The Youtube and Video Link thread

Here's one that was shared on another knifemaking forum. Now we all can see why damascus from Pakistan is of such poor quality from a functional standpoint. The way these folks heat their initial billets (stacking a pile of cold pieces in the forge at once) would burn out a huge amount of carbon, not to mention the grain growth that would occur for the times at welding/forging temps. Perhaps they edited out the grain refinement steps..... IMO, the smith at the power hammer has decent skills, demonstrating how much you can get done with a power hammer (initial weld, draw out, fold, re-weld, square and twist seems to all one heat).
 
I hope it's OK to post this video here. After all - it is Shop Talk for "bladesmiths". If not, I will understand.
See if this floats your boat.
This is the first installment of four 1-hour-long videos of Lin Rhea demonstrating and teaching his method of creating his world famous "X-Rhea" knife.
Please be sure to watch/listen to my introduction first.
(I explain a few things)

 
The various stages of production for making auger making are shown in this film for something Footprint Tools once made in huge numbers. Filmed at their previous large complex at Hollis Croft in Sheffield. The company survives albeit much smaller and now operates at Sedgley Works in Hillsborough.The film is part of a series entitled 'Masters of Metalworking' commissioned by Sheffield City Council's Ruskin Gallery working closely with Ken Hawley who is the narrator on this particular film. It was originally released on no.3 of the series of films in 1993.The film is made available by kind permission of the Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust who now manage some of the city's museums on behalf of the City Council.

 
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