Making a $7000 Damascus Chef's Knife with the World's Rarest Wood

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CHAPTERS:
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0:00 - Forging the Damascus Pattern
20:23 - Forging the Blade
26:51 - Normalizing and Rough Grinding
29:30 - The Quench and Temper
31:21 - Final Grinding and Straightening
36:36 - Fitting the Handle Spacers
40:13 - Fitting the World’s Rarest Handle Block
43:17 - Glueing the Handle Together
44:16 - Shaping the Handle
48:11 - Carving and Glueing the Saya
51:34 - Hand Finishing the Blade and Handle
54:32 - Shaping the Saya
55:35 - Making the Tapered Peg
57:37 - Etching My Maker’s Mark
58:53 - Etching the Damascus Pattern
1:01:57 - Finishing Touches
1:02:45 - Final Reveal
1:03:52 - Sharpening and Testing