I made this Kiridashi

I recently came across a broken file and of course I could not let this opportunity pass. It was almost a Kiridashi already - I just had to remove a bit of material.
The beauty of these knifes comes from their simplicity. So I will only say one thing: this video is dedicated to my ball peen hammer!

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[kaushikb]

Amazing job! Love the fact that its all done sans any power tools!!! The kiridashi looks awesome.

[FearsomeWarrior]

Beautiful. Saw your post on Reddit randomly. Was already subscribed and enjoyed this one. My favorite design is just like this but with the half circle cut out behind the blade on the bottom edge. It has always stuck with me as a impactful design. Seeing you heat the blade without a investment in a small forge or thousand dollar heat treating box. Makes it much more in reach for a guy like me.

[bullygram]

Using inexpensive hand tools to create something awesome is very nice!

[andrejohnson]

0:16 I think you mean “annealed” which is to soften, instead of “normalized" which is to stabilize the grain structure within the steel and eliminate some residual stress before heat treatment. Beautiful work though, quite impressed! New sub.

[davidoliver]

Fantastic job. It reminds me of a larger stronger all metal exacto knife.

[shriakash]

No fancy tools just patience and hard work

[FearJandy]

Me making a knife like this: "OK good the shape is there. Now i have to file the details. Wait where is my file?....crap...."

[brandonhare]

No way you spent all that time measuring, and still missed! 2:50
Such a great project.

[GPDIY]

The finished product is beautiful! wish you success.

[hbslijper]

Use water when you are sanding, this will give a better result and make the sandpaper last much longer.

[Fbiking]

I like all you made !!!! Very very beautifull job !!! 👍👍👍👍
👏👏👏👏👏

[yossshooter]

Love it specially that textured finish!!

[Myrkskog]

If you've ever seen how vegetable oil is made, quenching steel is the only way to use it. Don't ever cook with it!

[RestorationEndeavours]

Nice. I made one from an old HSS saw blade recently. Yours came out a lot better. I'll have to try using a file next time.

[Dynasty]

Oh god that filing screeching. MY EARS!

[muratcelik]

BAŞARILI. ANLATIM YAPARAK OLSAYDI SÜPER OLURDU NE KADAR TAVLANMA YAPILACAK SOGUTMA ŞARTLARI VS GİBİ. TEŞEKKÜRLER

[ratroddiesels]

museum quality knife . your drill is fantastic.

[scharferschnitt]

Hey man, great video with an awesome result, but... when hardening the blade should be a little hotter than what you quenched the blade at.
keep it up <3

[custerranch]

Does it matter whether the hammering is done before or after the heat treatment? Does it do any damage to add that to an existing knife?

[Eseldasar]

It looks great, thank you!
And what about rust?