Making an $8000 Damascus Katana

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AN HOUR LONG??? Bro actually blessed us today

dude you don't understand how long I have been waiting for another one of your videos. You're undoubtedly the best at this, even watched your episodes of Forged in Fire. Please keep making these, you're highly talented.

this is definitely a hobby I can see myself failing abysmally in my 40s, love watching the process

the putting down of youre prized project with the classic approval head nod- this is life- this is what we live for

Well done brother!

You could make a wakizashi from the broken blade, to complete a daisho for the customer.

This never happened to me. I literally watched the whole thing without a pause, like I was frozen in time. The amount of skill, dedication and precision is insane, my mouth got super dry because I had it open the whole time 🤣Really insane job man. Much respect!

Your work environment cleanliness is a testament to your work, well done, my man. Also, the katana is a bute.

Bro's edging me

Do a differential temper with a torch after you temper in your kiln. You'll never break another blade in your jig again, it will bend 90 degrees back with only a 10 degree offset, and you can temper at lower temperatures for a harder edge which mimics a clay quench but with more spring. Would look something like this: - Temper 325 degrees - Torch back of spine while keeping edge in water - Heat 1/4 of spine to red hot, should result in the blade width in 3 colors, from black near the spine to blueish in middle and no color on the edge. This will produce the ultimate katana. Stay sharp!

Such a good documentary in 2024 for a Katana. A Damascus Katana.

This looks awesome!! I'd recommend a black stain instead of a paint for the wood, it brings out the grain and looks super sleek

I think it’s great that you even recorded a failure and worked because nobody else would have done that, they would have just skipped over that. So mad props!

I'm turning 24 this year and for sure I'm going to order with this guy my retirement trophy katana when I get old. Imagine how much experience this man will have lmao. PERFECT work is the word for this video.

Actually by far the best YouTube video I've seen in a long time.

Jesse Hu vs Ben Abbott - both undefeated on Forged in Fire. With Jesse's skills & experience having improved so much over the last year, I think you could the prize.

Looks amazing! One criticism, the painting doesn’t look bad; however, it’s not on par with the rest of the work. In the future you may consider outsourcing that aspect to a professional. I bet you could find a tattoo artist nearby that also paints and would do it for $2-300.

Great work, really came out beautiful! You can use a couple of straight boards like a 2x4 to straighten your sword after quench. Burn the blade shape into the wood during your normalization phase. Then after quench immediately clamp the blade in the wood and let it cool to room temp. Much less warping this way. When using your 3 prong straightening jig you can use a map gas or propane torch to heat the back of the blade and relieve stress as you gradually put tension on your jig. Almost like blue backing but I try not to let it get past straw color. You can use the jaws of the vice to protect the blade edge from the torch. I’ve used leather or wet rags clay etc to protect the Temper on the edge if needed.

Your neighbors must love you.