Can you forge SAN MAI with MILD STEEL?? | Handforged Kitchen Knife

Welcome back to my channel!

Since I've got my anvil I've been wanting to forge SanMai. Now I finally got my borax, which is pretty hard to get here in Germany.
As a first test, I used cheap steels (mild steel and 1075) to give this new project a try. It was so much fun, that I'll defiinitely make more of these blades! But in the future, I'll use 75Ni8 and O1 Tool steel, a popular damascus combination.
I'm not super happy with the way this blade came out, the transition between the blade and the handle is too long I think. Also, the spine is way too thick. But the forgewelding went perfectly and the edge is razor sharp!


Please tell me what you think about this video and where I can improve.


As always - if you've got any questions, ask them! I'm always happy to help out other people as I gained most of my knowledge from YouTube and asking many questions to professionals.

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If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave me a comment.
Have a nice day and keep grinding!


About me: My name is Tim and I'm a 21 year old student. I got into knifemaking about two years ago, by watching videos similar to this one. Over the years, I gained some knowledge and last year I built this belt grinder to finally make my own knives. I do sell custom orders, mostly of kitchen knives, if you're interested, follow me on Instagram. My goal is to make inspirational and educating, as well as entertaining videos. I gained almost all my knowledge by watching YouTube ideos, so now I want to give something back. If you’ve got a question, feel free to write me a comment or start a conversation with me via my Instagram @spira_knives

Future plans: I want to make educational as well as inspirational and entertaining videos. The topics will be setting up my workshop and mostly making knives.
A few ideas that I will post soon:
̶a̶̶ ̶̶f̶̶u̶̶n̶̶k̶̶y̶̶ ̶̶b̶̶a̶̶b̶̶y̶̶ ̶̶c̶̶l̶̶e̶̶a̶̶v̶̶e̶̶r̶ (lost all files before I rendered the video)
forging a drawknife for woodworking
forging a herb chopper
building a gas forge (DONE!:D)
how I etch my logo
-forging a touchmark stamp (DONE)

All my builds and machines are low cost but good quality. I’m a beginner as well as a student on University, so I want to get the best tools for the least amount of money. If you are starting your new hobby, consider watching me setting up my little workshop.


Music credits:

1. DC Love GoGo
2: Garage - Topher Mohr, Alex Elena
3: Soft - Jingle Punks
4: Awakening - Silent Partner

5: Stalling - Topher Mohr, Alex Elena
6: Driving Force - Jingle Punks