Kyle Royer, you blow me away with your skill bro, serious for years now you have had me in awe of your craftsmanship and skill. Bless you man, may you live to be 120 years old.
kyle roger u blow me far with your skull bruh See riously 4 ears noq u had me in awaken of you kraftmanskip and skill yours Loving Gay Clint. Is lab u k. ❤ n im 120 ears uld
I have seen many bladesmiths attempt doing damascus out of razor blades. And while I find the concept pretty neat, i have never really cared for the finished result other smiths have had. And yet here you are, blowing us all away with hands down the most beautifully crafted take on this build challenge. Words are not enough to praise what you've created here. Just. Incredible man.
@thomasbecker9676 no one wants to hear your bs excuse of how the only "real" damascus has to be made in only 1 place from 1 certain mine and contains 2% bullshit from the golden cow. The term damascus has evolved to include several different methods of how it's made.
Saying it's not damascus is the same as saying your mom isn't a sloot after taking money from a thousand guys and sleeping with them. Get over yourself
recognized the tribute. He is not posting so often anymore. He is in Ukraine so I am thinking good thoughts for him. He made a knife out of an occupiers cannon barrel, so... th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=shurap+channel
This man is goated, he knows he does not need to say a thing while doing his craft, no voiceover no nothing. Just watch, hopefully learn and enjoy the artistry and ingenuity of a true pro.
Describes? Maybe I'm missing something, but....where is the talking? Also, a 9 cent blade isn't a 3000$ knife (ffs, really? 3000$?) You need 1000 blades!
Extremely skilled person! Knowing metallurgy, outstanding forging, and designers experience. It's simply impossible to count all skills and knowledge. Just blade design costs more than claimed. Very impressive. Thank you very much!
Once I saw the pepper, I knew who you were calling out. You forgot the tea, unless that was the instant coffee joke. This is like calling Eminem out. Dmitry (Shurap) is a legend.
the coffee is tech he invented a couple of years back, just makes the blacks blacker, increases contrast, don't know how or why it works but yeah; i've seen it getting copied lately.
@@retematic2351A similar albeit slightly different result could probably be done with tea since it is the tannins in coffee react with the iron and iron containing molecules on the surface to create even darker materials in certain regions. A similar reaction makes ancient bog oak black.
It's a meme in the knifemaking videos. In many languages sharpness and spiceness share the word, so the joke is "adding spiceness" -> "adding sharpness"
It's an homage to the joke from shurap channel. It's famous Ukrainian blacksmith. He always adds paper since the word for "spicy" taste and "sharpness" is a same in Ukrainian. So he adds sharpness to the knife in this way.
Love this. You and Shurap are my favorites to watch (Your dad too) and i often reflect internally on how very differently you operate. I just love everything about you doing this.
There is something absolutely gorgeous about the broad hollow grind, of a straight razor. No other cutting instrument compares, in beauty….the fact that its razor blade damascus, just makes it art. 👍👍👍spectacular build.
It would do multiple things also like consuming and oxygen in the canister as it burns it would also turn to carbon potentially acting carbon to the finished steel
Out of all the forging videos I have watched over the years, i have never seen methods like his. He is a true artist with the metal. He earned a subscriber 😊
This is the best damascus out of every kind of damascus I‘ve ever seen. You know what you‘re doing and even unknowing people can see this. That‘s what I‘d call a mastersmith.
@@meks360 I don't mind the sun sometimes The images it shows I can taste you on my lips And smell you in my clothes Cinnamon and sugary And softly spoken lies You never know just how to look Through other people's eyes
this is the best thing I've ever seen you make in my opinion. I like folding razors, and the thought of making one out of 9 cent razor blades is not a new idea, but this was beautiful. Very nicely done.
This is one of the best blade/blacksmithing videos on YT in my opinion. No excessive slo-mo shots with music. Just awesome footage and high quality craftsmanship.
Wow. This is what youtube is all about. Just randomly ran into this video.. I watched the entire thing. So awesome to watch. Is there a benefit to using only razor blades? Does it improve its sharpness? I know NOTHING about this. I feel like I'm watching Ironman building his first suit.
@@ThePhantom4516 we get it man you cut yourself. Give it up, you aren't going to get sympathy attention in a yt comment section. Please just get help if you're genuinely cutting yourself, it's not cool or funny
To all those individuals expressing concerns regarding the product's perceived value, it is essential to recognize that the worth of an item extends beyond its monetary cost. The meticulous craftsmanship and the time dedicated to its creation are equally significant factors in determining its true value.
Then we should also consider that a razor blade (or a group) manufactured and used to simplify a lot the creation of the knife... If this knife would be valued on 3000$ then one made from zero would be way more expensive, while ussually they are not. The price is just made to trigger views, and is not reasonable to extrapolate it to the market, probably not even for a custom request this price would be accepted until literally yoi would be paying for the name/artist recognition, and not actually for the work...
I have a feeling that he simply didn't include the footage of that in the video. He was grinding off the welds later on so it's not like he isn't cognizant of working mild steel into the billet.
There's multiple clips of him grinding and of the acid etch before he stacked the billet. You can very clearly see that he removed the mild steel before stacking
At 4:51 you can see the dark color is the razors, the light color is high carbon steel powder, and the outside edge is a tarnished tan/bronze color, that's the mild steel case.
@@kyzual Yeah I may have to retract my previous comment...there are definitely three different types of steel in that stack, and they're present in the finished knife as well. Either he forged mild steel into that billet, or the canister was made with some variety of carbon steel itself. Looking at the very beginning, that canister seems to be homemade rather than off the shelf tubing, and he didn't put any kind of whiteout on the inside either. Whether that's because the canister started out as square tubing and cut down to fit razor blades, or it was made from some type of lower carbon steel (1018 or 1050 perhaps?). I could get behind incorporating a canister made from a lower carbon steel as a third steel, but not mild steel. It's either a total rookie mistake or that was part of the plan.
For those saying 3K is a scam, some people have money & value craftmanship. Put those together with a large audience, and the knife will sell (it did and almost instantly- which means he could have charged more). Not saying I would have bought it, but that its a rational price given the limited quantity of the product and the fact many people will tick the boxes mentioned above.
*I'm an artist. I just built the cleanest micro ATX PC in smoked glass and an arctic white, metal case with black parts, save the white PSU. For the parts, $3,000. For my LABOUR? Another $3,000. So, $6,000 please.* 😑
It is worth what someone will pay for. With a huge audience and a product stock of exactly one knife, he can sell anything he makes at a premium because his skills and reputation afford him that ability.
it either does nothing, or it burns the oxygen in the canister to make a better forge weld, I'm not a blacksmith but from my some decade of watching it that's what I've gathered
Nothing, it is just a pun in Russian since there is a word that can describe both sharp and spicy things in that language. The pepper doesn't significantly harm anything and it can remove a little oxygen from the canister but that isn't the reason why it is used.
This knife is sold...
you called it a $3000 knife, but it has not even sold for $3000 yet?
how much do you really want for this $2 knife?
@@InternetArbiter First time on this website?
how about a tribute to Bill Moran!! do his moon knife!!
@@nickbrown3723 that doesn't answer my question and you aren't that guy. what are you trying to imply?
@@InternetArbiter i see you are one of those all powerful mighty keyboard knife makers!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
customer: is thats a knife???
barber: yes, but it has the heart of a razor blade.
Younger barber: I wouldn’t say *A* razor blade.😂
(Loud smack, before quiet crying)
@@isaacnelson4503what??
@@isaacnelson4503 you ruined the joke
@@isaacnelson4503what does this mean
Commenter: am I using corrects grammar?
Readers: No you’re illiterate and incompetent with severe autism
Kyle Royer, you blow me away with your skill bro, serious for years now you have had me in awe of your craftsmanship and skill. Bless you man, may you live to be 120 years old.
haha that ending made me laugh! gonna steal that xD
Amen!
I hope he takes on a couple of assistants, and trains them to keep this skill going.
@@budsimpson2853 I will wait patiently until someone gives him $3000.00 for his skill........
kyle roger u blow me far with your skull bruh See riously 4 ears noq u had me in awaken of you kraftmanskip and skill yours Loving Gay Clint. Is lab u k. ❤ n im 120 ears uld
I enjoy no talking, just straight work.
I enjoy no dumb comments but yk here we are
@@jasonrathmann9359hypocrisy at its finest
In all my 10 years of watching smithing videos, I’ve never seen someone twist a piece so much
2990$ on work hours, 10$ material cost..
U forgot mentioning about having all the necessarily tools and knowledge to do it .
So?
Respect the craftsmanship
@@sekoucisse9311 that’s the point! Thanks
And those razorblades cost a lot more. Add a zero to that $10 and you'd come closer.
I have seen many bladesmiths attempt doing damascus out of razor blades. And while I find the concept pretty neat, i have never really cared for the finished result other smiths have had.
And yet here you are, blowing us all away with hands down the most beautifully crafted take on this build challenge. Words are not enough to praise what you've created here. Just. Incredible man.
It's pattern-welded to look like damascus, but it's not actually damascus.
@thomasbecker9676 no one wants to hear your bs excuse of how the only "real" damascus has to be made in only 1 place from 1 certain mine and contains 2% bullshit from the golden cow. The term damascus has evolved to include several different methods of how it's made.
Saying it's not damascus is the same as saying your mom isn't a sloot after taking money from a thousand guys and sleeping with them. Get over yourself
@@cae2487 It's more to do with the methodology, you clown. Damascus is a crucible steel. What Kyle does is pattern-welding.
@@cae2487 Damascus is a crucible steel, not pattern-welded.
Client: I’d like a twist damascus straight razor made of razor blades, please.
Kyle: One Shurap Special coming right up! ❤
recognized the tribute. He is not posting so often anymore. He is in Ukraine so I am thinking good thoughts for him. He made a knife out of an occupiers cannon barrel, so... th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=shurap+channel
@@watchthe1369 shurp is an artist as well!!! i try to but the tea he drinks in his videos
Alec Steele has also been doing the same thing, maybe it’s knifemakers’ way to send their blessings?
@@andrejohnson6731 shurap is an artist as well
@@stuartli16610 it started with shurap he did it as a pun since spicy and sharp can be described with the same word in his native language.
This man is goated, he knows he does not need to say a thing while doing his craft, no voiceover no nothing. Just watch, hopefully learn and enjoy the artistry and ingenuity of a true pro.
I've never seen a piece of pattern welded steel be twisted so much. You really have some skill at that.
Rumours say he's still twisting it to this day...
12-08-2024 He is in fact still twisting😂😂😂
whats the point of twisting the steel? is it for strengthening, pattern, or both?
@@wesleylachance1555 Both I think. Pattern welded steel tends to be a lot stronger than plain steel
@@bigbasil1908 can you make pattern welded steel without twisting? or is that simply part of the process?
Thanks
Ik what everyone else is saying, but personally, I love when he describes everything he does. In a way, it sort of even becomes relatable. 😅
yes and i also like to pay for youtube comments
Describes? Maybe I'm missing something, but....where is the talking? Also, a 9 cent blade isn't a 3000$ knife (ffs, really? 3000$?) You need 1000 blades!
@@riff42 not in this video
Ok.
Agreed. I prefer narrated videos.
Extremely skilled person! Knowing metallurgy, outstanding forging, and designers experience. It's simply impossible to count all skills and knowledge. Just blade design costs more than claimed. Very impressive. Thank you very much!
13:41 my cat when it sees another cat
🤣🤣🤣
Me when i see another cat
Me when I see other people...
This had me dying lmfao
He hisses!! 😂😂😂
3:41 bros core is unbelievable
Once I saw the pepper, I knew who you were calling out. You forgot the tea, unless that was the instant coffee joke. This is like calling Eminem out. Dmitry (Shurap) is a legend.
the coffe is to darken the etch, dont think was a reference
the coffee is tech he invented a couple of years back, just makes the blacks blacker, increases contrast, don't know how or why it works but yeah; i've seen it getting copied lately.
@@retematic2351A similar albeit slightly different result could probably be done with tea since it is the tannins in coffee react with the iron and iron containing molecules on the surface to create even darker materials in certain regions. A similar reaction makes ancient bog oak black.
Isn't the "pepper" a legit thing to remove oxygen from the interior of the sealed billet?
He is also calling out Jessie Hu with the lighting of the forge
0:11 that's a really cool pattern actually
YES! A great reference, this guy knows his stuff 1:34
Haha yes, me too noticed that lmao.
what's that?
@@newt3520 yeah what did that mean?
we need to know, whats with the condiment shaker?
Came here for this. The Shurap reference was not lost!
Is that a pepper on 1:45?😮
It's a meme in the knifemaking videos. In many languages sharpness and spiceness share the word, so the joke is "adding spiceness" -> "adding sharpness"
It's an homage to the joke from shurap channel. It's famous Ukrainian blacksmith. He always adds paper since the word for "spicy" taste and "sharpness" is a same in Ukrainian. So he adds sharpness to the knife in this way.
Not really on 1:45 more like 1:36
Organic matter will generally act as a flux to help draw out impurities from the steel.
@@bigbasil1908like borax?
12:00 that’s exactly the sound my wife does when I get home drunk at 3am
Love this.
You and Shurap are my favorites to watch (Your dad too) and i often reflect internally on how very differently you operate.
I just love everything about you doing this.
That has to be one of the most appealing patterns that I have ever seen.
Awesome work.
0:35 no balls to punch it
There's a difference between being ballsy and being an idiot
@@andriwilliam7474 "There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity." - Mark Twain prolly idk
This comment made me laugh thank you 😂
@@andriwilliam7474bro chill
are you 8?
That was one of the most beautiful creations I've ever seen. Well done!👏
There is something absolutely gorgeous about the broad hollow grind, of a straight razor. No other cutting instrument compares, in beauty….the fact that its razor blade damascus, just makes it art. 👍👍👍spectacular build.
Gorgeous work, Kyle! Nice nod to Shurap, too!
The long videos are good but I’m loving these shorter full build videos!!
I cannot describe how beautiful was the moment of you dipping it into the yellowish solution... this is not a Knife, this a piece of art
Your talent is unmatched ! the end result is not only functional but its artwork. You never disappoint 🤓
10:50 church is in session.
is the pepper an ode to Shurap??
I thought the same thing!
Sure
no doubt
Be cool to see them do a collab.
It would do multiple things also like consuming and oxygen in the canister as it burns it would also turn to carbon potentially acting carbon to the finished steel
Now work an 3000$ Knife into 300 razor blades
This was the most satisfying thing I have seen in a long time! Your craftsmanship and honesty filmography is just incredible!
Duuude, I knew it! Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I know of a certain Ukrainian knife maker who would probably get a kick out of this.
The bronze casting guy? (Can't remember his channel name, but I watched all his back catalogue...)
18:25 bro didn't have to remove so much hair 😂😂😂
😂
Lol 😂
Out of all the forging videos I have watched over the years, i have never seen methods like his. He is a true artist with the metal. He earned a subscriber 😊
3:11 that's insane
This is the best damascus out of every kind of damascus I‘ve ever seen. You know what you‘re doing and even unknowing people can see this. That‘s what I‘d call a mastersmith.
0:37 omg. Just thinking about how tedious unwrapping those blades must have been…
As if that's the only tedious thing! 😂😂😂
That takes minutes that's not the tedious part at all 😂
I woulda burned all the paper off
@@Dgafsranger yeah but you have to go slow as to not cut yourself
1:25 can I mix that with milk 😂
Sure but it’s a little heavy on the stomach.
@@paulpisters668 you get my humor thank you 😂
If you want to be metal.
You must... BECOME METAL.
More Ovaltine, please.
6:56 is 100% satisfying
Camera person and the editor deserve a raise
Hello Kyle, have you ever tried forging titanium damascus? I can't wait to see you doing an absolut masterpiece out of that!
NICE! Now let me address the elephant in the room here.. Where is The Griffin Sword????????? 😂
Actually...
1:34 delicious. Now eat it
Why pepper?
@@meks360
I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how to look
Through other people's eyes
@@meks360 no, bla pepper
Raw? Gross, eat after it has been cooked.
You look like Walter white
Fixed the title for you
Turning $270 worth of razor blades into an expensive knife using thousands of dollars worth of equipment
According to the description, it was 1,000 razor blades, so $90. It's still a pretty pointless project though, why not just use sheet steel?
@@HM-rz8nvbecause it's art and to create the pattern in the knife. It's more complicated on purpose.
@@mrteeeeeeee you don't need razor blades to create damascus patterns though. It's just a waste of razor blades when other steel would have sufficed.
Well sure that you need some basic investment into equipment to be capable of crafting such knives.
I mean they gotta shop so they must be doing something right
this is the best thing I've ever seen you make in my opinion. I like folding razors, and the thought of making one out of 9 cent razor blades is not a new idea, but this was beautiful. Very nicely done.
Great blade. Scientific knowledge and artistic craftsmanship combined in a beautiful blade.
TRUELY A ARTST!! NOT JUST A KNIFE MAKER!! A CUT ABOVE ALL OTHERS SO TO SPEAK!!
7:06 Me in the morning 😂
Masterpiece of rare workmanship ❤
Glad to see I’m not the only one who loves the videos by Shurap. Beautiful blade.
This is one of the best blade/blacksmithing videos on YT in my opinion. No excessive slo-mo shots with music. Just awesome footage and high quality craftsmanship.
3:41 TF2 Engineer????
Really...
I’m sure Shurap will appreciate your pepper reference lol
You're the type of craftsman I pray I'll be one day. Good work sir 🤟🤟
Wow. This is what youtube is all about. Just randomly ran into this video.. I watched the entire thing. So awesome to watch.
Is there a benefit to using only razor blades? Does it improve its sharpness?
I know NOTHING about this. I feel like I'm watching Ironman building his first suit.
At least he prevented a depressed teen from using them
Scalpels do a better job anyway
This sounds sooo wrong
@@ThePhantom4516wow bro you're so cool and edgy and unique, everyone cares so much about how you know what items can be best used to harm yourself.
@@michaeljannusch from personal experience yes it’s accurate
@@ThePhantom4516 we get it man you cut yourself. Give it up, you aren't going to get sympathy attention in a yt comment section. Please just get help if you're genuinely cutting yourself, it's not cool or funny
So... It's razor sharp?
LOL I see what you did there.
Nope
😂😂😂😂
sure but in another form😂
11:00 I was waiting for Thunderstruck to start playing.
I thought Hells Bells!
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how ot do it, and Virtue is doing it.
Classic Damascus method!!! Well executed.
To all those individuals expressing concerns regarding the product's perceived value, it is essential to recognize that the worth of an item extends beyond its monetary cost. The meticulous craftsmanship and the time dedicated to its creation are equally significant factors in determining its true value.
Agreed. It's not any other knife.
Then we should also consider that a razor blade (or a group) manufactured and used to simplify a lot the creation of the knife... If this knife would be valued on 3000$ then one made from zero would be way more expensive, while ussually they are not.
The price is just made to trigger views, and is not reasonable to extrapolate it to the market, probably not even for a custom request this price would be accepted until literally yoi would be paying for the name/artist recognition, and not actually for the work...
Especially the Damascus method... it's just about the toughest ask of a smith, and a lot of workshops won't attempt it.
@@BioClonehe didn't "extrapolate it to the market".
The blade sold for $3,000.
He actually did turn $0.09 razor blades into a 3,000 dollar blade.
@@DH-xw6jp lol, so selling one unit means that is the real market value? Thx for playing
The slow motion sound of the hammer did something nice to my brain.
The toll of the bell rings for the forgotten.
Bro made a 3,000 dollar cheese knife…
That was sick af, better than most forged in fire episodes I’ve watched.
Phenomenal craftsmanship!! You sir are one hell of a seriously skilled bladesmith! Wow😮
Yeah, the 9-cent got my attention. So how many of them were there?
1000
What happened with the voice over and the griffin sword?
Checking for an update on the griffin sword almost everyday. Need at least an update please
Same, cant wait to see the griffin sword completed
Me - what is this, a Shurap Video?
Kyle - Busts out pepper grinder....
Who spotted the Minion with a gun 15:10 🤣🤣🤣 Great work by the way 👌
[3:00] "This moment is going to become a meme in about 24 hours, I can feel it. 😂"
You didn't remove the mild steel canister before you stacked your billet. Looks awesome though.
I have a feeling that he simply didn't include the footage of that in the video. He was grinding off the welds later on so it's not like he isn't cognizant of working mild steel into the billet.
There's multiple clips of him grinding and of the acid etch before he stacked the billet. You can very clearly see that he removed the mild steel before stacking
At 4:51 you can see the dark color is the razors, the light color is high carbon steel powder, and the outside edge is a tarnished tan/bronze color, that's the mild steel case.
@@kyzual Yeah I may have to retract my previous comment...there are definitely three different types of steel in that stack, and they're present in the finished knife as well. Either he forged mild steel into that billet, or the canister was made with some variety of carbon steel itself. Looking at the very beginning, that canister seems to be homemade rather than off the shelf tubing, and he didn't put any kind of whiteout on the inside either. Whether that's because the canister started out as square tubing and cut down to fit razor blades, or it was made from some type of lower carbon steel (1018 or 1050 perhaps?). I could get behind incorporating a canister made from a lower carbon steel as a third steel, but not mild steel. It's either a total rookie mistake or that was part of the plan.
For those saying 3K is a scam, some people have money & value craftmanship. Put those together with a large audience, and the knife will sell (it did and almost instantly- which means he could have charged more). Not saying I would have bought it, but that its a rational price given the limited quantity of the product and the fact many people will tick the boxes mentioned above.
🔥YOU MUST HAVE A SMILE ON YOUR FACE WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND HAVE TO GO TO WORK. 😆
but gurIs knife cradting is boring tho
Я рад за тебя Кайл, заниматься любимым делом в этой жизни дано не каждому. Ты делаешь потрясающие ножи.
Holy cow great craftsmanship 🤯💯
*I'm an artist. I just built the cleanest micro ATX PC in smoked glass and an arctic white, metal case with black parts, save the white PSU. For the parts, $3,000. For my LABOUR? Another $3,000. So, $6,000 please.* 😑
How did you come up with 3k for that?
He just put a random number :) should have written $30,000 instead…
You should see the amount of people saying he got it too😂.
It is worth what someone will pay for. With a huge audience and a product stock of exactly one knife, he can sell anything he makes at a premium because his skills and reputation afford him that ability.
He got 3k for the knife and 30k from YT for the vid 😉
That's not absurd for that knife. That's one of a kind and handmade
I know the pepper is a shoutout to shurap but im legit curious on what it does.
it either does nothing, or it burns the oxygen in the canister to make a better forge weld, I'm not a blacksmith but from my some decade of watching it that's what I've gathered
Nothing, it is just a pun in Russian since there is a word that can describe both sharp and spicy things in that language. The pepper doesn't significantly harm anything and it can remove a little oxygen from the canister but that isn't the reason why it is used.
i’m honestly so impressed that steel didn’t just sheer straight in half with the amount of times he twisted it
Un trabajo perfecto, me encantó el resultado final👌🏻💪🏻
$3000 seriously?
His last sword sold for something like $65,000
@@Kevin_850 that's crazy
We all now this shit doesn't cost 30 dollars
I wouldn’t pay not even 30 bucks for this crap. Lol
Ooo look at you so edgy
If you sold that knife for 3k they definitely got ripped off.
I think that might be the most beautiful knife I've ever seen. It spoke to my heart. I want one
$3000. 😂😂😂😂😂. Yeah. Good luck on even getting $300. 😂😂
9:30 man practically wringing steel
Amazing craftsmanship you showed there. Hope to see more of your work.
1:34 So all spices are done,now time for some black pepper and the dish is ready😋
As a professional knife maker of -10 years, I’ll say in my professional opinion that’s some damn good knife making.
Ugh that so beautiful, i love to see the process crafted 😍
Definitely never seen anyone twist that much, super cool!
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
That foot work alone on the pneumatic hammer is admirable.
Definitely hydrologic …. Don’t Mind me. Lol
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
Didn’t know. I needed black smith asmr
Definitely the most beautiful blade ever
amazing work! awesome shot at the end cutting the stack of papers, so cool!
They say you can do anything if you put your mind to it.. they lied to me.. I couldn't do this in 3 life times! Amazing work.