The greatest video I have ever seen.

[Sam Salvati]

This is hands down the greatest video I have ever seen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpeyhC-UIFg

 

[Burton Harruff]

Very enjoyable video. Thanks for posting this up. I loved his blade forging set up gave me some ideas of things to make.

 

[Wolf Creek Forge]

Hes probably forged more blades in his life than any 20 of us put together..

 

[setlab]

Anyone know what that anvil he is useing called?

 

[Rick Marchand]

What a good video, Sam. Thanks

 

[Sam Salvati]

12 dozen in a gross, and he did 2 gross per day, and a cutler's dozen too not that wussy baker's dozen 336 blades per day.

 

[Rick Marchand]

12 dozen in a gross, and he did 2 gross per day, and a cutler's dozen too not that wussy baker's dozen 336 blades per day.

Meh... I do that in my sleep. No... literally in my sleep... some folks call it, "dreaming"... I call it "nocturnal production".

 

[jdm61]

Wow! That is a badass anvil.

 

[silver_pilate]

So you mean if I go out and forge 24 dozen blades a day for 20 years, I could gain that type of hammer control? Let me get started! I'm so glad we have some craftsmen still continuing these arts. It saddens me to see the loss of some skills found in these older craftsmen.

--Nathan

 

[Liam021]

Wow really was a great video, and thats incredible how many blades he made.

 

[Liam021]

Jeeeez, I just did some more math, If he worked at least 200 days a year that is almost 5 million blades.

72 years X 200 days X 336 a day. = 4838400

 

[SpookStrickland]

That was like magic they way those blades took shape. Very nice, thanks for sharing.

 

[Carl_First_Timer]

Great video. It is sad that Human's specialized skills are on the decline now.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I will have to listen again to see if you guys heard him wrong, but 336 blades a day is 1.4 minutes a blade without taking a break. That is impossible. In the video it took him far longer than that just to shape the blade. maybe it was 2 gross a week.....which is still a great turnout.

 

[Sam Salvati]

Stacy, it takes me alot longer to do something if I explain it while I am doing it. 2 gross I imagine was his best day ever, small parts like that is easily achievable in a production shop when you know what you are doing. Plus it was probably a 16 hour day which gives him a little more then 2.5 minutes per piece which is a long time. It's funny if you think he worked 8 hour days.

 

[Mudbug007]

Loved the video. Thanks for sharing Sam. Had to smile at how he tempered blades. Doesn't he know you can't temper knife blades by color Also, that folding Canadian knife was the bomb!

 

[bobbywett]

Very Humbling.....What a functional life indeed!

 

[shane wink]

Very Humbling.....What a functional life indeed!

HA! Exactly what I was thinking! Cool vid Sam, thanks. Swinging a hammer that long and he is a man of small frame, I think I have a new diet in the makings! LOL

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Note how he forges all the way down to a black heat.

 

[Don Hanson III]

Very cool! That guy is the real deal and from what I've read about the old Sheffield guys, he speaks the truth.
I've also looked at a number of Sheffield forged pocket knife blades in person and have been amazed. Especially a forged folding dagger blade that Tony Bose showed me.
Thank you Sam!