This is a knife with a story.
If you want to make your own story contact Mike at 7th Dragon Knifeworks
https://www.7thdragonknifeworks.com/
Mike is a knifemaker and has a special knack for chef knives. He has made a few knives for me and I have talked about them on this channel before.
6.5” Chef Knife – https://youtu.be/nXXjthfLx1s
Various Knifes – https://youtu.be/fR7wER_YiRI
7” Knife for my wife – https://youtu.be/OlQGLnTKC1k
This time I gave Mike a special kind of challenge.. I sent him a pile of broken swords and asked him to make whatever he wanted.
The blade is made from
(long piece) – A t10 blade from Iron Tiger Forge from this video – https://youtu.be/pDK0Wg0JPBo
(short piece) – A t10 bare blade sent to me from RVA katana to test against a Cloudhammer sword. It was used for edge on edge testing in this video – https://youtu.be/xR85KukCQC0 around 24:33 mark
The grip is made from
Wood – LK Chen Song Hand Dao Scabbard – From this video https://youtu.be/9gJC7xQlQSI
Spacer – From the worst sword I have ever reviewd (so far) The Al-Ayuubi saber – https://youtu.be/FCGENTAVQ0c
This knife is like poetry. It is giving life to broken blades which is cool but also interesting because of the blades used. The blade is made from two swords that were not special. The ITF katana was one that did not review well and the other katana was cannon fodder for reviews. This knife has two swords that were not special and made them into something amazing. The grip is made from the Song Hand Dao scabbard, that sword stands out as a compelling reason to do destructive tests as it took abuse to expose a flaw in the blade. The spacer in the grip is made from the worst sword I have reviewed to date. It now has one redeeming feature being used as a spacer.
Mikes Process:
Draw out sword pieces
Stack and tack weld pieces
Forge weld, draw out, fold
^repeat that until billet is solid
Forge out knife shape
Profile grind
Thermal cycle and anneal
Pre-grind and prep for quench
Quench and temper
Straightening
3 step grind for S grind
-Partial grind
-Full flat down to edge line
-Hollow from spine to edge line
Polish to 120 grit
test cut to assess performance
Polish to 800 grit and round all corners
Etch
Draw out spacer
Make handle
Final glue up
Sharpen
Spend like 3 days wishing you could do it again so you can fix everything that went wrong the with the first one
Accept that it’s still a good blade and will make someone pretty happy, even if I see a lot of things that could have been better
Mail the knife
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This project is so awesome! I love the idea of a blade made from other blades 😀
Quite a special project close to your heart, being made of several swords you have broken. So when every time you cook (or your wife does), you can be reminded of what you do. Really cool. I remember Mike's entry to Forged in Fire with that historical polearm ("azure-dragon halberd" it is called I believe)–very thin flamberge blade with a crescent mounted on a pole. With that amount of leverage a thin wavy blade can easily take a bend, but Mike's work didn't. Shows that he is meticulous with his heat treatment process.
Super hard and brittle edge on a chef's knife is no problem. I love that every component on this knife comes from a different broken sword. T10 has 1% carbon content, should be hardened to past 60 HRC, it should hold an edge really well if you have a good cutting board. I want to ask you whether the blade is stained after cutting up meat and vegetable.
An Awesome Collaboration and repurpose, great Video Matt & Mike
It looks like a very nice knife. The folding pattern is quite pretty
Beardsmiths really trying to make their dwarf ancestors proud.
More hard working then what i would have done, i mean, he basically scraped it, and made something new, i would have just get rid of the edge at where i want an handle, then use tape, chopsticks, tape, cloth, and tightly wrap cord, making an makeshift, i mean the blade is aready tempered, has an edge, and the shape, it just needs to be "repaired" in to an tanto or wakasahi sized blade
since I can I'm going to criticize this. first off even if that knife were made better, it's still kind of useless as a functional kitchen knife. anything cast iron or carbon steel tends to rust quickly if not immediately looked after, that's not convenient. that blade is probably so brittle chopping vegetables could be hazardous. his hammer work was nice and well planned. it didn't look like he cleaned the pieces before welding them together. since he, I assume, didn't know the precise metals in each broken blade I think a canister with a good binder metal would have been better, or a crucible mix. really what's impressive and useful are mixed composition stainless blades because they look awesome aesthetically, resist corrosion and stay sharp, plus they're stronger. I remember spicy mike btw.
Definitely gives the vibe of "from swords to ploughshares" taking a weapon meant (originally at least) for war, and turning it into a tool for a chef.
Spicy Mike! Matt did your wife mock your kitchen cutting skills? Outtakes must become a regular thing 🤔😁
That's so cool! I'm a sentimental guy and something like the grandma knife is so sweet ❤ and really makes me want to finish my restoration of my grandpa's old kitchen knife. I just gotta polish the hell out of it and put some scales on it. Thank you Matt🤘💀