Custom Knife Making - How Custom Knives are Made Music Video

[lordraveneyeofra]

very nice!!! stock removal is a good way to make a quick knife, but a forged blade will last generations of abuse!!! sometimes you get what you pay for, handmade or forged!!! keep up the good work!!!

[ArcherOut]

@lordraveneyeofra Thank you.

[JKCr0wN]

do you make your grinds (hollow, convex, flat - or is it ground? sry I am bad at english) by that hand grinder?

[ArcherOut]

@JKCr0wN Most of the ones I do now are flat grinds.

[esh1]

Ditch the much, nice video!

[47WMATAIJI]

The knife is great but the music is disturbingly cheap.

[slacker509]

That's a nice piece of art I just got my knife finished by my boss

[7gfur]

MAN!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S A AWESOME LOOKING KNIFE!!! GREAT JOB ON IT!!

[ArcherOut]

@7gfur Thank you.

[ArcherOut]

thank you

[dragon66139]

thats beautifull :D

[armaganaltun]

it is good piece of work but it makes me sad that this process is out of tradition. i believe that it is the voice makes you happy when you hit the raw steel with a hammer - not voice of electrical instruments.

[toxitty]

thx 4 showing us how to make it:D:>;)..peace:)>-

[xxwes997xx]

great vid but, is it just me or did we miss the heat treat?

[ArcherOut]

@xxwes997xx I didn't include the heat treat in the video. YOu can read about my heat treatment process off my webstie. Here is a summary:  Our Heat Treatment is a 2 step process. Heat Harden by Normalizing our steel. This process involves heating the steel to approximately 1500 degrees, until it becomes non magnetic then quenching it in oil. 2nd is Heat Tempering, @ 400 degrees for 2 hours, and letting it air cool. This makes for a Rockwell Hardness of approximately 61.

[xxwes997xx]

@ArcherOut ooh gotchya. ill take another look at your site, by the way did you receive my email about a custom blade?

[entrapmentadored]

@ArcherOut how does magnetism effect the metal and blade??

[000WIL000]

Wicked looking blade! Good job brother!

[ArcherOut]

@000WIL000 Thanks pal.

[johnsoncasey]

sick knife dude i liked the music too fuck that guy

[ArcherOut]

@johnsoncasey Thanks pal.

[johnsoncasey]

sick knife dude

[ArcherOut]

@ryvrestone Check out my website bud.

[weslar7]

Love this song

[chandjor000]

I think Crocodile Dundee would call that a knife.

[ArcherOut]

@chandjor000 Thanks.

[IkkFedt]

What kind of steel are you using, and what thickness?

[ArcherOut]

@IkkFedt 5160 steel.  3/16 inch

[mrwoodstreet]

Instead of just playing music the whole time, try explaining what you're doing.

[ArcherOut]

@mrwoodstreet Nah. We we like them this way.

[nickliewwc]

awesome design, nice handwork, well done dude!

[ArcherOut]

@nickliewwc Thanks for watching

[calcoharsand]

i.. have no words for how AMAZING that knife is. wish i was that good at makin knives WOW

[ArcherOut]

@calcoharsand Thank you.

[calcoharsand]

@ArcherOut no problem glad to help a fellow blacksmith :)

[sadfiuhwen12482ndswk]

customknives . webs . com - i just started a website for the knives i sell

[ArcherOut]

@vatoloco274 Thanks.

[edbo7]

awesome man.have wanted to get into knife making for a while.any tips for equipment?where to start basically.cheers

[calcoharsand]

@edbo7 first. you need atleast two hammers. one small one large. start out slow.. you need an anvil, bench grinder, rotary tools are helpful, a forge and if you can. a beltsander angle grinder and ofcourse some good metal. ( punches, chisels, and a drill are good too :P) hope that helped

[zanuha]

Damn, that is one nice blade. The holes look a little misplaced though, could have been smaller and closer to the spine.

[realityfighting]

@zanuha yeah i never liked holes in blades before. its usually associated with cheap knives. i assume he's doing it to take off weight from the knife but i think it destroys the asthetics.

[justinking19951]

holy shit 5/5

[TheAspiringOne]

Great music, Great knife, Scary lookin, Entertaining. :P

[ArcherOut]

@TheAspiringOne Thank you.

[jtphantom]

so my friend, I am wondering what you did for Heat treatment on that blade. I didnt see any annealings, normalizings hardening or tempering. would you be so kind as to detail your HT method for me?

[ArcherOut]

@jtphantom The details of my annealing, normalizing, hardening, and temporing can be found on every sword & knife page on my web site. Thanks.

[niksechtniks]

Chris metal brother!!

[niksechtniks]

5/5! again f*cking nice knife man!

[enjoiorange]

Wild looking blade! 5 stars

[ArcherOut]

@enjoiorange Thank you.

[bambooLLAMA]

this is a beautifull blade. howd u get the wood to look inlayed in the metal like that?

[ArcherOut]

Took about 2 days, back then. I'm a bit faster now. Thanks for your comments.

[eddu32]

sweet knife bro, how long it took you to make it?

[Burletonboy]

nice :)

[MegaDudeman13]

Awesome. What sort of machinery do you use to cut the metal etc and make the knife also what sorts of costs would you be looking at to buy all the stuff to do this? Beast of a knife btw :P

[GoneFantods]

This process is very intricate and much more complex than I had imagined. Very interesting, thanks for the video.

[MegaDudeman13]

What sort of kit do you use to make them?

[ArcherOut]

@MegaDudeman13

I make all my blades and swords from scratch. Nothings premade. 

[tone1132]

So what do you do for a living? I wish i could afford all that equipment! very well made video :) I am trying to get into knife making.

[tone1132]

So what do you do for a living? I wish i could afford all that equipment! very well made video :) I am trying to get into knife making.

[m3son81]

pretty cool. I've made a couple custom hunters with the guidance of a local knife maker here in PA. hope to see more from you in the future

[ArcherOut]

@m3son81 Thank you.

[survivor8bit]

nice knife mate

[ArcherOut]

@survivor8bit  Thank you.

[survivor8bit]

@ArcherOut yeah

[Duuze33]

holy fuck that shit is cool

[BLANKMEMORYDATA]

are you an engineer? that is what i wanna be when i am older. unforunately i can hardly make anything because i am only 12 :(

[ArcherOut]

@BLANKMEMORYDATA No. No engineer here. Just somebody that likes to work with his hands.  I've been tinkering and making things since I was younger than you. Just pick it up and try making something. You might be surprised how good you are. Thanks, Chris

[lebohusla]

wat do u use to paint it and were do u get your metal

[oohyah7]

wow great knife design man !

[ArcherOut]

@oohyah7 Thank you very much. Chris

[Ecodega]

Awesome knife man. What kind of steel do you use?

[ArcherOut]

thanks, I use  5160 spring steel

[alwayssofar]

how thick is that??

[ArcherOut]

@alwayssofar 1/4"

[statonracing]

bad ass knife

[wlindenlaub]

So what is all the equipment you would need in order to start making knives? That looks like it would be fun to do. Thanks for the great video!

[ArcherOut]

The main ones are a 4 inch grinder with metal cutting blades and grinder wheels. A sanding station, like a table top belt sander, and any kind of thing you can use to shine up steel. You can look on youtube for resources on heat treating equipment. Thanks, Chris

[TheSwitchbladeKiss]

thts 1 nice fuckin blade. nice job man lol wanna make me 1? :P

[wlindenlaub]

Hey thanks for the reply, btw very nice blade!

[runningdeerforge]

Sweet looking knife, enjoyed watching the video. Great job.

[ArcherOut]

Thanks. That was one of my first vidoes I made making a knife. Glad you enjoyed it. Chris

[TheDelica4]

wow great job.

[RDPproject]

I like the blade. But im guessing that its only a dispaly knife right as you didnt show it being heat treated.

[ArcherOut]

I heat treat all my blades and swords. They are fully functional. There's a description of how I heat treat, on my web site. Thanks.

[RDPproject]

Excellent mate. Thx for reply.

Rob.

[Twixie1994]

Very nice blade and metalworking, nicer truck ;) jk

[grilfers]

nice work sir :)

[jbird0323]

Beautiful blade sir!!! Great design and superb execution!!!

[ArcherOut]

Thanks for the good words. Chris

[EggplantFilms]

very nice

[andrew0901280]

still that took alot of practice i bet

you should try a folding knife i was lookin at some instructions on line and they dont look that hard to make well it would take skill but the way they work looks to be fairly simple just go to google type in how to make simple folding knife and its was the third or forth link down they show detailed images and and measurments and step by step instructions of how to make your own folding knife

[ArcherOut]

Thank you andrew. I will check it out soon.  Chris

[ryvrestone]

hey how do you put a guard and pummel on the knife n make it flush?

[ArcherOut]

I cut the wood scales a little larger than the tang.  Pinned it and glued it. When dry, sanded down smooth. Chris

[andrew0901280]

WOW thats skill dude very very nice.

do you make any folding knifes?

[ArcherOut]

Thank you. No, sorry. Just fixed blades. Chris

[crawboseth]

plus I just bought one.

[ArcherOut]

No problem bro. Chris

[crawboseth]

That is an awsome knife great vid 5/5

[ArcherOut]

Thank you. Chris

[crawboseth]

NOT a problem, do you sell them?

[ArcherOut]

Sure we do. Would you like one :)  You might want to look at my web site. Thanks, Chris

[crawboseth]

I would love one, but I couldn't afford one right now, I don't have a job lol plus I jus

[peachn8a]

nice for a custom blade

[TheDevilsRubberDucky]

verrry verry niice, i was wondering though, what material did you use for the bolsters? is it the same steel you used for the knife? thanks

[ArcherOut]

Thanks. Yes, it's the same steel. Chris

[S00rabh]

Thx mate.. Much help for design..

I would be making my own knifes in some time..

[TheShnuz]

I like this, and I like the Tomahawk... But what about a Battle Axe? Like a big nasty mean looking sucker :)

[ArcherOut]

I can make just about anything you can of :) I'll make one eventually. Most of these are from custom orders that I end up adding to my web page to sell. Thanks, Chris

[TheShnuz]

I checked out your page and really like it. I'll be busting out my sketch pad for sure!

[gd8072]

Not bad. But the one i made was high polish with an aluminum handle.

[hardluckking13]

very cool video! its hard to find good videos of anyone making knives/swords from scratch on youtube.

[ArcherOut]

Thanks you. Chris

[sadehunter]

very very nice

[ArcherOut]

thank you

[yojialjimbo]

does the heating in the flame at the end of the video get rid of all the marks left by filing, sanding, sharpening etc?

if not what does?

[ArcherOut]

No. That was just for fun. All the marks are removed by sanding and filing. The heat just hardens and softens it, depending on how you do it.

[MotherFucker45]

Very nice. maybe one day i will have the talent you do.

[ArcherOut]

Thanks.

[dhead2012]

whatsd song in background kalled?

[ArcherOut]

"What If" by Creed.

[Aydee2020]

i subbed you chris

[ArcherOut]

thanks brother chris

[Aydee2020]

why is the sword have that reddish kind of colour when it is taken out of the furnace?

[ArcherOut]

If I'm understanding you right, it's because it's just glows hot (1500 degrees), like fire. Chris

[Aydee2020]

what the hell?thats damn hot.btw can i use the fire from a stoe to make it as a furnace?

[ArcherOut]

No. Sorry aydee2020, It needs to reach at least 1400 degrees. I beleive most stoves only go up a little over five. Visit my website. On all my knife, sword, spear pages, I explain my heat treatment. Chris

[Aydee2020]

kk i will.can i buy the furnace?

[ArcherOut]

I don't have a video of it, but there are a ton of videos on making, buying, using forges. Just type in Forge on your youtube search. Chris

[Aydee2020]

kk thank you

[kendoc003]

That is a very nice knife. Do you have a template or just use your imagination?

5/5  ...Thanx for the vid... Kendo

[ArcherOut]

MYmind is full of dif knives thanks bud.

[DTrey2]

cool dude

[excav8or]

wicked looking blade nice work but PLEASE back the car out of the garage when welding/cutting/grinding so you dont ruin the glass! lol good work keep the vids coming!

[ArcherOut]

Thanks Bro! My cars weren't real happy with me ... so I've started backing them out. Chris

[Trigcure]

i honestly dont really like that knife, but great vid anyway 5/5

[supcolbay]

that is the same beltsander I have

[vxAREKxv]

awesome 5*

[ArcherOut]

Thanks bro! Chris

[sabor1989]

Hey man props to you, I wish I could make knife even close the kinds you do.

[sabor1989]

*a knife

[ArcherOut]

Thanks buddy. I appreciate it. I'll have another one coming out within the next day or so. Stay tuned. Chris

[a33b4321]

cool~

[CATmover1]

Wow Chris....that was awesome!

5/5

Ed

[ArcherOut]

Thank you sir. I appreciate the good vibes. See you in the Wild ! Chris

[WeaponCollector]

Thanks for sending me this Ed, its Great,

5/5 for the awesome work ArcherOut.

I would love to try this type of work one day, i need the tools first though.

Mike.

[countryboycutlery]

Again Ed thanks for this video...Chris I admire any1 who can work metal with a creative mind.....Its a lost art I hope comes back hard.

Thanks

Countryboycutlery

[ArcherOut]

Thanks buddy. I thought I'd have a little fun with this one.

[johnjayrambo11111]

beautiful knife chris 5/5

malc .