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Work In Progress Series

RyanW

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Thought it would be fun to do a "Work in Progress" Series of videos on YouTube showing how I make a knife from start to finish... Lots of room to improve on the production side of things but think they turned out pretty good. Would love input if you have it!

PART 1: Knife Design
[video=youtube;9ECALzq44LE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ECALzq44LE&t=25s[/video]

PART 2: Drill and Profile
[video=youtube;bfMVaYmP2JY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfMVaYmP2JY&t=1s[/video]

PART 3: Grind, Taper and Clay
[video=youtube;I0Pr2y7ZONQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0Pr2y7ZONQ&t=27s[/video]
 
PART 4: Heat Treat & Temper Cycles
[video=youtube;ud-WMa85TsM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud-WMa85TsM[/video]

PART 5: Machine & Hand Finishing
[video=youtube;do4tokLLfsU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do4tokLLfsU&t=19s[/video]

PART 6: Etch Logo and Hamon
[video=youtube;8LQoFNTzbi4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LQoFNTzbi4&feature=youtu.be[/video]


PART 7: Handle Work (Coming Soon)
 
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