basher Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Dear all. Here is a youtube link to a short film that I got my brother to make for me. it shows the forging of a kitchen knife... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Very well done, and very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Owen - you and your brother work well together, the slow motion photography is awesome when fire and steel are involved, Great work and the Knives look Great also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Very impressive, both the film and the kitchen knife you forged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Greetings Owen, Well done... Your film truly shows the progression of blade smithing. A mass of nothing to a work of art with your sole and vision.. Love the music and slow camera.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyO Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Wow, Sweet looking knife. Every time I see someone of your caliber turn out a Damascus knife, it makes me think I should try my hand at a blade. Maybe someday....In my 'free' time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefflus Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I really like artsy blacksmith films, they are incredibly relaxing but still inspiring. -Very nice, thank you! Personally I would prefer a hint of colour during the forging though. Also it's so nice to see your no-fuss quality approach, with forged tangs. The fact that this shows in the pattern is purely positive in my book. I mention this because I was watching some other patternwelding-videos last night, and it was kind of sad to see how much work and effort went into essentially weakening the product, by cutting the tang and filing very sharp corners in it just to make it look crisp. I'm not trying to make a point here, I just realized it might seem like I was, just wanted to say I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Cannot be an easy task to somehow capture the craftsmanship your work exhibits in a video. It indeed happened and with the same level of skill and artistry that befits your work. Thank you for sharing and thank you for contributing on this site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal99 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Very relaxing video, thanks for sharing it. Your work is top notch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 basher i have just watched that video ( after trying earlier and being disturbed by the kids...) that is the best thing ive seen on here for long time! as well as being very interesting for someone like me who does not make knives, ( LOVED the cutting edge and the oil ) it was just gorgeous to watch! the black and white works BEAUTIFULLY for me, i loved the detail of the dirt in your nails and fingertips and the skin on your hands next to the steel - just lovely!! mesmerising :) and the music was perfect, especially the scraping steel string noise, beautiful beautiful beautiful - lovely composition and playing from your bro. film made more great by the fact that brothers made this - i really totally enjoyed it - and if i may say so, you sport an astonishingly good mustache :wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal99 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Very relaxing video, thanks for sharing it. Your work is too notch! Darn I wish I would have noticed my little typo before the edit option went away lol. Basher, your work is really nice. got it for ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 Thank you all for the kind words. I have been lucky enough to be involved in quite a few television programs and whilst they can be fun it is incredibly rare that they really see the beauty in the craft. I did managed to have a peek behind one of the slow mo cameras one time and was blown away by how good flames were (in this case just slowed down to 1/3 speed). the camera technology has only just become affordable. ......and even gnarly hairy blacksmiths can look ok in black and white!!! I have some other footage that we took at the same time that will be out there soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 yes - it is one thing to show a demo, but quite another to get across the elemental beauty of the whole thing. well done - glad your making more! i will watch them :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Absolutley is a great production - Worthy of prime time!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 AWESOME!!!! You and your brother will be off to Hollywood soon! I did think that you overheated the tang when hot fitting the handle though... ideally I like it to melt into place rather than burning... any charring weakens the handle socket. To that end I usually use a small propane/air torch for the purpose and track the time of heating quite closely. Really a RARE treat, IME, to watch a very well done video of a truly expert smith at his work! Thank You!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 cheers..... I often burn handles in hot, or at temper temp. when burning in hot I will normally remove some of the char to aid with gluing. my normal practice is to temper the tang (up to sub critical) in the process bleeding the temper into the beginning of the blade. burning in is a usefull process but is dependant greatly upon using a wood suited to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Interesting! I usually use glue only as an overkill reflex. I depend on the melted resin in the wood as my main glue! I use all types of wood but will carefully predrill them so that I can melt in successfully without overheating. In softwoods this can sometimes just be a small starter hole but very dense woods I will taper drill to a near fit before melting in the tangs. I will only add glue to the end of the socket AFTER I have melted the tang in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Paul Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Very nice friend. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loneforge Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Well done indeed ...certainly showcases the talents of both men. Beautiful work as usual Owen, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIKTOR Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 very nice work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Owen - any luck getting the other footage close to being able to see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantofolder Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Brilliant production work from all aspects Owen!! The Jantz catalog paper for the fire was a great detail. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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