Making a $2000 Damascus Chef's Knife

Thanks for watching! These past few weeks have been full of experimentation in terms of camera angles and cinematography in general. Hopefully you guys can see the improvement :D There is much bigger and better to come, so stay tuned. Check out my links below: Website: My Instagram: Joey's Instagram: My Camera Equipment: Camera: Lumix S5ii with 20-60mm Lens Microphone: Rode Wireless and HyperX Solocast My Shop Equipment: Forging Press: 25 Ton Press from CoalIronWorks Forge: 2-Burner Habanero from ChileForge Grinder: KMG-TX from BeaumontMetalworks Anvil: 365lb Sichelschmidt und Schlasse CHAPTERS: --------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Intro 0:14 - Making the Damascus Steel 6:32 - Forging the Blade 8:26 - Normalizing and Rough Grinding 9:45 - Quenching and Final Grinding 15:00 - Hand-sanding the Blade 16:20 - Fitting the Handle and Spacer 21:17 - Glue up 22:43 - Sculpting the Handle 25:23 - Hand-sanding the Handle 26:15 - Etching My Maker's Mark 27:13 - Etching the Damascus and Finishing Touches 28:45 - Final Reveal 29:22 - Sharpening and Testing