I can't get enough of this video! What size cable do you use to start with? Also, if you still demo at the no renaisance fair, I gotta come and see you this year. I live in NJ. Also, are you the JWS from iforgeiron?
I've watched various people electro weld the wire rope before outing it in the forge, I notice you didn't or had you done it before you started filmng?
However, I will say that when I come across a piece that’s particularly nasty with grease I have been known to soak a length overnight in kerosene just to play it safe. This piece though came from an entire spool I bought new.
Nice work. I hope that since you made this video you have learned to use Eye protection. All it takes is one spark coming off a hammer blow to blind you permanently. I should know, I'm now legally blind...
JW I wish I did know the name of it but I don't I jumped on e-bay a while back looking at old body and fender hammers and it had three of them for sale , but were beyond what I wanted to pay , , .. JW .. the best thing for making a hollow grind on a blade when you don't have a belt grinder . ( 2) 1.1/2 Ball bearings set up on what they call a black smiths helper they line up on one another , and for a 3.5 to 4" skinning blade or drop point ,, can come out damn nice , need a slot where you can slide the hot blade behind the bearings and get your edge started where you want it .. better than trying to beat one out on the with a ball peen on an anvil .. ( Tip of the day )
Sorry Dusty, don't know how I missed this.. oh wait, my daughter had just been born and through our life into blissful chaos for a few days! Anyway, yes, that's just straight 20 mule team borax, nothing special, fresh out of the box.
J Stekervetz As far as my knowledge goes Borax is not something you want to have skin contact with......ever.....just a heads up. Just do a quick google search on it.....
Yorozuya it's sodium tetraborate not to be confused with boric acid. While it can be a mild skin irritant for some, its also used in shampoo and more commonly in laundry products, which incidentally it is sold as in the form I use. I'm personally calloused to hell and have never had any issues with it in the 20+ years I've been smithing. That being said, I'm sure there are people who would be irritated by it and I would recommend a spoon of some sort for anyone else. On a side note, the structure of the mineral itself is a major irritant to fleas and will actually shred their exoskeleton causing them to die - a good way to get them out of furniture I'm told.. (Just another use) :)
J Stekervetz "revised classification of borax as toxic for reproduction category 1B under the CLP Regulations." Taken from the wikipedia page. It can't go through skin easily BUT any cuts will make it enter your body..........inhaling it is probably bad too....Also it apparently won't buildup inside the body which makes it quite safe. So here my revised advice: Don't do it when you have any cuts on your hand.....(and sorry for barking before actually knowing about it :D) :P
the audio on this is the only complaint i have. you speak too quietly, and the sounds of the tools drown you out. and you're narrating this in post. otherwise totally enjoyable.
Robert Winkel There's two main reasons for this in this video. A) Lighting for shooting, I couldn't see beyond the glare with my current glasses at the time. B) I cut my teeth doing this as historical demonstrations where anachronisms, such as a face shield, earmuffs or even a handy pair of vice grips were severely forbidden. I've always worked slower, more controlled and at a rather large distance from the anvil. Unless I'm giving tiny correction taps to nudge a piece one way or another, my head never goes near a certain area around the anvil and certainly not over it. It's a little hard to see that with the camera angle, it's a little deceiving. But my safety glasses do make an appearance at about 13:32 when I'm grinding. With powertools it doesn't matter how you've been trained or how cautious you are, something is going to go wrong, it's just a matter of when.
Thanks for sharing!! My grandson Josiah and I loved watching and learning ...feeling very inspired!
Great video! Thanks for ALL your awesome videos, I have learned a lot!
Really enjoyed this video, good explanation as to what and why you are doing things. Like the pre-heat on the oil, and love the knife itself.
You Sir are a true craftsman.
Beautiful thanks for the video as me being a beginner blacksmith this answered a lot of question on forge welding
A very neat touch to the knife, the stamp is.
Amazing forging.
Great work, that's super cool!
Just the video i needed. Much appreciated for the effort to film this. It has been very helpfull.
thank you so much I almost got the necessary materials huge thanks for the video and for help
Awesome looking knife you make it look easy to make outstanding job
i love the video has helped me get an idea on how to do a cable knife love forging plan on doing it myself soon.
Thanks for the video man really nice job !
i want that one of those knives so bad!!! that or a railroad tie knife.. i envy your skill lol great work man!!
I've got 2 really nice ones up on jwsblades.com at the moment.. you should check them out.. :)
that was absolutely awesome
i want this ! great job !!!!! i have been looking for a wire rope knife for sometime .
would this be something that can ship to canada or would it get stopped at the border
спасибо за понимание а где его можно достать? откуда его добывают и для чего ты его применяешь как оно влияет на заготовку стали ? спасибо большое!
Good Job! Nice Knife!
Good work dude.
I can't get enough of this video! What size cable do you use to start with? Also, if you still demo at the no renaisance fair, I gotta come and see you this year. I live in NJ. Also, are you the JWS from iforgeiron?
Please tell me I can still buy one of these I am in love with the knife. Also do you by chance make the sheaths for them as well?
I love that forge! Can you tell me how you made? Is it just a brakedrum surrounded by stone?
Thanks
What was the point of etching if the cable is a homogeneous type of steel?
Very Nice! Thanks!
What kind of cables are these. By the way good job, great..
Oh thanks i may hava a chance to find them now. Thank you
I've watched various people electro weld the wire rope before outing it in the forge, I notice you didn't or had you done it before you started filmng?
Ok thanks very much for replying.
Did you use a welder to self the ends shut first or did you just straight forge self them?
JW Stekervetz how do you get them not to grey? Everytime I have tried it without mug welding it first they always seem to frey even at weld temp
I love the blade i was wondering though how many layers are in a good damascus blade, is there a minimum? thank you
Mine is at 40 layers I am thinking of going one more, will be my first. I also have some cable. Thank you for the vedio and reply
Very informative
beginner question: what type of brick is more suitable for building a hearth?
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thanks. so many details i hadn't considered before! i have some reading to do.
por cuanto tiempo lo dejas en el ácido???
3 minutos
what oz jammer are you using?
good stuff my man, what do you get for these?
What kind of acid did u use
Did you do any prep to the wire rope prior to putting it in the forge?
Aside from cutting it to my desired length, no prep whatsoever.
However, I will say that when I come across a piece that’s particularly nasty with grease I have been known to soak a length overnight in kerosene just to play it safe. This piece though came from an entire spool I bought new.
@@jwstek that’s what I was looking for, do you think vinegar would be a good soak for the nasty?
@@fryscountrylifechannel4437 no, I think it would oxidize the steel and make welding a real pain in the ass if not impossible!
nice but it looks like there a gap at top of forge where a hot coal could fall
что у него там в ведре белое порошок который он сыпит на горячую заготовку?
Very cool.....!
Can you make a video on how to make a forge.
do you have a large magnet on your anvil?
JW S. you can tell lol
Nice work. I hope that since you made this video you have learned to use Eye protection. All it takes is one spark coming off a hammer blow to blind you permanently. I should know, I'm now legally blind...
wow. i can only imagine the sense of regret. can you get an artificial lens implanted?
Botha Lissom no, my condition has no cure.
Gilberto Diaz Castro
my sympathies. i always use PPE. better to be cautious.
wtf are you talking about i get sparks of red hot metal flying in my eyes at least once a month and there's no damage to my eyesight
What kind of acid did you use?
thanks!
what material you put to reduce oxidation
Thank's
Nice!
SWEET!!
JW
that is a Body and fender hammer isnt it ? do you know the name of that hammer? thanks
JW .. I thought it was a body hammer , it has a long snout reminds me of my ex wife .. lol thanks
+Lucky B I believe that is what is referred to as a "French Pattern" hammer
JW I wish I did know the name of it but I don't
I jumped on e-bay a while back looking at old
body and fender hammers and it had three of them for sale , but were beyond what I wanted to pay , , .. JW .. the best thing for making a hollow grind on a blade when you don't have a belt grinder . ( 2) 1.1/2 Ball bearings set up on what they call a black smiths helper they line up on one another , and for a 3.5 to 4" skinning blade or drop point ,, can come out damn nice , need a slot where you can slide the hot blade behind the bearings and get your edge started where you want it .. better than trying to beat one out
on the with a ball peen on an anvil .. ( Tip of the day )
ok wellits a multi cultural hammer then bumper/ blacksmithing /knife makers hammer . it was a good invention ..
what if the cable is galvanized light?
+miloš benčič I would never use galvanized steel for smithing, the zinc coating on the steel will release toxic fumes when heated.
oh boy, zinc police again. ..
What can use instead borax?
thank you for your response i will try to use kerosene
ok i am a firefighter thank you for the reminder
So do you use regular borax?
Sorry Dusty, don't know how I missed this.. oh wait, my daughter had just been born and through our life into blissful chaos for a few days! Anyway, yes, that's just straight 20 mule team borax, nothing special, fresh out of the box.
J Stekervetz As far as my knowledge goes Borax is not something you want to have skin contact with......ever.....just a heads up. Just do a quick google search on it.....
Yorozuya it's sodium tetraborate not to be confused with boric acid. While it can be a mild skin irritant for some, its also used in shampoo and more commonly in laundry products, which incidentally it is sold as in the form I use. I'm personally calloused to hell and have never had any issues with it in the 20+ years I've been smithing. That being said, I'm sure there are people who would be irritated by it and I would recommend a spoon of some sort for anyone else. On a side note, the structure of the mineral itself is a major irritant to fleas and will actually shred their exoskeleton causing them to die - a good way to get them out of furniture I'm told.. (Just another use) :)
J Stekervetz "revised classification of borax as toxic for reproduction category 1B under the CLP Regulations." Taken from the wikipedia page. It can't go through skin easily BUT any cuts will make it enter your body..........inhaling it is probably bad too....Also it apparently won't buildup inside the body which makes it quite safe. So here my revised advice: Don't do it when you have any cuts on your hand.....(and sorry for barking before actually knowing about it :D) :P
Yorozuya you'll get the same issues with another alkaline powder known as table salt. :)
Why that temp for your oil?
Very cool😀 what would happen if you quenched in something like water or animal blood ( I read that was a Viking method)
Wow that is really cool. You are very knowledgeable. Is there a chart or scale that shows what metal quenches I which liquid the best?
Awesome. Thanks for the gouge 😀
what type acid for the etch
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What type of cool down after the 340 degree cycles .
Roby Lutrick
And where do you get your coal , , ,I'm in West Texas can't find straight coal anywhere . Lump B B Q coal work ?
I think i know you from a certain website mr jw. You would know me on said website as doomtooth :D.
I swear you work at Wendy's, because someone their uses the same borax addition technique to sprinkle salt on my fries.
Красава)))
the audio on this is the only complaint i have. you speak too quietly, and the sounds of the tools drown you out.
and you're narrating this in post.
otherwise totally enjoyable.
Why do you not wear safety glasses?
Robert Winkel There's two main reasons for this in this video. A) Lighting for shooting, I couldn't see beyond the glare with my current glasses at the time. B) I cut my teeth doing this as historical demonstrations where anachronisms, such as a face shield, earmuffs or even a handy pair of vice grips were severely forbidden. I've always worked slower, more controlled and at a rather large distance from the anvil. Unless I'm giving tiny correction taps to nudge a piece one way or another, my head never goes near a certain area around the anvil and certainly not over it. It's a little hard to see that with the camera angle, it's a little deceiving. But my safety glasses do make an appearance at about 13:32 when I'm grinding. With powertools it doesn't matter how you've been trained or how cautious you are, something is going to go wrong, it's just a matter of when.
looks like you have 0 knives for sale...business must be slow
Ek dink ek moet vir my ʼn soortgelyke een laat maak.
i love the video has helped me get an idea on how to do a cable knife love forging plan on doing it myself soon.