Man, that’s a really beautiful knife. I know that’s not the way the pattern was supposed to look, but it came out so cool. This is my favorite video that you have made.
@DavidMoonForge
9 ай бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate that! It was definitely a cool experience to do one of the knife build challenges. The next one will be the viking challenge. You should participate. All you have to do is join the KZitem Knifemaker Challenge FB group.
@JoeyAtilano
11 ай бұрын
Like a brisket katana! Beautiful
@DavidMoonForge
11 ай бұрын
That's exactly what I was thinking!
@svkorban
10 ай бұрын
the case when an unexpected drawing turned out to be more interesting than expected. a bit like the Wachowski Matrix
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Such an insightful comment! I really appreciate that. Thanks for watching! 🙏
@svkorban
10 ай бұрын
if you remember the screensaver of the movie, it really looks like. @@DavidMoonForge 🙂
@chewyakarieckenicholas6049
10 ай бұрын
It turned out beautifully I love the pattern
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@blocksheep4899
10 ай бұрын
This was a beautiful piece. Love the craft.
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jasonvliet-odonataknifeworks
11 ай бұрын
Looks awesome!..Carbon migration would be my guess to the cause. Nice work!
@DavidMoonForge
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@KingCobra66
10 ай бұрын
I really like the profile of your kitchen chopper knife, just wish that damascus wasn't ground off so much like you said. Good work
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Yeah, it was sure a bummer to see all the damascus ground off in the test etch. I've got a small piece of the billet left that I can make a thicker field knife out of. Hopefully that one will give me the look I was going for. Thanks for watching 🤙
@outlawbladesandleather
11 ай бұрын
I enjoyed watching this. Very nice work
@DavidMoonForge
11 ай бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate that!
@chrisb5986
10 ай бұрын
Stunning!
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@marshamoon9029
11 ай бұрын
Sure enjoyed watching you work through this one. Love it, love it...and you!
@DavidMoonForge
11 ай бұрын
Thank you! This was a really fun build. It definitely pushed my boundaries as a knife maker.
@guillermoalfaro2714
10 ай бұрын
Hey 👋 man how are you my friend it's my first time commenting on your video 📹 and that knife 🔪 buddy it looks amazing how it's become nice work
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! 🤙
@rytramprophet843
10 ай бұрын
I appreciate your commitment to the craft. beautiful knife. It amazes me how many of the channels participating in this challenge are cutting corners and just shaping their blades out of a single bar or leaf spring.
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Thanks, I really appreciate that! I don't have any experience with Japanese sword making, so I saw this build as a great way to learn about something I wouldn't otherwise try. Obviously I've just barely scratched the surface of learning about Japanese bladesmith techniques, but nevertheless I'm glad I went this route in the build. In all the other channels' defense, the challenge was to make a samurai inspired build of your own, not necessarily to make an authentic Japanese blade. I thought it was cool to see all the different directions that people went with the challenge. Thanks for watching! 🤙
@rytramprophet843
10 ай бұрын
@@DavidMoonForge it isn't about being authentic. It's about effort. Anyone with a hammer and a sufficient heat source can cut and hammer a bar of steel to resemble a sword. A real smith puts the effort in and folds the steel for added durability and aesthetic value.
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
I bet you would like Heavy Forge's build video for the Samurai Challenge. I thought it was really interesting to watch his process for making the steel he used for his tanto.
@rytramprophet843
10 ай бұрын
@@DavidMoonForge if it is the bamboo cane tonto than i have watched it and it was pretty impressive.
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
@@rytramprophet843 no, it's not that one. Heavy Forge melted steel into blooms in the bottom of a coal fire and then folded it several times and showed the grain structure changes under a microscope. The final result looked pretty neat, but it was also interesting to see the grain structure evolve.
@sidneyriggs9764
10 ай бұрын
Looks fricken awesome.
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! It was even cooler in my head! 😛
@trainwon5699
10 ай бұрын
Great job David it turned out nice..
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@MASI_forging
10 ай бұрын
How awesome. Such a beautiful knife 👏👏
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@scottjerome2786
10 ай бұрын
I wonder if not enough soak time would cause not enough cross grain growth. That being the reason you can see the lines of the mild steel. Idk. Just a giess
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Interesting. I've never done any forge welding with mild steel before. I'd guess I had the billet in the forge for around 15 minutes or so for the first heat as the forge got up to full temp, and then probably around 8 - 10 minutes between each subsequent heat.
@bobgore1962
10 ай бұрын
This was awesome! I really enjoyed watching, and the knife came out beautiful! Thanks for sharing my brother! 😎👍🏻🔨🔥🔪
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate that. It was a fun build where I got to try a lot of things I've never done before.
@TheOGfrenchy
11 ай бұрын
Awesome video! I like the WD 40 trick! And your press! lol even though it didn’t turn out quite like you wanted it still looks awesome! YOUR BLADE SIR…… IT WILL CUTT !!!
@DavidMoonForge
11 ай бұрын
Thanks dude! I've got a little bit of the steel left over that I'd like to make a thicker field knife out of. That should look more like what I was going for.
@TheOGfrenchy
11 ай бұрын
@@DavidMoonForge awesome can’t wait to see that one! Keep em coming brother 👍 also, I wonder how they pick the winner for the viewer entries!? That would be sweet if you won some new loot!!!
@DavidMoonForge
11 ай бұрын
@@TheOGfrenchy we'll see. There were a lot of really amazing builds. I think there are around 650 in the Facebook group. I'm not exactly sure how many viewer builds there were for the Samurai Challenge though.
@Little_River_Forge
8 ай бұрын
Nice laser you got there….. be a shame if you accidentally sent it to me 😂
@DavidMoonForge
8 ай бұрын
Sorry dude, this thing has become an integral part of our kitchen. My kids use it to cut anything they can 😛
@206stonner
10 ай бұрын
the prep work for all the layer must of took along time what was the total hours for the knife
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Yeah, this was definitely a longer build than most. I'd guess somewhere around 40-hours or so start to finish.
@vincentcocuzza8679
10 ай бұрын
Awesome video man!! Question though where is your press from or is it home made? I’ve been looking for one but they get kinda high$$$
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Thanks dude! The press is the 12-ton press from Coal Iron Works. It's about the lowest barrier to entry press out there. I put off getting a press for a long time, but now that I have one it's invaluable to my knife making. The only problem now is that I want to upgrade to the 25-ton press.
@honeybadger6878
10 ай бұрын
Is that a Shadow Man?
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Yes it is
@realtalkistrashtalk8408
10 ай бұрын
Nice knife but not the damascus design, For me I think its better if you twisted it.
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
Yeah, I love the aesthetics of twist damascus. I've got a small billet of the katana steel from this build left over that I want to forge a thicker EDC type knife with. That should show the steel like I wanted in this build. I'm curious to see what it will look like. Thanks for watching 🤙
@samartcrafts_1910
10 ай бұрын
About how powerful is your press
@DavidMoonForge
10 ай бұрын
It's the Coal Iron Works 12-ton press
@samartcrafts_1910
10 ай бұрын
@@DavidMoonForge thanks
@md.abdurrahmanshakil7990
9 ай бұрын
hey can i have this knife template
@DavidMoonForge
9 ай бұрын
Sorry, I don't have a drawing for it. I just forged and ground it to shape. I can give you the rough dimensions if you want though.
@md.abdurrahmanshakil7990
9 ай бұрын
@@DavidMoonForge yes plz
@DavidMoonForge
9 ай бұрын
@@md.abdurrahmanshakil7990 the edge length from heel to tip is 12.25". The handle length is 5.5". Overall length is 19.5". Blade width is 2". Thickness is slightly over 1/16".
@md.abdurrahmanshakil7990
9 ай бұрын
@@DavidMoonForge thank you
@geraldstamour1312
9 ай бұрын
That belongs in a high-end kitchenware catalog and/or retailer, @DavidMoonForge!
@DavidMoonForge
9 ай бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate that! My son uses it every time he cuts up an apple 😂
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