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

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Thank you for watching :) Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JesseHu Buy another chef's knife here: https://www.jhublades.com/available-work/p/dragons-breath-1 Buy a billet of this pattern here: https://www.jhublades.com/available-work/p/gradient-maelstrom-billet Damascus Manipulation Tool: https://dmt.msbpro.com Powertool batteries I recommend: https://amzn.to/43tvp50 Check out my other links below: Join my Mailing List here: https://www.jhublades.com/mailinglist My Website: https://www.jhublades.com/ My Instagram: @jhublades Other Shop Equipment I use and recommend: https://amzn.to/3WjPZAJ Camera Equipment I use and recommend: https://amzn.to/4jd9d4U Music: Epidemic Sound A massive thank you to my top patrons: Joe Txs, Tyler Mchan, Signe Lund, John, Gordon, Eric Peck, Alfredo Soto Jr. CHAPTERS: --------------------------------------------------------- 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