Making a $2500 Damascus San-Mai Kukri

Thanks for watching! This is the first video I’ve filmed on my new camera gear, I hope the quality speaks for itself :D I hope ya’ll enjoy this full build video, there will be many more videos like this one showing up on this channel, so stay tuned for that! Check out my links below: Website: 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 Music: Epidemic Sound CHAPTERS: --------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Intro 0:11 - Making the Damascus Steel 4:46 - Forging the Blade 8:59 - Normalizing and Rough Grinding 12:30 - Quenching and Final Grinding 19:36 - Hand-sanding the Blade 22:28 - Fitting the Guard 25:15 - Fitting the Handle 27:00 - Shaping the Handle 29:02 - Etching My Maker’s Mark 29:44 - Etching the Damascus 31:18 - Final Polishing and Glue-up 34:10 - Blade Reveal 34:39 - Sharpening and Testing