Historical Knife Making - keep it simple, do it the hard way @islandblacksmith

Uploaded April 2016 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago

Welcome to the Forge...Subscribe for more fire, smashing steel, and the transformation of scrap into treasure...watch a tanto being crafted in more detail: youtu.be/YRZZTCD_I-o

The tools are simple and few, but the work is long and hard. See the finished works and read more about the process of making them: islandblacksmith.ca/process

See more of the yari (spear) being made: islandblacksmith.ca/2015/07/hatsu-sankaku-yari

Design a Tanto: islandblacksmith.ca/design-custom-tanto
Design a Knife: islandblacksmith.ca/design-your-own-knife-tools-for-satoyama

I make traditionally crafted knives for folks who wish they could take things home from museums. islandblacksmith.ca

filmed on an Olympus OM-D EM5 with vintage Dimension1:2.8 35mm glass, edited in iMovie, soundtrack composed in Ableton Live 8

Made the taiko soundtrack yesterday and thought I'd set some video to it...just a guy with a camera and a hammer, thanks for watching!

Historical Knife Making - keep it simple, do it the hard way

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