Is this as cool as I think it is?

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derricksmash

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This just mesmerizes me.

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But seeing as there are more knife knowledgable peeps on here, customizers, and makers around, is this really just 'eh, not too impressing' to some?

And sorry if this has been overshared. Searched for "concrete knife" on forum before posting.
 
Interesting idea and execution yes, but maybe not the most practical combo of materials. That handle is probably heavy. Positive feature: if dripped it will fall handle-down. Negative: handle will break on impact.
 
A craftsman, certainly, but he needs to learn a thing or three about metallurgy. Steel, carbon content, heat treatment, etc. I can sharpen a chunk of a beer can and cut paper with it, but that doesn't make it a good knife. Hell, I can suck on a Jolly Rancher to the point where it'll slice skin like a scalpel. And a slab of low carbon steel without heat treatment will hold an edge barely better than either of those examples. FFS, at least torch the blade until it glows and dunk it in some ice water.
 
I don't know. The dude seems pretty handy and if wants to make knives out of scraps for whatever purposes he intends, more power to him.

My first thoughts are, that the scales will be heavy, and the blade won't be very strong or hold an edge. But it did turn out very pretty, and was created from
future trash, so maybe he makes them to give to grandma, or a kid or something, or just to sit in his shop as something cool he spent some spare time on.

As for me, I don't own any of those tools that he used, and I prefer different materials for my cutlery, so I just buy knives from pros. Good on him though, for
being creative and making use out of some stuff that was going to get trashed.
 
I think the video was very cool! But no lanyard hole, wtf! I doubt Andy Roy is shaking in his boots but I know some guys in cell block C that would kill for that shank.

Mike
 
The point seems to be less about making a good, usable knife, and more of an experiment in craftsmanship -- creating the best-looking knife he can using found materials. It's a heavy POS no one would want as a tool (unless you're an inmate with stabby tendencies), and basically the same thing you'll get from your typical '10 knives for 20$' deal -- polished trash.
 
My brother knowing Im a big knife guy sent me the same video. I thought it was neat but at the same time I dont feel the juice was worth the squeeze. I feel their are easier and more logical ways to make a knife that will perform better. Sure if were were living in a post apocalyptic society and we for some reason only could make tools and weapons from reclaimed materials sure. But even then i think we would only see "contrete pooper scooper specials" once all the files, saw blades and knives all ready made dry up.
 
Well, he is handy with tools and made his own belt sander...which looks pretty nice.
No, I don't want a knife like that.
Not too surprised at what he did, but I would consider it a wasted effort, IF...my only intent was to build a usable knife.
 
I like his homemade belt sander in the video. Not so much liking his knife that he made of the shovel.
 
If you look at the vids description, he has a video of his belt sander creation. That's cool.

What I've learned from sharing this: he did a lot of work, and for the same amount of work he could have something more bada**.
 
If one likes knives made of a busted up piece of sidewalk and mystery steel from as shovel, it might be cool.

I don't, so I think it's far from, as you say, mesmerizing. Every maker here does a better job using better, more attractive, and more difficult to use materials.
 
Sikael said:
The point seems to be less about making a good, usable knife, and more of an experiment in craftsmanship -- creating the best-looking knife he can using found materials. It's a heavy POS no one would want as a tool (unless you're an inmate with stabby tendencies), and basically the same thing you'll get from your typical '10 knives for 20$' deal -- polished trash.
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It's a new knife genre! First there were mid-techs now there's prison-techs!
 
I don't think he was serious about making the knife, to me, it seems he was mostly having fun.
He seems like he has a lot of skill, and was just messing around.
Like he said, it was just stuff that would otherwise be trash.
I'm betting that he could, with better materials, make a much better knife.
Still cool to see the process of the whole thing.
 
Thats kinda my point though. Thats an awful lot of time and effort not only in the knife but the video itself for something that wasnt all that worth it. I like the idea of reclaimed materials but I am just not as impressed as I couldnt have been.
 
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