Gallery | Ryan W. Knives

How to Videos

Intro

This "Weeks" Cut

Part 1: Knife Design

Explaining my process in designing a knife

Part 2: Drill & Profile

Monkey work... drilling and Profiling the knife blank

Part 3: Grind & Tapering

How I grind a blade and taper the Tang

Part 4: Heat Treat & Tempering

The Birth of a Blade... My Heat Treating Process (Including Hamon Claying)

Part 5: machine & Hand Finish

Getting the Blade ready for Hamon Polishing

Part 6: Logo & Dirty Hamon Process

This shows how I etch my Logo and Etch and Polish my Hamon's

Part 7: Handle Construction

This video demonstrates how I create my handles and contour them