Forging a Messer Knife form a semi truck leaf spring.
A messer (German for “knife”) is a single-edged sword with a knife-like hilt construction. While the various names are often used synonymously, messers are divided into two types:
Lange Messer (“long knifes”) are one-handed swords used by Bourgeoisie (middle-class civilians) for personal self-defence.
They were about a meter long and may have evolved from the Bauernwehr (“peasant’s sidearm”). They are also known as Großes Messer (Great Knife).
Kriegsmesser (“war knife”) are curved weapons up to 1.5m long, used with one or two hands, and normally wielded by professional warriors of the 14th to 16th century, such as the Landsknecht.
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Am i the only one addicted to Freerks videos?
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Awesome blade where can I get one?
Very nice work. How long does it take you manufacture of knives?
Beautiful you seem to be getting much more comfortable working with the leaf spring
Excellent work.
y'know wut i like? the koch messers ;D
That blade kept ringing a bell until I looked it up. I had seen it in many medieval paintings.
Awesome! Kinda reminds me of a falchion. Lovely handle, I just love Padouk. It's so nice to work with (smells really good while doing so, too!) and the grain is just.. I don't know, depth is the wrong word, but it's just captivating in some way.
beautiful work sir.
Love it. I think that you and Brotherbanzai should collaborate that would be great
wow ,i like it.
Tu travail trop bien mec 👍
beautiful knife mate, also how can you wear such a nice jumper in the workshop 😀
Nice big nife, but I wouldn't call it a Messer. From my understanding it is nearly twice as thick in the blade as it should be. And it seems to miss the Nagel. Not sure if it would handle correctly. It also seems to be on the shorter side compared to the short Messer I know about.
Obviously inspired by your big bowie knifes.
That looks like diatomaceous earth that you are annealing in.
The wood resembles hedge apple (Osage Orange)
Why you never say hello?
Tell us about yourself?
Give us a history of Freerk?
Smile?
Beutiful work.
just missing the nagel
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Truly another awesome knife. Thanks for sharing Freerk.
Nice
Brilliant work. Thank you!
Now that is a substantial knife. No breaking that. How heavy is it?
What’s the point of clamping the hot metal in the vice? Does it flatten the surface evenly?
Amazing
That's not a knife. THAT's a knife
Another great work, thanks for the entertainment and instruction.
At 6:40 are you quenching the blade or nomalizing it? What is that white powder on the tank?
Thank you.
again, excellent work, I even have 3 pieces of springs new, never used, waiting to be something like that, but I don't have the tools…heh, at least I can dream
Where do you sell these works of art? And do you ship to USA?
Your cutoff wheel budget must be enormous.
nice
What kind of wood is that? Its got gorgeous color
See, that's what I said on the last video. We're getting into the bowie sword realm here. Oh, and at 20:00 it's cool to see that you're a rebel just for kicks hahaha
Another great video, thanks.
May I ask at what at age you were apprenticed? Probably by a master.
What does putting it in the box of "powder" do ?
Great work
Do semi truck leaf springs grow on trees where you are from?
I want to see you melt down a bunch of poor quality ebay knives and make a semi truck leaf spring.
wow man thats cool