Have you ever seen a blade like this one?

I never even dreamed of watching a video about a knife being manufactured and came across this randomly. So nice to watch a craftsman do his thinking. It was quite fascinating to watch. Good job!

this is exactly the blacksmithing channel ive been looking for: shows the whole process, fully explains what is happening and why its happening, gives full measurements and definitions to the materials being used and the end results are amazing. Keep up the great work!

your workmanship is very impressiv, your workshop is just valhalla, super video quality, editing and voiceover, thanks.

You brought back many memories! As a kid I went to bed many nights hearing Dad’s “trip” hammer pounding away in his blacksmith shop down behind our home! The majority of his work was for the Indiana limestone quarries around Bloomington and Bedford! He sharpened and made tools to cut the stone.

Gotta admit bro, this is some amazing work. Especially like the way the blade still has a keen edge to shave after the wood chopping.

I haven’t seen this kind of innovation or experimentation since bigdog forge! Nice man this is what draws me in! New chefs messing with old recipe’s!!!!

I mean this as a complement, you sound like a golf commentator. It's really nice to hear this and actually helps to focus on what's happening on screen. This was a really interesting video. Thank you for posting it... :)

So the ball bearings show up all the way to the very end product. I appreciate this.

Thank you for being one of the few forging channels to talk through key details that would normally drive me MAD not hearing, little things like drill bit size, distances, side of the hammer, etc. It's all those little things that make ALL the difference, and that most channels COMPLETELY do not discuss in their narration. It's usually like "I'm gonna make this, SMASH SMASH SMASH, DRINK TEA, DIP, hey check out this pattern!"

I’m sure many of you know this already but I just learned it last year. If you wanna save money on steel drill bits, buy a masonry bit and grind down the point to a “spade” that thing will cut through almost anything like butter, for a tenth of the cost of a good steel drill bit. 🔥

That knife is a piece of art. I envy the new owner.

Stumbled upon this, and wound up watching the whole damn thing! Good times👍🏽

Makes me appreciate the time, effort, and artistry that goes into hand-made blades. Innovative design, looks cool.

That was impressive to see it shave after all that chopping, I really like how this came out, good job all around man!

When you can make a knife or sword that's so sharp you can shave with it, your one h3ll of a craftsman. you are pure awesome!!!

Nice genuine guy, very impressive. Great to see a true craftsman at work.

I've watched a lot of videos on damascus, that's the most innovative pattern I've seen to date

That's an ingenious way to make a canister, and the spray paint tip is pro level, too many people use whiteout. How imaginative though, and incredibly unique pattern!

I love watching forging videos. I really want to learn how to do it myself

You had my curiosity, now you have my attention. See ima knife maker myself, and I LOVE making weird knives. And a ball bearing Damascus is new to me.

"Here's a riveting shot of the epoxy curing", and with this pun, delivered in a masterful deadpan manner, he earned my thumbs up. 13:33

Not only your sir have a great craftmanship, you also got great narration skills as well, Great video and Awesome Knife

Brilliantly done. Extra kudos for doing the 2x4 chop test.

I really like the way the ball bearings fade from the edge to the center of each separate bearing, while the nickel gives such distinct contrast. The handle does the blade justice with the multiple pins. Very nice! Blessings!

Beautiful work from you. I was surprised to see it was still available. It just became unavailable and added to my collection.

Most of all, an honor to have been guided in the sequence, an invitation to creation, assured by structure, calmed by words, forged in wisdom, a walk with the master, contented to simply step, naturally persevering so as to enjoy it by his confidence. Awesome. Thank you, dude.

This video popped up randomly for me.. and I'm glad it did. Fascinating stuff! Beautiful results!

I've watched hundreds of knife forge videos and this is easily the best because you explained EVERYthing.

I very much like the step-by-step narrative, explaining the how and why of making the blade. Also, Fire Creek speaks very clearly and simply, so one doesn't need to understand a lot of jargon to get the point. Thanks for the video.

I've taken a few smithing classes and found that now that I know more about the process and the steps involved, I am even more intrigued by your amazing creations. looking forward to perusing your collection of creations and getting inspired.

That should be 1 of the best knives ever made. That thing is awesome

Adding a comment for the algorithm. Love watching skilled craftsman do their work -- best of luck on the channel.

What a beauty you made, just in awe with blacksmithing and the craft of it. Crazy to think how deep it goes with us humans and the ingenuity it took with making metal and making a useful tool for us. It's pretty primal in how I look at it.

This same method with smaller ball bearings would look really cool.

GORGEOUS artwork in this beautiful knife!

That blade turned out really nice. The etching really brought out the decorative element. Absolutely gorgeous!

When I was 16 years old, I started working in a forge for 2 years. Just for the money and the experience. It is the most beautiful work and the most diverse in terms of craftsmanship that I know. So many materials apart from the many metals. We also made ornaments for metal gates from tools and weapons. Unfortunately, the forge went bankrupt. Your work looks very good☺️👍🤜🤛

I just found your channel and you are the first person that actually explains the whole forging process. I've always found it fascinating and wanted to learn but no one explains anything of what they are doing. Thank you for making this video. I still have lots of questions but now I am even more curious about this age old artistry. Thank you and blessings to you

The pattern is absolutely astonishing!

Unreal my friend! Not sure how this landed in front of me but I'm glad it did. Headed to the website now to see if I can afford a souvenir!

Great pattern! I love it! 👍

Just viewed your vid of the 'Ball Bearing Damascus knife', you were initially going to make into a 'dagger' but decided on a different type of, awesome, 'hand made/forged', Knife! What a superb "never before seen, by me", remarkable design on the blade.. WOW! You Sir, are a fine Craftsman, few & far between nowadays! Continued 'imagination' and much success,

Wow, that’s some real craftsmanship there, well done

Great job man! Very interesting. For some reason, UKposts recommended this video and I'm glad it did. Thanks sfor posting.

I am a VERY amateur knife maker and seeing his Prosecco helps to guide me in future builds. I love the cocobolo handle as well. Beautiful.

I'm living my dream of being a knife maker through you. I love watching you make a work of art out of metal and wood. Keep grinding!😀

Not only excellent craftsmanship but well done video and narration. Good work, brother.

There is just something about watching a master at their craft perform that is satisfying to my soul. You have done that sir.

Such a simple classic blade. I really enjoy the big, extensive builds, but often they’re more works of art that will sadly never be used. But a classy, simple blade that’s exquisitely done says more about the craftsman than the guy that spent 45hrs fitting up a guard on a blade that will sit on a shelf.

When you sitting there with that new little boy of yours tonight you be sure to tell him how you just released one of your best videos. My God that knife and the video around it was just amazing.

Super well made vid. All of the important stuff and no superfluous crap

Hats off, What a beautiful knife!! Handle couldn't be better designed for that knife,great proportions, ergos and some of the most beautiful Ball Bearing Damascus, I've ever seen!!! Well done sir!

You are truly a practitioner of a 'fine art' as shown in this video. This work of art that you have created is no less than many other great works of art and in my opinion is priceless. Thank you for sharing your creative process.

This was an awesome build. This long forgotten skill.

These sorts of videos are fascinating to watch. The process and the end result are my type of relaxation.

Man, that pattern (and the whole finished knife, for that matter) is beautiful.

You’re incredibly skilled, I’m very envious of how casually you go about doing this. You’re a true artist. Keep up the killer work!

Great knife making. Beautiful blade

Thanks to UKposts for showing the world that there are people out there with exceptional skills and talents. Excellent work and cool knife, Sir! 👍🏾

Beautiful knife. I love the definition of each bearing. That handle positively glows. Great job, mate.

It turned out great. I wish I had the space equipment and knowledge you have. I have always had ideas on how I would design and make my own knives since I was a kid. As a disabled vet and in my senior year. I don't believe that will ever happen. So I have to be content living my dream through good craftsman like yourself.

Very interesting an innovative approach. Turned out astonishing. Love the overall geometry. Keep up the good work

Wow. The finished product was _far_ more beautiful than I ever expected.

Neve seen this style of damascus before. It inspires me to explore this trade more than ever. Beautiful handle as well. Wonderful craftsmanship all around.

That turned out really nice. I always have liked a nice damascus pattern blade. It’s refreshing to see a smith doing some original designs; or so I’m assuming as I’ve never seen this technique before. Feather pattern will still always be my favorite though!!

Never thought I'd enjoy this kind of video but this was very interesting!

That pattern is magical

That is amazing. Really unique. Always nice to see someone taking their work to another level.

What a great idea, each time I do ball bearing I use a canister, the balls come out stretched which is cool but your ball bearings look much better. Great job !!

Stumbled on to this channel. I really like the way you breaknit down, and it is not over produced. Makes it easy to follow.

I don’t know how UKposts recommends me exactly what I want to watch

That is a pretty sweet looking pattern, a bit different than what I would have expected. I think it would be cool to try that same concept with different shapes inside, maybe some hexagonal rods?

Wow that was a great looking Damascus pattern. I used to work as a materials and reliability consultant so I had to learn a lot about materials and how they react in different environments it was an interesting career. I love watching forged in fire and now that I’ve found you channel here I’ll definitely be watching other videos that you post. Great job! Keep it up 👍

I've seen tons of videos about knife/sword making but this turned out incredible.

Wow! I love that pattern, that's a great knife anyone would be proud to own.

That turned out wonderful, very nice design with the handles and the blade. They mesh together really well.

A true artisan to the trade.

I have never seen such a fantastic Damascus pattern. 👍

That is very nice! I've done a lot of research on steel for use in ball bearing balls and can say almost without exception the steel used is the best you can get. Even better than the races they roll in. Of course, it's got the carbon for thru hardening which may make it brittle but since you added the tool steel and powdered then forged it it should be a lot more plastic in keeping with what you need.

Great work with this blade! I personally prefer the layered demascus look more but that's such a cool and unique design with the bearings. Also first time I've seen someone use white paint instead of whiteout, looks much more effective

My dad bought a piece of land that has an old coal pad on it, from a now-inactive coal mine. It's covered in anthracite coal that fell off the trucks as they were loading them up from the pad. We've had a couple of blacksmiths come along and ask if they could fill up a bucket for their forge. Sure, go ahead! Dad literally uses the stuff to shore up bits of hills and stuff.

Stumbled on this video randomly while exploring another UKposts rabbit hole. I'm not a metal/wood worker, but I do enjoy seeing people who obviously have a lot of skill and knowledge in creating with wood and steel, so this was great. I particularly like that you provided a running commentary of your thoughts and choices, so that with my near total lack of knowledge of the subject matter I was able to follow why you were doing what you were doing. I've liked and commented here to add to the visibility of the channel, thanks for the demonstration and great work, very impressive.

That is an awesome pattern! I love the way it converges at the choil area and seems to disappear under the handle. An x-ray image of the intestines of the knife, much like the way some Australian Aboriginal artists depicted animals in paintings.

Very nice work. The end result was beautiful. Well done.

This was a really chill, well paced video - nice!

And yet some people don’t love metal work

I've seen some exquisitely made knives in my time, but this one's on another level. 👍🏻‍

Excellent knife, pleasure to watch the whole process from the beginning till the end. Passion and skills always to be appreciated. Great job!

I have never seen anything like this before. The craftsmanship is stellar. You would be the "Knifemaker to the King" to plagiarize a line from "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town".

Wow... sickest knife ever..🤘🏼😎 the unbelievable craftsmanship involved, is awe inspiring 👏🏼 🥲

Beautiful.. It does amaze me the amount of work it takes to make a knife... Makes me appreciate all the knives I have all the more.. really incredible work!!

Absolutely incredible. You are a master craftsman and artist. What a beautiful and unique blade! Thank you for showing us your process and what goes into making a work of art like this. I have no experience in this field, but I can appreciate fine craftsmanship and the high degree of dedication, expertise and skill it takes to do this kind of work. Huge thumbs up from me!

Awesome pattern it made! Great work sir!!!

A joy watching a craftsman create.. awesome. I want buy a couple for my kitchen.

This' one of the most gorgeous knives I've seen handmade... DEFINITELY going to your website ta see about buying some quality and truly American workmanship! Great job, and thanks for there informative video helping teach those of us just getting started with the craft, & those of us maybe a lil too inhibitive to start!! Lol

That came out real nice and crisp. Im going to have to give it a try myself sometime. Great video.

never leave comments on anything on the internet not worth my time,but I had to take time to leave you with comment, that knife was beautiful I wish my vocabulary was wider to tell you that knife is art BADASS.

That is a thing of beauty, mastercraftsman, speechless brother.

Wow that's incredible brother, it looks great and works like a boss! Keep it up I'm learning from you and Alex steele yalls craftsmanship is impressive and drives me to do better!