Making a $9,000 Pair of Damascus Tantos

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Music: Epidemic Sound

My Shop Equipment:
Forging Press: 25 Ton Press from Coal Iron Works
Forge: 2-Burner Habanero from Chile Forge
Grinder: KMG-TX from Beaumont Metalworks
Anvil: 365lb Sichelschmidt und Schlasse
Heat Treating Oven: Paragon KM36T

CHAPTERS:
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0:00 - Forging the Damascus
6:23 - Forging the Blades
9:24 - Normalizing and Rough Grinding
11:29 - The Quench
12:40 - Final Grinding
15:40 - Hand Sanding the Blades
17:47 - Making the Habaki
24:20 - Making the Spacers
26:44 - Field Trip (Wood Search)
28:07 - Carving the Handles
32:09 - Carving the Sayas
39:11 - Shaping the Handles and Sayas
40:45 - Etching my Maker's Mark
41:34 - Etching the Damascus
43:39 - Polishing and Oiling the Fittings
45:30 - Wrapping the Handles
47:42 - Final Reveal
48:32 - Sharpening and Final Testing

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