Damascus Steel of Stacked Surgical Blades *Experiment*
Join me in this project as I try to make damascus steel using surgical blades. This time I experimented with a different way of stacking the blades inside the canister, arranging them neatly.
To conclude this project, I combined the canister damascus with a single layer of K720 steel, resulting in a ni-mai (two-layer) billet crafted specifically for a single bevel chef's knife.
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0:00 Canister Preparation
2:12 Canister Forge Weld
3:03 Perfect Canister Opening
4:10 Ni-mai Billet
5:40 Finishing the Blade
8:13 Etch and Results
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It was iur please! Been excited to see this! That represents around 200 of our videos worth of scalpel blades right there 🔥
Look up Shruap. He has used similar materials for knives.
Love that you are showing the imperfections of knife making!! It really shows that you truly are an expert as you are not afraid of showing off work you aren't proud of. Most other channels would never admit to any kind of failed effort, but here you are a step above the rest! Thanks for the watch.
I'm not gonna lie...just looking at that stack of blades makes me tired thinking about arranging them neatly. 😂
Not the only one!
Not the only two
In my experience the things that I learn the most from are the setbacks. It looks like that hammer that you made is coming in handy. As always thanks for sharing.
A cool knife despite the issues you had to work through! Those small blades might be a good base for crucible steel.
As an ex theatre nurse, I have an appreciation of the no11 blade...great job btw x
it would be the perfect knife for you lol
That's the wonderful thing about handmade art. Nothing will ever be perfect, but if you step back and look it adds to the beauty of the knife. 11/10 beautiful.
I love that you experiment. Trippy .
Awesome how you fixed that warping.
I was wondering why there were so many failed things happening. Luckily you explained what had happened. I appreciate the content, sir. You're always a channel I can come back to. I'm happy that you posted this video, because it shows that damascus making does not always go the way you want it to.
Thank you for this VERY good video, as it shows process and failure as well. Materials are best understood in comparison with other like materials, as this is how a viewer gains perspective of physical science in action!
Enjoying the "debrief" or "after-action report" at the video ending. Thanks for sharing!
That was awesome man! I'm hoping to start doing canisters as soon as I upgrade my press. Great work as always, even with all the issues it was gorgeous.
I really like the straightening jig!
No experiments without failure! Looking forward to the next one.
Live and learn. Very cool experiment and maybe next time it will work. Never know unless you try.
Love how you are not afraid to experiment and sometimes not get the results you were looking for. I would not call this a failed blade, because you finished it and you learned something from the attempt 😁👍
Keep on keeping on man ! That’s how you learn .
That was a fun experiment for sure. It's always fun to see what blades you come up with, keep up the good work.
You only succeed by trying. Sometimes you fail. As long as it teaches you something it’s not wasted time. I remember your first videos. It’s been a pleasure watching you grow your skills. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Tremendous work
Nice work dude 👍👍
All in all I think it was a worthy endeavor. It still produced a good usable blade. Great video and great job
You are amazing 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Still great work. I love watching and getting ideas for when my own workshop is set up 👍
Great experiment 👍 learn.... learn .... learn
Well you definitely learned some valuable stuff! I call that experiment a success!
Your killing it.👍👍👍😎😎😎
Failure is the mother of success.😊
Interesting idea and very cool hammer!
Beautiful knife mister good job well done
That's beautiful 🤩
Nice!! 👍👍
Thumbs up for good band saw safety. Some of the bladesmith videos I've seen make me wonder how they have all their fingers intact... One errant sneeze and at least several dozen band teeth would have a feast...
A man wiser than me once said: "If you fail at something, it's a golden opportunity to fail every possible way you can think of." He meant exactly what you did. If it already went sideways, then why not use it as a test bed for new ideas, tools, and methods. :)
Can we all take a moment to appreciate how clean this mans forge press is.
Hi 👋 there that's a ingenious and creative
Damn, would've love to have seen the handle being made!
Awesome work and such a hottie! 😊
It happens. You live, you learn.
A great experiment even if the end wasn't perfect we still got to see an entertaining video and guessing it gave you lots of ideas going forwards.
Sir this is how we learn is by experimenting this was a very interesting video thank you for sharing this with us six stars
Nice Diresta icepick
Seriously tedious setup for that canister. You've got VASTLY greater patience than I!
I’m not so sure the delamination is a result of the composition of the razors but due to how thin your canister was, if you review your footage you can see the canister cool below a white hot by the time you got to the end of the billet, if you increase the mass it should hold a welding temperature throughout the pressing process. Just an observation
I was thinking it might be welding the two parts without sanding them down first. Too much possibility for tiny air pockets to expand, and you get the delam.
I saw him working with the weird hammer and wondered what the hell he was doing. I was then very impressed by the results. I bet you'll see other people making similar hammers soon.
imagine the insane amount of cuts he got from those
Perhaps alternating the points on each layer? Like one layer with the points facing North, the next layer with them pointing South, or maybe do 2 layers in one direction, then the next 2 layers in another?
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Restaurada lâmina da faca 🔪😉
It's all trial and error, friend...keep at it!
Good work bro please make a video on big sword 🙏 😊
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WITH YOUR BARE HANDS!?!? 😱
Makes sense that the blades are just high-carbon steel; they're not meant to be used for very long. It could be a lot of work, but you might be able to cut the blades in half so there isn't a hole in them and just weld them together directly. Looking forward to the follow-up!
what is the pwder you add?
What did you do with this crack ???
DIRESTA ice pick!
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Maybe stacking then on top of each other and tig welding?
Как и я он такой , только он с бородой, ножик сделал острый очень , сало резать это точно!
the ultimate teacher in life is failure, and you have learned your lesson well, i hope to see another surgical blade kife soon on your channel. I am also wondering can you make damascus blanks that possibly we can buy from you ?
pattern idea, may or may not work need another canoe cannister though take a bolt with the edge the same size as the end of the blade stack in star pattern with bolt in center. needles stuffed standing in between points
Where are you and how can I purchase a knife and sheath from you
how much of a problem is the air inside?
U should get the cut-proof gloves for tedious jobs like this in the beginning
Isn’t modern damascus steel typically folded?
Now i could be wrong but i thought a lot of those little scalpel/razor blades were made of stainless steel which if they were could be the reason for the delaminations.
I'd try stacking the blades thicker. Then when you cut and stack it'll get crazy fast
How do you collect all these blades?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least you learned something good from a bad blade and improve your work it still looked good
I think if you cut the strip into four and alternated eith slightly thicker plates of steel then jelly rolled thst the holes jn the blsdes and the contrast eith the other steel wouybe sick. S
Coffee Etch it toooo, will deepen tha color variants
A blade made of smaller blades?
I got suspicious what if i wave my hand on this stack of blades what is gonna happen to my hand😂
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It's been wild when you use epoxy for that
The thousand blades of Aegon’s enemies..
it looks like ladder pattern without the grinding
Whether you liked the end result or not it still looked very nice and without failure we never learn, best wishes from here in the UK.
its like a graham, but steel
That was a shame (the delamination). I don't think I'd be able to set up that canister without cutting my fingers to ribbons.
Don’t ever forget guys: He’s an artist! Whatever he does is a piece of art!
Perhaps go for a crucible rather than a canister next time!
Makes me abit uneasy to see all those blades
The older I get, the more I want to see a knife made of dead hearing aid batteries. But you would have to use mercury free batteries. If there is such a thing.
DUDE! You can't forge steel when it's that cold!
It's obvious that you are not Edward Teach. There is only one Black Beard, and you, sir, are not him.
But...But... You forgot to add the chili pepper & the black pepper... Hence the delamination, maybe? 🤣 Or is that supposed to make the blade sharp?
9:27 next time melt them all and make a new knife
Without trying new things, nothing is gained.
Everytime I see a word "Damascus" I am triggered xD I really don't get whose idea was it, to call it this way, but it's soooo wrong. Nice knife, even though you've got that delamination. Maybe not for rough handling but still.
You dident fold it at all no wonder it split
i was expecting to see copious amounts of finger bleeding.
Mmh, someone here is following Shurap... 😊
I really wish people would stop making videos about pattern welded steel and calling it Damascus. They're not the same thing.
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Mh, Steel Lasagna…
Nice looking but IT IS Not Damast
Thats not damast.