Wheeler Fighting Bowie Project :) ( UPDATED CUTTING & FORGING VIDEOS)

Oh, and I will definitely get 4 blades from one billet, maybe 5.

You'd think I would know by now, :o since I've been buying/using 1-3/4" round bar (my 52100 from Ms Ray Kirk, as well as the 1,000# of W2 I have) since 2006... But I usually just forge down enough of the round to hammer out a blade and then cut that off.

Thanks guys! :)
 
I agree with Joe-I like the editing and the video in general is great. It's one of those where I get pulled in and wish it just kept going. I can't figure out why there aren't more feature length movies like this ;).

And by the way, I'm finding myself seriously coveting your press and the surface grinder in the background... Can't wait to see more of this project. Thanks for posting all this so we can follow along.


Jeremy
 
Great update/vid Nick! It's really interesting watching the steel 'mash' out like that! Can anyone tell me what those little pieces are that seem to flake off while mashing the steel out?

Hope you can make it to Blade! I'm finally able to attend and will be there following everyone around like a kid in a candy store no doubt this year. :)

Oh, and the dogs are great... they become part of our family! I Love my 2 big black labs and your 'pups' are awesome too!
 
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shaw- HaHa... Probably, when you're in the shop as much as I am, you just flip stations... I listen to pretty much everything out there.


I went back and watched it to check. There was one spot with a Justin Timberlake song playing. Funny you recognized the voice of a former Nsync member... Maybe you didn't hate the music so much afterall... d00d. ;)
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He's practically a hometown hero from where I'm from. That's the excuse I'm going with anyway... :)
 
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Was the video done with Premiere? If so, how do you like it? I'm wondering if you would recommend it? I have used a lot of software so I'm not that good of a judge for user friendliness when starting out with editing. I want to make sure I didn't steer you wrong as well. :)
 
Thanks guys! :)

Eric- That's forge scale coming off the bar. It's essentially the result of really hot steel and oxygen meeting.

Warren- Yes it was, thanks for the recommendation! My BIL got it for me, and he also found a video on how to use it, that's like 20 hours long. I want to watch it, but I was anxious to try the Premiere. Just doing basic stuff like I have so far, it seems pretty intuitive. I can't even imagine the things it will do with a qualified operator!




Here's another one for those that are interested. :)

[video=youtube;ImXyY19KjZQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImXyY19KjZQ[/video]
 
Love these vids. Gives a real appreciation for the amount of effort, skill, and pure energy that goes into making a knife like this.

Thanks for the extra effort you put into making these videos, Nick!
 
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Thanks guys! :)


Warren- Yes it was, thanks for the recommendation! My BIL got it for me, and he also found a video on how to use it, that's like 20 hours long. I want to watch it, but I was anxious to try the Premiere. Just doing basic stuff like I have so far, it seems pretty intuitive. I can't even imagine the things it will do with a qualified operator!
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Thanx for the feedback. I will recommend it to others then. I had the full version from about 10 years ago, and it was intense. Basically the equivalent of what Hollywood uses (which was AVID at that time IIRC.) When I upgraded to my current computer, it was no longer compatible, and the full version is over $1000.00 now I think. For the bit of hobby work I do now, Premiere Elements is fine, but I do miss some of the advanced manual control I had before.

Warren
 
Excellent video Nick, thanks. It really is very interesting to watch the process and see a blade come to life.
 
Man, you've got quite the deft touch on that press, let alone that big ol' hammer! :)

Great job and thanks for taking the time to post these videos my friend. :cool:
 
Really enjoying your videos Nick. Certainly gives one a peek into the amount of work and skill that goes into your blades. After seeing how tough that material (I think you said 52100?) is to work, and knowing that I was going to forge twelve blades, I'd be inclined to get those power hammers up and running if that was realistic. Take care of yourself during this process Nick. And thank you for taking this on. :thumbup: Mike
 
Thanks guys! :)

I want to point out that the color rendering is kind of messed up with the hot steel... there are a few places where it looks like I had the blade at a welding heat, but I had the forge running at 2000F. So there's no way the blade was in the 2200-2300 range!


The other weird thing--- is how much easier it is to see how/where the steel is moving in the video than it is for me while I'm doing it. LOL I can position the camera so it's right there, looking square at the work. Wish I could see it like that while working. ;)


Mike- I wish that was an option! :) My 50# Little Giant needs a new motor and some new parts. I have everything to put the 100# Little Giant back together, but I also need to cut a hole in the concrete slab and build a proper foundation for the hammer. Even if I had everything read to roll (which I don't, LOL) that would still add another 28+ days for the concrete to set. It requires a very beefy foundation.

I borrowed this photo from Don Hanson's shop-tour--- this is the proper size foundation block for a 100# LG (which Don has TWO of :eek: :D).

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Thank you fellas! :)
 
Nick, try the local pro or semi pro A/V shop. There might be a filter for the camera to get better color representation. Possibly a UV filter? I used to use a polarizing filter for outside shooting with backlighting. I haven't been in that game for a while, so I don't know what is current.

Warren

BTW, did the cocobolo arrive and is it up to your standards? If not, we can look at other options.
 
wow, when you were pressing the bevels it was such a clear demonstration of the heat sinking effect of the dies! like an ink stamp each time!

yes, ou need a permanent camera and a screen set up next to the press for the side view while you work...or maybe just an angled mirror...

i like how at around 12:50 your hammering in time with the music makes it sound like a french house bass compression on the audio...
 
Thanks guys. :)

This one isn't an update on the project, rather a bit of a visual explanation about how much easier it is to hammer a blade out of smaller, simpler steel.

I needed a break anyway, my arm was getting tired from the big blades! ;) :D

And no... apparently they didn't teach me to pronounce "cooperative" in school. ;) LMAO :foot: If this hadn't been just a short detour from the project, I'd redo all that... but I can't spend anymore time on it... So core-operative it is! ;) :o


[video=youtube;gkfKO61jtak]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkfKO61jtak[/video]
 
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