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NEW: The Frame Handle Bowie

  1. The Frame Handle Bowie

    34 lessons
    1. The Sketch
    2. 1 Introduction to the Frame Handle Bowie
    3. 2 Creating Damascus: Part 1
    4. 3 Creating Damascus: Part 2
    5. 4 Creating Damascus: Part 3
    6. 5 Creating Damascus: Part 4
    7. 6 Tile Welding and Forging the Blade
    8. 7 Normalizing and Pre-Heat Treat Grinding
    9. 8 Hardening and Tempering the Blade
    10. 9 Rough Grinding and Creating a Convex Edge
    11. 10 Sharpening and Performance Testing
    12. 11 Plunge Grinding, Hand Sanding, and Shaping the Clip
    13. 12 Shaping the Ricasso and Tang
    14. 13 Adding the Maker’s Mark and Hand Sanding the Ricasso
    15. 14 Twisting Damascus for the Spacer, Frame, and Pommel Nut
    16. 15 Forging the Guard and Pommel, and Normalizing the Fittings
    17. 16 Forging the Frame from Mosaic Damascus
    18. 17 Profiling and Fitting the Guard
    19. 18 Profiling and Fitting the Spacer Frames
    20. 19 Frame Assembly: Part 1
    21. 20 Frame Assembly: Part 2 – Fitting the Pommel Nut and Threading the Tang
    22. 21 Frame Assembly: Part 3 – Final Fitting and Adjustments
    23. 22 Rounding and Shaping the Handle
    24. 23 Shaping the Spacer
    25. 24 Shaping the Pommel
    26. 25 Shaping the Guard and Creating the Bull Nose on the Frame
    27. 26 Decorative File Work
    28. 27 Hand Sanding the Fittings and Bull Nose on the Handle
    29. 28 Heat Treating the Damascus Fittings
    30. 29 Hand Sanding, Etching, and Coffee Darkening the Blade and Fittings
    31. 30 Handle Buffing and Epoxy Glue-Up
    32. 31 Adding and Finishing the Silver Pins
    33. 32 Final Sharpening and Assembly
    34. Bonus: Crafting a Plunge Grinding Platen

The Damascene Hunter

  1. Episode 1

    32 lessons
    1. The Sketch: Download
    2. 01 Intro
    3. 02 Ladder Pattern Part 1
    4. 03 Ladder Pattern Part 2
    5. 04 Ladder Pattern Part 3
    6. 05 Ladder Pattern Part 4
    7. 06 Forging the Blade
    8. 07 Profiling and Heat Treating
    9. 08 Grinding in the Primary Bevels
    10. 09 Handsanding the Blade
    11. 10 Name Etching
    12. 11 Perfect Guard Fit
    13. 12 Fitting the handle
    14. 13 Shaping the Handle
    15. 14 Shaping the Guard
    16. 15 Making the Border for the Handle
    17. 16 Bull Nose Buffing
    18. 17 Texturing the Handle
    19. 18 Practicing Damascene
    20. 19 How I Draw Scrolls
    21. 20 Putting Damascene On The Guard
    22. 21 Gun Bluing
    23. 22 Hand Sanding the Blade
    24. 23 Etching and Coffee Darkening
    25. 24 Sharpening
    26. 25 Final Glue Up
    27. 26 Bonus: Gold Inlay Equipment
    28. 27 Bonus: Making a Flat Graver
    29. 28 Bonus: Making a Dovetail Engraver
    30. 29 Bonus: Practicing for 24k Gold Inlay
    31. 30 Bonus: Making the Plunge Grinding Platen
    32. 31 Bonus: Making Gun Bluing Salts

The Catalyst Dagger

  1. Episode 1

    43 lessons
    1. The Sketch
    2. 01 The Quillion Dagger
    3. 02 Damascus Overview
    4. 03 Making the W Layers
    5. 04 Stacking the W Layers
    6. 05 Making The Straight Layers
    7. 06 Resquaring the Billet
    8. 07 Four-Way the Billet
    9. 08 Twisting the Billet
    10. 09 Forging the Tip
    11. 10 Forging the Blade
    12. 11 Profiling the Blade
    13. 12 Normalizing the Blade
    14. 13 Hardening the Blade
    15. 14 Finish Profiling the Blade
    16. 15 Straightening the Blade
    17. 16 Making the Fuller
    18. 17 Hand-Sanding the Fuller
    19. 18 Grinding the Bevels
    20. 19 Convexing the Blade
    21. 20 Making the Plunge Grinding Platen
    22. 21 Grinding the Plunges
    23. 22 Rough Hand-Sanding the Blade
    24. 23 Profiling the Ricasso
    25. 24 Finishing the Tang
    26. 25 Makers Mark
    27. 26 Fitting the Guard
    28. 27 Shaping the Guard and Fitting the Front Spacer
    29. 28 Fitting the Handle and Line Up Pins
    30. 29 Setting the Handle in Epoxy
    31. 30 Shaping the Handle
    32. 31 Shaping the Front Spacer and Guard
    33. 32 Inlay
    34. 33 Finishing the Handle
    35. 34 Etching and Coffee Darkening
    36. 35 Gun Bluing
    37. 36 Sharpening
    38. 37 Final Handle Glue Up
    39. 38 Domed Pins/Finished
    40. 39 Bonus: Gold Inlay Equipment
    41. 40 Bonus: Making a Flat Graver
    42. 41 Bonus: Making a Dovetail Engraver
    43. 42 Bonus: Practicing for 24k Gold Inlay

The Mosaic Damascus Fighter

  1. Making the Damascus

    33 lessons
    1. The Sketch
    2. 01 Intro to Mosaic Damascus
    3. 02 Forge Welding
    4. 03 Forced W Layers
    5. 04 Multiplying the W Layers
    6. 05 Four-Way the Billet
    7. 06 Second Billet Four-Way
    8. 07 Prepping the Billet for Tile Welding
    9. 08 Cutting up the Billet
    10. 09 Forge Welding
    11. 10 Forging the Blade
    12. 11 Normalizing
    13. 12 Profile The Blade
    14. 13 Rough Grinding The Blade
    15. 14 Heat Treating the Blade
    16. 15 Finish Grinding
    17. 16 Performance Test
    18. 17 Plunge Cut
    19. 18 Ricasso Preparation
    20. 19 The Clip
    21. 20 Fitting the Guard
    22. 21 Fitting the Front Spacer
    23. 22 Embedding the Handle
    24. 23 Shaping the Handle
    25. 24 Shaping the Guard and Front Spacer
    26. 25 Front Spacer Embellishments
    27. 26 Handle Buffing
    28. 27 Etching the Blade
    29. 28 Coffee Darkening
    30. 29 Sharpening
    31. 30 Final Assembly
    32. 31 Doming the Pin
    33. 32 Last Part

The Enigma Folder

  1. The Enigma Folder

    44 lessons
    1. The Sketch
    2. 01 Intro
    3. 02 Stage One Feather
    4. 03 Stage Two Feather
    5. 04 Stage Three Feather
    6. 05 Stage Four Feather
    7. 06 Forging the Blade
    8. 07 Making a Pattern
    9. 08 Cutting out The Blade Backbar
    10. 09 Drilling & Tapping
    11. 10 The Pivot
    12. 11 Hardening and Tempering
    13. 12 Straightening the Blade Backbar
    14. 13 Making Washers
    15. 14 Counter Boring the Liner Shaping the Backbar Blade
    16. 15 Add the Bolster to the Front of the Handle
    17. 16 Shaping the Lock Face on the Tang
    18. 17 Cutting Out the Liner Lock
    19. 18 Making the Insert
    20. 19 The Detent Ball
    21. 20 Hardening the Insert
    22. 21 Adjusting the Tension on the Lock
    23. 22 Attaching the Handle Scales
    24. 23 Shaping the Bolster
    25. 24 Shaping the Handle
    26. 25 Making the Thumbstud Pt. 1
    27. 26 Making a Graver
    28. 27 Making the Thumbstud Pt. 2
    29. 28 Grinding the Blade Bevel
    30. 29 Handsanding the Blade
    31. 30 Gold Inlay Equipment
    32. 31 Making a Flat Graver
    33. 32 Making a Dovetail Engraver
    34. 33 Practicing for 24k Gold Inlay
    35. 34 Cutting the Grooves for 24k Gold Inlay
    36. 35 Dovetailing and Smashing in 24k Gold
    37. 36 Filework
    38. 37 Etching my Makers Mark
    39. 38 Hand Sanding and Bullnosing
    40. 39 Hand Sanding the Bolsters and Anodizing the Liners
    41. 40 Etching and Coffee Darkening the Blade
    42. 41 Gun Bluing
    43. 42 Heat Coloring and Gold Inlaying
    44. 43 Sharpening the Blade and Final Assembly

The Take-Down Bowie Knife

  1. The Take-Down Bowie

    27 lessons
    1. 01 Sketching the Bowie Knife
    2. 02 Material Selection
    3. 03 Forging the Blade
    4. 04 Rough Grinding
    5. 05 Heat Treating: Hardening and Tempering
    6. 06 Straightening and Final Grinding
    7. 07 The Performance Test
    8. 08 The Plunge Cut and Convex Edge
    9. 09 Hand-Sanding the Blade Bevels to 320 Grit
    10. 10 Final Grinding on the Blade
    11. 11 Etching the Maker's Mark
    12. 12 The Perfect Guard Fit
    13. 13 Constructing The Front Spacer
    14. 14 Fitting the Tang in the Handle Block
    15. 15 Threading the Tang
    16. 16 Constructing the Pommel and Pommel Nut
    17. 17 Fitting the Handle
    18. 18 Take-Down Construction: The Line-Up Pins
    19. 19 Shaping the Handle
    20. 20 Bedding the Handle in Epoxy
    21. 21 Final Shaping on the Handle
    22. 22 Final Shaping on the Front Spacer
    23. 23 Shaping the Pommel
    24. 24 Shaping the Guard
    25. 25 Embellishments: Cutting Grooves
    26. 26 Hand-Sanding
    27. 27 Sharpening and Final Assembly

The Beginner Bladesmith

  1. The Beginner Bladesmith

    17 lessons
    1. The Sketch Download
    2. 01 Intro
    3. 02 Forging a Blade
    4. 03 Rough Filing
    5. 04 Heat Treating
    6. 05 Final Filing
    7. 06 Performance Testing
    8. 07 Rough Hand Sanding
    9. 08 Makers Mark
    10. 09 Handle Fitting
    11. 10 Finishing the Blade
    12. 11 Attaching Handle Scales
    13. 12 Final Shaping
    14. 13 Finishing the Handle
    15. 14 Sharpening
    16. 15 Bonus: Coal Forge
    17. 16 Bonus: 2x72 Grinder

The Pocket Bowie

  1. The Pocket Bowie

    16 lessons
    1. The Sketch Template Plus Tools and Materials Checklist
    2. 01 Blade Profiling Mastery
    3. 02 Precision Hole Drilling Techniques
    4. 03 Blade Grinding Techniques
    5. 04 Blade Heat Treatment and Tempering Techniques
    6. 05 Blade Finishing Techniques
    7. 06 Advanced Blade Grinding Techniques
    8. 07 Mastering Precision
    9. 08 Sculpting Excellence
    10. 09 Refining the Front of Handle Scales
    11. 10 Perfecting the Blade Finish
    12. 11 Epoxy Mastery
    13. 12 Crafting a Refined Handle
    14. 13 Crafting a Custom Leather Sheath
    15. 14 Perfecting the Edge
    16. 15 Finishing Touch

 

Plus you'll get the bonus content:

Bonus Content

  1. Making a Journeyman Smith Performance Test Knife

    7 lessons
    1. 01 Forging the Blade
    2. 02 Rough Grinding
    3. 03 Heat Treating
    4. 04 Convexing the Blade
    5. 05 Rope Wrapping
    6. 06 The Performance Test
    7. 07 My JS Test: 2008

  2. Learn Knife Sketching

    5 lessons
    1. 01 My Inspiration
    2. 02 The Everyday Carry
    3. 03 The Western Chef Knife
    4. 04 The Recurve Fighter
    5. 05 The Quillon Dagger

  3. Learn Clamshell

    3 lessons
    1. 01 Clamshell on a Guard
    2. 02 Clamshell on a Bolster
    3. 03 Clamshell on a Pommel Nut

  4. Learn Advanced Damascus

    7 lessons
    1. 01 Intro
    2. 02 Billet 1 Pt. 1
    3. 03 Billet 1 Pt. 2
    4. 04 Billet 2
    5. 05 Combining the Billets
    6. 06 Four-Way the Billet
    7. 07 Tile Welding

  5. Handle Fluting + Twisted Wire Inlay

    12 lessons
    1. 01 Meterials and Tools
    2. 02 Layout
    3. 03 Cutting in the flutes
    4. 04 Rounding the Flutes
    5. 05 Clean-Up and Polishing
    6. 06 Beveling the Ends
    7. 07 Bonus
    8. 08 Material and Tools
    9. 09 Gold Twisting
    10. 10 Preparing the Handle
    11. 11 Inlaying the Twisted Wire
    12. 12 Bonus

  6. 3 Mini Courses

    3 lessons
    1. How To Shape A Handle
    2. 5 Simple Steps To Forging Any Blade
    3. 3 Simple Steps I Use To Heat Treat My Blades

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