January 13, 201511 yr I shot a video yesterday afternoon of making a cable "Damascus" knife. This is one of the demonstrations I do in about 20 minutes at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. I'm sure the voice over could use a little work, but I was narrating it at about 1am so I had a little exhaustion working against me. Now before anyone says anything, I know that I'm not wearing safety glasses while hammering but shooting a video and doing production work are two different feats and so is lighting for shooting and sometimes they work against each other.. So, with that being said, always wear the appropriate safety gear when working! Anyway, enjoy! (that is if I can figure out how to embed it) -J
January 13, 201511 yr jws Thank you for making the video. Nice pace with the explanation of how it is done. Many videos are too rushed and skip too many steps.
January 13, 201511 yr Author Thank you. Aside from cutting the grinding and belt work in half the only chunks that were scrapped were the heating portions, everything is as you see it in real time. I also didnt get the tempering but my helper had left for the day and I figured it might be a little boring.. but I did give it an honorable mention with some overlaying text. :) My main point was to make this for some students who had asked but I've got a few customers who wanted to see how it was done, so I figured I'd just share it with the world. -J
January 14, 201511 yr Well done video, along with excellent narration. Enjoyed it a lot. And an very nice blade.
January 14, 201511 yr Nice video, good work! Thank you for sharing. The result is a fine piece! All the bests: Gergely
January 14, 201511 yr Thank you. I've been eyeballinging my piece of cable and are busy reading the instructions in Jim Hrisoulaiswhatevers book, and this will help a lot.
January 16, 201511 yr Thank you. I've been eyeballinging my piece of cable and are busy reading the instructions in Jim Hrisoulaiswhatevers book, and this will help a lot. The name we all know... but can't pronounce :) Great video, I always learn something new when another maker shows their workflow
January 21, 201511 yr thanks so much for the great video very cool nice work on the finish and you must of spent a lot of time making your touch mark jig as its comes out perfect well done thanks for sharing cheers :D
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