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Making a $3000 Damascus Chef's Knife

Jesse Hu
2024 ж. 20 Мам.
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Thanks for watching! This build was a ton of fun, I got to twist some more hot steel and create a chef's knife that I truly think is magnificent. I hope that this video entertained you, or that you learned something you didn't know before :D
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My Shop Equipment:
Forging Press: 25 Ton Press from Coal Iron Works
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Grinder: KMG-TX from Beaumont Metalworks
Anvil: 365lb Sichelschmidt und Schlasse
Heat Treating Oven: Paragon KM36T
Music: Epidemic Sound
CHAPTERS:
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0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Forging the Damascus Steel
3:57 - Sponsored Segment
5:12 - Back to the Video
9:12 - Twisting the Billet
11:30 - Forging the Blade
16:47 - Normalizing and Heat Treating
18:58 - Final Grinding
23:29 - Prepping the Handle Pieces
30:18 - Glue-up
32:04 - Shaping the Handle
34:39 - Thinning the Edge and Handsanding
37:30 - Etching My Maker's Mark
38:34 - Etching the Damascus Steel
41:44 - Finishing Touches
42:16 - Final Reveal
43:00 - Sharpening the Blade
43:58 - Sharpness Testing
#blacksmith #damascus #knife #forging

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    @jhublades@jhublades4 ай бұрын

    • Great job

      @mrcheese6139@mrcheese61394 ай бұрын

    • Why do you still have math homework from 2014? NERD!!! 😂😅😂😅😂 But, seriously, awesome knife bro!

      @robdeskrd@robdeskrd4 ай бұрын

    • Pattern welding is cool! Call it what it is, pattern welding. This has as much to do with Damascus as I do with being a space rocket

      @gavinhill3164@gavinhill31642 ай бұрын

    • Buat kenangan kenangan/gratis meskipun kecil tak apalah

      @nuraja1222@nuraja1222Ай бұрын

  • It's not cheating because you aren't competing. Especially when you are making a product for a client. Anytime you can make it as perfect as possible is a good thing.

    @talljesuschrist@talljesuschrist4 ай бұрын

    • Yes

      @carinhadoscomentarios4325@carinhadoscomentarios43254 ай бұрын

    • Exactly this

      @Mawyman2316@Mawyman23164 ай бұрын

    • If its cheating, placing spacers in the jaws is cheating too HAHAHA

      @BenlshTracker@BenlshTracker3 ай бұрын

    • exactly. plus the entire machine itself is already massively advantageous compared to ancient blacksmithing techniques. if there was a line for “cheating” it would of been crossed long ago. embrace the tech when it’s useful

      @user-tw9gt9bk7w@user-tw9gt9bk7w2 ай бұрын

    • Not cheating..... just the same as calling a prius a semi-trailer.... It just ISN'T... THE IRREFUTABLE FACT IS THAT DAMASCUS IS NOT PATTERN WELDING... would you be happy buying a car but get given a bike instead?? Same thing

      @liamgilham@liamgilhamАй бұрын

  • Your channel is growing fast, man. Nice work🎉

    @yin-fire3263@yin-fire32634 ай бұрын

    • I’m very fortunate that it is :D I feel slightly undeserving of it but I’ll happily take it nonetheless

      @jhublades@jhublades4 ай бұрын

    • too humble, you are making some top tier works@@jhublades

      @flyingwalrus7831@flyingwalrus78314 ай бұрын

    • @@jhublades If you didn't deserve it, we wouldn't be here, my man!

      @babsabroad2205@babsabroad22053 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful knife, Jesse! Using any tool that increases your accuracy, efficiency, quality & productivity isn't cheating, it's good business sense. I say go for it!

    @yellowdogbladeworks@yellowdogbladeworks4 ай бұрын

  • Engineering is making things more precise with the simplest/easiest solution there is to offer. Just smarter not harder.

    @condor1234@condor12343 ай бұрын

  • I challenge you to make a zweihander with what you think is the prettiest damascus pattern (I know it's a big sword, but I love it and would love to see this challenge some day).

    @pontu_com4586@pontu_com45864 ай бұрын

    • That's a big challenge, maybe once I move into a bigger shop :D

      @jhublades@jhublades4 ай бұрын

    • No it's not a challenge, just a bigger forge. The challenge is to make a composite highlander. Nobody's done that.

      @xxxxcalimeroxxxx@xxxxcalimeroxxxx3 ай бұрын

  • We need more videos... I'm getting addicted to them, and here is not enough product. Best way to fall asleep

    @Bonty1a@Bonty1a24 күн бұрын

  • The Digital control thingy is just a fancy set of the steel blocks you arleady use in your press to limit the thickness so why would it be cheating? being lazy isnt always cheating.

    @tryxxor@tryxxor4 ай бұрын

    • That's actually fair... hmm...

      @jhublades@jhublades4 ай бұрын

    • The difference is was it by hand with kiss blocks, still on the line, or by robot or technology assisted. Wheres the line then. Buying a linear servo to hold the blank and push it in for you as well is just the same as him holding it. Buying a robot to hold and move and press the whole thing is the same as him doing it. Then whats different with his fancy “hand made” knives for $3000 and a $15 temu damascus knife. Thats the line. Robot assisted, or not.

      @aaronmarkstaller@aaronmarkstaller3 ай бұрын

    • @@aaronmarkstaller i would say putting a kiss block in the press or pressing a button isnt that much of a difference. but in the same line we could argue about the press itself, the belt grinder, the gas forge, angle grinder or any other machine. any idiot can put a sheet of steel in the laser/waterjet cutter and the automatic grindingmachine but i doubt most people could make a acceptable knife with the tools we see in the video.

      @tryxxor@tryxxor3 ай бұрын

  • I am genuinely amazed how nobody paid attention that Jesse puts his hand under the knife(even if its not sharp(yet)) on 23:13 right before showing Dulce

    @David-we3wj@David-we3wj29 күн бұрын

  • Twist Damascus patterns are underrated. I’m glad more smiths are doing new patterns and playing with them more. Layer count alone (7 layer Ws with 25 layers across) makes the pattern more elaborate. Great work on this one.

    @dankaczor8965@dankaczor89654 ай бұрын

  • It absolutely is not cheating. What's the difference between programming a stop point and using a kiss block? Both of them make the press stop at a desired thinkness. It is still the skill of the smith that decides the end results and your end results are amazing. Thanks for taking us along 👍 and Hello from just down the road, Tucson, Az.

    @garetkonigsfeld2@garetkonigsfeld24 ай бұрын

  • We need more Dulce and Marlow. Also you should rewatch all the Forged in Fire episodes you were in next time you handsand so you see just how much you have improved.

    @bagel_guy9495@bagel_guy94954 ай бұрын

    • I'm working on a section on my website dedicated to Dulce and Marlow :D They'll have cameos every video too, don't worry

      @jhublades@jhublades4 ай бұрын

  • Gg to the one person who beat me to this video

    @harrycrowder6583@harrycrowder65834 ай бұрын

    • War Thunder?

      @scatman3337@scatman33374 ай бұрын

    • @@scatman3337 what about it?

      @harrycrowder6583@harrycrowder65834 ай бұрын

  • Getting a digital press controler is NOT cheating because you are one of the most legitimatly skilled bladesmith on KZhead! watching you forge Enma by hand proves that it doesn't matter what tools you have.

    @DrewProductions6@DrewProductions64 ай бұрын

  • Really impressed by how humble this guy is. It takes a lot of self knowledge and humility for a guy that is as talented as he is to state that he couldn't say he had his own definable style yet. Also like how he credits his inspirations, like when he mentions about how much he as been inspired by Mareko's handles

    @shortcircuit7310@shortcircuit73103 ай бұрын

  • I recently found your channel and while I remember seeing you on forged in fire I would like to see a video of you just giving some info about yourself. No, not if you like long walks on the beach but a little history, how you got into forging , how old you were stuff like that. I'll keep watching, maybe you already have one on here. Love your work , what a craftsman !

    @timsmith6683@timsmith66834 ай бұрын

  • i’ll call the video clips of the hammer blows all cut up and sped up “The Royer hammer time smackerdoodle whack attack” love that knife very intricate and 3-Dish , that firestorm pattern is so beautiful

    @leatherface711@leatherface7113 ай бұрын

  • Love the contrast in the pattern. Stunning look.

    @chrisordiway7203@chrisordiway72033 ай бұрын

  • This is probably my favorite blade you've ever made 😍 The firestorm pattern is absolutely stunning, and the simple brass spacer with ebony handle perfectly accents it. Some sort of weaponry with this design would blow my mind!

    @shayes.x@shayes.x4 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for sharing your process and incredible skill with us! And don't worry, your narration is as entertaining as it is informative! I love how excited you get when doing the final etch, damascus steel is really unique, and the final pattern really is so satisfying to see. I'm glad in this automated age, people like you still decide to follow a craft to produce beautiful works!

    @Xorthis@Xorthis2 ай бұрын

  • Excited to watch this, your videos are always amazing ❤❤

    @Clanps@Clanps4 ай бұрын

  • I always look forward to your videos. Your blades are absolutely beautiful and really enjoy watching you work.

    @reggiequinn747@reggiequinn7474 ай бұрын

  • 41:44 I love how you can hear the oil's impact on the blade, sounds awesome

    @SirBalageG@SirBalageG29 күн бұрын

  • Nice job! The ebony was a good choice. 👍🏻

    @TyrellKnifeworks@TyrellKnifeworks2 ай бұрын

  • The santoku with the blue handle used to be my favorite jesse hu knife but now I have a new favorite knife

    @the_real_THlNG@the_real_THlNG4 ай бұрын

  • You are naturally brilliant with skill art design and craft, you have created a beautiful knife with fun and showing lovely character with respect at young age. Salute.

    @HafizurRahman-mw8bp@HafizurRahman-mw8bp3 ай бұрын

  • Just stumbled upon Jesse Hu's forging videos and I'm seriously inspired to dive into the world of forging myself! Jesse, if you're reading this, you're a true master! Any tips on how to get started? What was your journey like when you first began? Would love to hear your insights and advice!

    @Arik-et8ud@Arik-et8ud4 ай бұрын

  • So happy to see that you released a new video!!! Was rewatching the old ones while waiting:’)

    @tammytsang8431@tammytsang84314 ай бұрын

  • Suggestion. Add a small screw on the outside of the PVC pipe that you have the ferric chloride in. That way you can wrap your wire around it. I found your channel yesterday and like what your doing 👍

    @tomspooner3436@tomspooner34363 ай бұрын

  • This is probably my fav smithing channel

    @captainnosanity4908@captainnosanity490821 күн бұрын

  • I'd love to see you make a whole greatsword or nodachi one day.

    @butterfer0808@butterfer08084 ай бұрын

  • Great video, and an absolutely gorgeous knife! Regarding drilling out the holes in the ebony (and possibly the brass as well), you could use a spiral router bit in your drill press. It would be basically what you are doing with the drill bits, but cleaner and easier.

    @cuppasandpuppas@cuppasandpuppas14 күн бұрын

  • Wow! That Firestorm pattern looks awesome! I had never seen this pattern before. The whole knife is epic! Thanks for sharing!

    @stephenjohnson6841@stephenjohnson68414 ай бұрын

  • I gotta give this to you man, you are without a doubt one of the greatest swordsmiths/smiths (in general) ive ever watched.

    @DragoneyeAiogon@DragoneyeAiogon2 ай бұрын

  • amazing job, jesse! always love these projects

    @user-gn5rq7wd1z@user-gn5rq7wd1z4 ай бұрын

    • Thanks :D More to come in the summer

      @jhublades@jhublades4 ай бұрын

  • your so awesome and neat i have no clue how you do this stuff keep it up!

    @HenryPaquin@HenryPaquin4 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful knife. Impressive skills. 👍

    @romkobo@romkobo4 ай бұрын

  • This is so much more satisfying to watch than anything on cable or satellite TV.

    @alexanderjamieson7971@alexanderjamieson79714 ай бұрын

  • i thnk this might be my favorite so far! ur killing it

    @ishannage248@ishannage2483 ай бұрын

  • I don't think digital determination of billet thickness with a press is any more cheating than using a press in the first place. That is to say, not cheating. Wish I could afford, and had room for, one myself ; )

    @aviweisbach7816@aviweisbach78164 ай бұрын

  • Man, last week I watched your Katana video, and since then I watched all your videos. Amazing skill bro 🔥

    @omchaurasia6949@omchaurasia69494 ай бұрын

  • I would love you to make a video like this just adding all the theory and chemistry behind it all!!

    @brortobias8908@brortobias89083 ай бұрын

  • Glad good channels get recognition, thank you recommendations

    @kaiip673@kaiip6734 ай бұрын

  • This guy is very entertaining, like there was no reason to taste the coffee😂 but he just likes having fun. Keep it up bro

    @DameDolla33@DameDolla333 ай бұрын

  • That`s a fine Chef`s Knife! Beautifully crafted.

    @wadepg@wadepg4 ай бұрын

  • Stunning knife.. having a good backdrop for the finished b roll would go a long way.

    @AdriansHabits@AdriansHabits2 ай бұрын

  • I'm already excited

    @the_real_THlNG@the_real_THlNG4 ай бұрын

  • Mr. Jesse Hu this the first time i have watched one of your videos and i loved it. Nice job. You made a beautiful knife.

    @darrillwakely@darrillwakelyАй бұрын

  • Simply amazing

    @sirmarkmagee1315@sirmarkmagee13154 ай бұрын

    • Thank ya :D

      @jhublades@jhublades4 ай бұрын

  • Congrats to the 100k!!!

    @TimothyNash-co9zp@TimothyNash-co9zp3 ай бұрын

  • You were exciting to watch on FIF🔥. Glad I found you here! Hopefully will aquire one of your blades some day.

    @Paka_Lolo@Paka_Lolo4 ай бұрын

  • I love your videos men, please don't stop making them

    @Er_zansanos@Er_zansanos4 ай бұрын

  • 好漂亮的堆叠大马，你在大陆很火，vamos!😊

    @YoItsOrange@YoItsOrange4 ай бұрын

  • love your content man, incredible work. You've gotta be my fav knifesmith on youtube.

    @Iron_candle_forge@Iron_candle_forgeАй бұрын

  • beautiful knife!!!! enjoy watching you work.

    @RoseStephens-mo5jb@RoseStephens-mo5jb4 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful work!

    @JMD09@JMD094 ай бұрын

  • Precision is not cheating. Press controllers are just another useful tool, not a cheat IMHO.

    @citizenorycle2129@citizenorycle21293 ай бұрын

  • That is crazy nice!!

    @Whitebrowpriest@Whitebrowpriest3 ай бұрын

  • congrats on the 100k jesse

    @Vetveto001@Vetveto0013 ай бұрын

    • Thanks!!!

      @jhublades@jhublades3 ай бұрын

  • Wow awesome work

    @williamharms7582@williamharms75824 ай бұрын

  • I enjoy your sense of humor.

    @troyswain1310@troyswain13103 ай бұрын

  • Love this knife recently got into making knives from blank pieces of steel and I would love for mine to look like this. It’s absolutely beautiful but without a belt sander it’s a bit rough sanding everything by hand. I aspire to be like you and make knives as well as you great work love the knife.❤️

    @dragonwhisper8868@dragonwhisper88682 ай бұрын

  • I really liked the round handle on this knife! I think you should do it more often!

    @koedoe00@koedoe003 ай бұрын

    • I really like it as well :D I might use the style a little bit more from now on

      @jhublades@jhublades3 ай бұрын

  • I love your works… really amazing!

    @victorchumacera5275@victorchumacera52753 ай бұрын

  • Love the handle with the bronze

    @benjamindejonge3624@benjamindejonge36242 ай бұрын

  • I love your videos and forging alot. Its nice that you showing us in your videos the whole process, even the failures. You did a great job! I have a video idea: maybe you could try forging a rapier. Not many doing this and it would be a challenge for you😄

    @Jack12CP@Jack12CP3 ай бұрын

  • Bruuuh you deserve a lot more than 97.800 subs.. Just came across your channel. Love it. Keep up the good work!!!

    @JONAWILLI1372@JONAWILLI13723 ай бұрын

  • glad to see you keep growing! love the videos!

    @owenholdaway6824@owenholdaway68244 ай бұрын

  • I don't know anything about knife making but your videos gets me hooked everytime since you provide information which is good to people like me who does not know anything bout this.😂

    @Hideonpubes@Hideonpubes25 күн бұрын

  • Very interesting pattern would love to own one like this some day

    @belabohlen6156@belabohlen61562 ай бұрын

  • Love the narration! You have a very cute cat and have made a beautiful blade

    @bamsarnie@bamsarnie4 ай бұрын

  • Really good work! No second of this video was borng and i enjoy to watch it really much. I am from germany and often i don't understand people from the usa, but you have zero aczent and i am really happy about it^^ I hope you can get a small mill for your work to make things much easier🙂

    @teekanne9316@teekanne93164 ай бұрын

  • I love this! Looks like marbling on an A5 wagyu, very appropriate for a chefs knife

    @Mattttttttttttttttttttttttttt@Mattttttttttttttttttttttttttt4 ай бұрын

  • Again a great knife. I like the style! Beauty in simplicity! One day I‘d like to see an Droppoint outdoor bushcraft survival knife with a (slightly rough) micarta handle and a bladelength of 4 to 4 1/2 inch. A damascus for beauty and function and a full convex grind. A tapered tang and hollowpins. (ok it’s the knife I‘d like to have 🤷🏼 ok it’s a dream)

    @photooutdoor2574@photooutdoor25744 ай бұрын

  • When we saw you on forged in fire, my wife and I said we'd be seeing a lot more of you soon. True talent sir.

    @Mr.SausageFingers@Mr.SausageFingers4 ай бұрын

  • Looks awesome dude!

    @eletrjc7073@eletrjc70734 ай бұрын

  • Jesse, your videos and knives are awesome! Keep up the great work, brother!😀

    @robthompson8285@robthompson82853 ай бұрын

  • Great work

    @rcarvalhocutelariaartesana7087@rcarvalhocutelariaartesana70874 ай бұрын

  • As a young Asian alpha male like Jesse, I’ve been inspired to one day start making my own blades

    @deesnuts4570@deesnuts45703 ай бұрын

  • hey would you be willing to mention in the future about how introducing heat to the blade after hardening and tempering can remove the temper? I only somewhat understand this concept and have noticed you seem to not worry about that as much as I do. awesome video!

    @andygavrila3568@andygavrila35684 ай бұрын

  • nice work, very impressive!

    @madebym.e.@madebym.e.2 ай бұрын

  • That is a beautiful blade, I loved watching you take a piece of steel and walk through how you turned into that incredible knife

    @fraserembrey5676@fraserembrey56763 ай бұрын

  • You can try clamping your handle to your knife the way Jason Knight does it: Get a piece of leather, or soft jaws for your vise, fix the blade in the vise between the leather/soft jaws so that the tang sticks out, then fit up your handle, and use long quick-grip clamps by clamping the end of the handle to the opposite side of the vise jaw. Can use a couple clamps for it, too. Should be a bit more reliable that clamping one clamp to another, cause the clamps could shift and you could lose pressure.

    @gibfactory@gibfactory16 күн бұрын

  • i love this channel dude, great work 🔥

    @LossBH@LossBH4 ай бұрын

  • Nice work

    @AcerPrime@AcerPrime4 ай бұрын

  • Another superb video ! Wopuld love it if you could give more of a brief on Normalisation, tempering etc ?

    @AMF1@AMF13 ай бұрын

  • Amazing how ordinary steel just comes to life as you go along.

    @josephastier7421@josephastier74214 ай бұрын

  • That turned out awesome!

    @NFTI@NFTI4 ай бұрын

    • Thanks Nate!!! It’s an honor to have you here :D

      @jhublades@jhublades4 ай бұрын

    • @@jhublades Caught your run on FiF, loved your work. You make great knives!

      @NFTI@NFTI4 ай бұрын

  • As always love to see a new video.

    @brianshipley328@brianshipley3284 ай бұрын

  • Good looking blade! Also, a digital controller is definitely not cheating. Think of it as digital kiss blocks. But now you have more options. And imagine the possibilities when it comes to presice mosaic patterns. I say go for it!

    @hainesknives@hainesknives4 ай бұрын

  • I really enjoy these videos. Awesome stuff!

    @BrickfordCityFire@BrickfordCityFire3 ай бұрын

  • Well done 👏👏

    @jamesball7322@jamesball73223 ай бұрын

  • Such an awesome build! Maybe try make a tanto

    @multi-media69@multi-media694 ай бұрын

  • A 365 lb squat at 160?! You’re a beast!

    @ScroogeMcDouble@ScroogeMcDouble3 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful knife brother.

    @glockerbob@glockerbob19 күн бұрын

  • Woooow Amazing job

    @annamarialomuscio8744@annamarialomuscio87443 ай бұрын

    • Thank you :D

      @jhublades@jhublades3 ай бұрын

  • 太漂亮了，完全是藝術品。

    @user-ei3cp5nx9f@user-ei3cp5nx9f3 ай бұрын

  • One of these days ima have subs like yours!!! Brilliant content Jesse!!!

    @JoviReacts@JoviReactsАй бұрын

  • not only are you good , but your great fun to watch

    @jessietatom@jessietatom4 ай бұрын

  • Really good vid and what an amazing knife you've made!!! Maybe for next voice over you could explain from where came your passion or simply what/who mades you go into forging ? Wish you the best from France mate

    @cartoy4483@cartoy44833 ай бұрын
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