a couple years back. I think I saw the same anvil on vids as late as 4 months ago, that anvil seems to be holding up. If there is a follow up vid, I've missed it. I just purchased the 137lb version and am hoping that it holds up. Regarding today's vid, nice little pairing knife. Looks great!
Thank you for subscribing! I really appreciate that. I haven’t done a follow up video but the anvil is holding up well. Having said that I probably only use it once a month or so. But I’ve had a few really good 5-6 hour sessions on it and even some do those with my kids learning (which isn’t always the greatest for equipment 😆) so I’m fairly hoot with how it’s doing. I hope you find yours to last well too. Cheers👍
@@Simplelittlelife Thank you, sir. I've watched a ton of your vids and for whatever reason, didnt subscribe yet....but that's rectified. I think once or twice a month would be all the use my anvil will see as well. I'm certainly no pro so I would consider it to be 'light usage'. But for the price, I couldnt resist and started looking for review vids and saw yours. Thanks a lot!! Looking forward to skimming through whatever of your vids I may have missed!
I’ve started considering what size small wheels I have to consider my design of my knives. Large wheels too. Just makes it easier when I have a tool for a specific radius.
Hi Mate, I don't know if you're still checking comments on old videos. The wood is Afrormosia. Excellent work by the way!
Oh yes!!! That is exactly it!! Thank you so much! Just last week I was working with it and wondering still what it was. As soon as I saw the word I remembered that was what was written on the side of the block. Thank you so much for taking the time. I really do appreciate it. I'm going to screenshot this and write it down. Thanks again!🙏👍
Wax only works realy well if the tang is more or less smooth, the grooves/notches in your tang make nice pockets for the epoxy to harden in and make it hard or impossible to take out without any damage to the handle. One way would be to make the grooves/notches after you glued the Handle. Or... you could just do it like you have always done it, seemed to work just fine for you. Loved this vid!
Really love your videos! What sort of math do you do to balance the blade to the handle? Or is it mostly by feel?
Nice little knife question what would happen if you put the blade into the oven before you have turned the oven on and left it there while it came up to temperature then quench it
That is a b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l knife
Thank you very much!
What angles were your primary and secondary bevels? I'm working on my first hidden tang kirisuke.
Also, I like your method of fitting the handle sections together. I've been fighting that for a long time now. Even when I roughed up the mating surfaces before applying the epoxy, they would come apart during even gentle handling. 😟 The knife turned beautiful by the way.
What's that sharpening system your using?
*Nice knife 🙂*
Thank you!
@@Simplelittlelife Greetings to Canada ;-)
What's the name of the double sided sharpening jig you use at the end of the video?
Not sure if you've said it in another video, but where did you get that kryo container, and where do you get the liquid nitrogen?
Praxair 👍
3:20 watch forged in fire i lost count how many fails from hard corners
OH I see. I know even when turning a part on a lathe if you can leave a radius instead of a hard 90 you significantly increase the strength of the part 👍
Yes if you're smashing the blade into metal canisters and pig carcasses; this is a simple paring knife to cut tomatoes. I doubt it would break but regardless it doesn't hurt to round the corners...
what kind of metal do you use for blades? any special alloy ? Greetings from Mexico bro !!
which sharpening system do you use?
With the wax technique, wouldn't some wax remain inside the handle and prevent it sticking properly later?
What is the clamping tool you use to roll and seal the edges of the foil
Hey, I am a beginner knife maker and I have been watching your videos for a while... I am looking to get a legit belt grinder that will be more effective for shaping and beveling my knives. However, I do not have the space, and can't afford a large 2 x 72 belt grinder. So, I was wondering if you or anybody else had any suggestions as to what would be an effective yet affordable grinder that I could purchase. Thanks!
Ps.: I have been inspired a lot by your content, and I am really grateful for that. Love your videos, keep up the great work!