DiResta Crowbar Knife

In this blacksmithing video, I will show you how I used a crowbar from the hardware store and forged it into a knife. This metalworking project was inspired by the Roughrider Bowie knife. Overall the forged knife came out a little bit smaller than I wanted, and it is not at all a perfect execution.., but I did learn some valuable lessons while working on this that I’ll bring into my next forged knife project build. I did have to add some (bad) weld off camera to widen the handles .. you can see the porosity in the handles final edge. I hope you enjoy this project build!

Thank you to:
Abrasives:

Grinders

Forges

Oven

[jdshear]

Love watching you make stuff, reminds me of my childhood watching my dad make stuff in the shop. Precious moments in my life where time seemed to stand still as a project took shape one moment at a time. Thanks for sharing Jimmy!

[-Benedict]

I can't be the only one who assumed this was going to be a knife on one end and a crowbar hook on the other, as one piece. But that would be lunacy.

[RoeLunaticever]

A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.

[LaserGadgets]

Whenever you are making a knife I sit here with a huge smile...can't help it!

[davehatzakorzian]

Jimmy I can't say thank you enough, I have been watching your videos for a long time and you inspire me as well as many others. I wanted to take the time to thank you for all that you do and for showing that hard work and dedication will never go unseen. Keep great work 👍

[dpmakestuff]

As always the man makes it look effortless. Nice trick drilling the holes for the scales.

[MrGazz]

After the heat treat the colour of the steel was beautiful. Great job as always.

[spyroskatsaros]

congratulations you are a very good teacher And everything you make is perfect I wish you always well warm regards Spyros from London!!!👍🇬🇷

[springwoodcottage]

All I could think is, I have got to try this. Sure I don't have the oven, the shaper, the magnetic hold down etc, but as a little project that might fail it conjures up a compelling force wanting me to try. Thanks for inspiring me!

[Livi]

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[vereabsolutum]

BEAUTIFUL KNIFE!

Thanks for showing the process.

[paulkolodner]

I recommend the Edge-On-Up sharpness tester. It gives a quantitative measurement of how sharp an edge is, much better than shaving your arm hair or slicing up paper. The feedback from this gadget allowed me to upgrade my sharpening skills from Mediocre to Barely Acceptable.

[Equine_moon]

Your armhair shows how long it’s been since the last sharp instrument was made😉

[dogsoupblues]

You can always tell how long it's been since Jimmy made a knife by how much arm hair he has 😂 Beautiful work as always!!

[dennis]

You sir...are incredibly talented. Its a joy to watch you work

[jsdiy]

I knew we wouldn't go a whole video without Jimmy showing us why he's the bandsaw whisperer

[ericalmeida]

Jimmy you are just amazing!!! There is a term that defines people like you: EXPERT; You master your work with perfection, this is for few. You are EXPERT at what you do. Long life and great health to you and your dear family. Greetings from a Brazilian fan. ❤️❤️❤️

[merlinsatrom]

Fantastic Jimmy! You bandsaw brass like it's soap! Just seeing you use that robust grinder belt and your buffer wheel that looks like an F150 differential is awesome!

[thesplinteredfinger]

I think that is the first time I saw you wearing a Harley t-shirt in your videos! Great knife!

[sapelesteve]

Well done Jimmy! That is a beautiful knife! I still say that you should be on the show "Forged In Fire"! 👍👍😉😉