The fact that you post everything is hugely inspiring to me. You're a masterful steelsmith and watching the occasional failures is satisfying

I 100% see where you were going with the pattern. Please try it again! Probably would want to add an extra 50% more steel off the bat. Those patterns just get eaten up by scale in a hurry.

I learned a lot from all the problems you faced and dealt with. Mr. Murphy was clearly hanging out in your shop, because I can't imagine much more going wrong. Thanks for the reminder not to buy steel on eBay!

I was really excited to see how this was gonna turn out, but this was cool to see the process anyways.

You used to talk about what you were doing, not now that’s OK we can see what happens. It’s never a lost effort, you’re always learning. Thank you Sir for this opportunity to learn.

i bet if you collaborate with a machinist you could mill very detailed pockets into solid stock and then back fill them with a contrasting powder and forge weld. ill bet you could even heat it to welding heats in a ceramics kiln and beat the crap out of it too. I feel like this technical concept has a lot of merit.

Love the dust bag on your height gauge! I’m lucky to have a clean room for mine!

I would wonder if every project came out perfect... Still better than I could do. You do such clean work and it's a pleasure to watch.

Loved the ASMR approach.

Your work is always impress 👏👏

Learning is dang tough sometimes! Love what you do. Can't wait to see what you do next.

I had a horrible feeling one of those non 52100 bearings was going to balls it up somehow. IT had promise though the rest of the patterning looked good although the bearings stuffed up the crosses by not compressing much at all...Did you get your money back from the bearing supplier atleast Ah thats a rotten shame but all power to your ability to make it work. Perhaps a shop knife of shame box where useable knives go to be used for horrible things you wouldn't want to use a good one for. Again well done for finishing it ..those weird bearings could do some interesting damascus if you knew they were in there from the start Well done and thanks for sharing.

This was a cup of tea away from being a shurap video, and I mean this as a great compliment. I like watching you forge.

“Even an adult, experienced monkey sometimes unsuccessfully jumps from a tree” (c) China Best regards from Russia

Thank you for showing us this. With the prices of materials being so high. The alternate sourced like Ebay, Amazon and the like aren't always reliable. Personally, I'll be giving the bearings I just ordered a quick dip in ferric to help weed out any non 52100 that slip in.

Man, the frustration was all over your face on the etch. We've all been there.

Good video, You cutting the steel in half by pushing your hands toward the band saw blade, wow, brace soul you are. Stay safe

Call this one, Spot 😁

I hate that it happened to you, but I'm glad you showed us.

Wonder if anyone has ever tried building up welding beads (all one direction, or crisscross), just welding beads and beads, until they had enough material to make a Damascus blade?

Seax's were a product of circumstance when a sword broke. Rather than completely toss it out a large knife was often made from what was left behind, and though I'm not saying that this would be a good idea for a finished commercial product, forging a short sword then breaking it on purpose, and THEN crafting a seax from it would tell this weapon's full story.

Seeing the mistakes is just as entertaining as the successes!

Odd question but what do you do with all the metal from the canisters you cut off your billets?

Impressive process, very involved. I felt your pain. Come back to it again.

Shame it failed, but I trust you'll...forge ahead. (Ba Dum Tish). BTW - any chance at a raindrop one for a future vid? Always loved that pattern... Either way, keep up the good work!

So liquid molten hot steel would have no separations or the laminations so if you wanna weld steel, you have to get it super hot can’t be pounding on any dark red steel and hoping to laminate it

When it comes time to remove the metal casing you welded, why don't you cut off the ends with your bandsaw?

Still awesome you posted the video and made a blade!!! Get back up on the horse and FORGE ON!!! 👊

I know how you feel , I made a mosaic katana and one of the first welds didn’t take , unfortunately it didn’t show up until it came out of the etch , $200+ down the drain and over 120hrs maybe more

What rod do you use for welding the blanks?

the video is true to the adage "if you don't have anything good to say then don't say anything at all".....also you need an exorcism for the gremlins in your shop...

Thank you

Quite an amount of adversity on this one. Good to see, that you still make a video of the process. I wish you better luck next time - hopefully your supplier of bearings labels hus products better, so that you can at least avoid that hurdle. ☀️💪👍💪☀️.

there was some angst behind those throws haha...

Oh man. I can imagine the choice words when you realized what had happened. I'm so sorry man - way to persevere though! Those bearings weren't from one of the "official" suppliers were they? (auction find perhaps?)

Well Damn!

Looks more like a warncliff or sheep foot blade to me, but I’m no expert.

Well that had to be frustrating.

These things happen. That is how we learn. The next one will be better.

What boots are you wearing?

What a curmudgeonly little blade, it really did not want to be, did it?

Sander bite on your thumb knuckle…. Im a welder and i wear my work as well

Many of us appreciate you shielding the welding flash

Why don't you do voice over anymore?

👏👏👏🤜🤛

Why do you always stick weld stuff? You’d be much better off with the tig process. On the knife steel that is, not the canister.

Не понял для чего столько геморроя? Сделать дамаск и приварить к нему лезвие, это верх извращения. Не проще сразу сделать дамаск который будет резать?

I never understood Christians and the cross thing. It's a torture device. Why would you worship a torture device? Kind of odd if you ask me...

Disconnect mic from table. Makes sound so bad

Seriously? A viking seax with a christin cross pattern?

Weren’t Vikings Godless pagans?